Blackpool Pleasure Beach (BPB) Discussion Thread

[larrygator]

I'm trying to vision a woman who is "super pregnant."

 

Look down at your own belly and pretend you have half the boobs of Joe!

[BarryH]

^That image made we hurl!

 

For lesbian action, I guess I will rent "Where the Boys Aren't."

[DenDen]

So THAT'S where Vladimir works now! That bastard ruined my first trip to Las Vegas back in 1992!

[ChrisZer0]

Is it just me..or in the last pic, does it appear that Lou has one blue eye and one red eye...creepy

[DerekRx]

Any chance you guys stopped off at Southport and picked me up a turtle? Or at least go to the pub and find some HopDevil. That would make me happier than vertical loops, and we know how happy those make me!

[SharkTums]

There were no turtles at Southport...but they did get something!

[Guy T. Koepp]

Wow! Blackpool does a lot of work on their off season. Is this normal, or is this an unusualy special year that they are celebrating?

 

Great Pictures. I've never seen Robb with glasses before. Are those new, or do you usually wear contacts? I almost didn't recognise you. You're like the Clark Kent/Superman of coaster enthusiasts. Does that make Elissa the Lois Lane of female coaster enthusiasts? Cause Dave would be a perfect Lex Luthor if we shaved his head. Oooo. Lou could be Miss Tessmocker. Derek could be Jimmy Olsen. ETC. ETC. ETC.

 

Great TR. I look forward to more UK adventures.

[Dailey Enterprizes]

Blackpool better be careful and not get the vekoma and arrow too close; they might have sex and produce a 4D

[cfc]

There were no turtles at Southport...but they did get something!

 

I'm afraid to guess what. Let's hope it's nothing that penicillin can't handle.

[Nrthwnd]

^ Getting something and 'catching' something are two different things, right? Right???

 

[crazyrider06]

Great update guys..i had to laugh when you said that the dipper was getting an extreme makeover, its reminded me of the show and some of those ppl omg lol

[Louise]

Guy, Robb's glasses surprised me too! I was like "WTF, do you even wear contacts?!"

 

It was a lot of fun, but being in Blackpool with Robb again kinda made me miss Elissa, my Aussies and old men, and the rest of the UK trip crew.

 

It was interesting yet creepy at the same time wandering around in a completely empty park, all new experience for me.

 

I know he reads sometimes and will probably check this thread out so thanks for showing us around Mark, you were really great!!

[BarryH]

There were no turtles at Southport...but they did get something!

 

They got the sugar-coated lower intestines in the candy shop?

[bgwfreak]

Ok Robb, was that your brother in those pics?

 

With glasses you favor Mark Lowrya good bit.

See!

[Dailey Enterprizes]

^Haha, sexy! I got a question, what does Blackpool look like compared to its surroundings because I've never seen an overview of the park. Is it like Coney Island?

[Cyclone37]

http://www.webbaviation.co.uk/gallery/v/blackpool/

 

some excellent pictures from webbavaition of Blackpool and indeed the pleasure beach from way up in the air!!! it will give you an idea of the whole resort and also how packed in the attractions at the PB actually are!

 

be sure to look around the site aswell for more interesting pics of other places in the UK, including Alton Towers from up anove!

[Dailey Enterprizes]

^ Wow that's incredible, here I am thinking Kennywood was really cramp. Haha, Kennywood's surroundings look desolate compared to Blackpool. It also looks like a pretty good park from those pictures and from those trip reports. I think I need to make a visit to Blackpool someday.

[coaster-inc]

update of site and a little history lesson as well...

cool

entrace

geoffrey thompson speed boat garage

yum, ice cream

flying machines

I WANNA RIDE THIS!

noah's ark

in our morrisons super market there are these cool old photos, and thought you all should see them and this is the cool bridge over the train and the old top of big dipper

hard working as usual

relation of station to track, can see why the supports needed changing

and the company that is putting it up

big one track coming back

[Louise]

Whoa, those old pics are really cool!! I love old photographs. My stupid Morrisons has nothing like that, the b*stards!

[Dailey Enterprizes]

Awww....

 

 

It's our Ark's long lost cousin. I'm really curious to see if there is any difference between Blackpool's Noahs Ark and Kennywood's Ark. I think someone should start rebuilding these awesome walk-thru attractions for parks again...

[eddiemufc]

ummm, no this is taking along time for somethin so small... and easter hmmm, that sounds unrealistic for pleasure beach mentality.. maby june more like but either way its gona be slim pickings for febs opening, no:

big one

monorail

train

big dipper

 

and any other rides that just cant be bothered to be opened... ill be getting pass next saturday.

 

The big one is going to be open for the weekends in february unless the weather isnt right for it to be open.As for infusion it wont be open before than april.

 

I know this because i emailed blackpool pleasure beach asking about them an thats what the reply told me

[coaster-inc]

yeah, big one more likely to be open now, apart from when moving track into position with the crane, but they will have to get all new structure safety checks and stuff wont they coz of the change in supports?

 

wonder if big dipper will be, and the train and monorail, how awesome would the construction shots be then.

[coaster-inc]

update

yet not so missing big one

missing big one...

Very misty day in blackpool today, missing tower...

[niiicolaaah]

Awww....

 

 

It's our Ark's long lost cousin. I'm really curious to see if there is any difference between Blackpool's Noahs Ark and Kennywood's Ark. I think someone should start rebuilding these awesome walk-thru attractions for parks again...

 

Yes... Blackpool's ark is way better. There are more interactive gags and way more to look at, and no stupid water room at the end.

[coaster05]

^I agree with Nicole much better version of the Ark. Although Kennywood's is a little more fun at Halloween.