Cultural vandalism 😂😂. It was a great ride but at the end of the day it was just a pile of wood with a metal track. It wasn't gonna last forever obviously
People have no idea how incredibly popular The Log Flume was. I worked there as a ride cashier and that thing had queues all day long, running from the ride, all the way past the Big Dipper, the Grand Prix and The Monorail station and down the slope to the lower level
I can believe it. The perfect ride for a hot summer day and one that all generations seemed to want to go on. I bet you have some great memories from working there.
If you’ve never been soaked through on the log flume, then shuffled, freezing cold around Blackpool seafront, before embarking on a 4 hour coach journey back home - I envy you. Ah, fun times ^^
Wasn't the best ride to go pre-season when it was cold and all rides were 50p. You would freeze and the green stinky water on your clothes would not dry hahaha
@@CoasterConnections fortunately, a similar coaster still remains at Luna Park, Sydney. I was fortunate to ride it when I went to Sydney 2 years ago. The layout is not as long as the BPB version but its still thrilling and the views of the harbour make up for the shorter ride. I think there is one more of these out in Vietnam.
@@CoasterConnectionsyou wouldn't get one person in the cars ie wild mouse due to the crap food hamburgers etc never mind too and respectfully I'm fat too lol 😊
Stopped going to the Pleasure beach when they introduced an entry fee . Have many happy memories as a teenager , adult and young family but refused to pay an entry fee .
Sorry but you guys sound extremely entitled, why on earth would you be allowed to ride rides that cost millions to construct, for free?! Are you guys insane? All theme parks have entry fees
@@MaxArceus it didnt cost to walk through! It was always free to walk through the park, until Geoff Thompson passed away. We were happy to pay to go on the rides.
Thay had this thing at the back that was utterly terrifying as a kid (in socks). It was a platform that moved back and forth with huge flexible metal sheets attaching it to higher platforms (at the floor level of the building) and it had high sidewalls, so once you were in it you were in it and you had to leave the way you came in. You could slide down a metal sheet from either side and scramble onto the moving platform, then you had to make it back up to the floor level. This was difficult and needed some decent timing and a good few attempts which would tire you out as you couldn't get any grip on the metal with your socks,. This gave the impression to 10yr old me that I might not make it out and be stuck on the platform forever, it was properly scary to me. 😧
@@CoasterConnections letting the public in to wander about was a massive part of that lovely park.✌️❤️ Remember the old tickets a b c and d rides , correct me I remember the magic swing was the best c ride in the park.✌️
From what i remember of Wild Mouse, that ride was painful haha throwing you around, good fun hahaha will be missed, a shame that my kids wont get to try that ride.
I remember all of these lost rides and more. My favourites were the goldmine, the log flume and Noah’s ark. Classics and loads of fun. It was so sad to see them disappear one by one. As much as I love coasters, I feel the family fun element has diminished in favour of bigger faster rides.
My Grandma had a cousin.who lived in Blackpool, and we spent EVERY dchool holiday there. The Pleasure Beach was our Friday last treat of the holiday visit and I remember FONDLY ALL the rides mentioned here. So sad to see my childhood favourites are no more, but I'll always have my memories Xxx
I loved the wild mouse, I remember going on it with my uncle and having to be careful not to head butt him in the chin as we got whipped round the track, good times!
Love this! Again, what a great video! How do you find such great historic footage? I was born in 1979, so I was too young to go on the Virginia Reel sadly. I remember the Ranger and Rainbow being it that spot though. I also remember spending a fun afternoon in the old fun house. I remember The Greatest Show on Earth being in the Casino building, although I don’t remember going on it? I did go on The Haunted Swing when it was a stand alone attraction, I remember being very nervous as I didn’t know what was going to happen, but it was fun. The Log Flume was great, I still have an on ride souvenir photo from the attraction. It’s such a shame Noah’s Ark is no longer an attraction, especially as there is only this one and the one in Kennywood left. I absolutely loved the Gold Mine as a child, the downward descent always felt much faster than the 11 miles an hour I believe it is? As an enthusiast, I can’t talk about the sad loss of the Wild Mouse 😢 what a great and out of control rollercoaster! So many great and nostalgic attractions, thanks for the memories 👍🏻
Wow! Thank you so much for your continued support. Like you I’m too young to have ridden the Virginia Reel. But I remember and went on a lot of the other lost attractions, including some not on this list. I feel the same about the Wild Mouse. As you can tell I have a passion for historical rides and Wild Mouse was a stand out example. The saddest part is that it was replaced with essentially nothing. 😢
the greatest show on earth was originally called the wonderful world of entertainment as a child i adored it sitting in that fringed canopy rather a cross between its a small world and peter pans flght with a circus theme
When a teenager, in a moment of madness I went on the wild mouse with a friend. I was terrified as it really felt like the mouse would come off the track. After that it always made me smile when I walked passed it thinking once but never again 😂 Happy days 😀
Excellent video with some good historic footage. It highlights the issue the park has now as few rides have been replaced and the visitor experience is diminished. Indeed, there are other rides that have been removed and not mentioned. Cableway, Spin Doctor, Black Hole, Turtle Chase, Tom Sawyer ride, Vikingar, Tokaydo, The Whip, Dodgems and, unbelievably, this year, Ice Blast and Grand Prix.
I loved the wild mouse. Last rode it in 2015. Was a shock whin i heard it had gone. So glad i was able to get a ride on it. I remember the log flume, noahs ark, the monorail and gold mine too. Never got to ride space invader though. Wasnt a fan of coasters at that point (and when i did go on my first in 2004 (?) i didnt even know it was a coaster haha). This park has so many memories for soo many people.
Oh yes, the park is full of memories, me included. I know it is not a museum, but when things are removed and not replaced or sit there non operational I have to question some decisions.
