10 LOST Rides of Blackpool Pleasure Beach REVEALED

Embark on a nostalgic journey through time as we unveil the fascinating history of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's lost rides! From the early 1920s to the modern era, this iconic amusement park has witnessed the rise and fall of numerous attractions that once thrilled generations of visitors.
From the spinning roller coaster Virginia Reel, to the suspended dark ride Greatest Show on Earth each attraction has its own unique tale to tell.
Splash into the history of Drench Falls Log Flume, a soaking classic and journey inside a meteor to blast off on Space Invader.
Discover the Biblical Noah’s Ark, the fascinating Haunted Swing and colourful Funhouse, before exploring the old west inside the Gold Mine.
Finally strap yourself in for the wooden Wild Mouse roller coaster, a rare historic example of this attraction type.
Join us as we explore these lost rides and celebrate the evolution of Blackpool Pleasure Beach into the resort it is today.
00:00 - Iconic Attractions
00:14 - Virginia Reel
01:46 - Funhouse
03:52 - The Greatest Show on Earth
05:25 - Haunted Swing
06:47 - Drench Falls Log Flume
09:06 - Noah’s Ark
10:36 - Space Invader
12:49 - Gold Mine
14:21 - Monorail
16:11 - Wild Mouse
18:27 - Sparking Memories
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[@richatom71]

Getting rid of the Wild Mouse basically cultural vandalism ..A truly terrifying ride .

[@CoasterConnections]

One of the best!

[@masterknife8423]

Cultural vandalism 😂😂. It was a great ride but at the end of the day it was just a pile of wood with a metal track. It wasn't gonna last forever obviously

[@ThePurityControl]

Scared me so much I wouldn't go on it a 2nd time! It really felt like you were going to be pitched off the track! :O

[@EvanMann7]

In Glasgow it was called the Mad Moose😂.

[@Electro096]

Hey the wild mouse was up there with the greats at the park hands down. stood up there close the thrilling experience of the big one

[@nigeljames5622]

People have no idea how incredibly popular The Log Flume was. I worked there as a ride cashier and that thing had queues all day long, running from the ride, all the way past the Big Dipper, the Grand Prix and The Monorail station and down the slope to the lower level

[@CoasterConnections]

I can believe it. The perfect ride for a hot summer day and one that all generations seemed to want to go on. I bet you have some great memories from working there.

[@lucymccarthy7346]

The log flume was great. My mum went on it when she was pregnant with me- i think thats why i like log flumes so much now 🤣

[@mistypuffs]

If you’ve never been soaked through on the log flume, then shuffled, freezing cold around Blackpool seafront, before embarking on a 4 hour coach journey back home - I envy you. Ah, fun times ^^

[@princeyoongi3949]

I been there the other day. It’s now a closed rugrats ride.

[@ChocolateTampon]

Wasn't the best ride to go pre-season when it was cold and all rides were 50p. You would freeze and the green stinky water on your clothes would not dry hahaha

[@marineboy1964]

The wild mouse was truly a white knuckle ride My favourite not just in Blackpool but in Britain

[@CoasterConnections]

I’ll second that, probably the best coaster that the UK has ever lost.

[@marineboy1964]

@@CoasterConnections I totally agree , I remember going on the corkscrew at Alton towers when it opened and it never even come close to wild mouse

[@karlptravis6961]

@@CoasterConnections fortunately, a similar coaster still remains at Luna Park, Sydney. I was fortunate to ride it when I went to Sydney 2 years ago. The layout is not as long as the BPB version but its still thrilling and the views of the harbour make up for the shorter ride. I think there is one more of these out in Vietnam.

[@colinedward3147]

Yeah wild mouse was thrilling and totally scary you actually felt like it could cause you harm 😂.

[@altair8598]

Anyone remember the Wild Mouse at Littlehampton? Scared me off roller coasters when a little kid!

[@xsm5525]

removing drench falls logflume is one of the most worst decision the park has ever done! RIP that ride :( should have stayed! should have stayed.

[@CoasterConnections]

It could have had a refurb and stayed, especially given how uncomfortable its replacement is!

