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{{Infobox amusement park
| name = Blackpool Pleasure Beach
| logo = [[File:Pleasurebeach-logo1.png|150px]]
| caption = Blackpool Pleasure Beach from South Beach
| opening_date = 1896 (First Rides)
| location = [[South Shore, Blackpool]]
| location2 = Lancashire
| location3 = England
| homepage = [http://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com Blackpool Pleasure Beach]
| owner = Thompson Family (Amanda Thompson)
| area = {{convert|42|acre}}
| rides = 38 as of 2023
| coasters = 10
| water_rides = 5
| status = Open
| slogan = We create the fun. You keep the memories.
| season = 2024 season:<br />'''Weekends''':<br />2–24 March<br />9–30 November<br />'''Daily''':<br />27 March – 3 November<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/opening-times/|title = Opening Times}}</ref>
| coordinates = {{coord|53|47|25|N|3|03|20|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Blackpool Pleasure Beach''' is an [[amusement park]] situated on [[Blackpool|Blackpool's]] [[South Shore, Blackpool|South Shore]], in the county of [[Lancashire]], [[North West England]]. The park was founded in 1896 by A. W. G. Bean and his partner John Outhwaite. The current managing director is [[Amanda Thompson (businesswoman)|Amanda Thompson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/rollercoaster-ride-boss-behind-blackpool-16874756 |title=A rollercoaster ride for boss behind Blackpool Pleasure Beach |publisher=Business Live|author=Shelina Begum|date=8 September 2019 |access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref>

The park is host to many records, including the largest collection  of wooden roller coasters of any park in the United Kingdom with four: the [[Big Dipper (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Big Dipper]], [[Blue Flyer]], [[Grand National (roller coaster)|Grand National]] and [[Nickelodeon Streak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rcdb.com/4795.htm|title = Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom)}}</ref> Many of the roller coasters in the park are record-breaking attractions. When it opened in 1994, [[The Big One (roller coaster)|The Big One]] was the tallest roller coaster in the world. It was also the steepest, with an incline angle of 65° and the second fastest with a top speed of 74 miles per hour (119&nbsp;km/h).<ref name="RC-NumbersGame">{{cite journal | last1 = Hammond | first1 = Kip | year = 1994 | title = Nevada Jackpot: The Numbers Game | journal = RollerCoaster! Magazine | volume = 16 | issue = 1 | pages = 12 | issn = 0896-7261}}</ref> The ride holds the record as the tallest roller coaster in the United Kingdom, standing at {{convert|213|ft|abbr=on}}, with a first drop of {{convert|205|ft|abbr=on}} and the longest roller coaster in Europe, with a track length of 5,497&nbsp;ft (1,675 m).<ref name="knowledge.apm.org.uk">{{Cite web |url=http://knowledge.apm.org.uk/project/pepsi-max-big-one-ride-case-study |title=Pepsi Max Big One Ride case study &#124; Association for Project Management Knowledge Site |access-date=19 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806164524/http://knowledge.apm.org.uk/project/pepsi-max-big-one-ride-case-study |archive-date=6 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The park was the first in Europe to introduce a fully inverting steel coaster, [[Revolution (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Revolution]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/rides/revolution/|title = Revolution}}</ref> and is the last remaining park in the world to still operate a [[Steeplechase (roller coaster)|Steeplechase]] roller coaster. The Grand National is one of only three [[Möbius strip|Möbius loop]] coasters in existence, where a singular track "loops" around itself, offering a facsimile out-and-back layout and creating a "racing" effect on two parallel tracks. ''Sir Hiram Maxims Captive Flying Machine'' is the oldest amusement park ride in Europe having opened in August 1904. At the cost of £15 million, [[Valhalla (Pleasure Beach Blackpool)|Valhalla]] was one of the largest and most expensive indoor dark rides in the world. Designed by Sarner and manufactured by [[Intamin]], Valhalla won "Best Water Ride" at the 2018 Golden Ticket awards, an accolade it has held over a consecutive number of years. The park also operates a [[Nickelodeon Land]] and the world's only ''[[Wallace and Gromit|Wallace & Gromit]]'' ride, the ''Thrill-O-Matic''. In 2015 the park introduced ''Red Arrows Sky Force'', a [[Gerstlauer]] Sky Fly thrill ride which is the first ride of its kind in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/what-s-on/red-arrows-to-soar-for-ride-opening-1-7224271| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150425184042/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/what-s-on/red-arrows-to-soar-for-ride-opening-1-7224271| archive-date = 2015-04-25| title = Red Arrows to soar for ride opening - Blackpool Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/rides/skyforce|title = Skyforce}}</ref> The latest record is taken by [[Icon (roller coaster)|Icon]], a multi-launch coaster manufactured by [[Mack Rides]] in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pleasure Beach's new coaster consolidates relationship between two amusement industry stalwarts|date=29 September 2016 |url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/construction-mmxviii-pleasure-beachs-new-ride-consolidates-relationship-between-two-stalwarts-of-the-amusement-industry/|publisher=Park World|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref>

==History of the Pleasure Beach==

===Early years (1896–1930)===
[[File:River Caves at Pleasure Beach, Blackpool1.jpg|thumb|River Caves opened in 1905.]]
[[File:Big Dipper by Josh Ormerod.jpg|thumb|Big Dipper]]
Pleasure Beach was founded in 1896 by Alderman William George Bean after he failed in his attempt to become an advertising man on New York's Madison Avenue. He returned to the United Kingdom in 1897 and opened two separate amusement parks; one adjacent to Euston Road in Great Yarmouth and another in Blackpool, opposite the tram terminus.<ref name="entertainmentdesigner.com">{{Cite web |url=http://entertainmentdesigner.com/history-of-theme-parks/the-history-of-pleasure-beach-blackpool-the-uks-number-one-amusement-park/ |title=The History of Pleasure Beach Blackpool: The UK's Number One Amusement Park - Entertainment Designer |access-date=19 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806164451/http://entertainmentdesigner.com/history-of-theme-parks/the-history-of-pleasure-beach-blackpool-the-uks-number-one-amusement-park/ |archive-date=6 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Great Yarmouth amusement park failed to generate much interest and so Bean moved to Blackpool full-time towards the end of the century.

In 1903, Bean, along with local businessman John Outhwaite, purchased 30 acres of land known as the "Watson Estate" which was used to expand the amusement park in Blackpool.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/nfa20/coll06.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-06-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821230931/http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/nfa20/coll06.html |archive-date=21 August 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> The original Pleasure Beach was built on the sand dunes along the promenade and consisted of a few roundabouts, a Bicycle Railway and several [[Romani people|Gypsy]] stalls. Bean and Outhwaite decided to grow the business after visiting [[Coney Island]] in the United States. Using a small static fairground in London's Earls Court for inspiration, Bean added more rides and sideshows to the Pleasure Beach which began to garner the attention of holidaymakers. Bean's aim was to establish a fun park of a relative size that would "make adults feel like children again and inspire gaiety of a primarily innocent character."<ref name="entertainmentdesigner.com"/>

The first notable attraction of interest to open at Pleasure Beach was ''Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machine'', a rotary swing ride designed by the British inventor of the same name in 1904. A Mill Chute water ride followed in 1905, which opened under the name ''The River Caves of the World.'' Both of these rides are still operational today. In 1907 the park opened its first wooden roller coaster, which was known as ''The Scenic Railway''. It was during this time that the park began to trade under the name ''Blackpool Pleasure Beach''. In 1909, Bean expanded the Pleasure Beach business by purchasing a second amusement park up the coast in Morecambe under the name ''West End Amusement Park'', which would later become [[Frontierland, Morecambe]]. The success of the Morecambe park led to a third amusement park opening four years later in Southport under the name [[Pleasureland Southport]].

