I've been watching your channel for around 2/3 yrs now, and this was by far your best yet! Loved the editing, quick cuts & explanations. You managed to pack so much info into it. 👍

Much of the park has been neglected over the years, and now everything has come home to roost. I just hope the situation can fix itself within the next 2-3 years. As of right now, not having River Caves running is a major downer.

They should bring back the monorail and the cableway... Both were great rides and different ways to see the Pleasure Beach.... I rode both many times.

The one really big negative about BPB is the "on the gate" ticket price, £50 pp is too much. If they lowered that price and brought in a lower cost for non rider/walk round tickets, you will see pleasure beach attendance grow!

loved your comment about the Blue Flyer being for younger thrill seekers and then saw us two goldie oldies enjoying the front seat ride, made our day we havnt had the YOUNG title for many a year cheers brill content as usual

really love you and Stephen on the videos have to say you make a great duo. jus the right amounts of fun and laughter yet good information. If this could be a regular thing you would be hands down the best channel on this subjects.

Really enjoy you and Steve working together. It’s a good duo to watch and you speak the truth and know your stuff.

Good to see you & Stephen at BPPB for this review you both did Scott 👍

Love watching people who know stuff talk about stuff they know about - thanks!

Here's what i would like to see £40 full day wristband £25 from 3pm wristband . Free entry to walk around and for those who only want to do a few rides a token system .Reasonably price the food and Get some atmosphere at the park as at the moment it has none .

Now that’s how you produce a theme park vlog 👍🏻👍🏻 awesome work guys !!! Stephen’s presenting was better than mine 👌🏻👌🏻 top vlog

Great video Scott and Stephen. Really good balanced opinions

Great to see such a positive vlog from you of the pleasure beach Scott. Most of them became on the negative and from other enthusiast! no park is perfect as you said, but still doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy it and have a great day. When I book the pleasure beach online I don’t think it’s overly expensive tbh ! What price do you think it’s should be ? May I ask 😃

You can't beat the Plesh! I went for the first time in years the other month (when it was quiet also) with my family. We had an amazing day. The park looked immaculate, the staff were really helpful, the food at a good price point and decent quality and the rides fantastic...all in a smallish area on the Las Vegas of the North.

I think although the pleasure beach may have some imperfections, it’s important to remember there’s still no park like it and a lot of things there that make it so special that you just can’t get at other theme parks, for example all the interactions between rides, views onto the beach, a double launch coaster, worlds best water ride, ect and it’s just such a beautiful place. Obviously it has its flaws but so does every theme park but they still get massive queues, I think pb is absolutely worth visiting and it’s the best place to be in the summer! I might be biased cause I love that place more than anything but it’s an amazing park either way 😊

The tiered system makes so much sense and not having it is simply turning away money. Some people only go for Nickelodeon land for example but they’re paying the same price as people who’ve come for every ride. But it can be off putting. Would also increase money made through catering & merchandise etc which is currently being turned away by 1 price. Great video from you both it was very constructive 🙂

I thought you were actually walking and talking on the Pleasure Beach Express track until I noticed the red seating behind you. It was just the camera angle. Every point you and Stephen made, good and bad, were so on point and true. I still think the park is worth visiting but so much needs to be done to improve the guess experience i.e. remove the entry scanners on the rides and bring back the walk around pass. The list could go on and on but if Pleasure Beach doesn't start implementing positive changes soon, it could end up being a once and done park.

Still a lot of room for improvement at PB, other than Valhalla there hasn't been a major change for the better since 2018, just e-tickets, higher prices, removal of the half price February weekends, less late night riding and rides removed/closing with little to no communication. It's not a bad park but as I discover more of Europe I find myself wanting to visit the local less and less

I recently enjoyed my visit to BPB so much I went again the following week. Booked online for £33.00 each time. Rode over 15 rides each time. Put my phone on stamina mode and the app/scan process was absolutely fine. The park was tidy, well presented, the rides were great, the atmosphere was great. No scallywags or threatening individuals. No massive que times. All this anti BPB is so strange imo. I cant wait to go back and see what they have planned for some of these unused areas.

the thing is people of a certain age have grown up with this park ,gone with parents etc and now going with their kids, are our kids going to have the same nostalgia like we had and still have when they see rides not working, missing rides paint peeling off things, broken bits. certain food outlets charging a fortune for not very good food no i don't think they will , for me its still a decent park in the main but it can be a lot better and i believe when the new rides open in 4/5 years it will become the no 1 attraction in the uk again.