[@julmdamaslefttoe3559]

disagree the ride that replaced it is infinitely better

[@xsm5525]

@@julmdamaslefttoe3559 ummmm, nope. lol

[@iitzfizz]

The wild mouse was insane! with only a seatbelt lol

[@CoasterConnections]

It sure was, especially when two people squeezed into those small cars! I loved it!

[@UKspicer90]

o the memories of being the one sat to rear and having crushed legs

[@blootoofblue6951]

Whip lash. Good laugh though

[@colinevans39]

​@@CoasterConnectionsyou wouldn't get one person in the cars ie wild mouse due to the crap food hamburgers etc never mind too and respectfully I'm fat too lol 😊

[@oranjelibertine]

Can’t believe they got rid of wild mouse. I’m fortunate enough to have a small piece of the track bought for me as a gift 🐁 🐁 🐁

[@CoasterConnections]

Thats an amazing gift, a true piece of history.

[@heatherbarrett5280]

Stopped going to the Pleasure beach when they introduced an entry fee . Have many happy memories as a teenager , adult and young family but refused to pay an entry fee .

[@CoasterConnections]

I’m sorry to say I think many people are the same.

[@moodyguymick]

The Fun House. Health & safety officer's worst nightmare.

[@CoasterConnections]

But kids loved it! 😂😂😂

[@darkhall8227]

It would never have been the same these days. It would not be an all day thing like it used to be.

[@thesunreport]

Thay had this thing at the back that was utterly terrifying as a kid (in socks). It was a platform that moved back and forth with huge flexible metal sheets attaching it to higher platforms (at the floor level of the building) and it had high sidewalls, so once you were in it you were in it and you had to leave the way you came in. You could slide down a metal sheet from either side and scramble onto the moving platform, then you had to make it back up to the floor level. This was difficult and needed some decent timing and a good few attempts which would tire you out as you couldn't get any grip on the metal with your socks,. This gave the impression to 10yr old me that I might not make it out and be stuck on the platform forever, it was properly scary to me. 😧

[@purplesunflower8242]

But we loved it in the Fun House all day age of 10..

[@tracysteele7652]

Loved the log flume and Noah's ark what brilliant memories😊

[@CoasterConnections]

Thank you for watching. I loved them both too!

[@66lesjo]

I remember all of these lost rides and more. My favourites were the goldmine, the log flume and Noah’s ark. Classics and loads of fun. It was so sad to see them disappear one by one. As much as I love coasters, I feel the family fun element has diminished in favour of bigger faster rides.

[@CoasterConnections]

So many family classics have disappeared. I understand a park needs to evolve, but they should also remember their history.

[@66lesjo]

@@CoasterConnections I couldn’t agree more. It’s such a shame.

[@sylvia7777]

So true, I don’t like coasters so it just makes me not want to go even more

[@Mildon44]

I'll always miss the Goldmine and the turtle ride - some very vague, but cherished memories of both

[@CoasterConnections]

The Turtle Chase was a classic you don’t see any more. Thanks for watching.

[@blootoofblue6951]

Happy days

[@Duelingdragons382]

@@CoasterConnectionsit’s still at a park in Pennsylvania and that park is called Kennywood

[@geoffwag]

I lived in Blackpool from 1976 - 1990 ... but had many holidays there before that ... this brings back so many memories .. thank you

[@CoasterConnections]

Glad you enjoyed! I bet you had many good times at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

[@SimonLeicester]

I'm sure I vaguely remember the Virginia Wheel when my parents took us to Blackpool back in the day.

[@bexbagel]

I loved the wild mouse, I remember going on it with my uncle and having to be careful not to head butt him in the chin as we got whipped round the track, good times!

[@CoasterConnections]

Good times indeed! 😁

[@blootoofblue6951]

"head butt him in the chin" :D

[@Grid56]

There is another video on KZbin speculating as to why the Pleasure Beach is declining. This is a good pointer. The loss of Al the family friendly rides in favour of full on scare em rides is sad. As a youngster I loved all the side stalls, the monorail, railway etc. Sad😢 Oh and not being able to walk round anymore without paying entrance fee a bad move.

[@CoasterConnections]

You are right, a park needs a mix of family and thrill attractions. A lot on this list could be enjoyed by all generations. While I see the benefits of not having open entry, the atmosphere that the park used to have was amazing.

