10 Defunct Rides in Blackpool Pleasure Beach - Attraction Graveyard
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- In this video we go through 10 defunct rides in Blackpool Pleasure Beach. This is one of the oldest and most well known theme parks and amusement parks in the UK, so it's no surprise that many rides have been lost along the way. From some recent closures like Wild Mouse to older closures like Drench Falls Log Flume, Blackpool Pleasure Beach has changed a lot over the years. There are some walkthroughs like Trauma Towers and Noahs Ark and also some dark rides like Magic Mountain and Gold Mine that are no longer in the park and just part of Blackpool Pleasure Beach history.
Some other flats rides like The Whip, Black Hole and Turtle Chase are all now gone too to make room for newer attractions. And while the monorail track is still there, it's no longer operating. We hope you enjoy this trip through Blackpool's attraction graveyard!
Are there any other defunct Blackpool Pleasure Beach rides you remember? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!
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How many of these Blackpool Pleasure Beach defunct attractions have you been on? 🎢
Been on them all, you missed a good few out but I guess that would make for a much longer upload, interesting stuff.
Thanks.
Thanks, couldn't fit them all in one video! Perhaps we'll make a part 2 soon 😀
@@ThemeSeekers Understand ✌
Space Invaders
You missed the Reel, Tokaido Express, Phantom Chase, Octupus, Space Tower, Water Chute... Been on them all, I think, but not sure about the Reel?
Wild mouse should of been listed and protected as wooden wild mouse's are very very rare, plus it still stood up as a great ride, they didn't tell anyone they were retiring it as there would of been a riot.
On another note you forgot about space invader man the memory's I have of that ride.
I managed to ride the Wild Mouse at Luna Park in Sydney, Australia back in 2018. What a nutty ride! I don't know if it's still open.
That was the roller coaster in the dark wasn't it?
Yes in the dark.....😁
Wild Mouse had history and that I agree, but it was seriously a back-breaker ride! I swear my sciatica started due to this ride! lol. I'm over 6 foot tall, and don't think it was designed for me!
My ribcage still remembers.......😅
My favourite was always Wild Mouse. The old rides were a more visceral experience. The creaking wood, rattling chains and tracks. You had the feeling it may fall apart at any second.
Well what a trip down memory Lane that was, I miss the old rides, they gave the pleasure beach a charm and quirkiness that sadly today no longer exists. I loved the goldmine as a kid, waving to my mum having a coffee on the Magnolia cafe as the ride meandered through above the river caves. Ahhhh happy days
Loved the gold mine and the log flume when I was a kid! Great video this, bringing loads of memories back!
Vikingar was my favourite ride as a kid. The last time I was at BPB, the remnants of the ride were still visible behind a fence, next to Valhalla.
Nice video. I would have included The Reel in that list. A wooden spinning coaster built in 1922 and demolished in 1982. I went on it a few times the year before they took it down and it was great fun.
I don't think there are any examples of it anymore in the world . You know how it is ,if it takes up space it had better pay for itself . It sure did look interesting and fun though .
I have good memories as a young kid on the Tom Sawyer water ride,anyone else remember it?
The Fun House with the Monorail running through the back of it...not a ride, but I remember the Laughing clown in his glass case...creepy! X
I have such fond memories of Magic Mountain as a kid, and also of the Greatest Show on Earth Ride as well.
Also the Mine Train and River Caves interaction in the blue grotto. I still can't believe they completely got rid of that instead of retheming it. That interaction in such a fantasy location was mind blowing as a kid!
What I'd give to go back and ride them one last time.
They had to get rid of it, as it repeatedly failed the new European ride evacuation time limits. In other words, it took too long to evacuate the ride, in its current incarnation, in the event of a fire.
My best friend broke her leg on magic mountain. It always freaked me out.
Feel so lucky now looking back that i got to experience all these great rides before closure, was born in 1994 so use to go pleasure beach all the time in the summers 2005-2009 as a early teen and loved all these ones including the bling, i still remember how fun noah's ark was with all the slanted door ways and plastic udder things poking you inside.
The most shocking loss would have to be The Funhouse which was lost to fire, so the only major attration that is defunct but not chosen to be.