Meanwhile, the Pleasure Beach was developed with frequent large scale investments, including ''The Velvet Coaster'', the ''House of Nonsense'', ''The Joy Wheel'' and ''The Whip''. Outhwaite died in 1911, leaving most of the remaining business to Bean; however, the Outhwaite family still obtained shares in the park and would occasionally have input into its growth. Following the [[World War I|First World War]] investment at the park ceased due to the difficulty in exporting rides from the United States and the next investments would not be until 1922 when ''The Virginia Reel'' and ''Noah's Ark'' opened. Despite the lack of investment, profits at the Pleasure Beach soared, and the company was noted as being one of the most prolific employers in the north-west of England.

Further into the 1920s, Bean invested in the ''Casino Building'', a triple-tiered Art-Deco building designed by local architect and then Blackpool Mayor Alderman Robert Butcher Mather (1852&ndash;1933), JP. The exterior of the building featured a white ferroconcrete façade with white electric lighting, and the interior housed a billiard hall, cinema, restaurant and gift shop.<ref name="Historic Amusement Parks and Fairground Rides">{{Cite web |url=https://content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/iha-historic-amusement-parks-fairground-rides/heag057-historic-amusement-parks-iha.pdf/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028041559/https://content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/iha-historic-amusement-parks-fairground-rides/heag057-historic-amusement-parks-iha.pdf/ |archive-date=28 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Today the Casino Building features a number of function rooms and offices, and the ground floor space is used as the main ticket centre.

In 1923, land was reclaimed from the Blackpool seafront, and it was during this period that the Pleasure Beach moved to its {{convert|42|acre|ha|adj=on}} current location along the promenade. The same year Bean brought in John Miller to design and build the ''Big Dipper'', an out-and-back wooden coaster and shortly afterwards a boating pool was built for boat rides. This was Bean's final investment before he died of pneumonia in 1929, having spent 33&nbsp;years shaping and developing what would become one of the most significant amusement parks in the world. Following his death, his only daughter Lillian-Doris inherited the Pleasure Beach business.

Lillian-Doris Bean married Leonard Thompson, an Oxford Natural Sciences graduate and businessman in 1928. The Thompsons lived in London where Leonard worked at a Swedish Match Company. However, after Bean's death, the couple returned to Blackpool, where decisions regarding the future running of the Pleasure Beach were in discussion. Leonard up until that point had not had any active involvement with the Pleasure Beach whatsoever, however on a mutual agreement with his wife, it was agreed that Thompson would take over the running of the Pleasure Beach and have full responsibility for all its affairs. His first move was to appoint Oscar Haworth as the General Manager and George Palmer as chairman of the company. Over the next two years, Thompson worked with the Outhwaites to expand the business further, starting with the construction of ''The Ghost Train'' which opened in 1930.

===Golden years (1931–2004)===
[[File:Big One First Drop.jpg|thumb|The Big One]]
[[File:Valhalla by Ben Jenks.jpg|thumb|Valhalla]]

In 1931 the remaining Outhwaite family sold their share of the park to the Thompsons, who now had complete control and ownership of the business. The following year Watson Road was built alongside the park, which resulted in the closure of the Velvet Coaster. Thompson's next major investment was the construction of the ''Fun House'' in 1934 and ''The Grand National'', a [[Möbius strip|Möbius loop]] wooden coaster built by celebrated coaster designer Charles Paige in 1935. Paige had designed numerous other rides at the Pleasure Beach, including the ''Rollercoaster'', another wooden coaster that was constructed on the site of The Velvet Coaster in 1933.

The success of Paiges' wooden coasters resulted in a complete reprofiling of the Big Dipper in 1936, which was extended towards the south-westerly side of the park. During this time Thompson hired [[Joseph Emberton]], an award-winning architect who was brought in to redesign the architectural style of the Pleasure Beach rides and buildings. He worked on The Casino Building, Noah's Ark and the ''Ice Drome'', a 2,000-seat ice rink. Emberton continued to design for the Pleasure Beach up to his death in 1956. After which Jack Ratcliffe, who had been involved in the [[Festival of Britain]], was brought in to continue the work. Ratcliffe worked for many years at the park, and much of his work can still be seen today.

Investments steadily decreased during the [[World War II|Second World War]]; however, the park remained open throughout the year to offer solace to the British public. The park returned to prominence between 1958 and 1961 when ''The Wild Mouse'', ''Derby Racer'' and ''Alice In Wonderland'' opened and over the next few years the scale of investments increased, with the world's longest ''Log Flume'' opening in 1967 and ''The Goldmine'' opening four years later. [[The Walt Disney Company]] visited the park earlier in the decade, and Pleasure Beach was one of a few parks which became the basis for the first [[Disneyland]] Park in Anaheim, California. [[Walt Disney]] formed a friendship with Thompson, and the two would regularly inspire one another when developing their respective parks. After many successful years as the managing director of the Pleasure Beach, Leonard Thompson died in 1976, having run the business for 47 years. Following Thompson's death, Doris Thompson was appointed chairman of the business. Their only son, Geoffrey Thompson inherited his father's role and became the new managing director.

William "Geoffrey" Thompson was born in Manchester in 1936. He spent most of his early working life administering the New Era Laundries in London before returning to the family business as head of catering at the Casino Building. He married his wife, Barbara Thompson (née Foxcroft) in 1962 and shortly afterwards they had three children: Amanda, Nicholas and Fiona. Geoffrey invested millions of pounds developing the business, carrying forward his father's legacy, which was for the Pleasure Beach to always be at the forefront of global amusement parks. He hired Keith Ingham to make extensive alterations to the Casino Building which was re-launched as the ''Wonderful World Building'' (since then the building has reverted to its original name of the 'Casino'). Thompson's reign saw the opening of the [[Steeplechase (Blackpool)|Steeplechase]], [[Avalanche (Pleasure Beach Blackpool)|Avalanche]], [[Revolution (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Revolution]] and [[Ice Blast]]. His most notable investments include [[The Big One (roller coaster)|The Big One]] which opened in 1994 and was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world at the time, and [[Valhalla (Pleasure Beach Blackpool)|Valhalla]] which opened in 2000.<ref name=GT />

Geoffrey was actively involved in promoting tourism in the North West of England. He sat on almost all the relevant agencies, including the English Tourist Board and the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions, and was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire]] status along with his mother for their contribution to tourism. In 1986, Blackpool Pleasure Beach Limited became one of the first companies in the United Kingdom to register with the Government Profit Related Pay Unit. Under this scheme, the company agreed that, where profits exceeded £1 million, 10 per cent would be distributed among the permanent staff according to their length of service.<ref name=GT>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/geoffrey-thompson-730604.html | location=London | work=The Independent | title=Geoffrey Thompson | date=19 June 2004}}</ref>