[@danielroach5415]

Well, wallace and grommit isnt exactly thrills, but its a rubbish replacement for gold mine!

[@lauramaguire5152]

When a teenager, in a moment of madness I went on the wild mouse with a friend. I was terrified as it really felt like the mouse would come off the track. After that it always made me smile when I walked passed it thinking once but never again 😂 Happy days 😀

[@CoasterConnections]

I’ve heard a few people say “Never Again”! 🤣🤣🤣

[@blootoofblue6951]

The tracks looked like they were made from a coat hanger.

[@lauramaguire5152]

😂It really did. I loved watching the mouse dart around though when I wasn’t on it. It is a part of Pleasure Beach history I will never forget.

[@peachesmcgee4795]

There was a similar funhouse in Morecambe-loved it as a kid.

[@CoasterConnections]

Sounds fun! Thanks for watching.

[@jonathonpotter1059]

Anyone remember the Tokaydo express, think it was only there a few years. They also used to have an Octopus rude and gyro swing all gone now

[@CoasterConnections]

When you are a small park like Blackpool that has been open over 125 years things are going to come and go, but I still miss some of the old attractions.

[@AL4N777]

I do, I’m sure it was where skyforce is and the icon track. They also had the same ride in Rhyl funfair called the runaway mine train

[@Laney2272]

Was the tokaydo express

[@AL4N777]

Tokaydo yes that's it, thanks

[@kathleendolan8876]

The Monster was the Octopus type ride,but it was far better than a normal Octopus ride .It was near the entrance in front of the Reel.I went on inthe 70's and early 80's.Loved it.Depending on the operator,he used to swing the arms up and down a few times before it started rotating .The carriages would spin fast and slow.

[@stamfordplace5]

Wonderful memories and so well presented, thank you!

[@CoasterConnections]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I have so many memories of some of these too.

[@chloebobs1]

My Grandma had a cousin.who lived in Blackpool, and we spent EVERY dchool holiday there. The Pleasure Beach was our Friday last treat of the holiday visit and I remember FONDLY ALL the rides mentioned here. So sad to see my childhood favourites are no more, but I'll always have my memories Xxx

[@CoasterConnections]

That’s a great way to view things. Your memories never go!

[@tombombadil66]

Fantastic spent many a happy hour here in the 80s .so sad to see some of the classics have gone..and also the coorperate state of the modern park.

[@CoasterConnections]

Hopefully the park can turn a corner for the better in the coming years.

[@tombombadil66]

@@CoasterConnections letting the public in to wander about was a massive part of that lovely park.✌️❤️ Remember the old tickets a b c and d rides , correct me I remember the magic swing was the best c ride in the park.✌️

[@sam9708]

Blackpool pleasure beach was at its prime when Valhalla and the log flume were both running. Also had Space Invader, Gold Mine and Wild Mouse as well. The early 2000’s were the best time. The log flume is most missed by me personally. Infusion wrecks my neck

[@CoasterConnections]

I loved the 90's and early 2000's at Pleasure Beach. Certainly a great time for the park.

[@Trojan57]

I remember going there as a young boy born in 1957, Noah's Ark, the fun house etc and a horse race ride and a sports car ride.

[@CoasterConnections]

Well if you mean the Derby Racer or Steeplechase… they are both still there!

[@Trojan57]

@@CoasterConnections good news, it's been a few years since our last visits, thanks

[@risteardconchuir4065]

Forgot how many beloved rides have gone, really miss the log flume, wild mouse, monorail, Space Invader and Noah's Ark! I remember riding the Greatest Show when it was in the casino in 1985, I was only 5 and found it scary!

[@CoasterConnections]

So many rides have gone from Blackpool. I miss a lot of them too. I think a lot of the dark rides are scary… Magic Mountain was down right weird!

[@AceTrainerPhjoho]

I loved the wild mouse. Last rode it in 2015. Was a shock whin i heard it had gone. So glad i was able to get a ride on it. I remember the log flume, noahs ark, the monorail and gold mine too. Never got to ride space invader though. Wasnt a fan of coasters at that point (and when i did go on my first in 2004 (?) i didnt even know it was a coaster haha). This park has so many memories for soo many people.

[@CoasterConnections]

Oh yes, the park is full of memories, me included. I know it is not a museum, but when things are removed and not replaced or sit there non operational I have to question some decisions.