It was cheap could spend 3 hours in there for about £1.50
There was a ride that was like space mountain from Disney that has also gone, it was called Space Invader, fantastic ride.
And another ride I can’t remember the name, you walk in a type of fun house and then there is this room with a massive table where everyone sits around it and it spins, that was a fun ride
All my faves were on here I loved the whip, turtle chase, black hole; mine train and magic mountain they were my fave rides as a kid was gutted to see them go
Great to see magic mountain on hetr
I remember alot of those rides , great to see them again
I'm surprised Space Invader didn't make this list! it was one of the biggies.
I loved the whip and the monster rides, got lovely memories of those times as a kid
l love my Trauma Towers bench and other bits of defunct rides I've bought over the years, keeping it alive
Ahh how I miss gold mine, wild mouse & black hole was some of my favourites, I'm kinda sad about these going as I'm taking my daughter to pleasure beach next year for first time & would loved for her to experience them
Yeah it's a shame in that way. Thankfully there is still a lot there for her to enjoy! 😀
@@ThemeSeekers the wild mouse was uncomfortable and i happy its gone
Great video, much appreciated. The Mouse was a very intense ride. and felt dangerous which was its attraction
Thanks for watching 😀
I rode turtle chase once!!! I also loved Bling which was next to the Pepsi max
I really loved Tempest. Basically a pirate ship that went all the way over and even stopped totally upside down. At that point you'd hear all the coins rattling as they fell from people's pockets! Classic!
Great video!
ahhh, nostalgia...I remember Beaver Creek well
Magic Mountain 💔 reminds me of my late Granny, she used to take me on this ride when I was little.
I went on the wild mouse when I was young. It was mental! A really vicious ride. But so much fun!
One that should of been on this list was the funhouse. The only adult based funhouse in the world I think.
I spent many hours in there as a young adult!
What a good vlog, brill
Wild Mouse was such an awesome ride, i was looking forward to that ride in june this year after 30yrs, such a shame as it was going to be a trip down memory lane in bpool...
There are still plenty of reminiscent rides there! You're sure to have a great time, enjoy your trip 😀
I have ridden rollercoasters all over the world avidly since a kid and the Wild Mouse is the only one that actually scared me. Am sure it was safe but it just felt like a 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 which we found hilarious but as compensation 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!
yeah i felt like the mouse was going to tip over and i'd fall into the water lol. The wooden roller coasters at pleasure beach all feel like they're going to break apart but i guess that gives them more of a thrill.
I loved the wild mice and log flume ..visited pleasure beach many times in my younger years .last visit must of been in mid 1990s . Did that big one rollercoaster a few times ...not sure I’d stomach it again.
The racing horses ride was great also 😁
You must go back to see it all again! 😀
God I loved the whip!
magic mountain, i loved that as a kid and gutted i nvever got to ride Monster. i have great memories of riding turtle chase in a shell suit haha
No mention of Space Invaders 🙄
Here is a fun fact.) While writing this I noticed how many ride names Alton Towers or PB robbed lol
As it was last updated in 2011, Google Maps has not updated the park since the date. This means that icon has not yet been added and the defunct 'Gold Mine' is still for some reason featured on the map. It also contains a few other older defunct rides including the monorail and wild mouse. This is the same for another park known as Alton Towers, not updating for a long period of time. This means the 'Smiler' has not yet been added and the older tent for the ride 'The Black Hole' still stands in Google Maps. In addition, the wooden coaster Wickerman is still featured as the log flume.
First and a really interesting vid!❤
Thanks for watching! 😀
The Goldmine is much missed by my family
the fun house I miss... was a death trap. also one of the only rides to absolutely terrify me Spin doctor. there was also an octopus ride where shot blast is now. these were other defunct attractions I also miss
Omg yeah i loved the octopus! I remember seeing someone spewing up violently on that!!
The Octopus used to scare me as a young kid, not to ride it, just to look at it lol😄 it always looked rather sinister being painted black as it was back in the seventies.
You’re not kidding - I got sent to hospital for stitches after an accident in the Fun House. I got kicked in the face on that wooden wheel thing and still have the scar over 35 years later. My dad lost his car keys on the Tagada and it was back in the day when the park would stay open after midnight. He left us at the car whilst he went back to look. He was gone ages. Turns out a staff member handed him a bin bag full of lost property and wished him luck 🤦♀️🤣
😂 love this, thanks for sharing!