Despite his reputation as a leading businessman in the industry, Thompson often found himself in dispute with [[Blackpool Council]] over their decision to allow private traders to operate on land opposite the Pleasure Beach. He also clashed with Morecambe Town Council, who would regularly oppose and disrupt his plans to develop the Morecambe amusement park. As a result of his frustration and due to declining attendance, Thompson closed Frontierland in 2000, which had operated for 91{{nbsp}}years. Many of the rides were either destroyed, sold or relocated to Thompson's other parks.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/nostalgia/a-look-back-at-frontierland-1-7052090 | location=Lancaster | work=The Lancaster Guardian | title=A look back at Frontierland | date=15 January 2015}}</ref> Further investments followed at the Pleasure Beach, including ''Spin Doctor'' in 2002, the ''Big Blue Hotel'' in 2003 and ''Bling'', the following year. Geoffrey Thompson died of a heart attack at Blackpool Pleasure Beach on 12 June 2004 while attending a party to celebrate his daughter's wedding. Doris Thompson, MBE OBE died nine days later, on 23 June, the date of her son's funeral.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jun/30/guardianobituaries.britishidentity | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Obituaries Doris and Geoffrey Thompson | date=30 June 2004}}</ref>

===Later years (2004–Present)===
[[File:Icon at Pleasure Beach.jpg|thumb|Icon]]
[[File:Infusion at Pleasure Beach (2).jpg|thumb|Infusion at Pleasure Beach (2)]]
Amanda Thompson, Geoffrey's eldest daughter and a director of the park for over 15{{nbsp}}years, took over the whole Pleasure Beach business. Nicholas Thompson became the deputy managing director and Fiona Giljé (née Thompson), a fundamental architect, became a senior company director. Amanda had previously risen to prominence as the founder and president of ''Stageworks Worldwide Productions'', which produced numerous stage shows at both the Pleasure Beach and international venues.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.amandajthompson.com/html/profile.html |title=Amanda J Thompson OBE |access-date=19 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040718/http://www.amandajthompson.com/html/profile.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Like her father and grandmother, Amanda was appointed an OBE for her contribution to tourism. During Amanda's reign, the park has seen vast redevelopment, including a re-branding exercise, as well as the removal of numerous rides including ''The Whip'', ''[[Space Invader 2]]'', ''Turtle Chase'', ''Spin Doctor'', ''[[Trauma Towers]]'', Noah's Ark, ''Black Hole'', ''Bling'', ''[[Wild Mouse]]'' and ''Superbowl''. In 2006, the family decided to close [[Pleasureland Southport]] which, despite extensive investment and development, had not turned a profit for several years. This move coincided with the closure of Pleasure Beach's Log Flume, ''Drench Falls'' and resulted in the introduction of [[Infusion (roller coaster)|Infusion]], the park's first new roller coaster in 13{{nbsp}}years. Infusion was relocated from Pleasureland, where it had operated under the name of ''Traumatizer'' since 1999, and was built on the site of the Log Flume.

In 2011, the Thompson family signed a contract with [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]], owners of the American-based [[Nickelodeon]] brand to open [[Nickelodeon Land]], a 4-acre area situated within the main park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/jul/27/nickelodeon-blackpool-pleasure-beach-deal|title=Nickelodeon signs Blackpool Pleasure Beach deal|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=27 July 2010|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> ''Nickelodeon Land'' was a £10 million redevelopment of the parks' previous children's area ''Beaver Creek'' which closed in 2010. Notable changes include a complete retheme of the ''Rollercoaster'' which reopened under the new alias ''Nickelodeon Streak'' and the use of the formerly defunct ''Space Invader 2'' building which is now occupied by a pizza restaurant. Many of the other rides were either replaced or repainted and renamed to represent the ''Nickelodeon'' brand.

In 2013, the park worked alongside [[Aardman Animations]], owners of the [[Wallace and Gromit|Wallace & Gromit]] and [[Shaun the Sheep]] brands, to introduce ''Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic'', a dark ride which replaced the Gold Mine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/apr/21/wallace-gromit-blackpool-grand-day-out|title=Wallace and Gromit ride in to revamp Blackpool as a grand day out|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=21 April 2013|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> Two years later, in 2015, the park teamed up with the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] to open the ''Red Arrows Skyforce'' a thrill ride based on the famous air acrobatic team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-29737349|title=Blackpool Pleasure Beach: New £2m 'Red Arrows' ride planned|work=BBC News |date=23 October 2014|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref>

In 2018 the park opened [[Icon (roller coaster)|Icon]], a £16.25 million multi-launched coaster built by [[Mack Rides]] of Germany<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mack-rides.com/2018/06/20/blackpool-pleasure-beachs-icon-rollercoaster-open/|title=Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Icon Rollercoaster Opens|date=20 June 2018|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> and the first roller coaster to be built at the park in over a decade. In 2019 a second hotel ''Boulevard Hotel'' was built on the site of the former ''Star Pub''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/new-12m-luxury-hotel-opens-17439750|title=New £12m luxury hotel opens on Blackpool promenade|date=18 Dec 2019|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> The hotel features 120 en-suite rooms, two restaurants and ten suites.

=== Managing directors ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"
|-
!colspan="14"| Decade
|-
! style="width:3%;"|''1890''
! style="width:6%;"|''1900''
! style="width:6%;"|''1910''
! style="width:6%;"|''1920''
! style="width:6%;"|''1930''
! style="width:6%;"|''1940''
! style="width:6%;"|''1950''
! style="width:6%;"|''1960''
! style="width:6%;"|''1970''
! style="width:6%;"|''1980''
! style="width:6%;"|''1990''
! style="width:6%;"|''2000''
! style="width:6%;"|''2010''
! style="width:1%;"|''2020''
|-
|colspan="3"|''John Outhwaite<br /><small>1896-1911{{dot}} 16 seasons</small>''
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;"|&nbsp;
|-
|colspan="4"|''William Bean<br /><small>1896-1928{{dot}} 33 seasons </small>''
|colspan="10" style="background:lightgrey;"|&nbsp;
|-
|colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;"|&nbsp;
|colspan="6"|''[[Leonard Thompson (businessman)|Leonard Thompson]]<br /><small>1929-1976{{dot}} 48 seasons </small>''
|colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;"|&nbsp;
|-
|colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;"|&nbsp;
|colspan="9"|''[[Doris Thompson]]<br /><small>1929-2004{{dot}} 76 seasons </small>''
|colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|&nbsp;
|-
|colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;"|&nbsp;
|colspan="4"|''[[Geoffrey Thompson (businessman)|Geoffrey Thompson]]<br /><small>1976-2004{{dot}} 29 seasons </small>''
|colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|&nbsp;
|-
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;"|&nbsp;
|colspan="3"|''[[Amanda Thompson (businesswoman)|Amanda Thompson]]<br /><small>2004-current{{dot}} 20 seasons </small>'' 
|-
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;"|&nbsp;
|colspan="3"|''[[Nick Thompson (businessman)|Nick Thompson]]<br /><small>2004-current{{dot}} 20 seasons </small>''
|}
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==Current park==
[[File:Pleasure Beach Arches.jpg|thumb|Pleasure Beach Arches]]
Pleasure Beach is situated on a {{convert|42|acre|m2|adj=on}} site along the South Promenade (Ocean Boulevard) area of Blackpool, approximately {{convert|2 + 1/4|miles}} from [[Blackpool North railway station|Blackpool North]] Railway Station. It is bordered by the Promenade, Balmoral Road, Bond Street, Burlington Road West and Clifton Drive, and is situated above Watson Road, which is underneath the grounds and runs under a tunnel bridge in the centre of the park. Guests enter the park by passing under giant metal arches which are illuminated in the evening. The main ''Ticket Centre'' can be found on the ground floor of the Casino Building which is situated to the north of the park, along with a large Gift Shop. The rest of the ground floor space is taken up by a show bar named ''The Horseshoe'' and a large Café named ''W.G Beans''. The second tier of the building, known as the ''penthouse'' floor is home to a function suite named ''The Paradise Room'' and ''The White Tower Restaurant'', a luxury restaurant overlooking the promenade. Above ''The Paradise Room'' is a second Moroccan-themed function room named ''The Attic''. The basement area of the building is taken up by another licensed bar named ''The Horror Bar'' and an interactive horror maze named ''Pasaje del Terror''.