Anyone remember those horses that you sat on, like a rollercoaster but sat on a bloody plastic horse with a lap strap................I still remember that and the WILD MOUSE 40 odd years later - scarred me for life 😂
@@CoasterConnectionsAnother one that I wouldn't get on again, tried it once as a teenager and seem to recall spending most of it getting bum ache and being scared of falling off.
There is another video on TH-cam speculating as to why the Pleasure Beach is declining. This is a good pointer. The loss of Al the family friendly rides in favour of full on scare em rides is sad. As a youngster I loved all the side stalls, the monorail, railway etc. Sad😢 Oh and not being able to walk round anymore without paying entrance fee a bad move.
You are right, a park needs a mix of family and thrill attractions. A lot on this list could be enjoyed by all generations. While I see the benefits of not having open entry, the atmosphere that the park used to have was amazing.
I remember being on the wild mouse in 1984 when i was 9............it was honestly the most scary ride I had ever been on and remember the operator having to stop the ride because of my screams and tears...........Jeez that thing was horrendous - but fond memories all the same 😬
The log flume was one of the greatest rides and always a go to for us when we visited. Another fun ride not show here more for younger ones was the turtle ride a sort of tea cups ride but with turtles. And then the was the monster rider were the Ice Blast is now, that was an awesome ride. I remember going on the Noah Ark ride as a kid and jumping the barriers and climbing over where all the animals where and then getting shouted at by park staff
Oh my God!! I've been watching these utube videos about Blackpool Pleasure beach for years and not once has anyone ever mentioned the Rainbow ride!! Well done guys! It's was one of the most stunning rides that place has ever seen. It stood right at the entrance and the light show it gave off was incredible!! Where did you find that footage? ❤❤❤❤❤ Well done
When you are a small park like Blackpool that has been open over 125 years things are going to come and go, but I still miss some of the old attractions.
The Monster was the Octopus type ride,but it was far better than a normal Octopus ride .It was near the entrance in front of the Reel.I went on inthe 70's and early 80's.Loved it.Depending on the operator,he used to swing the arms up and down a few times before it started rotating .The carriages would spin fast and slow.
I miss the haunted hotel most. My dads favourite ride was the wild mouse, will always say that out of every coaster he's ever been on, that will always be the most intense!
I remember an extremely steep (nigh on vertical) drop on a very wide, metal slide; was that Morecambe? The one at Blackpool on this vid does not seem to be the same.
@@SaxJockey yes there was a wide big slide (I think called the death slide) then there was a narrow one, the kamikaze that was almost one step beyond vertical and I'm sure caused many injuries over the years!
@@peachesmcgee4795 Thanks, thought so. Just found a still image of what looks like the death slide, but it's title is '1950s Britain, Funhouse, Blackpool Pleasure Beach'. You can see that people were barely in contact with the upper part of the slide. Guess Blackpool subsequently replaced that with the (more tame) multiple lane slide shown in this vid.
Virginia Reel was the best ride ever. We knew it simply as “Tubs”, no other ride like it anywhere else. Would love to ride a modern version of it. Wild mouse was also quality
Missed out quite a bit. Could make a part two covering the stuff like the water Shute,tutle chase,original dogems,whip,bumper boats,bling,magic mountain
The Wild Mouse was brilliaint and it took up a very small footprint. They said the wood was rotten but they could have built a replica to last for the next 60 years.
I remember my Dad falling inside the rotating drum thingy - was that in the Fun House? Also there was a Laughing Policeman - bet he went ages ago! Is The Grand National still there?
Wild mouse, space invader and the grand national were the standout r8des from my school trips, we used to travel from Manchester to visit the pleasure beach every year before the summer holidays ...... ❤❤❤
@@CoasterConnections yeah, I used to go there as a child when the campsite first opened, it was a great place as it had the zoo as well, a video on that wold be great.
Blackpool pleasure beach was at its prime when Valhalla and the log flume were both running. Also had Space Invader, Gold Mine and Wild Mouse as well. The early 2000’s were the best time. The log flume is most missed by me personally. Infusion wrecks my neck
Forgot how many beloved rides have gone, really miss the log flume, wild mouse, monorail, Space Invader and Noah's Ark! I remember riding the Greatest Show when it was in the casino in 1985, I was only 5 and found it scary!
Space Invader and Gold Mine were both pencilled to have featured in the cancelled Dr Who season in 1985. Nice to be able to see some of them as never got to Blackpool myself.
The park at Montreal's Expo 67 also had a very similar log flume ride, and was one of the most popular family rides for the 50 years it operated. It was announced overnight that it had reached the end of it's useful life, and closed, to great disappointment. They should have rebuilt another one.
It's so sad that these rides were well loved by all including me I remember the monorail & crazy mouse it's so sad that nothing was kept from these rides, & they were scrapped so easily it's so wrong it's apart of our history childhoods that we can't get back there definitely should be a museum dedicated to all rides that have gone I remember riding the gravity flat ride where you were stuck to the wall it was fun until nasty people started dropping there drinks on riders someone always has to spoil someone else's fun thanks for sharing this video & sharing rides that no longer exist.
Will always remember my first ride on Valhalla on the year 7 school trip, the £2.50 plastic ponsho went over my head and was covering my face. I spent 90% of the ride trying not to get water boarded
I miss the hip bruising Rainbow Ride. When the park was quiet, you could sit alone in a double seat and they would rank up the speed and let the ride go on longer.
❤ I visited several times in the 1980s. I loved Noah's Ark (even though it didn't actually do anything) and loved the Miners Goldfield ride that went through a cafe, only went on the steeplechase once as it was a LOT faster and terrifying than it actually looked. Loved the Fun House and somehow managed to spend six hours in there one day. Now live in Australia, so unlikely to ever get back. Happy memories of spending days there when I was in my teens.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Some great memories. One of the things I remember most is also the gold mine, river caves and the cafe all together!