@@ThemeSeekers haha you’re welcome! I think it was payback for him scaring the crap out of me and a friend on Gold Mine. There was no queue so he sneaked on behind us. Never a dull moment at Blackpool 😅
I was the last member of the public to ride the log flume. Due to a competition with the club I was apart of
What about Space Invader?
Noahs ark is still standing but not operating. I want to see it operating again.
One ride you didn't mention was the greatest show on earth opposite the big one very similar to the magic mountain but better.
i think walk through fun houses are a liability. In the US very few parks have them anymore, mostly fairs and carnivals, but Kennywood in western PA has a Noah's Ark and Bushkill Park near Easton, PA not too far from me has a 100 year old funhouse that just reopened this year after being closed for a while. It got a new paint job. It's a small park with a handful of rides, the park was flooded a few times in the 2000's. The US has become more sue happy, what about the UK?
Loved the gold mine when I was a little lad.
I remember mum taking me on Magic Mountain when I was little, over 40 years ago now.
I miss the gold mine I think it was better than the Wallace and gromit thrill o matic there is nothing thrilling about it I only went it on it due to there being no que and to get out of the rain
Also some that wasnt mentioned the cable carts, space invaders and Tom Sawyer, as for Trurma towers I needs bring back and getting rid of the hunted swing as it is boring considering they had to add the mirror maze to make it somewhat better says it wasnt doing great
I agree about Gold Mine - they should kept it and just given it a good revamp and made it a bit more like a thrill ride.
@@booth2710 I know right x
I loved Trauma Towers so much!
One of my favourite rides to operate
@@kriss_b As a kid I once wrote a letter to the pleasure beach saying how much I liked trauma towers and the staff that ran it. I remember it all so vividly
@@AdcrofromTikTok honestly when we put it 8n manual mode it was pretty basic but fun to run. Occasionally I'd go in the bowl and act like a zombie 😂
Found a Drench Falls log flume boat used as a plant pot in Watson Road park ( Watson Road runs under Pleasure Beach)
That's one way to recycle 😂
The wild mouse was a ride that Pleasure Beach went to extreme lengths to try and keep operating, they only got rid of it when they simply had no other option in the end😞, i’m not going to go into the exact thing that led to it but long story short they couldn’t get insurance for it anymore after something happened in August 2017 and that’s what killed it off.
But it’s clear they were trying very hard to keep it as they had spent an absolute fortune on magnetic brakes on the final break run replacing the manual brakes that were on the brakerun before.
Thanks for this insight! 🐭
And people think that the park got rid of it for no reason. I think I read somewhere that the log flume was removed because it was beyond repair which is a pretty reasonable decision imo
I seem to remember the incident was to do with the manual brake run & they weren’t applied correctly. I dread to think what will happen at Great Yarmouth & Margate when the HSE demand the brakeman is replaced by automation, though Dreamland is realistic about the possibility.
I miss goldmine, one of my faves
Getting rid of Noah's Ark is almost criminal. Absolutely everyone loved it. I realise the technical parts were costing a fortune to maintain, but to lose such a wonderful, historic attraction, is shocking.
It needs to re-open.
Loved gold mine and space invaders that u never mentioned
Honourable mentions for me: spin doctor and space invader. Didn’t Blackpool also have the 1 of 2 Virginia reel coasters ever built?
Yes it did, it was a fantastic ride "The Reel", you were taken up the chain lift in round tub shaped cars, then it snaked its way to the bottom of the zig-zag track , it was pretty fast going round the bends and the cars spun aswell, I remember the ride finished with quite a drop that went through a tunnel back to the beginning, great memories.
I miss Magnolia Café. It was such a magical place, with those dank and oily smells. Sounds horrible don't it, but it was fantastic!
watching people on the Gold Mone and River Caves
@@lisafernley3810 Exactly! It was creepy, but enchanting! (And lovely and cool!)
Wasn't a ride as such, but the original fun house was amazing.
Pure nostalgia. That was part of the appeal for me but, granted, not the majority of fee paying guests.
So many rides and attractions gone, so few replacements.
