THE LOST RIDES of Blackpool Pleasure Beach
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2011
- A video showing you 20 of the lost rides from Blackpool Pleasure Beach. It includes facts and pictures. This is not all of the lost rides, but quite a lot of them.
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NOTE: Sorry for the choice of music, looking back it certainly was strange to use Alton Towers music on a Blackpool Pleasure Beach video!
Credit goes to Pleasure Beach Insider, UKrides and The Magic Eye for some of the pictures used in this video.
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A tribute to the Wild Mouse at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 1958 - 2017 ruclips.net/video/QkiSkHFMSMU/видео.html
Real shame it's now gone
The PB just wont be the same
Theme Park Videos gg
Disgusting that they removed it.
Used too remember the pleasure beach in the early 2000'S! it was more magical then Disney. A super busy park, the searchlights on top of the casino building, the chaser lights on the lift hills, kit kat radio, the late closes. The park was something else! Just cant seem too recapture the magic that used too be plentiful at the park. Walking as a child down tom sawyer bridge, between the two spin doctors was something I will never forget, wish I could go back!!!!
Definitely more quirky than any other theme park
Yeah I feel very much the same as you and had very much the same experiences! The park is very different now. It's lost a lot of its individuality somehow, and some of the magic has gone. The Pleasure Beach used to be this wonderful yet weird mash up of different worlds and it really pushed for that. Nower days it seems a lot more tame (they ruined Valhalla for example) and a lot more.... Commercial. Those late nights were the best. I remember as a kid running round and round and round on the Pepsi Max and the Grand National, no queues, just me and a bunch of other kids just experiencing coaster heaven. Last 2 times I've been I never even made it on the Pepsi Max cos of the queues and then it shuts at 6. Such a shame.
@@Happyfaceshock Or maybe you've just grown up and now look at the Pleasure Beach from the perspective of an adult? I used to think Blackpool was a great place when I was younger now I think it's a shithole. It's called getting older
I can't believe they closed down the Log Flume. It was iconic!
But they got infusion instead.
The Log Flume was launched in 1967 so would be 50 years old if it hadn't finished.
They have got the one in Nickolodeon land
They got rid of the log flume as it was going to cost too much to repair and maintain but i agree it was brilliant
And dirty
Wow.. I live only 400 yards away. Used to walk through there several times a week until they started charging admission to go in. Never been back since. I'm utterly shocked to see the Log Flume and Cable Cars gone. They were iconic!! btw you missed out the Fun House, I loved that and it was gone in a fire some years ago, I was watching as it burnt. An obvious insurance job to clear the space for a new ride as they couldn't just destroy it becaue it was a listed building.
Aww Beaver Creek - that's where my first job was! I used to work at the Bradley Beaver photo booth next to Space Invader - in the costume. 1996 - hottest summer on record at that point!
Also loved Monster, I was gutted when they took that down.
A think me and my kids got our pics took with you 2006 was so hot the rollercoasters were closed and my registration plate on my my car actually melted off when a parked it down at St Anne's beach what a summer that was
Wonderful video. It's a shame that the Turtle Chase had to be removed. That was such a classic ride.
Wild Mouse is now a part of this list. *cries.*
Great video , thanks for posting , I also recall from around 1980, the Oribitor near the Steeplechase, Grand Prix situated where the Avalanche station is now, a round & round fast ride the cars modeled on F1 cars and a metal rollercoaster situated near the revolution,I think it was called Cyclone, painted yellow with red track and the cars held four passengers, all three rides were only there a year or two at most , oh almost forgot the Swinging Gyms that had you swinging out over Watson Rd.
Sadly, like most things, the Pleasure Beach has lost its way. Charging to enter was the biggest mistake they ever made. Corporate greed ruins everything.
Think your living in la la land mate it’s the best theme park in the uk voted
Hi I agree with you both it might be the best theme park in the UK .
The Pleasure Beach used to attract people to Blackpool who would visit the theme park.and then spend money else where for example fast food ,arcade pier ect.
It's all or nothing now people spend that much to get Into the theme park they just spend the hole day there I bet there is a younger generation who have been and never walked up the prom, piers ect and seen the tower.
Never been since you have had to pay as my other half does not like fast rides so he would be a waste of money.!
