My parents met @ Blackpool Beach on a coaster named the Black Velvet during WWII. They married soon after and had 4 kids (I was #2). They were married 52 years till death did they part. I visited BPB in 1961 when visiting my grandmother who lived in West Hartlepool on the east coast of England. Thanks for the memories!
There's a very well known pub chain called Wetherspoons opened one of their pub/restaurants next to the Pleasure Beach in 2015. They named it The Velvet Coaster. So despite the roller coaster being a different name now. The Velvet Coaster name still lives on 😊
I was born and raised in Blackpool and as a child you was allowed to just roam around for free and they used to use old fashioned ticket stubs, many great memories! I was quite annoyed when Infusion replaced the log flume but it's good to see they pay some homage to the old ride, BPB is and will always be amazing! The park itself is super small in comparison to some theme parks out there and as you can see they use up every inch they can with the rides, old or new it all just blends seamlessly and I'm so proud to say I'm a seasider!! 🎢🇬🇧🥰
'Avalanche' random factoid: the bends and turns on that ride were named by park-goers in a competition prior to its opening. went on it after it opened and left with a bruised spine. 😛 Steeplechase is my fave ride - but these days, I'm more content with PoV videos. I'm now the 'designated coat holder'.
I really want to visit this park one day. I just love how so many of the coasters crossover and intertwine around each other. Just a big hodgepodge of track, like something from the RCT parks I used to make back when I was a kid (which is funny because BPB was included in the game in one of the old expansion packs).
My aunt is from Blackpool. She and my uncle married there in the 80s. At that time, as I was 7, I don't remember much as far as any rides. Then again, it was also January. It's so cool to see how it is now.
As a person who lives 10 minutes away from the park, it is a very special place as there isn’t a ride quite like any of them and it’s a super underrated park
Enamored. The coasters have been amazing but the use of of land, the park itself and moments of the other rides is astounding. I would love to walk around and watch all the different sections when multiple rides are interwoven. Lastly, I laughed my butt off at "Victory is mine"! Thank you for that one 😆
LOVE these park tours. Harkens back to the way back videos cut to music and having a great time! Also, God I love how tight and in each other's way all the attraction are at Blackpool. Bucketlist for sure!!
I have ridden rollercoasters all over the world avidly since a kid and the Wild Mouse in BPB is the only one that actually scared me. Am sure it was safe but it just felt like rickety-rackety death trap! having said that back in 1988 we had to be rescued off the old Log Flume as it got stuck on the first ascent going up. We had to climb down ladders we found hilarious but they gave us such big books with tickets for free rides it took us (and friends and family) over 2 years to 'spend' them all!
I live about 20 mins from here. We live on the "other side" near Knott End at the mouth of the Irish Sea. I'm staying glued to this video, as I have not been to this park! I know it's crazy. Thanks as always!
Amazing thanks for the pov's. I would love to visit that park some day. Also, seeing steeplechase brought me back to my childhood and riding Soapbox Derby at Knott's Berry Farm.
Glad you enjoyed your time here in Blackpool. Most of you Americans don't even know where Blackpool even is when I go to Orlando and tell them I live there!
My home town 😊 I’ll be back one day, I rode the Big One before they realigned/changed the first drop. Spin Doctor was the best ride there (not there anymore).
Love this video! I have very very fond memories of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and the rest of Blackpool too - I used to visit most years as a kid with my parents and grandparents and I still love the place now - there are memories everywhere I turn there and there’s a unique atmosphere at the Pleasure Beach that I just can’t describe. Icon is also an amazing ride and just what the park needed!
Wheee! This video is the new standard of POV, this is amazing!!! Whoo! As far as I know, you invented this and am blown away with this reinvention. I love the stabilized, wide-angle look! I think it looks like how I see with peripherals, all on one screen, as if I were there. Top notch! Wheee! West Coast Bash '22?
It's nice to see the rides again. Gone are the days when you wander round and just ride the rides you wanted. Spend money in the park and have a wander. This is probably the only way I will see them now.
