Blackpool Pleasure Beach Reviews Summary

Attractions and Rides

Pros:

• "Valhalla - THE BEST WATER RIDE I HAVE EVER BEEN ON."
• "First time at a theme park and the pleasure beach offered a truly great experience."
• "Nickelodeon land was fun for the younger children."
• "The Big Dipper celebrates its 100 years this year, and a couple of our riders said it was better than the Big One."
• "Rides are impressive and are plenty to choose from, lots of places to eat and the place is kept very clean and tidy."
• "Thrilling rides, lively atmosphere, and something for every age group."
• "Icon - excellent ride! A great addition to the park."

Cons:

• "The park does seem rather old so it would do with a bit of a glow up."
• "The Big One was closed but it was advertised before hand."
• "What really puts me off is that there was a lady who is a little on the bigger size and she couldn’t get on one of the rides."
• "The only thing was the staff on the Valhalla ride were a bit rude/seemed fed up."
• "It's too busy. I remember coming here years ago and there was always long waits for the more exciting rides."
• "Most of the coasters are gonna leave you with some back pain except maybe ICON which is really good, maybe best in the UK."
• "The rides themselves were absolute bone shakers especially the wooden rides."

Cost and Value

Pros:

• "Fantastic day at the park, clean and tidy and shop prices wasn't that expensive."
• "Food and drink weren't too overly priced and despite the park being busy we had a great day out."
• "Superb value for money for the number of rides and attractions achieved during a day visit - Excellent for thrill seekers!"
• "The price was reasonable and the queue times were not bad for a school holiday in October."
• "I think the entry price is actually quite good for the amount of rides and length of time you can stay there."
• "We used Clubcard vouchers for our tickets making it great value."
• "The prices are fair (around 40£ for a day pass if you book online) and the staff are always there to help you with anything you might need."

Cons:

• "The cost to get in was absolutely disgusting."
• "Food at restaurant places quite expensive but not too bad at the various stalls dotted around."
• "For £50 per person, in October, absolute rip off."
• "This place is ridiculously expensive however it seemed it was the place to be!"
• "Too expensive in my opinion. The outside vendors weren't open on hot days for an Ice-cream or cold drink to cool down even though it was still in season and Blackpool was packed with tourists come to see the Illuminations."
• "The price was £60 each too for a few rides."
• "However extras were very expensive."

Park Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "A historic landmark with stunning views of the coastline."
• "The traditional piers add a touch of nostalgia."
• "There are lockers available at various parts of the park. Ranging in size and price, anywhere up to £5 for the day."
• "Toilets are plentiful at the park and every time we frequented them there was always a member of staff cleaning."
• "The place is clean and tidy, staff were really nice and the kids loved the rides."
• "It’s such a well maintained park."
• "Toilets are clean and tidy."

Cons:

• "It needs several licks of paint; it feels dirty and tacky."
• "Unfortunately the weather was not on our side."
• "Once your in, it's like a giant puzzle, you have to guess your way to any of the rides, this place is quite big and I think we only found 1 map board, wasn't given any maps at the beginning."
• "The seats safety, are not clean and have a bad smell."
• "The park opened promptly, but the roller coasters and other fairs started to operate much later, some of them until 12 pm."
• "Extremely dated .. rides are old, tatty, and they actually physically hurt to ride them."
• "The only thing I didn’t like was I prepaid £20 for parking but on the day the parking was cheaper at £15."

Staff and Customer Service

Pros:

• "The staff were all very helpful and friendly with my needs and obtaining a pass for easy disabled access on the rides was quite simple, as was accessing the disabled toilets."
• "The staff on the day were all amazing! World class customer service!"
• "Big shout out to Aaron who served us with our Bucket of fries! A great example of good service and friendliness to Blackpool pleasure beach."
• "The staff are very friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were all very pleasant also so all in all a Brilliant visit."
• "Staff really helpful."
• "Staff were friendly."

Cons:

• "A couple of things that were disappointing like others have mentioned on reviews especially the characters which interacted with the children but then you had to pay extra for a photo with them."
• "The only let down was the lack of customer service skills from many of the concession stalls staff."
• "The staff should've helped us by checking our lost items instead of giving me a paper to type on my missing items...which I still have not received the items since last year."
• "There is no regard for customer service anymore, and we were so let down we will never come again."
• "However, I am unable to go on the rides but still had to pay full price. Non riders should be free or get a discount."
• "Paid for car park online but found it was cheaper when we arrived."
• "Poorly organised it seems."