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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Blackpool pleasure beach fac - The Untold Story

Blackpool Pleasure Beach closes five rides after cost of living hits profits

Eddie Stobart Convoy and Red Arrows Skyforce are among the attractions to close in 2025

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Five UK theme parks cheaper than Alton Towers that will help families save on days out

From Lightwater Valley to Legoland, here are five theme parks you can visit for less than the price of a ticket at Alton Towers this summer - helping you save on days out

Daily Mirror · Jul 4, 2023

Blackpool Pleasure Beach minimum wage breach 'was payroll oversight'

Manchester Evening News · Jun 28, 2023

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Our pals took a ride on the 'UK's wettest rollercoaster' - and filmed six minutes of pure mayhem

Valhalla has returned to Blackpool Pleasure Beach after a four-year closure

Manchester Evening News · May 14, 2023

First look at the UK’s 'wettest rollercoaster' as it opens in time for half term

Valhalla has reopened at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Lancashire and promises to plunge riders into a reservoir holding over one and a half million gallons of water – enough to fill more than two Olympic sized swimming pools

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023

Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Big One breaks mid-ride with people forced to walk down

The ride came to a halt this afternoon

Liverpool Echo · Apr 23, 2023

People forced to walk down the Big One as it stops mid-ride AGAIN for second time in weeks

The ride remains closed

Manchester Evening News · Apr 23, 2023

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Riders forced to walk down UK’s highest rollercoaster after sudden stop

High winds led theme park staff to pull the switch as passengers made ascent

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Scot left 'grabbing on for dear life' climbing down UK's highest rollercoaster which came to halt

Leo McMullin queued for more than two hours with his mates to ride the Big One in Blackpool but strong winds caused the ride to stop and leave them stranded.

Daily Record · Apr 14, 2023

"It was horrendous": Riders 'screamed and cried' before having to walk down from Blackpool's Big One

"People we're saying 'we can't get off'."

Manchester Evening News · Apr 14, 2023

UK's biggest rollercoaster breaks down as petrified riders forced to walk down steep slope

The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach ground to a halt when weather conditions suddenly changed.

Daily Record · Apr 14, 2023

Rollercoaster riders forced to walk down 180ft from Blackpool’s Big One after sudden stop

High winds led theme park staff to pull the switch as passengers made ascent

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Riders walk down UK’s tallest rollercoaster after it stops in high winds

The Big One in Blackpool was more terrifying than usual when it halted close to its 235ft summit on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

Thrillseekers helped off UK’s highest rollercoaster after high winds stop ride

Thrillseekers on the country’s highest rollercoaster had to be led down its tracks to safety after sudden high winds forced its closure.

Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2023

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Manchester Evening News · Apr 13, 2023

Blackpool Pleasure Beach visitors walk down rollercoaster after Big One stops mid-ride

Weather conditions forced the ride to halt while high up

Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2023

Blackpool's The Big One rollercoaster breaks down as riders forced to walk down slope

The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach had to be closed for the day on Tuesday after a change in weather conditions caused it to grind to a halt with passengers having to evacuate

Liverpool Echo · Apr 13, 2023

Riders forced to walk down Blackpool's The Big One rollercoaster after it stops

The rollercoaster carriages stopped on the lift hill due to sudden changes in weather conditions

Wales Online · Apr 13, 2023

Body washes up on beach after man went missing in 96mph Storm Noa

A major search operation was launched last night

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The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Women dies after being pulled from the sea in Brighton

Witnesses said paramedics tried to revive the woman

Manchester Evening News · Mar 25, 2023

From thrilling rides to free events, all the things to do in Blackpool in 2023

Everything you need to know if you’re planning a trip to Blackpool this year

Manchester Evening News · Mar 20, 2023

Blackpool Pleasure Beach responds after guests complain about ‘banned’ items

Theme park bosses have spoken out following the incident

Liverpool Echo · Nov 28, 2022

Lost Frontierland theme park was short train ride from Liverpool

The wild west theme park's most memorable rides and what happened to them when it closed

Manchester Evening News · Nov 19, 2022

Frontierland: Lost rides of now abandoned theme park loved by Manchester kids in its heyday

Frontierland was a Wild West theme park that has been derelict for over 20 years

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Crowd stuck high up after ‘rollercoaster breaks down’ at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Reports say Britain’s tallest ride stopped on a peak with a cart full of passengers

Daily Mirror · Sep 1, 2022

Blackpool Pleasure Beach terror as thrillseekers stuck halfway up rollercoaster

The cart carrying passengers at rapid speed along the icon tracks of the Big One came to a halt on the tracks this afternoon shortly before 2pm

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