[@ThePurityControl]

You didn't miss much, always found Space Invader to be short and not particularly exciting.

[@David-R-Hall]

Love this! Again, what a great video! How do you find such great historic footage? I was born in 1979, so I was too young to go on the Virginia Reel sadly. I remember the Ranger and Rainbow being it that spot though. I also remember spending a fun afternoon in the old fun house. I remember The Greatest Show on Earth being in the Casino building, although I don’t remember going on it? I did go on The Haunted Swing when it was a stand alone attraction, I remember being very nervous as I didn’t know what was going to happen, but it was fun. The Log Flume was great, I still have an on ride souvenir photo from the attraction. It’s such a shame Noah’s Ark is no longer an attraction, especially as there is only this one and the one in Kennywood left. I absolutely loved the Gold Mine as a child, the downward descent always felt much faster than the 11 miles an hour I believe it is? As an enthusiast, I can’t talk about the sad loss of the Wild Mouse 😢 what a great and out of control rollercoaster! So many great and nostalgic attractions, thanks for the memories 👍🏻

[@CoasterConnections]

Wow! Thank you so much for your continued support. Like you I’m too young to have ridden the Virginia Reel. But I remember and went on a lot of the other lost attractions, including some not on this list. I feel the same about the Wild Mouse. As you can tell I have a passion for historical rides and Wild Mouse was a stand out example. The saddest part is that it was replaced with essentially nothing. 😢

[@wizzwamf]

the greatest show on earth was originally called the wonderful world of entertainment as a child i adored it sitting in that fringed canopy rather a cross between its a small world and peter pans flght with a circus theme

[@johnlengden4207]

Mouse trap was wild,god I had bruises everywhere, my girlfriend bust me lip😂😂😂, that was iconic,👍, thanks again for the video, brilliant

[@CoasterConnections]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Maybe the injuries on Wild Mouse are part of the experience! 😂

[@Sangor]

My favourite was always the goldmine, they really managed to get everything to work together so well on that ride.

[@CoasterConnections]

It was a true classic. I loved how it interacted with the River Caves and nearby cafe.

[@daveholden3915]

Brilliant video mate. Brought back some great memories. Shame none of those rides exist anymore. 👍

[@CoasterConnections]

Glad you enjoyed. Happy to spark some memories!

[@MrSpliffy2]

A quality presentation dude. Take a bow. Top notch that. Respect 🙏

[@CoasterConnections]

Thank you so much. I always wonder if if doing the right thing so feedback like this is much appreciated 👍🏻

[@milesthehousecollection4153]

Oh my God!! I've been watching these utube videos about Blackpool Pleasure beach for years and not once has anyone ever mentioned the Rainbow ride!! Well done guys! It's was one of the most stunning rides that place has ever seen. It stood right at the entrance and the light show it gave off was incredible!! Where did you find that footage? ❤❤❤❤❤ Well done

[@CoasterConnections]

Rainbow rides are great, I didn’t realise Blackpool had one until my research. I have it on my list for a follow up video that’s in the planning!

[@AidanSuperStudios]

it’s a shame so many of these great rides are no more they would still be great to enjoy them today.

[@CoasterConnections]

I agree, and some of them were replaced with essentially nothing.

[@2wittysue535]

Thank you for the fond trip down memory lane. 😊

[@CoasterConnections]

My pleasure. Thank you for watching!

[@KandyPhucksY2K]

Will always remember my first ride on Valhalla on the year 7 school trip, the £2.50 plastic ponsho went over my head and was covering my face. I spent 90% of the ride trying not to get water boarded

[@CoasterConnections]

Fun fact. I’ve never been on Valhalla. In my younger years I didn’t want to get wet, then as an adult it’s has been closed every visit!

[@oranda15]

Excellent video with some good historic footage. It highlights the issue the park has now as few rides have been replaced and the visitor experience is diminished. Indeed, there are other rides that have been removed and not mentioned. Cableway, Spin Doctor, Black Hole, Turtle Chase, Tom Sawyer ride, Vikingar, Tokaydo, The Whip, Dodgems and, unbelievably, this year, Ice Blast and Grand Prix.