Outside The Casino building towards the left of the main entrance is a second theatre named ''The Globe''. The main park can be accessed via a number of turnstiles, each staffed by a security ambassador at the north entrance. A separate entrance towards the south end of the park is available for hotel residents only, and a third entrance is situated towards the east side of the park via ''The Arena''. The park is heavily secured by metal gates; however, these gates are occasionally opened to permit large groups of guests into the park during the peak season. The park has five car parks and a coach park. [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station]], the ''Big Blue Hotel'' and the ''Boulevard Hotel'' are situated towards the south end of the park.

The park is split up into three sections: North Park, Nickelodeon Land and South Park. The main park is divided by separate themed areas. These are ''North Entrance Plaza'', ''Heidi Strasse'', ''Bean Street FY4'', ''The Watson Overpass'' and ''South Entrance Plaza''. Many of the rides in the park are built over or under other attractions and buildings, making the Pleasure Beach the most densely populated amusement park in terms of ride space in the world.

Pleasure Beach is the only private company in the United Kingdom not imposed by planning restrictions; however, attractions over {{convert|60|meters}} in height must meet strict regulations set out by the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]]. These regulations include the placing of red and white lights at the top of structures and warning signals and beacons to alert airline traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowledge.apm.org.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314231429/http://knowledge.apm.org.uk/|archive-date=March 14, 2016|title=Project Management Knowledge Site}}</ref>

==Rides==
{{Color box|#D4AF37;|border=darkgray}}&nbsp;– Rides located in ''[[Nickelodeon Land]]''.

===Roller Coasters===
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! style width="15%" style="background: #00B7EB;" | <!-- Picture -->
! style width="4%" style="background: #00B7EB;" | #
! style width="31%" style="text-align: left; background: #00B7EB;" | Ride
! style width="20%" style="background: #00B7EB;" | Manufacturer 
! style width="15%" style="background: #00B7EB;" | Type
! style width="15%" style="background: #00B7EB;" | Opened 
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| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:BPBbobsled.jpg |120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | [[Avalanche (Pleasure Beach Blackpool)|Avalanche]] 
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Mack Rides]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Bobsled roller coaster|Bobsled]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1988
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A [[steel roller coaster|steel]] [[Bobsled roller coaster|bobsled]] [[roller coaster]]. It is the first and only bobsled-style roller coaster to ever be built in the UK.<ref name="RCDB789">{{Cite web| title = Avalanche (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool) | publisher = Roller Coaster Database | url = http://www.rcdb.com/id789.htm | access-date = 15 September 2007 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:Big Dipper (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool) 02.jpg |120px|Big Dipper]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 2
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: left;" | [[Big Dipper (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Big Dipper]] 
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | John A Miller & Charles Paige
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Wooden roller coaster|Wooden]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1923
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A [[wooden roller coaster]] which was built in 1923 by John Miller and extended in 1936 by Charles Paige and Joe Emberton.<ref name="RCDB790">{{Cite web| title = Big Dipper (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool) | publisher = Roller Coaster Database | url = http://www.rcdb.com/id790.htm | access-date = 15 September 2007 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:Pepsi BM.JPG|120px|The Big One]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 3
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: left;" | [[The Big One (roller coaster)|The Big One]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Arrow Dynamics]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Steel roller coaster|Steel]] [[Hypercoaster|Hyper]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1994
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A steel hypercoaster with its highest point being {{convert|235|ft|m}} above sea level or {{convert|213|ft|m}} above the ground. It reaches speeds of up to 74&nbsp;mph (119&nbsp;km/h).<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=The Big One|location=Pleasure Beach, Blackpool|rcdb_number=775|access-date=22 May 2012}}</ref> It was the tallest and steepest roller coaster in the world in 1994–96.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:PB-BL ZipperDipper-3.jpg|120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 4
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: left;" | [[Blue Flyer]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters|Philadelphia Toboggan]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | [[Wooden roller coaster|Wooden]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 1934
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | A children's wooden coaster composed of bunny hills and a tunnel. Originally known as ''Zipper Dipper'' then renamed to ''Blue Flyer'' in 2011. It has also been sponsored by Warburtons and was known as the Milk Roll A Coaster.<ref name="RCDB797">{{Cite web| title = Zipper Dipper (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool) | publisher = Roller Coaster Database | url = http://www.rcdb.com/id797.htm | access-date =15 September 2007 }}</ref>
|- 
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File: Nashlayout.jpg |120px|Grand National]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 5
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: left;" | [[Grand National (roller coaster)|Grand National]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Charles Paige
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Wooden roller coaster|Wooden]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1935
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A wooden dual-track racing roller coaster. It is themed around the [[Grand National]] horse-racing event and is one of only five [[Möbius strip|Möbius loop]] roller coasters still in existence.<ref name="RCDB792">{{Cite web| title = Grand National (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool) | publisher = Roller Coaster Database | url = http://www.rcdb.com/id792.htm | access-date = 15 September 2007 }}</ref> 
|- 
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:Icon's Junior Immelman.jpg|120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 6
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: left;" | [[Icon (roller coaster)|ICON]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Mack Rides]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Launched roller coaster|Steel Launched]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 2018/2022
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A multi-launched steel coaster built by [[Mack Rides]]. Icon is 88 feet tall, reaches speeds of up to {{convert|52.8|mph}} along 3,750 feet of steel track and features two launches and a barrel roll. Enso can be ridden as long as guests have prebooked a £15 standard or £25 VIP upcharge per ride.<ref name="Aziz 2022">{{cite web | last1=Aziz | first1=Fatima | last2=Dzinzi | first2=Mellissa | title=Pleasure Beach fans angry over £15 charge for single go on one ride | website=YorkshireLive | date=11 March 2022 | url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tourism/blackpool-pleasure-beach-enso-ride-23368100 | access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref>
|- 
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:Infusion Roller Coaster Blackpool.jpg |120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 7
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: left;" | [[Infusion (roller coaster)|Infusion]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Vekoma]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Inverted roller coaster|SLC]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 2007
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A [[Steel roller coaster|steel]] [[inverted roller coaster]] suspended over water. It is a suspended looping coaster built by Dutch Manufacturer [[Vekoma]].<ref name="RCDB3672">{{Cite web| title = Infusion (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool) | publisher = Roller Coaster Database | url = http://www.rcdb.com/id3672.htm | access-date = 15 September 2007 }}</ref>
|- 
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:Revolution Blackpool.jpg|80px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 8
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: left;" | [[Revolution (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Revolution]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Arrow Dynamics|Arrow Huss]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Shuttle roller coaster|Shuttle]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1979
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A [[Steel roller coaster|steel]] [[shuttle roller coaster]] that launches from an elevated station, through a loop before stopping and doing the same backwards it reaches up to speeds of 40&nbsp;mph and forces of up to 4&nbsp;g.<ref name="RCDB788">{{Cite web| title = Irn-Bru Revolution (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool) | publisher = Roller Coaster Database | url = http://www.rcdb.com/id788.htm | access-date = 15 September 2007 }}</ref>
|- 
| rowspan="2" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:NickelodeonStreak.jpg|120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 9
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: left;" | [[Nickelodeon Streak]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Charles Paige
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | [[Wooden roller coaster|Wooden]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 1933
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | A wooden coaster found in Nickelodeon Land. From 1933 to 2010 it was known simply as ''Rollercoaster''; in 2011 was renamed ''Nickelodeon Streak''. It was built using the lift hill from Velvet Coaster, which was built in 1909.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:Steeplechase (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool).jpg|120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 10
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: left;" | [[Steeplechase (Blackpool)|Steeplechase]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Arrow Dynamics|Arrow Huss]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Racing roller coaster|Steel Racing]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1977
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | An [[Arrow Dynamics|Arrow Huss]] three-tracked racing [[steel roller coaster]] and the last of its kind in existence.<ref name="RCDB795">{{Cite web| title = Steeplechase (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool) | publisher = Roller Coaster Database | url = http://www.rcdb.com/id795.htm | access-date = 15 September 2007 }}</ref>
|}