Captain Negative 😂 Great video as always chaps xx

it is a really good place to go still even tho have river caves down for maintenance and the grand prix now been fully moved ad ice blast no longer running you can still make the of your day at PB if you pick the right day for it. unfortunately for me i was unlucky as i went an Monday 24th and all yh big main roller-coaster rides like icon big dipper and big one even Valhalla didn't really open up until around 1-1:30pm that lead to massive ride waiting times on other sides. but ether way they will be shore to improve on they little problems that they having and fixing. and many people will still come back.

Bring back the wristband system, get rid of E-tickets, they are so pointless and no other theme park use them, less stress on the staff too when people struggle with the Machines, I love Blackpool and always will, do think a few improvements are needed though

I actually thought the monorail had been demolished but if Universal are coming to the UK PB need to invest in some new attractions and the general upkeep of the park a bit more

We visited for our first time yesterday. Every coaster was open and running decent. Im gonna cover some of the things i liked and disliked here: Icon is by far my second favourite coaster in the UK. Really fun! Valhalla is insane! Loved every last bit of it. Definitely a sleeper hit for us Big One is definitely overrated but still enjoyable! Big Dipper was our favourite of the woodies. Grand National is up there in some of the worst coasters ive ever ridde Toilets are a bit grubby, but it was pretty busy yesterday Overall presentation is nice, i loved revolution and the area around it, particularly the main path next to avalanche Theres a lot we didnt do, i wish we had more time to explore the park, plenty of SBNO rides but lots of operating ones

I am 64 going on 25. I stayed in Blackpool for two days the last week of June 2024 on a hot sunny day. I bought my ticket online for £35 and got to the park at around 10.30am. The park opened at 11am. The park was busy but not rammed, there were a few school parties, but the queues were not bad. I managed 8 rides at a leisurely pace and bought ice cream, drinks and snacks. I had a fabulous day out and left around 4.45 pm, park closed at 5pm. My only niggle was having to scan my ticket at every ride turnstile....Best ride of the day was Valhalla......oh and I bought some Icon merch costing £36, way cheaper than Disney... Thank you Blackpool, I will return.😀

I can go back to the days of buying a sheet of tickets with A B and C on them with each ride having its on class cost about £12.00 but going back a few years

I haven't been to the park since 2021 for one reason or another, but my parents went on Friday and were pretty shocked at how many rides were closed. 10 in total! When you've paid full price in, that's pretty terrible. I get that winds can't be helped for some rides but that should mean that everything else that can be open, should be open. I'm a former annual pass holder and to see my childhood theme park in the state it's in is really quite sad

I've had multiple emails recently from the pleasure beach saying half-price entry, so clearly, the park knows people aren't willing to pay the full price. I think they should bring back wrist bands and ride tickets, two-tier pricing (for kids and adults), £2 per ride, and then do like 2/3 ride tickets for the bigger rides (icon/big one, etc) and 1 for the likes of ghost train, W&G, Alice, etc.

Gave up my pass this year due to the increase and can’t really say I have missed it . We just got board of the same rides when there is so many rides out there we haven’t been to

I only come back last week from there most the good rides was clossed till around midday and tje cue was massive for all tje good rides and yet again the main water ride was not open never seems to be open

Still worth it as a season pass holder .some great rides still available. I think the full on the day price is too high for families..

On Steve’s point about there being a mostly classic rides lineup, the thing is they’ve got the space to install new rides without having to take anything out, it’s just getting the funds to build those attractions in the first place, and they would be in a much better position to do that if they would just sort out the main problems that are preventing people from repeat custom/and new guests.

Yep, they need to bring back the non-rider pass and have it been no more than £5 maximum!, And the option for individual ride tickets, and if they want to upgrade to a wristband or ET later and then the options are there, it’s giving people a choice! As long as the insist on this P1 price business model they’re going to continue to struggle, it’s a simple as that.

I went for the first time in years at the beginning of the month, my daughters first time there and we loved it, first time on Valhalla and icon and honestly the queues were non existent which we thought was great obviously, straight on and off, only queues were for the big one and avalanche so we never got on either of them

Do you think the ice blast will be open by start of September ? Wish they done something for non riders it’s a disgrace that my dad cannot come into the park with us without paying full price , which he isn’t going to do. Shame really as he would spend money in the food and drink outlets . So it’s a loss really for the park too.

I'd say it's good, though I will say they do need do away with that E-Ticket System as it's a pain to have to whip your Phone before every ride! I feel they should do deals like what Thorpe Park & Alton Towers do, like an Annual Pass System or a 2 Day deal etc! I also think that the park could benefit from adding new rides too & livening the place up a bit with some TLC here & there!

