Achieved the status of the British number one attraction, with over six million visitors annually, Blackpool Pleasure Beach has from its humble beginnings in the late 1800s has become for its variety of white knuckle rides, live shows and numerous entertainment venues, famous.
The forty-two acre site, bought by Alderman William George Bean in 1896, has in the family even today. After two world wars, survived the amusement parkthrived from continued investment and the addition of new rides and shows, proving his devotion to go with the times.
Proof of its popularity, Blackpool Pleasure Beach was the joint fifth best amusement park in the world in 2007 by Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards - the only British park to be included in the awards - as well as the second best beach in the world to identify park.
Housing over 125 rides, ranging from the £ 12 million Pepsi Max BigA roller coaster to the more traditional rides, Pleasure Beach also plays host to a variety of live shows. These include ice dancing in the world's oldest purpose built ice theater, and the new staging, Forbidden, in total, there are a number of attractions catering for the most adventurous taste.
The year 2000 saw the Pleasure Beach's biggest investment to date - € 15 million - during 2004 saw an additional £ 5 million investment, which was used to re-issue andrenovate it. A large number of celebrities have also shown their support for the park, with personalities such as Jonathan Ross and Max Clifford officially opened new rides.
Although the amusement park attendance reached its peak during the summer months, when it is open week, but the management needs for the colder months by a number of different events. These include the lighting September Special, which runs every Friday in September and see the park up to the2; Spooktacular in October and running again, which on Friday evening in October, and winter weekends.
And with so much to see and do, not only at the Pleasure Beach, but also in Blackpool itself, the picturesque town is worth a visit. Reportedly the most popular seaside resort in Britain, he draws a value of around 10 million tourists per year, wants the wealth of entertainment venues and festivals offer experience. The city is also home to the Blackpool Tower,, Which opened in 1894 and remained a dominant role in its skyline ever since.
With the tourism make up a large part of the economy in the city, one could say that Blackpool is also ready for the annual influx of visitors, according to legend, can post a new Hotels and B & B Beds in Blackpool than in the whole of Portugal found!
But with the amusement park as the dominant attraction of the city, it may be wise to search for hotels near Blackpool Pleasure Beach,To be in a prime location and first pick of the rides!