===Thrill Rides===
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|-
! style width="15%" style="background: #270487;" | <!-- Picture -->
! style width="4%" style="background: #270487;" | #
! style width="31%" style="text-align: left; background: #270487;" | {{font color | white | Ride }}
! style width="20%" style="background: #270487;" |  {{font color | white | Manufacturer }}
! style width="15%" style="background: #270487;" |  {{font color | white | Type }}
! style width="15%" style="background: #270487;" |  {{font color | white | Opened }}
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:Avatar Airbender (Nickelodeon Land).jpg|120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 11
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#D4AF37;" | Avatar Airbender
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | [[Zamperla]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Mega Disk'O
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 2011
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | Forms part of Nickelodeon Land, replacing a Beaver Creek retail outlet and pathway.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:Ice Blast Blackpool.jpg|70px|Ice Blast]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 12
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | [[Ice Blast: The Ride|Ice Blast]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[S&S Power]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Freefall Shot Tower
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1997
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | Stands at {{convert|210|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, although is actually {{convert|180|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}}. Opened as Sony PlayStation – The Ride.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File: Skyroller.jpg |120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 13
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | [[Red Arrows Sky Force]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Gerstlauer]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Sky Fly
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 2015
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | Stands at {{convert|72|ft|abbr=on}}. The ride features individual planes on a long arm which spin as the rider rocks side to side. Replaced Bling.
|}

===Water Rides===
{| class="wikitable" style width="100%"
|-
! style width="15%" style="background: #8692DC;" | <!-- Picture -->
! style width="4%" style="background: #8692DC;" | #
! style width="31%" style="text-align: left; background: #8692DC;" | Ride
! style width="20%" style="background: #8692DC;" | Manufacturer
! style width="15%" style="background: #8692DC;" | Type
! style width="15%" style="background: #8692DC;" | Opened 
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | 
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 14
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#D4AF37;" | Dora's World Voyage
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | WGH Transportation 
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Scenic Boat Ride
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 2011
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | A mini-boat tub ride located in Nickelodeon Land, opened June 2011. Replaced Magic Mountain.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:River Caves at Pleasure Beach, Blackpool1.jpg|70px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 15
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | River Caves
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Lot Morgan
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Scenic Boat Ride
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1905
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | Classic [[river caves]] dark ride, visiting displays of "around the world". 
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | 
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 16
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#D4AF37;" | Rugrats Lost River
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Built in-house
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Log Flume
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 1992
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | A semi-themed one-hill log chute originally in the park's previous Beaver Creek area, which is now Nickelodeon Land (resulting in the ride being renamed and rethemed).
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | 
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 17
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#D4AF37;" | SpongeBob's Splash Bash
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Mack Rides
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Twist 'n' Splash
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 2011
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | Prepare to get wet! The only ride of its type in the UK with rider controlled water cannons, whilst spinning like teacups.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | [[File:Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach (2023).jpg|120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 18
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | [[Valhalla (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Valhalla]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Intamin]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Indoor Flume
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 2000
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | Viking-themed dark flume ride, laden with special effects.
|}

===Family Rides===
{| class="wikitable" style width="100%"
|-
! style width="15%" style="background: #02AC5C;" | <!-- Picture -->
! style width="4%" style="background: #02AC5C;" | #
! style width="31%" style="text-align: left; background: #02AC5C;" | Ride
! style width="20%" style="background: #02AC5C;" | Manufacturer
! style width="15%" style="background: #02AC5C;" | Type
! style width="15%" style="background: #02AC5C;" | Opened 
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" |  [[File:Alice Ride (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool).jpg|120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 19
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | Alice's Wonderland
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Arrow Dynamics|Arrow Development]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Dark Ride
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1962
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | Children's [[dark ride]] featuring scenes from ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' and ''[[Through the Looking-Glass]]''. The cars are big [[Cheshire cat]]s. It constantly plays the theme to ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' inside the attraction.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" |
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 20
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | Derby Racer
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Pleasure Beach 
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Carousel
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1959
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | One of only three in the world alongside the ones in [[Cedar Point]] and [[Playland (New York)]], the ride is essentially a large carousel of 56 horses in four rows, the outside row being the fastest.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" |  [[File:Hiram Maxim Captive Flying Machines.jpg|120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 21
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | Flying Machines
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Sir Hiram Maxim]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Flying Machine
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1904
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | The oldest attraction in the park. Original flying experience attraction.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" |  [[File:Ghost train (Pleasure Beach Blackpool).JPG|120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 22
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | [[Ghost Train (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Ghost Train]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Pretzel Company
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Dark Ride
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1930
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A [[dark ride]]. This [[Ghost train (ride)|ghost train]] was the first in the world and is where the ride name "Ghost Train" originates. It was built by Mr. Joseph Emberton.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" | 
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 23
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | Grand Prix
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Arrow Dynamics|Arrow Development]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Turnpike
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1960
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | An Arrow Development electrical powered car ride (in the past, cars had petrol engines). Self-drive cars travel down a spiral track and under ''The Avalanche''.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" |  [[File:Pleasure Beach Express train.jpg|alt=Maroon coloured miniature locomotive sits in the station|120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 24
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | [[Pleasure Beach Express]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Paige & Emberton
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Miniature Railway
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1934
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A miniature railway featuring scenes from wildlife in a jungle to dinosaurs from the Jurassic and Cretaceous eras.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center; height: 7em;" |  [[File:Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic.JPG|120px]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 25
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | [[Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Arrow Dynamics|Arrow Huss]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Dark Ride
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 2013
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | Arrow Huss dark ride that originally opened as the Gold Mine in 1971. It was refurbished in 2013 featuring scenes from the animated ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'' series, whilst also retaining the old ride track layout from The Gold Mine.
|}