If it’s in the really old footage it could be the Rainbow Wheel. It’s one ride I’d love to know more about. Apparently visitors sat in a static car while the wheel rotated around them with different scenes. The Pleasure Beach has had its fair share of unusual rides!
Do you mean the dome at 17:21 ? If so, that had a circular Gravity Rotor ride inside (cannot recall its actual name). Went on that circ 1980, the protective head cushion was not in the correct place; it felt like my head was being put through a potato chipper as it pressed against the metal cage 😂.
I went to Blackpool maybe 3 times a year in my childhood. Have very fond memories of the gold mine, river caves, space invader, Noah’s ark and nearly breaking my hip on wild mouse 😂 Haven’t been to Blackpool since 2017 and never been on ICON. I’m trying to think what ride ICON replaced but I can’t put my finger on it
I think they probably thought it was a bit unnecessary after Valhalla opened since Valhalla is amazing but I suppose they could of kept the log flume to but with water rides allegedly been quite pricey to run I understand why it went
The Funhouse was such great value. It was about 50p and you could be in there for hours, or until you damaged yourself on the laughably unsafe rides inside. I burned my arms coming down the massively steep slide, and was sick on the big spinning disk that flung you to the sides if you tried to get to the middle. Ahh life before mollycoddling :)
At 17:29 during the wild mouse segment, there is a blue house. After going nearly once very couple of months to Blackpool, i didnt go for maybe 15 years, on my return, there was that blue house attraction. It was a horror maze with a dark spinning disc as the final payoff. Im being super vague but i loved it. One of the best rides at the park. A few years later, it was gone again. I have no idea the name of the ride or anything. Blackpool pleasure beach and Southports old pleasure island bring back good memories as a little boy, as my parents got divorced so my now passed away father would pick me up on the weekends and we'd go together. Fun times. 1980's has good memories.
@CoasterConnections yesss thank you, Trauma Towers. Only rode it once but it's definitely stayed in the memory bank. I'd love to see the part 2 of your video I very much enjoyed this one.
It's lost as a stand alone attraction. On my last few visits it hasn't operated, and there are reports that it has ceased operation. But this is Pleasure Beach so it could open tomorrow again without warning. 🤪
Disappointed that the carousel that printed the names of the horses on their necks wasn't on this list. I got sent to a hospital in Manchester with a skull fracture from falling off of it because it was too high off the ground 💀
Wow, seeing these old rides brings back so many memories from my childhood. The Funhouse was amazing but was a health and safety nightmare by todays standards. The Haunted Swing to this day is the most freaked out I have ever been on a ride to this day and I'm not scared to go on any ride but the Haunted Swing remains the most intense thing I have even been on 🤣I closed my eyes after a few seconds. It's so sad to see these old attractions disappear. I get it, things get old and they have to keep things fresh to attract visitors.
My first visit was after virginia reel and the funhouse closed, but i miss every other ride on this list, didnt know theyd closed the swing part of impossible. You can add trauma towers to the list too...
Every time we went space invader was not operating! never got to ride it, Wild Mouse was a classic always the first ride id go on, usually had mild whiplash for the rest of the day but worth it
OMG! My teen years in the 80's all in one video! Haunted Swing in 80/81 & 82 had a man running it who looked like Lurch he'd sit with you and say "Stay seated" Proper creepy he was. I remember going the first year of "Space Invader" The Queue was massive with a mans voice booming from a speaker saying how "Unbelievable" it was. The Wild Mouse. Imagine having that now! The amount of whiplash claims going in ! Also remember them having a Bucking Bronco there which was next to Haunted Swing. Also in the 90's it had a ride called Monster. Also the swinging Pirate Ship It's a shame what's happened to Blackpool Pleasure Beach. All to do with greed. Seeing some of the closed rides now it looks dilapidated and worn out.
I love this! So many memories in one post. The pleasure beach was always so kinetic and full of life. I also remember all the recorded attraction spells like the one on Space Invader. The Wild Mouse is one of my most missed rides anywhere!
@@CoasterConnections i am a Fred fan and when i saw the bench with 2nd July 1980 outside Goldmine i knew that was when Fred went with his family also , great video i dont think Pleasure Beach will go back to those days again .
I'm sure the Fun House was deliberately burnt down, as it can't have been a money maker, but it was a fantastic place to go. Those spinning discs were a challenge to stay on! Why they got rid of the log flume I've no idea. One of the most popular rides if I remember rightly!
You may be right about it kit making money. When I was researching I read stories of people squeezing through the exit and spending all day inside! If it hadn’t burned down it would be closed for sure due to health and safety!
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Getting rid of the Wild Mouse basically cultural vandalism ..A truly terrifying ride .
One of the best!
Cultural vandalism 😂😂. It was a great ride but at the end of the day it was just a pile of wood with a metal track. It wasn't gonna last forever obviously
Scared me so much I wouldn't go on it a 2nd time! It really felt like you were going to be pitched off the track! :O
Hey the wild mouse was up there with the greats at the park hands down. stood up there close the thrilling experience of the big one
That is why they were so sneaky about getting rid of it. Not many historic rides left
People have no idea how incredibly popular The Log Flume was. I worked there as a ride cashier and that thing had queues all day long, running from the ride, all the way past the Big Dipper, the Grand Prix and The Monorail station and down the slope to the lower level
I can believe it. The perfect ride for a hot summer day and one that all generations seemed to want to go on. I bet you have some great memories from working there.
The log flume was great. My mum went on it when she was pregnant with me- i think thats why i like log flumes so much now 🤣
If you’ve never been soaked through on the log flume, then shuffled, freezing cold around Blackpool seafront, before embarking on a 4 hour coach journey back home - I envy you.
Ah, fun times ^^
I been there the other day. It’s now a closed rugrats ride.