Oddly enough, i first heard about Blackpool because a streamer i watch landed there in a game called Geoguessr. It seems quite interesting and this is such a charming park!
I live in Blackpool and have done since I was 17 (I'm 40 now). I came here for the very first time, with my dad, in 1993. The Big one was under construction and I fell in love with the place from that moment. I returned to Blackpool in October 1994, when the big one was brand new. I told dad, back in 93 that one day I would live here. In 96 I came again then in 99, I came for a holiday and never returned home. The rest is history as they say. I immediately started work there and worked there until 03. It is amazing. A fantastic place to work and you really get the feeling that it was a family run business.
Such a shame you guys didn't get to ride The Wild Mouse. I have ridden rollercoasters all over the world avidly since a kid and the Wild Mouse in BPP is the only one that actually scared me. Am sure it was safe but it just felt like a rickety-rackety death trap! It used to have warnings saying it was the scariest ride too and people would be "yeah.... yeah.... whatever...." I loved seeing their shell-shocked pale faces (sometimes green) as they got off!
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is awesome It's like somebody was playing Rollercoaster Tycoon - and you get to ride their creations for real! So many rides, in such a small space ... the way they put in Icon is a masterpiece of engineering and planning, twisting through the existing rides, and the fact that it is a brilliant ride as well ... the added spinning seats seems like lots of fun, but you probably pay extra for the privelege, otherwise the queue would be horrendous.
Great video! Did you not get to ride Big One and Grand National this time round to experience the recent re-tracking - those were the only two that were older POVs?
That's correct. They were both closed during our visit. It would have been nice to ride them again, but I've probably taken at least 100 laps on each ride over the years so I wasn't too bothered by missing them, and we will likely be back again next year.
We saw you at Alton Towers the next day (6th of April)! You were behind us to ride Nemesis in the backrow but the moment we boarded they closed off the last row. You had to take the second to last row. I wasn't sure it was you but I'm sure now. Did they explain why the last row suddenly got closed? We went to Blackpool the next day with loads of rides closed. We were told steeplechase was closed for a couple of days because a branch fell on the rails. I'm surprised to see you were still able to ride two days before we went. Such a shame The Big One was closed but it was understandable with that weather. Shame, we were most hyped for that one. Revolution was by far the biggest surprise though, that ride certainly delivered an intense experience that I wasn't expecting.
Oh you should have said hello! Yeah, I think it was due to the disabled riders with the pass. No worries. We ended up getting the back row later and no matter where you sit Nemesis is always a great ride!
Would love to visit here, Thorpe Park, and Alton Towers. That would be a nice UK trip. Can't forget some of the other awesome parks in Europe such as Phantasialand, Energylandia, PortAventura, Walibi Holland, and more that I just cannot think of right now. OMG. I NEED TO GET OUT THERE.
Wonder if people that say they look old/outdated etc realise the age of some of these lol. The Big Dipper was 100 years old last year. Yes a new paint job etc was given to it to spruce it up. I mean just keep in mind, this roller coaster opened 5 years after World War ONE ended in 1918. Just think about that. We have these oldies to thank for the fact you're enjoying roller coasters at all.
I tried to go on a roller coaster at Blackpool about 20 years ago when I visited to watch an FA Cup match. I went to the rollercoaster (probably The Big One) before the match but I was too early. I bought a ticket for the coaster then went to the game. I got back to the Pleasure Beach before they closed for the afternoon, but they wouldn't let me in (presumably people don't enter half an hour before closing). I knocked on the door to try to get the attention of the three women on the entry desk. They pretended to not notice me. All I wanted was one ride, that I'd already paid for. 20 years later, I'm still bitter about it. Never went back. But at least Yeovil won.
Fun fact about nickelodeon streak: the rides lift hill dates back to an old coaster called the velvet coaster. The ride was torn down but its lift hill was left and was re used on nickelodeon streak
the grand national looked fun from your pov but when i rode on it at the end of july it was a horrible experience despite having over 30 years of experience of the grand national. it was one of my favourite rides but this time when i went on it i thought i almost injured myself as it was the most shakiest of rides i had sat on. it was like the giant version of the now discontinued wild mouse. in my opinion it needs to be dismantled and forgotten about, its had its time. how was it for you ?