===Other Attractions===
{| class="wikitable" style width="100%"
|-
! style width="4%" style="background: #02AC5C;" | #
! style width="46%" style="text-align: left; background: #02AC5C;" | Ride
! style width="20%" style="background: #02AC5C;" | Manufacturer
! style width="15%" style="background: #02AC5C;" | Type
! style width="15%" style="background: #02AC5C;" | Opened 
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 26
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | Alpine Rallye
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Ihle
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Turnpike
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 2011
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A children's automobile track ride. After the closure of Beaver Creek closed, the ride was renamed and relocated.
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 27
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#D4AF37;" | Backyardigans' Pirate Treasure
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | [[Mack Rides]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Seastorm
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 2011
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | Retheme of the previous 'Bradley Beaver's Pirate Ship Ride'.
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 28
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#D4AF37;" | Bikini Bottom Bus Tour
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | [[Zamperla]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Crazy Bus
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 2011
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | A Zamperla bus ride modelled after the buses from [[SpongeBob SquarePants]].
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 29
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | Chinese Puzzle Maze
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Pleasure Beach
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Maze
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1997
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A standard grass maze located in the southern area of the park.
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 30
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#D4AF37;" | Diego's Rainforest Rescue
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Zamperla
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Balloon Tower
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 2011
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | A Balloon ride based on the television series [[Go, Diego, Go]].
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 31
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | Dodgems
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | IE Park
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Dodgems
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 2010
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A standard dodgem set.
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 32
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | Eddie Stobart
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | [[Zamperla]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Turnpike
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 2002
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A children's automobile track ride featuring vehicles painted in the old Eddie Stobart Ltd livery with names.
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 33
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#D4AF37;" | Fairy World Taxi Spin
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | [[Zamperla]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Jets
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 2011
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | A revolving ride in [[Fairly Odd Parents]] themed cars that the rider can move up and down via a button inside the carriage.
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 34
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | Gallopers
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Savage
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Carousel
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1979
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | Traditional carousel dating back to 1919.
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 35
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | Impossible
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Pleasure Beach
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Illusion House
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 2002
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | House of illusion attraction, with mirror maze and Haunted Swing ride. As of 2023 The haunted Swing is currently not in operation
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 36
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#D4AF37;" | Krusty Krab Order Up
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Moser Rides
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Drop Tower
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 2011
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | A 15 feet high, vertical, bouncing ascent/descent ride modelled after the Krusty Krab restaurant from [[SpongeBob SquarePants]].
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 37
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#EAECF0;" | Thompson Carousel
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | HP Jackson
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | Carousel
| colspan="1" style="background:#EAECF0; text-align: center;" | 1977
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | A mini-carousel ride formerly named Veteran Carousel.
|-
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 38
| colspan="1" style="text-align: left;" style="background:#D4AF37;" | Wonder Pets Big Circus Bounce
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Zamperla
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | Jump Around
| colspan="1" style="background:#D4AF37; text-align: center;" | 2011
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#E6BE8A; text-align: left;" | A fun, rotating family ride that undulates and bounces as it turns.
|}

===Past Attractions===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 95%;"
!Name
!Opened
!Closed
!Description
|-
|Switchback Railway
|1891
|1922
|Out and back wooden coaster. Replaced by the [[Big Dipper (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Big Dipper]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Switchback (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|url=http://coasterpedia.net/wiki/Switchback_(Pleasure_Beach_Blackpool)|work=Coasterpedia}}</ref>
|-
|Hotchkiss' Bicycle Railway
|1896
|{{n/a|1900s}}
|Remnants of this attraction are held in the Pleasure Beach archive.
|-
|Scenic Railway
|1907
|1933
|A wooden coaster replaced by Grand National.
|-
|Water Chute
|1907
|1939
|A wooden water ride.
|-
|Joy Wheel
|1909
|1915
|A roundabout style ride.
|-
|Velvet Coaster
|1909
|1932
|A wooden coaster replaced by Roller Coaster/Nickelodeon Streak.
|-
|Witching Waves
|1913
|1923
|A large oval course with a movable metal floor ridden with steerable scooter style cars made for two people.
|-
|The Whip
|1921
|2008
|A teacup/waltzer ride, removed in 2008 and replaced by Dodgems.
|-
|Noah's Ark
|1922
|2008
|Indoor walkthrough attraction. Permanently non-operational.
|-
|Virginia Reel
|1922
|1982
|A spinning wooden coaster replaced by Ranger Morph.
|-
|1001 Troubles
|1927
|2001
|Mirror maze. A shortened version was combined with Haunted Swing into Impossible.
|-
|Junior Whip
|1927
|2008
|A smaller version of The Whip.
|-
|Magic Mountain
|1932
|2010
|Junior classic dark ride replaced by Dora's World Voyage.
|-
|Funhouse
|1934
|1991
|An indoor walkthrough, it was destroyed by a fire and replaced by Valhalla.
|-
|Turtle Chase
|1935
|2004
|A tumble bug ride. Closed in 2004, the area the ride was situated in is now occupied by Icon 
|-
|Ferris Wheel
|1936
|1984
|A traditional Ferris wheel ride, but with two wheels.
|-
|Sidewinder
|1939
|1961
|A dive bomber ride replaced by Astro Liner.
|-
|Haunted Swing
|1955
|2001
|Swing ride. Now incorporated into Impossible (2002).
|-
|Cableway
|1960
|2000
|A classic Von Roll VR101 2-passenger gondola lift. Hourly capacity of 300&nbsp;pph.
|-
|Monorail
|1966
|2012
|Opened as an aerial transport system with three stations, but closed as a non-stop scenic ride. Most of the track still remains in the park.
|-
|Drench Falls Log Flume
|1967
|2006
|A log flume replaced by Infusion.
|-
|Monster!
|1968
|1995
|An octopus ride replaced by Ice Blast.
|-
|Astro Swirl
|1969
|2003
|A gravitron ride.
|-
|Calypso
|{{n/a|1960s}}
|{{n/a|1960s}}
|A spinning ride.
|-
|Speedboat
|{{n/a|1960s}}
|1978
|A slow boat ride.
|-
|Gold Mine
|1971
|2011
|A classic dark ride with its ride system being reused for its replacement, Wallace & Gromit: Thrill-O-Matic.
|-
|Cyclone
|1974
|1987
|A Pinfari coaster replaced by The Avalanche.
|-
|Tom Sawyer Raft Ride
|1974
|1993
|A [[tow boat ride]] by [[Intamin]].
|-
|Swamp Buggies
|1979
|2011
|An extra-charge bumper boat ride. Replaced by plant pots, themselves replaced by Icon.
|-
|Water Chute/Vikingar
|1980
|2004
|Water ride, renamed Vikingar in 2000 to match the theme of the recently opened Valhalla. Relocated from [[Belle Vue Zoological Gardens#Gardens and amusement park|Belle Vue Zoological Gardens]] in Manchester.
|-
|Alpine Golf
|{{n/a|1970s}}
|2009
|Swiss-themed miniature golf, previously located under Avalanche. Replaced by Alpine Rallye.
|-
|Astroglide
|{{n/a|1970s}}
|1992
|A giant slide.
|-
|Astro Liner
|{{n/a|1970s}}
|{{n/a|1980s}}
|A simulator ride.
|-
|Ben Hur
|{{n/a|1970s}}
|{{n/a|1980s}}
|Similar to The Whip; however, with a pedal to help start motion.
|-
|Space Tower
|{{n/a|1970s}}
|1992
|A slow spinning bird eye view tower relocated to Frontierland, Morecambe, as POLO Tower and replaced by Pepsi Max Big One.
|-
|Safari Bugs
|{{n/a|1970s}}
|2002
|Animal vehicle roundabout has been relocated to [[Pleasureland Southport]] and then relocated to [[Lightwater Valley]] in 2007.
|-
|Tidal Wave
|1980
|1997
|Pirate ship was relocated to Pleasureland Southport, then relocated to M&D's.
|-
|Tokaydo Express
|1980
|1997
|A figure-eight coaster, it was relocated to Brean Leisure Park, but not there anymore.
|-
|[[Trauma Towers]] (originally The Haunted Hotel)
|1980
|2008
|Indoor haunted walkthrough attraction. On 8 January 2018, the façade of Trauma Towers was demolished to create space for future rides.
|-
|The Hard Luck Bears Show
|1980
|1990s
|Electronically controlled, [[Animatronics|animatronic show]] that featured a cast of singing and joke-telling bears manufactured by [[Aaron Fechter|Creative Engineering, Inc.]] Relocated to Frontierland, Morecambe, as The Crazy Bear Show and replaced by the Globe Theatre and Gallery. 
|-
|Paratrooper
|1981
|{{n/a|1980s}}
|Spinning funfair ride.
|-
|Bobslay
|1982
|1982
|A bobsleigh ride.
|-
|Ranger
|1983
|1987
|A black pearl ride replaced by Rainbow.
|-
|Space Invader 2
|1984
|2008
|Indoor roller coaster. It was relocated to Brean Leisure Park in 2011.
|-
|Rainbow
|1987
|{{n/a|1990s}}
|A thrill ride.
|-
|Black Hole
|{{n/a|1980s}}
|2006
|A waltzer in a dark replaced by 4D Cinema.
|-
|Phantom Chase
|{{n/a|1980s}}
|{{n/a|1980s}}
|A spinning thrill ride.
|-
|The Twist
|{{n/a|1980s}}
|1996
|A spinning ride.
|-
|The Greatest Show on Earth
|1990
|1997
|A suspended dark ride replaced by [[Burger King]].
|-
|Clown Coaster
|1995
|2008
|A junior coaster, relocated to [[Wicksteed Park]].
|-
|Spin Doctor
|2002
|2006
|A dive booster ride, one of them possibly relocated to Pleasure Island and renamed Hydro Max.
|-
|Big Apple
|2003
|2004
|A caterpillar roller coaster. A relocation from [[Frontierland, Morecambe|Frontierland]] and sold to a traveling operator in 2005. Replaced by The Beast.
|-
|Bling
|2004
|2011
|A Zierer star shape ride replaced by Red Arrows SkyForce.
|-
|4D Cinema
|2007
|2008
|Extra-charge theatre attraction. Replaced by puppet/magic show.
|-
|The Beast
|{{n/a|Unknown}}
|{{n/a|Unknown}}
|A simulator ride of the wooden rollercoaster at Kings Island.
|-
|[[Wild Mouse (Pleasure Beach Blackpool)|Wild Mouse]]
|1958
|2017
|Was one of only four operating wooden [[Wild Mouse roller coaster|wild mouse roller coasters]] in the world.<ref name="RCDB796">{{Cite web| title = Wild Mouse (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool) | publisher = Roller Coaster Database | url = http://www.rcdb.com/id796.htm | accessdate = 15 September 2007 }}</ref>
|-
|Tetley Tea Cup Ride
|1990s
|2017
|Spinning tea-cups ride relocated after the closure of Beaver Creek and relocated to underneath the Revolution. Also known as 'Crazy Daisy'.
|-
|Bridgestone Go Karts
|1990s
|2017
|Additional Charge Go Karts which closed for the construction of Icon, which now forms part of its track circuit.
|}