Wasn't the best ride to go pre-season when it was cold and all rides were 50p. You would freeze and the green stinky water on your clothes would not dry hahaha
removing drench falls logflume is one of the most worst decision the park has ever done! RIP that ride :(
should have stayed!
should have stayed.
It could have had a refurb and stayed, especially given how uncomfortable its replacement is!
disagree the ride that replaced it is infinitely better
@@julmdamaslefttoe3559 ummmm, nope. lol
The wild mouse was truly a white knuckle ride
My favourite not just in Blackpool but in Britain
I’ll second that, probably the best coaster that the UK has ever lost.
@@CoasterConnections I totally agree , I remember going on the corkscrew at Alton towers when it opened and it never even come close to wild mouse
@@CoasterConnections fortunately, a similar coaster still remains at Luna Park, Sydney. I was fortunate to ride it when I went to Sydney 2 years ago. The layout is not as long as the BPB version but its still thrilling and the views of the harbour make up for the shorter ride. I think there is one more of these out in Vietnam.
Yeah wild mouse was thrilling and totally scary you actually felt like it could cause you harm 😂.
Anyone remember the Wild Mouse at Littlehampton? Scared me off roller coasters when a little kid!
Can’t believe they got rid of wild mouse. I’m fortunate enough to have a small piece of the track bought for me as a gift 🐁 🐁 🐁
Thats an amazing gift, a true piece of history.
The wild mouse was insane! with only a seatbelt lol
It sure was, especially when two people squeezed into those small cars! I loved it!
o the memories of being the one sat to rear and having crushed legs
Whip lash. Good laugh though
@@CoasterConnectionsyou wouldn't get one person in the cars ie wild mouse due to the crap food hamburgers etc never mind too and respectfully I'm fat too lol 😊
Loved the log flume and Noah's ark what brilliant memories😊
Thank you for watching. I loved them both too!
I'll always miss the Goldmine and the turtle ride - some very vague, but cherished memories of both
The Turtle Chase was a classic you don’t see any more. Thanks for watching.
Happy days
@@CoasterConnectionsit’s still at a park in Pennsylvania and that park is called Kennywood
I loved the log Flume. The Wild Mouse was crazy, a real bone shaker
The wild mouse was amazing. My most missed coaster anywhere.
Wonderful memories and so well presented, thank you!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I have so many memories of some of these too.
Stopped going to the Pleasure beach when they introduced an entry fee . Have many happy memories as a teenager , adult and young family but refused to pay an entry fee .
I’m sorry to say I think many people are the same.
Same here.
Me too. I refuse point-blank to pay an entry fee.
Sorry but you guys sound extremely entitled, why on earth would you be allowed to ride rides that cost millions to construct, for free?! Are you guys insane? All theme parks have entry fees
@@MaxArceus it didnt cost to walk through!
It was always free to walk through the park, until Geoff Thompson passed away.
We were happy to pay to go on the rides.
The Fun House. Health & safety officer's worst nightmare.
But kids loved it! 😂😂😂
It would never have been the same these days. It would not be an all day thing like it used to be.
Thay had this thing at the back that was utterly terrifying as a kid (in socks). It was a platform that moved back and forth with huge flexible metal sheets attaching it to higher platforms (at the floor level of the building) and it had high sidewalls, so once you were in it you were in it and you had to leave the way you came in.
You could slide down a metal sheet from either side and scramble onto the moving platform, then you had to make it back up to the floor level. This was difficult and needed some decent timing and a good few attempts which would tire you out as you couldn't get any grip on the metal with your socks,. This gave the impression to 10yr old me that I might not make it out and be stuck on the platform forever, it was properly scary to me. 😧
But we loved it in the Fun House all day age of 10..
@@darkhall8227 All day at the Fun House in grey stockingfeet, my favourite amusement in Blackpool.
Fantastic spent many a happy hour here in the 80s .so sad to see some of the classics have gone..and also the coorperate state of the modern park.
Hopefully the park can turn a corner for the better in the coming years.
@@CoasterConnections letting the public in to wander about was a massive part of that lovely park.✌️❤️ Remember the old tickets a b c and d rides , correct me I remember the magic swing was the best c ride in the park.✌️
From what i remember of Wild Mouse, that ride was painful haha throwing you around, good fun hahaha will be missed, a shame that my kids wont get to try that ride.
It was a rough ride. Sometimes those are the best type of coaster!
I lived in Blackpool from 1976 - 1990 ... but had many holidays there before that ... this brings back so many memories .. thank you
Glad you enjoyed! I bet you had many good times at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
I remember all of these lost rides and more. My favourites were the goldmine, the log flume and Noah’s ark. Classics and loads of fun. It was so sad to see them disappear one by one. As much as I love coasters, I feel the family fun element has diminished in favour of bigger faster rides.
So many family classics have disappeared. I understand a park needs to evolve, but they should also remember their history.
@@CoasterConnections I couldn’t agree more. It’s such a shame.
So true, I don’t like coasters so it just makes me not want to go even more
YEP
I had forgotten about the monorail and funhouse, remember log flume and Noahs Ark my favourites.. That barrel in the funhouse could get up some speed.
I love how crazy the Fun House was. I’d love to go back to 1980’s Pleasure Beach.
My favourite was always the goldmine, they really managed to get everything to work together so well on that ride.
It was a true classic. I loved how it interacted with the River Caves and nearby cafe.
Mouse trap was wild,god I had bruises everywhere, my girlfriend bust me lip😂😂😂, that was iconic,👍, thanks again for the video, brilliant
Glad you enjoyed the video. Maybe the injuries on Wild Mouse are part of the experience! 😂
My Grandma had a cousin.who lived in Blackpool, and we spent EVERY dchool holiday there.