@@hazeyofficial1419ou are the one living in la la land.
Yeah Adventureland is like that 😢
I grew up coming to Blackpool every year with my dad, i'm sad about all these rides closing but thanks for putting it into a video. I'm going in 2 weeks to see all the attractions at Blackpool and i'm really excited.
I just wanted to say thanks.
I used to live on a road at the back of the Pleasure beach during the 1960's-1970's so a lot these took me back.Thanks.
Steve Jones would that be Bond Street?
Remember The Whip? my Auntie took me on it when I was a kid and she screamed and screamed and I was nearly sick with laughing so much... ahhh good times.
Loved the whip
The whip was a brilliant ride
Oh my great video, loved the monster ride when I was little, so many happy memories of Blackpool. Bring back the good old days. 😃
What a gorgeous video...made me all misty eyed...I'm Blackpool born and raised and was lovely to look back on these....thank you! xxx
I think the ride you are referring to was called "THE POLO TOWER", later moved to Morecambe theme park. Basically, it was an observation capsule, that rotated slowly, and rose to the top of a high mast. Apparently, the remains of it still stand in what was the old Morecambe theme park.
It stood for a while because of a contract that permitted Vodafone to place cellular masts around the top of it. When that contract ended, it was allowed to fall into disrepair, and was finally demolished in 2017 after it became unsafe.
Thank you so much for some great memories!
Loved the slideshow 😉
Having a day of grey stockingfeet at the Fun House was my favourite amusement in Blackpool. It was sadly not rebuilt after it was burned down.
Superb Video. Thanks for posting. Remember all of the rides. Nice to see you got the Ferris Wheel with the Clown turning the crank rather than Mr Funshine.
Only just come across this but brilliant, thanks. Memories of childhood as a Sandgrownun and I remember these rides and some of their history. I wonder where they are now.
I used to love Magic Mountain when I was a kid (welcome to our world of toys was the music), the american football dodgems and I'm pretty sure there used to be a Tagada ride that was made to look like a stage with curtains I think - anyone remember that?
I loved the monster ride. Me and my friends went on this ride again and again. I wish it would come back.
The Stockingfeethouse is what I used to call the Funhouse, my favourite amusement in Blackpool where you had to take your shoes off. I remember the big vertical slide, mixing, bowl, record played, climbing net, moving stairs, tin pan alley and cakewalk. Also the monorail went through the back. It's a shame it was destroyed by fire and not rebuilt.
I loved this video, thank you and the music is great!!
Log Flume. I just loved that ride🤩
Thanks for the brilliant memories. Was trying to remember one in particular and it was on here. Cheers
I remember the Whip ! my Brother Mum and I used to ride it in the 60 s ! and of course the "FunHouse" burned down...Classic rides and slides ! before health and safety! and us kids I was ten ! never hurt myself sliding down the huge Wooden slide ! great fun as kids more freedom ! more fun !
Great video, remember many of the rides shown, don't know if this has been flagged up already but the Virginia Wheel was actually called the Virginia Reel, a great ride that really threw you around a lot!
I just remember it being called the ,tubs. Loved it as a kid
Awww thank you so much for that wee trip down memory lane..so many childhood memories.
Thank's for your video. It brought back memories.
I miss the gold mine:(
Agreed. The guy balancing on the rope always got me. Wallace and Gromit is lame.
Mhairi Calder The gold mine was pretty much Wallace and Gromit with cowboys, same track I think, but I remember it being quite spooky. At some point it might have passed through the cafe underneath. ruclips.net/video/9bIxz4Lsszs/видео.html
I miss the gold mine too
One of my childhood favourites
While I miss the gold mine ride we should remember that the Wallace and Gromit ride is making new memories for a new generation
My son loves it and we ride it lots of times when we are at Blackpool
The dodgems has gone as well, Use to like the dodgems at Blackpool they were fast. Dodgems were next to Ice blast or near Noahs arc ride.
They used to call them the "Auto Scooter"
Gary Kinsella The dodgems are there not too far from grand prix.