BPB are promoting heavily on STV. Almost every ad break now. And to be fair, the ads looks very good and I can see it working in encouraging more people to visit. Hope it’s the start of its revival!

At Southend they do tickets vbased on what rides you can go on. You then get a wrist band. Tickets are half price after 5 and it's open until 9/10

So many great rides gone! Monorail should brought back in some form. Biggest loss was the Wild Mouse in my opinion. Pleasure Beach definitely needs some window dressing and investment. Still it’s an amazing place with so much nostalgia for people.

What is happening with the arcade that used to be on the front near the entrance as we are coming just under a week

Hi may I ask what day this was filmed on, I visited on 26th and looked out for anyone who was filming to see if I could spot you but didn’t

I absolutely love the park but I do agree with captain negative. Its not a good first impression with so many closed rides and neglected areas. So much has been left to need done all in one go instead of doing it bit by bit. I feel the park really need to start listening to the guests cause without the guests there is no park. All the lack of information is doing them no favours. Great video Scott.

I haven't been pleasure beach since 2001. Doesn't look anything like it used to. Do they still have the turtle ride?

I would just like to see extended hours. I totally get inland amusement parks closing at 5pm as people are traveling to get to them. But when you have got tens of thousands of people looking for things to do on an evening who are staying in the resort they are just throwing money away and actually not doing Blackpool any favours as a whole. Weekends and school holidays it should be 10pm with the option to purchase a £25 evening pass from 5pm.

I think the pre-booked price is fine. £50? Too much imo. Bring a walk around and “parent” pass in at £15 and I bet they’d be so much busier. It’s nice as a punter to not have to queue for long but some atmosphere would be nice. BPB needs to make a big statement with whatever is coming next. Worrying to see how quiet the park is on a consistent basis. I also feel the park could be much better at communicating - their PR is dreadful and social media is very poor. All said , I have so many great memories from Pleasure Beach and I really hope it continues for many others.

Was there in at the start of june, had a good time but not value for money. I still recommend bpb to everyone. The place needs a strata coaster or a big dive coaster felly

Main reason for me is the classic Revolution 👌

It's really gone downhill since I first went 5 years ago. I hope they can come back from this better than ever. I have noticed all UK parks other than Paultons seems to have gone downhill in terms of ride reliability. Chessington used to be one of my favourites but every time I go, most things are closed.

To me they need a value ticket for about £15 covers about 10+ lesser rides such as derby racer, ghost train, wallace grommit etc. Get people in and spending money when in the park, give it some atmosphere. Family can go in for an affordable cost again.

I recently paid a visit to Pleasure Beach, I paid £36 which I thought was pretty reasonable. My prime reason for visiting was to ride the coasters. Unfortunately apart from Icon which is in my opinion a superb ride all the other coasters beat me up so much I left the park at 2pm I had had enough. I wish Pleasure Beach & its staff all the very best but until they get something new I see no reason to visit again anytime soon.

It firstly depends what age Generation is answering your question. Comparing the PB to the 70s and 80s then the park is pretty bad, as the ride line up has virtualy reached it's all time low which does now question value for money. I also think the futher you live from the PB makes the park less appealing, because is it worth travelling a distance to visit a park where a lot of the rides have been removed or are now none operational, obviously visitors who live nearby who have season tickets also have an advantage to get their value for money through out the year. The park needs to attract visitors of all generations and visitors from up and down the country.

Yes it's definitely still worth it! But it could be better

Down hill month by month year by year such a shame get people in new owners new management who care about bppb .cheers for the vlog you pair of belters ❤

If they put the scanners at the entrance of the queue and it was a contactless pay system, then fine...... But it's not.

Nearly every ride is a classic, well I don’t know if I’d go that far, infusion certainly isn’t, as I wouldn’t count the now close Grand Prix either IMO

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is going through a transition period at the moment and i do not think they should be charging so much. I think they should have a non rider pass a family pass and a thrill pass similar to what they have at Fantasy Island. I think they are clearing a large area and that we will see a big new development perhaps even a new land with coasters and new flat rides. It does mean that at the moment the park has lots of deralict areas and if they want to attract more people into the park they will have to charge less, I also think the park has been affected this year by all the new coasters opening at other parks and people are going to them instead. I notice the Skyride and the Dogems are not listed on the website, so it looks like those rides are either not operating or are also going soon.