I think Gold Mine was far better than the Wallace and Grommit ride and they should have kept it. It as great that a section of the ride went through the food courts
It's literally the same ride system just different scenarios
Wallace and gromit is way better gold mine looked outdated
I don't like rides with generic themes turned into rides with licensed themes from something from tv, movies, etc. It's like they wanted something that everybody knows about, at least in the UK. There was a mine ride coaster in Wildwood, NJ on an amusement pier and it closed after 1998 and the track was sent to Knoebel's where a new indoor coal mine ride was built.
I’m not sure Turtle Chase operated until 2004, I used to love going on it in the early 80s
Wild mouse over the years got deadlier and deadlier, It threw you into the corners and juddered you about like no other ride I have been on, Was small but was a special way to destroy your knees
I remember getting bruised and battered on the wild mouse. Fond times.
Ì vaguely ŕèmember being on the whip a long time ago or do it seems, HAPPY DAYS.
Anyone remember the giant octopus ride thing where the playstation/tango iceblast is now??
Monster ride
Yes loved it
Yes, a classic! I’ve just ridden two US versions at Kings Island and Cedar Point (the former being my personal favourite as it was all in its sinister black guise, just like Blackpool’s defunct version was). At least those parks still have the foresight to maintain such cherished rides. Oh, and while I’m at it, Kennywood in Pennsylvania still manages to operate the only working Noah’s Ark walk-through attraction which I also recently enjoyed.
Who remembers the Hard Luck Bears show? Proper throwback from the early 80s
I miss the log flume
The Black Hole (waltzer) was the second attraction in that dome. The dome itself was built to house the Journey Into Space attraction, which was essentially a planetarium. The main floor had rows of high-backed seats and at the start of the “show”, the floor tilted about 20 degrees so you were looking upwards.
Thanks so much for this insight! 😀
It was actually 2005 that the black hole ceased operation, its final season was 2004 as it was still on the park map, the reason I know that is because when I visited in October 2005 they were quite literally removing it while I was there I have very brief footage of it on an old VHS that took of the time.
This is one of the other rides they missed the most as again like trauma towers it could be enjoyed regardless of the weather and was also one of the very first waltzers I remember riding and enjoying!, Do you need black colour scheme with the fluorescent cat’s-eyes made it stand out from other waltzers as well, and was probably one of the best flats on Park as well in my opinion.
I’ve ridden all these, ah my home park.
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Is there’s not a chance of the monorail coming back since the blue fun shine train engine / cab is in my gardenin a thousand pieces
I want to see another tone of those wild noises because I loved thaf
Not forgetting the cable cars . And torcedo express. Uncle tombs cabin, the space invader, the fun house. And the water chute.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a pub, wasn't it?
Avalanche still there brilliant
It's Sad to see so many Rides no longer around I remember the black hole ride I think there should be a Museum of all the rides that are no longer around definitely.
A museum would be amazing 😍 all parks should have one!
Hi there.You forgot about the haunted swing ( The gravity of the situation) as the sign said outside the ride. Also the maze next door to it.
The Fun House was brilliant. Parents would bring the kids to let off steam - wooden rides - big slides, motorised spinny platform that you had to try and stay on as it spun faster. Health and Safety nightmare these days but fantastic fun.
Word was it was torched for the insurance. I don't know how true that is. It was a very sad day though.
The space was needed for Valhalla.
The 'fire' story was because no-one wanted to tell generations of people that it was to close.
Never did Magic Mountain.
Loved Gold Mine.
Drench Falls was one of the best flumes around.
Wild Mouse needed to go as it was to costly to keep in use. It was a good coaster if you enjoyed getting whiplash.
Noah's Ark today is just a piece of scenery.
Trsuma Towers was fun and the ride was good.
Never did Turle Chase but love these type of rides.
Black Hole was ok.
Wild mouse was awesome. The whip you’d get as it turned the almost 90 degree turns was mental but in a good way. The more worrying bit was not head butting the person in the front seat when on the drops. 😂
One of my favourite rides was the mini-coaster that was right at the back of the park close to where the Steeplechase is. I can't for the life of me remember the name of it, may have been 'Tornado' something. It wasn't a high coaster, but it was very fast, and was the first 'coaster' I ever went on. I don't think it's there anymore.