Sad to see the space invader closed down... one of my faves in my early teens :-(
There was a ride called the greatest show on earth. it was a slow ride a bit like alice ride but was full of dancing puppets. It was there when the pepsi max had not long been there..
kimberley horner what's the Pepsi Max
Greg Moss the big one
Joe Little ok
kimberley horner
Yeah I still call it the pepsi max and I remember watching that Greatest Show On Earth whilst queuing to ride the erm big one
So many classics.
I remember back in 89 when the lads and I where 14/15 year olds. We went to Blackpool for a day out and hit some of the bars lol. When we got to the Pleasure Beach, the gravity wheel in the dome was full of girls so some of our gang jumped on it in an attempt to impress. I knew better as I was feeling a bit iffy thanks to the beer. The ride kicked off and one of the lads was sick, it went everywhere lol. After that the ride was known as Food Blender! Classic times.
Damn, watched this video years ago and loved it... Only now discovered your channel though today watching the roller coaster video! Strange.
The Whip & Turtle Chase should of been saved / kept as they were from the early years of the park & very rare rides.
Loved going on the Whip as a kid as only very young back then only fast ride I would go on.
It used to be near the Wild Mouse but think they moved it to a less prominent part of the park.
Never went on the Turtles but remember it well along side the Big Dipper and the boat ride that ran under the Dipper(the boat ride was not on the list can't remember what it was called bet that's gone now)!
Yeah those William F Mangel whip rides ain’t cheap or easy to come by .Dorney Park in PA still has there original Whip ride .
Turtle chase and monster were always my faves as a kid. Surprised not shut mouse ride down cos that wa a death trap
Wild Mouse is a fantastic coaster!
+Coolcabbage43 - Theme Park Videos Hahaha yes it is! Such a fun ride & always a good laugh 😂
SuperTurtle17 The mouse is gone now thank goodness.
@@danielledewitt1 It wasn't compulsory to ride it.
You are GLAD that those of us who enjoyed it can no longer do so, and those just born will never get the chance to even try it?
Sicko.
bingola45 I’m glad it can never hurt anybody ever again. You’ll all get over it.
aww memories (I thought the monster was called octupus)..wow...thank you for the vid x
Glad you enjoyed :)
I thought it was octopus aswell ha
They closed Noah's Ark. I think that was the first ride most people went in because it was right on top of the entrance
I hate that bloody thing with its electric shocks
Gary Millar explain these shocks sir
I don't know much about this but that was a real ride wow
The only reason it’s still there is because it is a listed building. If the Council hadn’t listed it the park would have dismantled Noah’s Ark years ago.
And there was only 2 of them left in the world
Great film . Happy memories. Thank you.
No mention of the Starship Enterprise near the main entrance. When did this chunder making experience, particularly after a lunch time skin full, make its final spin?
that was a brilliant ride should of kept it
Fun house - Burned down the laughing man was moved further into the park. Noahs Ark, at the entrance, that used to be a walk through ride. There was also a ride near the start of cable cars / next to water chute. which was like giant circular gondolas they took you to the top of a run then you went from one side of the ride to the other descending around a sharp corner with each "step" down, the ride span as you descended.. On the bridge in 70s were cages you could rock and swing in and try and go all the way over. And where the avalanche is used to be ponies, you could ride around a course (slowly) plus a Llama pulling a cart.
+skiandu VIRGINIA REEL
Oh yes, forgot completely about the cages. My brothers went in once and competed to see who could get the highest. Neither managed to get them right over the top.
I can go back further. Where the avalanch is now, used to be pony rides and just by the monorail entrance you could get a ride in a cart pulled by a Llama . Other side of where avalanch is now was golf course. I guess I was lucky as my Grandad was one of the chief electricians in 1920s, so he told me a lot about the place. The other bonus was living right behind it, going to school at Thames road Primary. I got to watch it every day. So near and so far. Yet when season started us kids all got free rides on the Big dipper!
i also remember free tickets being handed out @ school near the start of the season. , i wonder if they used us kids as guinea pigs ...
stuart j Mckay omg yes I remember too
My favourite ride ever in the pleasure beach, The Monster
We always went on Noah,s Ark first, then straight onto The Monster, loved it.
My favorite ride was the Phantom Chase.
And unbelievably good value as not even an A ride as you could ride on a B ticket.
Loved the way you felt you where falling out of the seat as the car went up side down.
It was eventually sold to another theme park and unfortunetly they have slowed it down.