==Entertainment==

===Hot Ice===
A seasonal show performed at The Arena (previously the Ice Drome). The show has been running since 1936 and is produced by Amanda Thompson and choreographed by [[Oula Jaaskelainen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/shows/hot-ice/|title= Hot Ice Show |website=blackpoolpleasurebeach.com |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref>

===Ken Webster: Mentalist Hypnotist===
A seasonal adult comedy hypnotism show performed by veteran hypnotist [[Ken Webster (Hypnotist)|Ken Webster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/shows/ken-webster-comedy-hypnotist//|title= Ken Webster Hypnotist Show |website= blackpoolpleasurebeach.com |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref>

===Evolution of Magic===
A Las Vegas-style magic and illusion show performed by award-winning magicians Craig Christian and Elizabeth Best. Performed seasonally in ''The Horseshoe''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/shows/evolution-of-magic/|title= Evolution of Magic |website= blackpoolpleasurebeach.com |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref>

===Spectacular Dancing Water Show===
A £500,000 half an hourly musical water show designed by Aquatique Show International. It features thirty individual jets synchronized to move to different styles of music, and a water cannon capable of shooting water up to 100 feet into the air.

==Other attractions==
[[File:Adventure golf by Blackpool Pleasure Beach - geograph.org.uk - 1385432.jpg|thumb|Adventure Golf]]
[[File:Pasaje Del Terror.jpg|thumb|Pasaje Del Terror]]

===Adventure Golf===
A 12-hole course situated on the former Flagstaff Gardens on the promenade. Opened in 2008.

===Ripley's Believe It Or Not!===
A museum of oddities built across two floors and based on [[Ripley's Believe It Or Not]]. Situated along Ocean Boulevard.

===Pasaje Del Terror===
Interactive horror maze, situated towards the north end of Ocean Boulevard, adjacent to the entrance to Pleasure Beach. Opened in June 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pasajedelterror.com/|title= Pasaje Del Terror |website=pasajedelterror.com |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref>

===The Arena===
A large ice rink situated towards the east of the park. Home to Hot Ice and open year-round.

==Accommodation==
[[File:Boulevard Hotel.jpg|thumb|Boulevard Hotel]]

===Big Blue Hotel===
A family hotel "The Big Blue Hotel" with a four-star AA rating, situated adjacent to [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station]] towards the south end of Ocean Boulevard opened in Spring 2003.<ref name="BBH001">{{Cite web|title=Welcome to the Big Blue Hotel |publisher=[[Pleasure Beach, Blackpool]] |url=http://www.bigbluehotel.com/welcome.php |access-date=15 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011203704/http://www.bigbluehotel.com/welcome.php |archive-date=11 October 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>

===Boulevard Hotel===
In 2019 a second hotel, the ''Boulevard Hotel'', was built on the site of the former Star pub. The hotel features 120 rooms and 10 suites and is the second four-star hotel to be operated by the company.

==Recent accolades==
Here are a selection of the awards and nominations received over the last decade:
* 2013: Best Attraction for Groups – Lancashire Tourism Awards<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/lancashire-tourism-awards |title=Lancashire Tourism Awards - |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412165525/https://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/lancashire-tourism-awards/ |archive-date=12 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2014: Best Large Tourist Attraction – North West In Bloom<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.northwestinbloom.co.uk/nwib-current-awards.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150620051651/http://www.northwestinbloom.co.uk/nwib-current-awards.html| archive-date = 2015-06-20| title = North West in Bloom}}</ref>
* 2014: The Arena - Favourite Rink – LAMBCO<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lambcoskating.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Arena-Awards-LAMBCO.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620082110/http://lambcoskating.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Arena-Awards-LAMBCO.pdf |archive-date=20 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2014, 2016: Second-best Seaside Park – Golden Ticket Awards<ref name="goldenticketawards.com">{{Cite web|url=http://goldenticketawards.com/2014-park-ride-winners/|title = The Golden Ticket Awards &#124; Presented by Amusement Today|date = 2 September 2014}}</ref>
* 2014: Best Theme Park in the United Kingdom; 9th Best Theme Park in Europe – Travellers' Choice Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Attractions-cAmusementParks-g186216|title = Travelers' Choice - Tripadvisor - Best Hotels, Destinations, Restaurants & Attractions}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Attractions-cAmusementParks-g4|title=Travelers' Choice - Tripadvisor - Best Hotels, Destinations, Restaurants & Attractions}}</ref>
* 2014: Big Blue Hotel – Third-best hotel in the United Kingdom – Travellers' Choice Awards<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/local-business/resort-hotel-is-a-hit-with-families-1-6389292| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140125033625/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/local-business/resort-hotel-is-a-hit-with-families-1-6389292| archive-date = 2014-01-25| title = Resort hotel is a hit with families - Blackpool Gazette}}</ref>
*2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023: Valhalla - Best Water Ride in the World – Golden Ticket Awards
*2023: 4th Best Theme Park in Europe - Traveler's Choice Awards

==Ghosts==

Pleasure Beach is alleged to be haunted by several ghosts and over the years there have been a number of high-profile paranormal investigations held within its grounds. The most well-known and reported ghost story involves the Ghost Train ride, which is supposedly haunted by the spirit of a former ride operator named "Cloggy". Other stories involve poltergeist activity in both the gift shop under ''[[Hiram Maxim#Captive Flying Machines|Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machine]]'' and ''The Star'' pub on Ocean Boulevard. The Arena is also said to be the home of a ghostly presence which inhabits the backstage dressing rooms and tractor bay.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/local/ghosts-said-to-haunt-pleasure-beach-1-425217| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131031194141/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/local/ghosts-said-to-haunt-pleasure-beach-1-425217| archive-date = 2013-10-31| title = Ghosts said to haunt Pleasure Beach - Blackpool Gazette}}</ref> The park has featured on many paranormal-related TV shows, including ''[[Most Haunted]]'' and ''[[Great British Ghosts]]'' and features in many books written on the subject{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}.