The Pleasure Beach was our Friday last treat of the holiday visit and I remember FONDLY ALL the rides mentioned here. So sad to see my childhood favourites are no more, but I'll always have my memories Xxx
That’s a great way to view things. Your memories never go!
I loved the wild mouse, I remember going on it with my uncle and having to be careful not to head butt him in the chin as we got whipped round the track, good times!
Good times indeed! 😁
"head butt him in the chin" :D
Love this! Again, what a great video! How do you find such great historic footage? I was born in 1979, so I was too young to go on the Virginia Reel sadly. I remember the Ranger and Rainbow being it that spot though. I also remember spending a fun afternoon in the old fun house. I remember The Greatest Show on Earth being in the Casino building, although I don’t remember going on it? I did go on The Haunted Swing when it was a stand alone attraction, I remember being very nervous as I didn’t know what was going to happen, but it was fun. The Log Flume was great, I still have an on ride souvenir photo from the attraction. It’s such a shame Noah’s Ark is no longer an attraction, especially as there is only this one and the one in Kennywood left.
I absolutely loved the Gold Mine as a child, the downward descent always felt much faster than the 11 miles an hour I believe it is?
As an enthusiast, I can’t talk about the sad loss of the Wild Mouse 😢 what a great and out of control rollercoaster!
So many great and nostalgic attractions, thanks for the memories 👍🏻
Wow! Thank you so much for your continued support.
Like you I’m too young to have ridden the Virginia Reel. But I remember and went on a lot of the other lost attractions, including some not on this list.
I feel the same about the Wild Mouse. As you can tell I have a passion for historical rides and Wild Mouse was a stand out example. The saddest part is that it was replaced with essentially nothing. 😢
the greatest show on earth was originally called the wonderful world of entertainment as a child i adored it sitting in that fringed canopy rather a cross between its a small world and peter pans flght with a circus theme
When a teenager, in a moment of madness I went on the wild mouse with a friend. I was terrified as it really felt like the mouse would come off the track. After that it always made me smile when I walked passed it thinking once but never again 😂 Happy days 😀
I’ve heard a few people say “Never Again”! 🤣🤣🤣
The tracks looked like they were made from a coat hanger.
😂It really did. I loved watching the mouse dart around though when I wasn’t on it. It is a part of Pleasure Beach history I will never forget.
@@blootoofblue6951 That bit of track that come out as an overhang was ruthless! You thought it was going to fly off!
Excellent video with some good historic footage. It highlights the issue the park has now as few rides have been replaced and the visitor experience is diminished. Indeed, there are other rides that have been removed and not mentioned. Cableway, Spin Doctor, Black Hole, Turtle Chase, Tom Sawyer ride, Vikingar, Tokaydo, The Whip, Dodgems and, unbelievably, this year, Ice Blast and Grand Prix.
I think you have just planned my 'More Lost Rides' video right there! 😁
I loved the wild mouse. Last rode it in 2015. Was a shock whin i heard it had gone. So glad i was able to get a ride on it. I remember the log flume, noahs ark, the monorail and gold mine too. Never got to ride space invader though. Wasnt a fan of coasters at that point (and when i did go on my first in 2004 (?) i didnt even know it was a coaster haha). This park has so many memories for soo many people.
Oh yes, the park is full of memories, me included. I know it is not a museum, but when things are removed and not replaced or sit there non operational I have to question some decisions.
You didn't miss much, always found Space Invader to be short and not particularly exciting.
Anyone remember those horses that you sat on, like a rollercoaster but sat on a bloody plastic horse with a lap strap................I still remember that and the WILD MOUSE 40 odd years later - scarred me for life 😂
The Steeplechase… it’s still there and operating! The last one of its type in the world.
@@CoasterConnectionsAnother one that I wouldn't get on again, tried it once as a teenager and seem to recall spending most of it getting bum ache and being scared of falling off.
I loved the haunted swing!! Blew my mind when I was a kid
It’s such an effective illusion!
There is another video on TH-cam speculating as to why the Pleasure Beach is declining. This is a good pointer. The loss of Al the family friendly rides in favour of full on scare em rides is sad. As a youngster I loved all the side stalls, the monorail, railway etc. Sad😢 Oh and not being able to walk round anymore without paying entrance fee a bad move.
You are right, a park needs a mix of family and thrill attractions. A lot on this list could be enjoyed by all generations. While I see the benefits of not having open entry, the atmosphere that the park used to have was amazing.
Well, wallace and grommit isnt exactly thrills, but its a rubbish replacement for gold mine!
We used to call it the Mad Mouse xx The Gold Mine was a firm favourite of mine xx thank you for this video 🥰🥰
You are welcome… Thanks for watching! The Wold Mouse was certainly mad, that’s why I loved it!
The log plume and the wild mouse. Been on them both. Loved them.
I’m with you on those two 👍🏻
Thank you for the fond trip down memory lane. 😊
My pleasure. Thank you for watching!
I remember being on the wild mouse in 1984 when i was 9............it was honestly the most scary ride I had ever been on and remember the operator having to stop the ride because of my screams and tears...........Jeez that thing was horrendous - but fond memories all the same 😬
With your woodworking skills maybe you could offer to build a copy! 🤣
The log flume was one of the greatest rides and always a go to for us when we visited. Another fun ride not show here more for younger ones was the turtle ride a sort of tea cups ride but with turtles. And then the was the monster rider were the Ice Blast is now, that was an awesome ride.
I remember going on the Noah Ark ride as a kid and jumping the barriers and climbing over where all the animals where and then getting shouted at by park staff
The log flume was great, it is missed by so many. If you want to see the Turtle and Monster check out the More Lost Rides of Blackpool video.
Love to see that Virginia reel back looked Like a great thing to go on, I remember the fun house that was great
Oh yes, it looked fun but also very brutal!