I worked on the Water Chute for 3 seasons.
Interesting fact the Water Chute was originally from Belle View amusement Park in Manchester . It was opened in 1957 and bought by the Pleasure Beach around 1978
Worked there for a couple of seasons in the 80's. I worked in Bean Street and my husband worked on rides like The Monster and The Space Tower. Such happy memories. "The laughing man's gone off! "
Jean Thomas The laughing idiot is still there.
Wasn't that the signal that the park was about to close ?x
Mazz Bradley Blackpool pleasure beach is only shut for winter, it reopens on weekends in february.
The laughing Mans Gone Off? Does that mean he has been switched off or is that another piece of history removed from the park?
Miss going to the Pleasure Beach have not been since you have had to pay to get in!!
I often wonder if there slowly removing its fantastic history!
Was so annoyed to find out they had 're named the Roller Coster hate it when they do that !!!
Hate rides that are named after sponsors and then re named when new sponcer comes along think it's so Naff!!!
@@davidsouthern2153
When the laughing man hade gone off the Park was about to close
wow that took me back abit great video thankyou
I can understand the mirror maze being removed..it was bloody dangerous (but fun too)
The Ranger was not replaced by a roller coaster. It opened in 1983 on the site formerly occupied by the Reel. It was subsequently replaced by the Rainbow in 1987, this being a similar ride except for incorporating a horizontal platform rather than a fixed carriage that went upside down. The site is now occupied by the The Globe theatre
Great video 👍
Great stuff and many Thanks
Thanks for the memories!
I remember going to Blackpool in the 60s and 70s the pleasure beach stayed open til 10 ISH
In the summer , now it closes about 6 , why ?.
Remember the laughing clown puppet used to be scared of him
Sitting on his chair moving from side to side in a glass case.
Also the monorail was good got great views of the prom ,
And entry to pleasure beach was free you could wander around inside try your luck on the stalls
Have a coffee etc, you only paid for the rides you went on .
Happy days ..
I know it wasn't a ride as such but does anyone remember cine 2000 (think that was its name)? Remember it being where the space invader ride is/was. It was a dome where you just stood and watched video footage of roller coasters and helicopters flying over the grand canyon etc.
Yeh I remember that
Didn't there used to be a ride there called "THE MAGIC CARPET"?
I miss 'The Reel' ( Virginia Riehl/Reel ) since it was axed back in 1982.
60 glorious years of fun, never to be replaced with anything nearly as good.
It looked like a fantastic coaster. If only it was still around!
Man I used to love spending all day in the Funhouse on a saturday for £1.50. I took the kids this summer to BPB and had a great time. We live in Blackpool too and I can honestly say it's the only really decent place to take the kids. Everywhere else is a fraction of the fun or simply an arcade. I do wish they would let people eat in Burger King without entry fee though :(
£1.50 must've not been cheap back then unless it was that price to spend the whole day at the park back then
Ryan Beet
it was 1.50 for the tickets to get into the funhouse but you could spend all day in there.
+tehf00n that's awesome I remember going in the funhouse that used to be at Southport
The Funhouse was the sweaty feet house where everyone had no shoes on.
It was destroyed by fire, sadly.
oooh i love this vid. I have never known that there was that many rides that has closed down :)
i used to love the Ben Hur ride!!
remember being stood next to that glass wall at the bottom of the Water Shute as a kid and the water would hit it
Great video,god that takes me back to when i was a teenager and used to travel there from where i live (150 miles away). 1 ride that i didnt see in your video that i'm sure they once had but is long gone is the huss rainbow! Remember that? I'm sure it used to stand facing the sea somewhere near the main entrance not far from the flying machine but enjoyed the vid so much.
fort the ranger was better ride thou
My father used to take me here as a child. We'd always start off on some ride that was at the top of the white building near the entrance to the par. It was a ride that consisted of slowly moving cars suspended from a track, that moved through a series of puppet and sound shows. Then we'd ride the monorail, after which I'd ride the ferris wheel, then walk through Noahs Ark.
Just a side note, was not the water chute originally purchased from the Belle Vue Zoo in Manchester, when it went bankrupt?
The first ride you mention isn't The Greatest Show on Earth by any chance is it?