Amazing thank you for these POVs ! Great to have you back in the uk, hope you enjoyed it !!🎢🙏
We did! We missed doing the parks! We've been back to the UK several times in the last few years, but just not for doing parks!
@@themeparkreview when was this filmed because the big one got new track and Grand National been re tracked and Big Dipper
@@manonroyer1491 who asked
I’m going to south port soon! I’m gonna go to pleasure beach!
@@manonroyer1491 Where do u live?
Robb having a conversation with himself as *the tunnel* was content I didn’t know I needed 😂
absolutely love how all of the coasters seem to be interwoven in to each other. A whole bunch of cross sections going on. Great stuff man, thanks
My parents met @ Blackpool Beach on a coaster named the Black Velvet during WWII. They married soon after and had 4 kids (I was #2). They were married 52 years till death did they part. I visited BPB in 1961 when visiting my grandmother who lived in West Hartlepool on the east coast of England.
Thanks for the memories!
P.S. My dad brought his war bride home to Richmond, VA USA where us kids were born and raised.
There's a very well known pub chain called Wetherspoons opened one of their pub/restaurants next to the Pleasure Beach in 2015. They named it The Velvet Coaster. So despite the roller coaster being a different name now. The Velvet Coaster name still lives on 😊
I was born and raised in Blackpool and as a child you was allowed to just roam around for free and they used to use old fashioned ticket stubs, many great memories! I was quite annoyed when Infusion replaced the log flume but it's good to see they pay some homage to the old ride, BPB is and will always be amazing! The park itself is super small in comparison to some theme parks out there and as you can see they use up every inch they can with the rides, old or new it all just blends seamlessly and I'm so proud to say I'm a seasider!! 🎢🇬🇧🥰
I wish I was born in Blackpool
@@orionscythe why?
@@leanne2782 to go to pleasure beach for free obviously
@@orionscythe it stopped allowing people to wander around for free years ago sadly.
It used to be fantastic walking around with the sights and sounds.
@@markrowley2739 sadly, non-riders like me still have to pay full whack to accompany my daughter. Money Money Money
'Avalanche' random factoid: the bends and turns on that ride were named by park-goers in a competition prior to its opening.
went on it after it opened and left with a bruised spine. 😛
Steeplechase is my fave ride - but these days, I'm more content with PoV videos. I'm now the 'designated coat holder'.
I really want to visit this park one day. I just love how so many of the coasters crossover and intertwine around each other. Just a big hodgepodge of track, like something from the RCT parks I used to make back when I was a kid (which is funny because BPB was included in the game in one of the old expansion packs).
You should definitely visit! It's so amazing!
It's amazing
These coasters feel fresh and fun... lots of things I never quite seen before. Love it.
My aunt is from Blackpool. She and my uncle married there in the 80s. At that time, as I was 7, I don't remember much as far as any rides. Then again, it was also January. It's so cool to see how it is now.
I have lived in Blackpool since 1999. The pleasure beach has evolved so much. I loved working here
I've been going to Blackpool now for over 35 years. The oily, greasy smells on the old wooden roller coasters takes me back to being a child again
Bro I could watch these forever!
Brilliantly filmed as always, I appreciate your enthusiasm too, it's a joy to watch :D
As a person who lives 10 minutes away from the park, it is a very special place as there isn’t a ride quite like any of them and it’s a super underrated park
Enamored. The coasters have been amazing but the use of of land, the park itself and moments of the other rides is astounding. I would love to walk around and watch all the different sections when multiple rides are interwoven. Lastly, I laughed my butt off at "Victory is mine"! Thank you for that one 😆
Wow, these rides were awesome! I felt like I was on them just by watching! :D
I remember riding the Grand National back in the 70's when there was no harness, you just held on for dear life!
Wow! They really updated the graphics! It almost looks real!
everybody's screaming but he's not screaming, just making names for the inversions
Glad to see you guys back in the UK! Enso looks fantastic
LOVE these park tours. Harkens back to the way back videos cut to music and having a great time!