I remember going there as a young boy born in 1957, Noah's Ark, the fun house etc and a horse race ride and a sports car ride.
Well if you mean the Derby Racer or Steeplechase… they are both still there!
@@CoasterConnections good news, it's been a few years since our last visits, thanks
Unfortunately, the sports car ride closed down, last week.
We were hoping to visit in September, to old for that now but it would have been nice to see it again @@jennybates
Brilliant video mate. Brought back some great memories. Shame none of those rides exist anymore. 👍
Glad you enjoyed. Happy to spark some memories!
Oh my God!! I've been watching these utube videos about Blackpool Pleasure beach for years and not once has anyone ever mentioned the Rainbow ride!! Well done guys! It's was one of the most stunning rides that place has ever seen. It stood right at the entrance and the light show it gave off was incredible!! Where did you find that footage? ❤❤❤❤❤ Well done
Rainbow rides are great, I didn’t realise Blackpool had one until my research. I have it on my list for a follow up video that’s in the planning!
Anyone remember the Tokaydo express, think it was only there a few years. They also used to have an Octopus rude and gyro swing all gone now
When you are a small park like Blackpool that has been open over 125 years things are going to come and go, but I still miss some of the old attractions.
I do, I’m sure it was where skyforce is and the icon track.
They also had the same ride in Rhyl funfair called the runaway mine train
Was the tokaydo express
Tokaydo yes that's it, thanks
The Monster was the Octopus type ride,but it was far better than a normal Octopus ride .It was near the entrance in front of the Reel.I went on inthe 70's and early 80's.Loved it.Depending on the operator,he used to swing the arms up and down a few times before it started rotating .The carriages would spin fast and slow.
it’s a shame so many of these great rides are no more they would still be great to enjoy them today.
I agree, and some of them were replaced with essentially nothing.
I miss the haunted hotel most. My dads favourite ride was the wild mouse, will always say that out of every coaster he's ever been on, that will always be the most intense!
That was a fun attraction, watch out for a future video. 😉
As you can tell the Wild Mouse was a favourite of mine!
There was a similar funhouse in Morecambe-loved it as a kid.
Sounds fun! Thanks for watching.
I remember an extremely steep (nigh on vertical) drop on a very wide, metal slide; was that Morecambe? The one at Blackpool on this vid does not seem to be the same.
@@SaxJockey yes there was a wide big slide (I think called the death slide) then there was a narrow one, the kamikaze that was almost one step beyond vertical and I'm sure caused many injuries over the years!
@@peachesmcgee4795 Thanks, thought so. Just found a still image of what looks like the death slide, but it's title is '1950s Britain, Funhouse, Blackpool Pleasure Beach'. You can see that people were barely in contact with the upper part of the slide. Guess Blackpool subsequently replaced that with the (more tame) multiple lane slide shown in this vid.
Brilliant video thanks, my sister broke her wrist on the wild mouse in about 1986
Thank you for watching. It seems like there were a few injuries on that ride. How did it happen?
Virginia Reel was the best ride ever. We knew it simply as “Tubs”, no other ride like it anywhere else. Would love to ride a modern version of it. Wild mouse was also quality
I’d love a modern version too. Spinning coasters just aren’t the same!
Missed out quite a bit. Could make a part two covering the stuff like the water Shute,tutle chase,original dogems,whip,bumper boats,bling,magic mountain
A follow up “more lost rides” is already in the planning 😁 Watch this space!
The Wild Mouse was brilliaint and it took up a very small footprint. They said the wood was rotten but they could have built a replica to last for the next 60 years.
Many wooden rides have sections replaces, that’s part of the ongoing maintenance of the ride type. Maybe the cost was too high, but I miss that ride!
Wonderful to see some of my favourite rides again.
Thanks for watching, there are a lot of memories in that video.
I remember my Dad falling inside the rotating drum thingy - was that in the Fun House? Also there was a Laughing Policeman - bet he went ages ago! Is The Grand National still there?
If you mean the laughing man, his head was all that survived the fire. There are pictures of firemen carrying it out.
Goldmine was my rollercoaster and some ride where u go on a cable car around a theatre with animatronic marionettes and the Alice in wonderland ride
The gold mine was fun. C pi old you mean The Greatest Show on Earth from this video?
Loved Goldmine. We used to sit in that café and watch it and River Caves go by, whilst we got some food before heading home. Great days.
Wild mouse, space invader and the grand national were the standout r8des from my school trips, we used to travel from Manchester to visit the pleasure beach every year before the summer holidays ...... ❤❤❤
That’s some great memories there. Being from Yorkshire our school trips were always to Flamingo Land… might need to document their lost rides.
@@CoasterConnections yeah, I used to go there as a child when the campsite first opened, it was a great place as it had the zoo as well, a video on that wold be great.
Blackpool pleasure beach was at its prime when Valhalla and the log flume were both running. Also had Space Invader, Gold Mine and Wild Mouse as well. The early 2000’s were the best time. The log flume is most missed by me personally. Infusion wrecks my neck
I loved the 90's and early 2000's at Pleasure Beach. Certainly a great time for the park.
Good god, soooo many memories!! I’ve been on/in all of those through the years.
So pleased you enjoyed. Thanks for watching!
A wonderful blast from the past here! As a child I was petrified by Noah’s Ark 😂 Great video
Glad you enjoyed it! Love sharing my passion for theme park history!
Forgot how many beloved rides have gone, really miss the log flume, wild mouse, monorail, Space Invader and Noah's Ark! I remember riding the Greatest Show when it was in the casino in 1985, I was only 5 and found it scary!
So many rides have gone from Blackpool. I miss a lot of them too.
I think a lot of the dark rides are scary… Magic Mountain was down right weird!
Space Invader and Gold Mine were both pencilled to have featured in the cancelled Dr Who season in 1985. Nice to be able to see some of them as never got to Blackpool myself.