==Incidents==
{{Main|Incidents at European amusement parks}}

On 21 July 2000, 11-year-old Christopher Sharrat died after falling from a ride vehicle on the 'Space Invader' roller-coaster. He was reported to have possibly panicked on the dark ride and unfastened his seatbelt. Following an investigation, police were confident that the death was accidental.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1628375.stm |title=Boy's rollercoaster death 'accidental' |access-date=2008-04-10|work=BBC News | date=2001-10-30}}</ref> The ride closed in 2008 and has since relocated to [[Brean Leisure Park]], operating from 2011 as [[Astro Storm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://breanthemepark.co.uk/rides/view/astro-storm|title= Brean Leisure Park |website=breanthemepark.co.uk |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref>

On 31 August 2000, 23 people were injured, when two trains collided on The Big One due to a failure with the rides braking system. Twenty-one were taken to hospital.

On 11 August 2009, two trains on The Big Dipper carrying a total of 32 guests collided, resulting in 21 people requiring treatment for injuries ranging from whiplash and broken noses to cut and bruises.

On 14 June 2011, a train on The Big One stopped abruptly, causing a few minor injuries to the occupants. One person was reportedly taken to hospital suffering from whiplash.

On 24 October 2014, 58-year-old Robert Sycamore accompanied his 13-year-old nephew on The Grand National coaster. When the ride returned to the station, Mr Sycamore was found in the bottom of the carriage with neck and back injuries. It is understood he had an underlying back complaint of [[spondylitis]].

== In popular culture ==

*In 1997 the Pleasure Beach was the subject of a 6-part fly-on-the-wall BBC documentary which focused on the daily operation of the park. Each episode featured interviews with park management and dealt with the everyday triumphs and hurdles of running an amusement park.
*The Big One is featured in the 2001 film ''[[The Parole Officer]]'' (with the film's protagonist repeatedly vomiting on the riders behind him) and in one episode of ''[[A Touch of Frost (TV series)|A Touch of Frost]]''.
*The music video for [[Simply Red]]'s 1995 UK #1 hit "[[Fairground (Simply Red song)|Fairground]]" was shot here, as were the videos for [[The Killers]]' [[Battle Born (album)|"Here With Me"]] and [[5 Seconds of Summer]]'s "[[Try Hard]]".
*The [[Infusion (roller coaster)|Infusion]] rollercoaster featured in the 2009 [[Specsavers]] advertising campaign.
*In 2002 ''[[Most Haunted]]'' conducted an investigation at the Pleasure Beach. 
*The Laughing Man was briefly portrayed as a psychotic French clown in Jamie H. Scrutton's 2010 short film ''His Haunted Laughter''. The artist performed in the role of the character.
*The park was featured in TV drama ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]''. Finn Sharkey ([[Jack McMullen]]), Lauren Andrews (Darcy Isa), Sambuca Kelly ([[Holly Kenny]]) and Tom Clarkson ([[Jason Done]]) visit the park.
*Popular ITV soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]'' was filmed at the park many times over the years.
*In 1988 the children's television programme ''[[Blue Peter]]'' visited the park. Presenters [[Mark Curry (television presenter)|Mark Curry]] and [[Yvette Fielding]] rode the then newly launched ''Avalanche'' coaster and interviewed Doris and Geoffrey Thompson.
*[[Professional wrestler]] Darren Kenneth Matthews, most commonly known as [[William Regal]], began his wrestling career at the park at aged 15.
*Parts of ''[[The Harry Hill Movie]]'' were filmed at Pleasure Beach.
*An advertising campaign for [[Irn-Bru]] featuring a group of goths riding the ''Revolution'' roller coaster (then sponsored by the brand) was filmed at the park.
*British boy band [[JLS]] rode on the Big Dipper in early 2012 whilst singing their hit "[[Everybody in Love]]", later posted on their official [[Facebook]] page.
*[[Kevin Bacon]] rode the Big One with a young child to advertise [[EE (telecommunications company)|EE]] [[4G]] The advertisement was then aired on national television in May 2014.
*The Ghost Train features in [[Tim Burton]]'s 2016 film ''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]''.
*''[[The One Show]]'' filmed at the park in 2016, for a demonstration on ride dynamics, explaining the shape of the vertical loop on Revolution, and measurements of the [[G-force]] pressure accumulated on the Ice Blast ride.
*In November 2016 BBC's ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' featured a segment where contestant [[Judge Rinder]] visited the Pleasure Beach and rode the Ice Blast ride.
*In 2017, Infusion was featured in [[Little Boy Blue (TV series)]] during a scene set in Florida.
*In the game Rollercoaster Tycoon this is featured as one of the real parks to use in game alongside Alton Towers added in expansion packs.

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:HotchkissBikeRR.JPG|The Hotchkiss Bicycle Railroad.
File:Irn Bru Revolution (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool).jpg|The Irn Bru Revolution
File:BPBbobsled.jpg|The Avalanche bobsled roller coaster
File:Pleasure Beach from The Tower.jpg|Pleasure Beach from The Tower
File:Grand National Rollercoaster.jpg|The Grand National
File:Big Dipper at Pleasure Beach.jpg|Big Dipper with its famous "Tear Drop" or "Onion"
File:Big One at Pleasure Beach.jpg|Big One carrying passengers.
File:Casino Building at Night.jpg|Casino Building at Night
File:Big Dipper at Night.jpg|Big Dipper at Night
File:Pleasure Beach Arches.jpg|Pleasure Beach Arches

</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Pleasureland Southport]]
*[[Frontierland, Morecambe]]
*[[Minirail]], a monorail at [[Expo 67]] that shares track and rolling stock with Blackpool, both acquired from the [[Expo 64|1964 Swiss National Exhibition]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Ridemad|url=http://ridemad.com/behind-the-scenes-a-closer-look-at-blackpools-monorail|title=Behind the scenes – A closer look at Blackpools Monorail|date=4 July 2008|quote=Pleasure Beach Blackpool bought the monorail in 1964 from the Lausanne expo in Switzerland and it was opened in Pleasure Beach in 1966.|first=Paul|last=Beesley|access-date=9 October 2008}}</ref>
*[[Alton Towers]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite book
 | last = Walton
 | first = John K.
 | title = Riding on Rainbows: Blackpool Pleasure Beach and its Place in British Popular Culture
 | publisher = Skelter Publishing
 | location = St. Albans
 | year = 2007
 | isbn =978-0-9544573-6-5 }}

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