Back in the late 70's and 80's there were quite a few rides on the south end of the park that were concessions. They paid rent to the park to put their rides there. The Galloper / Carousel was owned and run by Silcocks. There was also the Orbiter, Ben Hur pictured in the video. Several children's rides there was a children's ferris wheel and a few others. Down in the dip, where the loop for the Revolution is there was also a cinema 180 swinging gyms and Paratrooper and a Helter Skelter, all concessions. There were others but I can't remember them all
The Tom Sawyer ride was in the lake under the Log Flume.
Thanks for this xxx
Great video, such a shame all these rides are gone but at least BPB still has the classic coasters, flying machine.
Glad you enjoyed the video, it is a shame that some of the classics have gone but Pleasure Beach still has a fantastic selection of historic coasters and rides alongside newer additions.
Still a great place, but i miss a lot of these older gems.
Love the Ghost Train and all the coasters.
Thanks for sharing.
No more Beaver Creek! ( cant be Blackpool lol)
the starship enterprise should be on this list it was one of the best rides in the early to mid 80s till it went around 86 87 season
Any idea what they're doing with the monorail? Used to love going on that, all the track and stations are still there but no sign of it operating.
It is beyond economical repair sadly.
Why can't you just have a walk round and have drink. Like years ago.???? I LOVE BLACKPOOL
No money in it for the Thompson family.
quite a few of the old rides from blackpool and southport have gone to the new Dreamland margate as a historic fairground
I would much rather go to a historical fairground and ride the waltzers than these roller coasters. Trouble is Margate is so far away.
Brilliant thanks :)
The water chute was originaly at belle vue in Manchester till it closed in 1980 and all the rides were sold off and BPB purchased the water chute have fond memories of riding it at both belle view as a kid and later as a teenager at BPB!
Good video. Brings back many memories, but The Monster ride as you call it was actually called Octopus for as far back as I can remember (and that's back to about 1975) then I thought when it was dying off trade wise re-branded to The Monster before it was closed.
Every time i saw the monster it always had one carriage missing, i never knew why
R. I. P The log fumes, I remember as a kid and as an adult that I couldn't wait to get on this ride. I'm going to Blackpool this weekend and it won't be the same without The log fumes best ride in the park! I'm so so sad it's gone.
space invader shut down because somebody died on it and then it was turned into space invader 2 but then was replaced in to some sort of cafe
SI2 is the Big Pizza Kitchen now. It now operates at Fun City, Brean under the name of Astro Storm.
Tanya Project true, boy tried standing up
@@AlexWharam they stood up, fell and died. They then added lap bars to prevent people standing and renamed it SI2. It then closed as they failed a fire evacuation. It sat for 2 years and then got sold to another theme park where it started operating under a different name.
The Space Invader Ride was sold in 2010 to Brean Leisure Park and is now called the Astro Storm.
Someone DIED?
love it used to go loads when i was a kid on holiday
Excellent video! And now they have gone and got rid of the wild mouse ride ! That’s caused a lot of anger on Facebook.
We are gutted to learn that the Wild Mouse has been demolished, and have uploaded a tribute video; ruclips.net/video/QkiSkHFMSMU/видео.html
What??? When??? It was there last year! TBF I loved this as a child but at 40 the jolt at the bottom of the 'ramp' threw my back out.
DARTH MONG they got rid of it between season close and very recently. It was rough but that’s kind of why I personally liked it
Yeah the sharp turns at the top were rough. Always thought the car would tip.
Icehockeyfanuk15 Gazza It’s good that wild mouse is gone.
When I went to Blackpool Pleasure beach I rode on some rides in Beaver Creek!
I loved the monster and the log flume. Happy honeymoon memories!
I went on the Black Hole in October 1989. Sorry to hear it has gone.
What about Trauma Towers? I loved that :(
I loved that ride! I was so sad when I went and saw that it was a picture booth of sorts, the only spooky place in the joint! Every amusement park needs a spooky ride!
Always thought 'Monster' was called 'Octopus'
Michael Pass I believe breakdance on south pier is monster.
I thought the Monster was called the Octopus as well.
Think there are similar rides to the Monster that go by that name.
Space Invader was such a great ride and shame to see that go.