Also, God I love how tight and in each other's way all the attraction are at Blackpool. Bucketlist for sure!!
Blackpool is a great Theme Park (you can get through it under 7 hours), really fun footage of the coasters (last time I visited was 2008!) ❤️😊
Thanks Robb for the experience. I had a chance 3 weeks ago to visit Prater and just couldn't get there. One of these days!
Wow, Icon is a long ride. Looks fun!
Man, don’t tell me The Wild Mouse has gone?? That ride was epic. I thought the signs were lying when they said “this really is a white knuckle ride” 😂
wild mouse was removed in 2018
@@vixenwarrior2871 Sad times 😞
I have ridden rollercoasters all over the world avidly since a kid and the Wild Mouse in BPB is the only one that actually scared me. Am sure it was safe but it just felt like rickety-rackety death trap! having said that back in 1988 we had to be rescued off the old Log Flume as it got stuck on the first ascent going up. We had to climb down ladders we found hilarious but they gave us such big books with tickets for free rides it took us (and friends and family) over 2 years to 'spend' them all!
That Grand National ride omg i remember it as a kid! my dad and older bro in the blue and me and my younger brother in the red haha 22 years go! :)
Pretty amazing they have so many giant coasters in a such a small space. The old woodies look incredible.
I live about 20 mins from here. We live on the "other side" near Knott End at the mouth of the Irish Sea. I'm staying glued to this video, as I have not been to this park! I know it's crazy. Thanks as always!
Amazing thanks for the pov's. I would love to visit that park some day. Also, seeing steeplechase brought me back to my childhood and riding Soapbox Derby at Knott's Berry Farm.
Glad you enjoyed your time here in Blackpool. Most of you Americans don't even know where Blackpool even is when I go to Orlando and tell them I live there!
Some of the coasters I have never seen with strange designs and styles. Thank you for sharing.
I adore this park! amazing POV's!!
Why isn't Icon more respected? Looks like a no joke top 50?
It’s regarded as the best coaster in the UK by enthusiasts
My home town 😊 I’ll be back one day, I rode the Big One before they realigned/changed the first drop. Spin Doctor was the best ride there (not there anymore).
Love this video! I have very very fond memories of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and the rest of Blackpool too - I used to visit most years as a kid with my parents and grandparents and I still love the place now - there are memories everywhere I turn there and there’s a unique atmosphere at the Pleasure Beach that I just can’t describe. Icon is also an amazing ride and just what the park needed!
I’ve bin watching u for years it’s so crazy
You could tell Robb genuinely enjoyed the spinning car on icon based on his reaction
Lovely to see you here in the UK/Blackpool! - you sound cool guys - hope you had a great time!
I swear there was a ride like this at Six Flags in Gurnee,IL in the early 90's called Rolling Thunder. I remember it as a kid and loved it
Wheee! This video is the new standard of POV, this is amazing!!! Whoo! As far as I know, you invented this and am blown away with this reinvention. I love the stabilized, wide-angle look! I think it looks like how I see with peripherals, all on one screen, as if I were there. Top notch! Wheee! West Coast Bash '22?
It's nice to see the rides again. Gone are the days when you wander round and just ride the rides you wanted. Spend money in the park and have a wander. This is probably the only way I will see them now.
I have great memories of the big dipper because it was the first rollercoaster i went on with my friends at BPPB :)
that was great nice to see all coasters operating especially the grand national Rollercoaster
just read the message regarding the Grand National Roller coaster it will nice to see it run again soon
Yep, it is supposed to be back up and running any day now.
@@themeparkreview Thats' great news
Ayyy you went to pleasure beach, nice!
8:56 lol
One of the best retro coaster parks in the world!
Oddly enough, i first heard about Blackpool because a streamer i watch landed there in a game called Geoguessr. It seems quite interesting and this is such a charming park!