Tokaydo Express! It opened in 1980 and closer 1997. Was that it?
@@ThemeSeekers That name certainly rings a bell, I'm searching for footage but can't find any, but I think that could have been it, thanks!
When I go to bpb I always have a memory of walking in the noahs ark boat and there being a lion and girrafe, I thought it was from a dream but my mum said you could go in and she took me in there when I was 2
Space Invader was one of my favourite rides. Was so sad then they closed it.
It wasn't really closed, it was sold, it now operates at Breen Park.
2:55 my family got stuck on the monorail and had to be helped off we had just passed the gold mine and got stuck around the nickolodian lane
Blackpool always been quality with quality people
I still miss Noah's Ark 😢
Losing the wild mouse was a big mistake it was loved by many and now we are still left with an empty space.
Wild Mouse was brutal on the ribs if you didn't brace yourself.
And what about Bling? That was my favourite. Every seat had a slightly different experience.
The wild mouse was a real bone shaker lol
Nobody ever mentions the Huss Rainbow ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach? There is hardly any pics of it on the net either but it's was absolutely stunning and stood at the entrance by Noahs ark from 84-89? Does anyone remember it? Or have any footage
I remember the huss rainbow/carpet
You can see a brief clip of it here at just over half a minute in: th-cam.com/video/ayUbppXSXI4/w-d-xo.html
The thing that many do seem to forget is that the Rainbow replaced the Ranger
Theme parks are replacing entertaining rides and attractions with thrilling rides. I think this takes away atmosphere. I used to love walking round the parks smaller attractions and stalls for free as suffering at heights i could only manage the railway, boats etc. whilst enjoying candyfloss on a stick, also lost these days.
I loved wild mouse
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Used to love the Magic Mountain as a kid. Given that the owners were friends with Walt Disney, do you think the Magic Mountain might have inspired It’s a Small World at the Disney theme parks?
Take me back 😭
The wild mouse was a great ride if you had a girl in the front.The big one however takes some beating still.250 foot at the top its half the height of the Tower but a superb piece of engineering.There was a Big Swing on the south pier I also went on which was mad.
If they wanna revive the monorail they gotta buy my monorail car back 😂
Trauma towers definitely.
I think the monorail will return, since some parts of it are still there
Spin doctor!
I'm from Northern Ireland, but went to Blackpool with my Dad pretty much every other year from the age of 10 until well into my 30's! I have been on "Gold Mine", "Monorail", "Log Fume", "Wild Mouse (AKA The Back breaker)", "Trauma Towers" and The "Black Hole". First visited in 1994, any rides before this, I wouldn't have been on. I remember Trauma Towers was a good laugh, some things unsuitable for kids though! Also remember, just across from Trauma Towers, was something called "Ghost Swing" or "Magic Swing". Basically a room that moved around you, giving the idea that you were spinning upside down! It was pretty class though. Loved the old Blackpool Pleasure beach more to be honest, can't beat the classics!!
Do you remember me 😮you stole my chips 🍟 that was not a nice day 😢
@@sunnydays9403 Of course I remember You!!! 😁 I never forget a D**khead I have met! That's why I stole your chips! lmao
Just about everything that was special about this park has gone for boring rides that just go fast and cause a headache. Valhalla is a shadow of its former self.
It's what draws the younger generations, fast rides and coasters that make your stomach sick. The dark rides and themed indoor rides are not as popular with younger generations raised on technology.
I remember mine train it ran through the eatery
yes it did - it was really novel experience - for both passengers on the train and those in the food court
What is Planet Rock? I've never seen it open
Youve missed one the octopus or monster which was replaced by the Playstation i was the Chargehand on the monster for 4 years in the 1980s it was a bastard of a ride to operate only a handful of staff could operate it if you got wrong it was hell,one of the arms with the carragies on would spin out of control,it had from memory 5 different levers it was brought to a stop by juggling these levers,brakes,spin rotation all at the same time,i also did the maintanance on the Noah ark and Alice in wonderland rides in the winter,shit wages,long hours lots of girlies happy days gone by.Monster is what we called it
my cousin dragged me on the Monster ride
sorry but i dont want to know what the rides past vis or when it was made i just want to see it
Been on all.