That would have been great to see. Thanks for the extra fact!
So many childhood memories of riding the Log flume and Goldmine in the 70's
Two great rides!
The park at Montreal's Expo 67 also had a very similar log flume ride, and was one of the most popular family rides for the 50 years it operated. It was announced overnight that it had reached the end of it's useful life, and closed, to great disappointment. They should have rebuilt another one.
I think parks underestimate how much people still love a classic log flume. Across my videos they are one of the most missed rides.
It's so sad that these rides were well loved by all including me I remember the monorail & crazy mouse it's so sad that nothing was kept from these rides, & they were scrapped so easily it's so wrong it's apart of our history childhoods that we can't get back there definitely should be a museum dedicated to all rides that have gone I remember riding the gravity flat ride where you were stuck to the wall it was fun until nasty people started dropping there drinks on riders someone always has to spoil someone else's fun thanks for sharing this video & sharing rides that no longer exist.
What a great idea. More theme parks should have a museum where they can celebrate their history.
Amanda Thompson has made some very questionable decisions.
Thats one person I would love to interview.
Felt so nostalgic watching this, even more so when I realised I'm in one of the flipping photos you used! 😂
Oh wow… amazing to hear that! Consider yourself part of Pleasure Beach Hhstory!
Will always remember my first ride on Valhalla on the year 7 school trip, the £2.50 plastic ponsho went over my head and was covering my face. I spent 90% of the ride trying not to get water boarded
Fun fact. I’ve never been on Valhalla. In my younger years I didn’t want to get wet, then as an adult it’s has been closed every visit!
The Wild Mouse really was wild, many a time I came off aching 😂
Hoping you enjoyed your rides!
I miss the hip bruising Rainbow Ride. When the park was quiet, you could sit alone in a double seat and they would rank up the speed and let the ride go on longer.
That’s the best thing about those rides!
❤ I visited several times in the 1980s. I loved Noah's Ark (even though it didn't actually do anything) and loved the Miners Goldfield ride that went through a cafe, only went on the steeplechase once as it was a LOT faster and terrifying than it actually looked. Loved the Fun House and somehow managed to spend six hours in there one day. Now live in Australia, so unlikely to ever get back. Happy memories of spending days there when I was in my teens.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Some great memories. One of the things I remember most is also the gold mine, river caves and the cafe all together!
I remember going on the reel. It could be a real headbanger, literally. There was a few coming together of heads on that ride.
It looked like it was! You are very lucky to have ridden such a unique coaster.
Best ride ever……
I loved the Log Flume
It seems to be one of the missed missed rides from the park.
Excellent knowledge of this old favourite
Thank you 🙏🏼 I’m just happy to share my passion for theme park history. I’m so glad you liked.
The American football themed dodgems were absolutely brutal, those things dished out whiplash on the regular
Exactly how dogems should be 😂
Great video!
Funhouse. Hmmm…
Thanks for watching!
Shadow of it's former self now the pleasure beach and so expensive to. I personally preferred frontierland in Morecambe
That one park I never visited. A lost park!
The wild mouse was my favourite ever ride at any fair, why they got rid of it to replace it with more or less nothing is beyond me🤷♂️
Exactly my thoughts!
Wow brilliant video so many child hood memories love it pity the park is just a rip off now so sad😢
So many memories for me too, thank you for watching. I’d love the PB to return to its heyday.
Wild Mouse was my all time favourite ride there, it was hilarious and thrilling at the same time, so sad they removed it
I'm with you on that one. Was such a fun ride.
I'm sure I vaguely remember the Virginia Wheel when my parents took us to Blackpool back in the day.
Wow, that’s a memory. Unfortunately I first visited when it was gone.
Been there done that..
I got whiplash on that mouse ride. Have had neck and back problems ever since.. was a good ride though.
That’s one hell of a souvenir! Nice to see you still think it was a good ride.
What was that huge enclosed circle like a ferris wheel, I've always wondered
If it’s in the really old footage it could be the Rainbow Wheel.
It’s one ride I’d love to know more about. Apparently visitors sat in a static car while the wheel rotated around them with different scenes.
The Pleasure Beach has had its fair share of unusual rides!
Do you mean the dome at 17:21 ? If so, that had a circular Gravity Rotor ride inside (cannot recall its actual name). Went on that circ 1980, the protective head cushion was not in the correct place; it felt like my head was being put through a potato chipper as it pressed against the metal cage 😂.
I went to Blackpool maybe 3 times a year in my childhood. Have very fond memories of the gold mine, river caves, space invader, Noah’s ark and nearly breaking my hip on wild mouse 😂 Haven’t been to Blackpool since 2017 and never been on ICON. I’m trying to think what ride ICON replaced but I can’t put my finger on it
It is built partly where the Tom Sawyer bridge was located and is on the site of a number of rides including the rafts and Turtle Chase.
I can’t wait to go back to Blackpool.
I’m the same. I haven’t been this season.
Anyone remember the Monster - the black painted octopus style ride just inside the entrance where the Ice Blast is now?
I don’t remember it but I’ve seen pictures of it. One for a follow up video I think!
Yes used to love that one, went on it when you could buy individual tickets for rides rather than pay just to go in.
Why do so many theme parks dispose of perfectly good log flumes?
I’ll second this. Log Flumes are the true definition of family thrills. Interestingly the world’s first log flume is still operating!
I think they probably thought it was a bit unnecessary after Valhalla opened since Valhalla is amazing but I suppose they could of kept the log flume to but with water rides allegedly been quite pricey to run I understand why it went
cost
The Funhouse was such great value. It was about 50p and you could be in there for hours, or until you damaged yourself on the laughably unsafe rides inside. I burned my arms coming down the massively steep slide, and was sick on the big spinning disk that flung you to the sides if you tried to get to the middle. Ahh life before mollycoddling :)
I expect you weren't the only one that stayed in all day, or came out with an injury! But it was all good fun.
