Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Journey to Hell is Blackpool Pleasure Beach's newest scare maze

I went to the Pleasure Beach's new scare maze and was captivated

The newly crowned winners of the BIBAs 2026 at Blackpool Tower ballroom

Lancashire businesses honoured at the BIBAs - all the 2026 winners

The partial solar eclipse is set to occur on Wednesday (August 12) when the Moon will cover up to around 90 per cet of the Sun in parts of the UK

Four perfect locations to watch Wednesday's rare solar eclipse safely

Aviktas in full swing, as it undergoes tests with water-dummies in preparation for the launch this summer at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

New £8.7m Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride Aviktas launches

Colin and Mark Brown are very close to achieving their target of riding the 'Big One' rollercoaster 20,000 times. Photo: Lucinda Herbert

These twins have ridden Blackpool's Big One almost 20,000 times

Aviktas on its first test run

Opening date announced for £8.72m mega ride at Pleasure Beach Resort

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort has opened for its 130th year this weekend

Pleasure Beach Resort opens for 130th season with half-price tickets

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort's new £8.72m mega ride Aviktas has swung for the very first time

Pleasure Beach Resort's £8.72m Aviktas ride swings for first time

Lancashire man proposes on Jordan North's show

New Pleasure Beach deals exclusively for people in these postcodes

Valetines Day options at Pleasure Beach Resort

Valentines Day options at one of area's most romantic venues

The Big Dipper was subject to VAT in 1973 as it was classed as public transport and therefore had a surcharge of 15p added to each ride

Treasured old pictures of the Big Dipper - UK's oldest rollercoaster

Big Dipper

Big Dipper at the Pleasure Beach makes rollercoaster history

Comedy is set to take centre stage in Lancashire’s business scene as a long-running networking event is reimagined for 2026

Steve Royle and Rob Rouse to headline comedy networking event

A dramatic new chapter has begun in the construction of Aviktas, the towering new gyro swing set to transform the skyline at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort

15 photos as Pleasure Beach Resort's £8.72m Aviktas ride takes shape

Big One at Pleasure Beach Resort, Blackpool

More than 100 jobs available at Pleasure Beach - including on new ride
Have you ever wanted to work at one of the country’s most thrilling resorts?
Catherine Musgrove

Pleasure Beach Resort has revealed its prices for the 2026 season.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach announces its prices for 2026

Shows and events to look forward to at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort in 2026

7 shows and events to look forward to at Pleasure Beach Resort in 2026

Some of Lancashire's most haunted buildings

17 of the spookiest buildings in Lancashire - and their tragic tales

Pleasure Beach Gatsby-themed Christmas nights out

Is this the best Xmas do? Check out 9 pics from the Pleasure Beach

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce pictured at the US Open. Maybe their next stop is the Pleasure Beach?

Could Taylor Swift be heading to Blackpool?

The Boulevard and inset, Mel B with general manager Philip Gahrmann

12 famous faces who have stayed at this hotel near you

Enjoy the end of the season with a spectacular firework display on November 29.

Pleasure Beach ends season of thrills with spectacular fireworks

The rise of Aviktas - Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort’s record-breaking £8.72m mega ride - has taken another dramatic leap forward

Pleasure Beach Resort's new £8.7m ride hits major build milestone

9 photos as Pleasure Beach Resort's record-breaking £8.7m ride arrives

Aviktas will become the tallest of its kind in the UK when it opens at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort for the 2026 season

Pleasure Beach Resort's £8.72m mega ride arrives

Tim Burton and his team ride the Alice in Wonderland Ride at the Pleasure Beach, the rides opening in 1968, and the Hot Ice show.

This is how you can watch Pleasure Beach's new family show for free
Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach Resort has announced that it’s set to showcase a brand-new ice show next season: Alice, Frozen in a Wonderland of Dreams.
Catherine Musgrove

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort has opened the gates to its terrifying Journey to Hell Halloween event

Journey to Hell returns to Pleasure Beach Resort

Pleasure Beach Resort has revealed that its Infusion rollercoaster is very close to hitting one million rides

Pleasure Beach's Infusion ride close to hitting one million cycles

Cabaret Extreme is a bizarre blend of burlesque, daring drag, extreme stunts and contemporary circus.

Ad Feature CABARET EXTREME: Halloween circus rolling into Blackpool

Valhalla, the world's biggest and most spectacular dark ride officially opened on Wednesday June 14th at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

This Lancs theme park is OFFICALLY home to Europe’s best water ride

Discover 15 autumn activities in Lancashire with pumpkin picking, ghost walks and food festivals

15 autumn activities including pumpkin picking, ghost walks and more

Journey to Hell, Pleasure Beach Resort

Journey to Hell - what to expect this Halloween at the Pleasure Beach

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort is set to give thrillseekers a Halloween to remember

Pleasure Beach transforming ride into scare attraction this Halloween

An artist's impression of how the Aviktas ride will look

Watch as new details of new £8.72m ride are revealed

Wallace & Gromit’s Thrill-O-Matic ride Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort

World of Wallace & Gromit expanded at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has made history by becoming the first theme park in the world to send its guests’ messages into space

Pleasure Beach broadcasts guests' messages into space in world-first

Families should utilise England's £3 bus fare cap to "get out and enjoy everything their area has to offer", a minister said.

Families should use the £3 bus fare cap to 'get out and enjoy' area

Evolution of Magic, Pleasure Beach Resort

Last chance to see Ultimate Magic Experience near you with BGT stars

The spectacular head-dresses are made in-house using hand picked ostrich feathers

Here's how you can watch the world-famous Hot Ice show for free

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort is adding something fresh to its summer line-up with a new late-night event just for adults

Pleasure Beach launches new event with rides, cocktails and music

Prince William on board a coach outside Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1998

The famous faces spotted at Blackpool Pleasure Beach by you

Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool is making Sundays extra special for pet lovers after announcing it will welcome dogs through its gates for the first time

Pleasure Beach makes major change - you won't believe what it is

Pleasure Beach introduces ‘rainy day return’ to keep the fun going – whatever the weather.

Top attraction introduces ‘rainy day return’ policy

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort is set to dramatically transform the town’s famous skyline with the addition of a new ride

CGI reveals how Pleasure Beach's new 138ft ride will transform skyline

See how much fun you can have for less with Kids Pass — family days out without the big price tag

Family days out in the North West cheaper with Kids Pass

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort's Hot Ice XS is running from Jul 10 until September 13

I saw 2025 launch of world's longest running ice show and left in awe

New £50 ticket gives access to Pleasure Beach and Sandcastle Waterpark

Lancashire stars take part in the Hot Ice Show 2025 - Nadia Craggs, Stuart Widdall and Francesca Guerin

Hot Ice is the reason I started skating, now I'm starring in it

Aerial view of the Blackpool Central site

Local attraction named Europe's 'most action packed' by TUI

Karl Crompton, from Blackpool, was working as a salesman in Comet when he landed £10,903,198 in May 1996

13 memorable National Lottery winners who scooped millions

Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic sees guests ride in a giant slipper

Major update to one of Pleasure Beach's most popular rides

Hot Ice Show

Last chance to get half price tickets for legendary Hot Ice Show

The opening of Launch Pad at Pleasure Beach Resort

Pleasure Beach reveals its most shocking stats of 2025 so far

Crowds at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Memorable scenes from the theme parks

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