There were a couple more that wasn't on the list:
The Whip
Enterprise (quite good)
Yes I wish I had ridden The Whip, it looked great fun!
You can still ride Space Invader at Fun City, Brean (in Somerset) under the name of Astro Storm.
*****
Yeah i noticed it had gone there but apparently its not the same as there was a complete theme at Blackpool. :)
It's very different. At Fun City, Brean it's in almost complete darkness with lighting and sound effects, whereas at Blackpool it was quite lit up with all sorts of aliens and space scenery.
Personally I prefer it as Astro Storm as you can't see the track.
Spot on with The Whip, lots of people have forgot that ride as it was tucked away, the bumper cars have now took that area.
It sat unused for years, horrible looking thing.
It was a mess for a few years, but the Dodgems there now look really nice and modern IMO.
the haunted swing made me ill
Pam Tufnell - yep, me too. Threw up my fish and chips.
Tokay do Express was a favourite of mine there's a part when you feel like you were going to smash your head on a metal pole Classic Ride much missed
by me
I remember there being a boat ride for kids, in the kids area, before it was beaver creek and nickelodeon land. I have an old photo of me, as a child on this boat ride.
Its sad, thats most of my childhood, I miss the big beaver section of the park. I used to go on all those rides as a child but you can still see the symbol in the 'learning garden' and the old mr. funshine logo on the avalanche
I USED TO LOVE BEAVER CREEK WHEN I WAS LITTLE! :)
I really miss Black Hole, Trauma Tower and the Mine Train.
I've not managed to visit Blackpool pleasure beach for a couple of years, used to go every couple of years! I'm not a fan of these thrill rides that are everywhere now, the Grand National is as scary as I can take, so its sad to hear that some of the more quirky rides have closed since I have been. I used to love walking around Noah's Ark and was sad it closed. Goldmine was fun, as was the Log Flume and Trauma Towers. Definately went on the Whip and Turtle Chase once too.
Cool that video my family love visit place in Blackpool fully hobbies and most enjoyable ride do my life!!! ^_^
thanks enjoyed that
Anybody else remember 'The Greatest Show On Earth' by the south entrance, on the right before Steeplechase?
It sounds very formiliar.
Got in into my head that it was a children's ride that the car went through a circle at the beginning that was meant to be a large musical drum with the drum skin broken? (Hope that makes sense if I am correct you will probably know what I mean ).
Do i remember correctly is this the ride that your on about?
Interesting video, I really hate that you've used Alton Towers music on a video about Blackpool Pleasure Beach though!
Surprised that my fave from the 50s isn't mentioned. The Jack and Jill slide
I think there was a fatal injury on that ride so it was closed down.
I can't believe Beaver Creek has gone to make way for more commercial American shit like Nickelodeon. And has Noah's Ark gone?? I haven't visited in about 9 years but that was my absolute favourite as a kid. As we're the Goldmine and Trauma Towers which I know have gone too.
I think it was removed for health and safety. Tbh, it was a bugger to get around in. My dad fell on his butt once going down those narrow steep stairs lol. No way I'd be able to get on it now but I loved it. Especially the farting cow :')
Shazzmx You shouldn’t tell lies. It wasn’t dangerous. It wasn’t removed either. It’s SBNO. It’s right there on the entrance.
Danielle Dewitt The Ark is still there but you can’t go inside
no point in going if there is nothing left to go on is the river caves still open ,Im told the park shuts at 5pm Im sure it was open till 12 in the 70s
This was interesting as I had spent some time working at the Pleasure beach, however you need to slow the slide transitions so they can be read
Thank you for the feedback :)
I miss trauma towers and the gold mine ride
Trauma Towers that was awesome!🤪🤔😪
They used to have a Tagada ride there , near the Derby Racers , I'm sure of it. Yep, deffo rode it in the early 90s on a school trip. Also remember the walztzers in the dark...black hole?
Yep. The tagada was added into the dark ride attraction known as Trauma Towers before it closed and the waltzer in the dark was indeed called The Black Hole
You somehow forgot Noah's Ark, which was an iconic piece of the Pleasure Beach's history! My family made a trip there every year, and this was what I used to start the day on everytime. It was great fun, can still remember all the sections of it and the music so clearly!
Carrie L Noah’s ark is still there sbno.
Makes me feel old