There were no unsafe rides, all the rides are safe minus wild mouse imo.
At 17:29 during the wild mouse segment, there is a blue house. After going nearly once very couple of months to Blackpool, i didnt go for maybe 15 years, on my return, there was that blue house attraction. It was a horror maze with a dark spinning disc as the final payoff. Im being super vague but i loved it. One of the best rides at the park. A few years later, it was gone again.
I have no idea the name of the ride or anything.
Blackpool pleasure beach and Southports old pleasure island bring back good memories as a little boy, as my parents got divorced so my now passed away father would pick me up on the weekends and we'd go together. Fun times. 1980's has good memories.
Vague, but quite accurate. I think you mean Trauma Towers. I’m hoping to do a follow up video with more lost rides, so watch this space.
@CoasterConnections yesss thank you, Trauma Towers. Only rode it once but it's definitely stayed in the memory bank. I'd love to see the part 2 of your video I very much enjoyed this one.
Trauma towers.
I remember riding the wild mouse in 2015 and it was certainly a rough ride 😂 The whole ride was shaking, it was terrifying but a whole lot of fun 😅
The Wild Mouse is the coaster I miss the most at Pleasure Beach.
When you said the haunted swing went from impossible (Blackpool) when I went to Blackpool pleasure beach in 2017, it was still there
It's lost as a stand alone attraction. On my last few visits it hasn't operated, and there are reports that it has ceased operation. But this is Pleasure Beach so it could open tomorrow again without warning. 🤪
I went on the revolution during a storm, pretty thrilling
I bet it was! I find the stairs on Revolution more terrifying than the ride itself!
When Blackpool was Blackpool worth going to!!
Hoping it can turn things around.
Disappointed that the carousel that printed the names of the horses on their necks wasn't on this list. I got sent to a hospital in Manchester with a skull fracture from falling off of it because it was too high off the ground 💀
I’ll have to see if I can research any information about it.
Loved the Fun House
I can see why. A lot of people were devastated when it burned down.
A place where yer parents dumped you as they hit the pubs.
Virginia Reel looked like it had such good theming for its era (the rockwork not the weird pink painted version)
My thoughts exactly, especially the original 20’s design. So ornate and detailed.
Absolutely brilliant ride, my all time favourite
We have a great picture of me, my sister and brother. And his mate in front of The Octopus.
RIP brother.
Thank you for sharing your memory of the park ❤️
Wow, seeing these old rides brings back so many memories from my childhood. The Funhouse was amazing but was a health and safety nightmare by todays standards. The Haunted Swing to this day is the most freaked out I have ever been on a ride to this day and I'm not scared to go on any ride but the Haunted Swing remains the most intense thing I have even been on 🤣I closed my eyes after a few seconds. It's so sad to see these old attractions disappear. I get it, things get old and they have to keep things fresh to attract visitors.
I agree, it’s not a museum and needs to build new attractions. But still miss some of the old ones.
My first visit was after virginia reel and the funhouse closed, but i miss every other ride on this list, didnt know theyd closed the swing part of impossible. You can add trauma towers to the list too...
Trauma Towers… another good memory for me. Hoping to do a follow up video with more lost rides.
Every time we went space invader was not operating! never got to ride it, Wild Mouse was a classic always the first ride id go on, usually had mild whiplash for the rest of the day but worth it
Wild Mouse is probably my most missed coaster anywhere. I loved that ride!
OMG! My teen years in the 80's all in one video! Haunted Swing in 80/81 & 82 had a man running it who looked like Lurch he'd sit with you and say "Stay seated" Proper creepy he was. I remember going the first year of "Space Invader" The Queue was massive with a mans voice booming from a speaker saying how "Unbelievable" it was. The Wild Mouse. Imagine having that now! The amount of whiplash claims going in ! Also remember them having a Bucking Bronco there which was next to Haunted Swing. Also in the 90's it had a ride called Monster. Also the swinging Pirate Ship It's a shame what's happened to Blackpool Pleasure Beach. All to do with greed. Seeing some of the closed rides now it looks dilapidated and worn out.
I love this! So many memories in one post. The pleasure beach was always so kinetic and full of life. I also remember all the recorded attraction spells like the one on Space Invader. The Wild Mouse is one of my most missed rides anywhere!
The Gold Mine was my fave when I was a kid
It was many people’s favourite. My oldest memory is with a recently lost ride - The Grand Prix!
No Trauma Towers. That was my fav ride of all time
Watch out for a future video 😉
The Fun house was great you could spend all day in there
There is nothing like it around today.
@@CoasterConnections Not even in the Tower you can roam around free all day any more.
Don’t start me reminiscing about the old Tower World!
@@CoasterConnections It was great, the out of this world section was brilliant. :)
Fred Dibnah and family at 13.00 :)
Wow! Eagle eyes! It is indeed, was from a BBC special!
@@CoasterConnections i am a Fred fan and when i saw the bench with 2nd July 1980 outside Goldmine i knew that was when Fred went with his family also , great video i dont think Pleasure Beach will go back to those days again .
I'm sure the Fun House was deliberately burnt down, as it can't have been a money maker, but it was a fantastic place to go. Those spinning discs were a challenge to stay on! Why they got rid of the log flume I've no idea. One of the most popular rides if I remember rightly!
You may be right about it kit making money. When I was researching I read stories of people squeezing through the exit and spending all day inside! If it hadn’t burned down it would be closed for sure due to health and safety!
Lucky to have ridden all of them except the first one
Thats good going! You have done better than me!
Still gutted they got rid of the Wild Mouse, favourite ride on there!
Until I made this video I didnt realise how many Wild Mouse fans were out there! We obviously know a good ride!
Wild mouse got what it deserved.