Thursday 21st May saw Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool open their brand new thrill ride, Aviktas, the UK's largest Gyro Swing. The launch of Aviktas has brought a brand-new level of excitement to the famous seaside park. Invited guests gathered for the official opening as the towering new attraction was [...]
This spooky season, Pleasure Beach Resort has once again opened the gates to its annual scare event, Journey to Hell - Freak Nights! Now entering its sixth year, this unique Halloween event offers intense scare attractions, live entertainment, and nighttime rides. Journey to Hell features a cast of 110 actors, [...]
Pleasure Beach Resort have today announced an exciting roster of updates for the 2025 season. Following the previously announced closure of a number of attractions within the resort, Pleasure Beach have formally addressed their current ‘transformational period’ at a 2025 season launch event, announcing a series of investments for the [...]
The Hot Ice Show has returned to the Pleasure Beach Arena with this year’s exciting instalment - Amore Amor Amour. Attraction Source was invited by Blackpool Pleasure Beach to see what this year’s incarnation of the long-running ice show had to offer! Ice skating shows have been a [...]
Valhalla has now officially reopened at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and we were lucky enough to attend the official media day on Wednesday 10th May for the relaunch of the park's iconic water-based dark ride. Having first opened to the public back in June of 2000, Valhalla has become [...]
Blackpool Pleasure Beach have today put an end to the speculation, with the announcement that Valhalla is set to reopen for technical rehearsals after Friday 7th April, following a £4m overhaul. Whilst still featuring many of the elements that made the ride popular when it first opened, Blackpool [...]
ICON, Blackpool Pleasure Beach's double-launch Mack Mega Coaster, has received a twisted upgrade which is now available for guests to preview. Opening as the UK's first double-launch rollercoaster in 2018, ICON has been escorting riders through inversions, high-speed accelerations and interactions with other rides for four seasons. However, [...]