I like it so do my kids

Rather than gradually investing and revamping they’ve done nothing bar a few paint jobs over the last few years. Now they need a large cash injection to revamp the park…is it economically viable and worth the risk? I’m not just talking about 1 exciting new coaster either, as you touched on there’s so many tired or closed rides. Spot on about tickets. My Mrs goes on nothing, my little girl a handful of rides. It’s not economically to come as a family with my lad. You’re talking £130-£150.

I can remember years ago I'm trying to remember if it was blackpool you used to walk on like a pier there was a dragon in the water or am I going mad lol

Do you think 2 for 1 would work maybe through the week or pay for adult get child free ?

I'm here today honestly so much is shut it's ridiculous luckily I'm platinum but for others today paying on gate I'd be absolutely fuming

Definitely the wettest water ride in the world though scott 😊

We need to get rid of the walk around no ride pass - because I don’t mind paying £7 to £5 no ride pass- not paying £35 pounds - it’s stoping me going park

Is Amanda skint? The park needs money spending on it, but it's not happening, and why does it close so early most of the time? why is the iceblast still not operating? why have lots of the shops / attractions on the front closed? why did Valhalla take so long to re-open? .....If Universal GB does go ahead and opens in around 5 years from now it's going to be very bad news for the PB and other amusment parks who will all have to up their game considrably to survive.

Trouble with having a tiered ticket system, you’d have many buy the cheaper option and still try their luck on the bigger rides wasting many people’s time and annoying the staff

Probably time for management to change. And time for lots of investment. Not going to be easy but needs to be done.

Yeah the dome amusments has been closed for some years now the building is disgusting inside been leaking inside this whole time that could be why river caves is closed !!

Do you think pleasure beach is profitable or loosing money

I loved going on rides but health prevents me. But I don't want to pay 50 to walk around.

Wish ice blast would open... or at least know whats happening 😅

6:17 no it was one ride and a haunted house walk-through attached to it😉

It's safe to say BPB has lost its sparkle! I still love it but its defo lost alot of magic through the years. While its great having older rides you need to have a good balance of keeping a balance of new and old and BPB doesnt really do new. Personally feel Infusion, Playstation, Avalanche, Red Arrows (newish but so crap) & Steplechase have all had their day and everyone of them needs replaced. Revolution is old but is a great ride and still packs a punch!

Absolutely - Not. Not being Mr Negative, but I'll doubt I'll return for a few years tbh. Seem to be oenny snatching by hiking prices up, yet not investing in the park. It looks so tired and run down and has for years. Its on a rapid decline imo.

If PBR put the same effort into the amusement park as they do the shows and hotels, the park would be spectacular. Visited 3 times over the past week, and I think its been the most disheartening trips so far for all the time we've been coming to BPB. Busy days with school trips, Ice Blast closed, River Caves closed, Dodgems closed, Grand Prix vacant, Pleasure Beach Express audio missing, scenery falling apart, and too many rides on single train operation. BPB used to be the highlight of our Blackpool trips, however this is no longer the case unfortunately.

For me, Valhalla is one of the very few things that modern day pleasure Beach has done right for me🙂

The whole of Blackpool isn't as good. I was there 3 weeks ago & South Pier rides weren't on, half of the wee stalls along the prom were closed & there weren't even half of the amount of holidaymakers you would expect in June.

It hasn't been good in years, they need to sell up to Merlin so the park can be mediocre instead of shit lol.

The price is extortionate

The answer is no.

The second part of this video, the negatives is a bit disingenuous. Grand Prix, is being removed not renovated, and you know that as it was announced ages ago, it was rarely open anyway, the second they get rain they closed it. He also talks about rides that have been gone for a long time, like monorail, it's been gone 12 years and rarely got many riders. Others are no big loss such as millennium bug or the rock show. In terms of price £33 for a day's entertainment in this day and age is a bargain

No, it's in decline, expensive and full of old rides !

blackpool pleasure beach theme park hasn't been great for the last 10+ years it's time it shutdown like camelot did

To summarise: no. No it’s not.

sorry blackpool its not a resort its a dump ,they got vanhalla working properly for the vloggers then when punters go its a b and m log flume, grand prix broke on its farewell ice blast gone river caves shut do i need to go on and then you have to use your phone all the time to get on a ride but the price never changes we have to put up with this i was there last year thats my last time for a while .

Its a bad value plain and simple. And unless they start creating more value for people? I don't think it will survive the next 5 years.

Greed is the problem born and bread In Blackpool Amanda Thompson needs to sell up

It used to be a good day out. But now it's seriously looking drab and needs tlc. They need to get rid of the old rides and modernise

Going CASHLESS was a BIG mistake. I wont be going back 👎🏼