I live in Blackpool and have done since I was 17 (I'm 40 now). I came here for the very first time, with my dad, in 1993. The Big one was under construction and I fell in love with the place from that moment. I returned to Blackpool in October 1994, when the big one was brand new. I told dad, back in 93 that one day I would live here. In 96 I came again then in 99, I came for a holiday and never returned home. The rest is history as they say. I immediately started work there and worked there until 03. It is amazing. A fantastic place to work and you really get the feeling that it was a family run business.
@@BOUNCERBABE
I worked there until 2002
Such a shame you guys didn't get to ride The Wild Mouse. I have ridden rollercoasters all over the world avidly since a kid and the Wild Mouse in BPP is the only one that actually scared me. Am sure it was safe but it just felt like a rickety-rackety death trap! It used to have warnings saying it was the scariest ride too and people would be "yeah.... yeah.... whatever...." I loved seeing their shell-shocked pale faces (sometimes green) as they got off!
Wild mouse was removed unfortunately. But yeah that was a cool ride. Was gutted when I found out it was gone.
Great video! I like the horsey ride, and on Grand National when we can see the cars on the other track! Thanks!
The horsey ride is called Steeplechase.
What a great video including all the rollercoasters at this unique amusement park - Blackpool Pleasure Beach! It looks like an amazing park!
This park will forever be Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 IRL
p.s. Icon is a long ride!
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is awesome
It's like somebody was playing Rollercoaster Tycoon - and you get to ride their creations for real!
So many rides, in such a small space ... the way they put in Icon is a masterpiece of engineering and planning, twisting through the existing rides, and the fact that it is a brilliant ride as well ... the added spinning seats seems like lots of fun, but you probably pay extra for the privelege, otherwise the queue would be horrendous.
Looks like this park is all about coasters… very nice! Thanks for the video👍🏻
They have got some flat rides, including the "Flying Machines," the oldest ride on the Pleasure Beach.
It has dark rides too, the Ghost trai Alice in Wonderland, Valhalla ( indoor water ride) and others
Bro is getting paid money just by riding roller coasters. He's living his best life
Really enjoyed your video! I wouldn't ever get on a roller coaster unless it was 5 ft high.
I love your "uiii". It makes my day. 😂😂👍 Good job.
You really used footage from like the 90's for the Grand National? lol
You missed our Valhalla
Great video! Did you not get to ride Big One and Grand National this time round to experience the recent re-tracking - those were the only two that were older POVs?
That's correct. They were both closed during our visit. It would have been nice to ride them again, but I've probably taken at least 100 laps on each ride over the years so I wasn't too bothered by missing them, and we will likely be back again next year.
We saw you at Alton Towers the next day (6th of April)! You were behind us to ride Nemesis in the backrow but the moment we boarded they closed off the last row. You had to take the second to last row. I wasn't sure it was you but I'm sure now. Did they explain why the last row suddenly got closed?
We went to Blackpool the next day with loads of rides closed. We were told steeplechase was closed for a couple of days because a branch fell on the rails. I'm surprised to see you were still able to ride two days before we went. Such a shame The Big One was closed but it was understandable with that weather. Shame, we were most hyped for that one.
Revolution was by far the biggest surprise though, that ride certainly delivered an intense experience that I wasn't expecting.
Oh you should have said hello! Yeah, I think it was due to the disabled riders with the pass. No worries. We ended up getting the back row later and no matter where you sit Nemesis is always a great ride!
Random fact: Thunderation at SDC and Ice Mountain Bobsleds at Enchanted Forest are 2 more coasters that have a double chainlift
There are many steel coasters that double double lift hills, but I couldn't think of many other wooden roller coasters other than Twister at Knoebels.
@@themeparkreview Oh wooden? Uhhhhhh I haven't seen many other than Tister and I think The Beast has 2?
@Arrow Dynamics Inc. Yeah I thought the same thing
Would love to visit here, Thorpe Park, and Alton Towers. That would be a nice UK trip. Can't forget some of the other awesome parks in Europe such as Phantasialand, Energylandia, PortAventura, Walibi Holland, and more that I just cannot think of right now. OMG. I NEED TO GET OUT THERE.
Liseberg?
@@younameit7238 And that
@@BHV0810 yeye
you HAVE to get down to alton towers i 100% recommended it to anyone
@@clementine3731 I just wish I wasn't on the other side of the Atlantic
I've rode some great coasters in florid and the UK and the grand national is up there with the best of them
Wonder if people that say they look old/outdated etc realise the age of some of these lol. The Big Dipper was 100 years old last year. Yes a new paint job etc was given to it to spruce it up. I mean just keep in mind, this roller coaster opened 5 years after World War ONE ended in 1918. Just think about that. We have these oldies to thank for the fact you're enjoying roller coasters at all.
Enso is a multi launch coaster and extreme spinning coaster combined basically
I went on all the rollercoasters at Blackpool yesterday and my favourite has to be icon it was so iconic
I tried to go on a roller coaster at Blackpool about 20 years ago when I visited to watch an FA Cup match. I went to the rollercoaster (probably The Big One) before the match but I was too early. I bought a ticket for the coaster then went to the game. I got back to the Pleasure Beach before they closed for the afternoon, but they wouldn't let me in (presumably people don't enter half an hour before closing). I knocked on the door to try to get the attention of the three women on the entry desk. They pretended to not notice me. All I wanted was one ride, that I'd already paid for. 20 years later, I'm still bitter about it. Never went back. But at least Yeovil won.
When you sit in a rollercoaster with a friend that knows everything about every coaster
“Hello Tunnel how are you? Im ok Rob I’m just a tunnel! Ok see you later tunnel!” - Rob
Knotts Berry Farm had a similar Steeplechase type ride back in the 70's if I remember correctly.
Absolutely love this! Such a great park!
1:10 Morty riding a roller coaster
The layout of this park is 🤩
Great video Rob. It’s nice to see you back in UK parks! Great quality content as always 😊
I can't stop laughing at Rob having a dialog with a tunnel
My best rollercoaster was the grand national thanks for showing us all the other great rollercoasters there is
14:00
Camera guy: UNDER STEEPLECHASE!
His backup singers: WEE!
I remember going on so many of these rides back in 2019 I miss it ngl
Great Video Guy's. Loved the commentary too. I am currently working on an in-depth special about the Big Dipper, keep a look out for it very soon 😀
this looks like a " steeple ride with 🎠 carousel horses 🎠
i already know you were driving every brit on those rides insane but thanks for the cool povs anyway
Fun fact about nickelodeon streak: the rides lift hill dates back to an old coaster called the velvet coaster. The ride was torn down but its lift hill was left and was re used on nickelodeon streak
You were a few miles away from me? You should’ve come to mine for dinner!
Mr. Tunnel should have his own RUclips channel lmao
Tunnel: I’m ok I’m just a tunnel.
Icon is amazing.
the grand national looked fun from your pov but when i rode on it at the end of july it was a horrible experience despite having over 30 years of experience of the grand national. it was one of my favourite rides but this time when i went on it i thought i almost injured myself as it was the most shakiest of rides i had sat on. it was like the giant version of the now discontinued wild mouse. in my opinion it needs to be dismantled and forgotten about, its had its time. how was it for you ?
Exactly it hits my back and it’s been 2 months now
I would be heartbroken to see it go with such a rich history, but yeah you need a new spine after riding
Big Dipper is hauling!!
This brings back Roller Coaster Tycoon vibes ❤😊
I love these videos
I love theses videos!
In my opinion go on the higher/highest first if you nervous it really helps you with all the other drops
I am visiting for my first time on Thursday an u must say big one and icon are defo the coasters that intrigue me the most
I'm loving the commentary 😂
We love Roller Coasters Ride! ❤
The big dipper looks like it hasn’t had a paint job since it was built
Have you ever ridden Helix at Göteborg’s (Sweden) Liseberg? AWESOME COASTER!!
Growing up In Southport (about an hour away from Blackpool) we used to have the UK’s largest wooden coaster before it burnt down.. :/
Now this was fun…one of those spirals made me a bit dizzy 🥴
I loved the 1st one and the 4th,and last ones, so much air time on these coasters👍👍🤣
What a beaut park!
Hi rob wonderful videos