[@CoasterConnections]

I think you have just planned my 'More Lost Rides' video right there! 😁

[@BB49.]

The wild mouse was my favourite ever ride at any fair, why they got rid of it to replace it with more or less nothing is beyond me🤷‍♂️

[@CoasterConnections]

Exactly my thoughts!

[@heene]

The Wild Mouse was brilliaint and it took up a very small footprint. They said the wood was rotten but they could have built a replica to last for the next 60 years.

[@CoasterConnections]

Many wooden rides have sections replaces, that’s part of the ongoing maintenance of the ride type. Maybe the cost was too high, but I miss that ride!

[@marneyironside7561]

Goldmine was my rollercoaster and some ride where u go on a cable car around a theatre with animatronic marionettes and the Alice in wonderland ride

[@CoasterConnections]

The gold mine was fun. C pi old you mean The Greatest Show on Earth from this video?

[@cityofnorden]

Loved Goldmine. We used to sit in that café and watch it and River Caves go by, whilst we got some food before heading home. Great days.

[@michaezo339]

From what i remember of Wild Mouse, that ride was painful haha throwing you around, good fun hahaha will be missed, a shame that my kids wont get to try that ride.

[@CoasterConnections]

It was a rough ride. Sometimes those are the best type of coaster!

[@Potholet]

I miss the haunted hotel most. My dads favourite ride was the wild mouse, will always say that out of every coaster he's ever been on, that will always be the most intense!

[@CoasterConnections]

That was a fun attraction, watch out for a future video. 😉 As you can tell the Wild Mouse was a favourite of mine!

[@carriemummy]

Wonderful to see some of my favourite rides again.

[@CoasterConnections]

Thanks for watching, there are a lot of memories in that video.

[@iangeorge745]

The log plume and the wild mouse. Been on them both. Loved them.

[@CoasterConnections]

I’m with you on those two 👍🏻

[@JohnJohnson-tw8qk]

Love to see that Virginia reel back looked Like a great thing to go on, I remember the fun house that was great

[@CoasterConnections]

Oh yes, it looked fun but also very brutal!

[@darkhall8227]

The Fun house was great you could spend all day in there

[@CoasterConnections]

There is nothing like it around today.

[@darkhall8227]

@@CoasterConnections Not even in the Tower you can roam around free all day any more.

[@CoasterConnections]

Don’t start me reminiscing about the old Tower World!

[@darkhall8227]

@@CoasterConnections It was great, the out of this world section was brilliant. :)

[@LordRorthorn]

Good god, soooo many memories!! I’ve been on/in all of those through the years.

[@CoasterConnections]

So pleased you enjoyed. Thanks for watching!

[@TravelHonestly]

Great video! Funhouse. Hmmm…

[@CoasterConnections]

Thanks for watching!

[@joshslater2426]

Why do so many theme parks dispose of perfectly good log flumes?

[@CoasterConnections]

I’ll second this. Log Flumes are the true definition of family thrills. Interestingly the world’s first log flume is still operating!

[@liamcollinson5695]

I think they probably thought it was a bit unnecessary after Valhalla opened since Valhalla is amazing but I suppose they could of kept the log flume to but with water rides allegedly been quite pricey to run I understand why it went

[@jmrcs2935]

cost

[@Kevla74]

Excellent knowledge of this old favourite

[@CoasterConnections]

Thank you 🙏🏼 I’m just happy to share my passion for theme park history. I’m so glad you liked.

[@jemmaleena]

Still gutted they got rid of the Wild Mouse, favourite ride on there!

[@CoasterConnections]

Until I made this video I didnt realise how many Wild Mouse fans were out there! We obviously know a good ride!

[@acidalex420]

Amanda Thompson has made some very questionable decisions.

[@CoasterConnections]

Thats one person I would love to interview.

[@AidanSuperStudios]

a never knew there was so much lore behind black pleasure beach stuff like the Burger King used to be a ride and another ride used to be a fun house and so on.

[@CoasterConnections]

Thanks for watching! The park has a lot of history for sure!

[@martinholmes1493]

The Funhouse was such great value. It was about 50p and you could be in there for hours, or until you damaged yourself on the laughably unsafe rides inside. I burned my arms coming down the massively steep slide, and was sick on the big spinning disk that flung you to the sides if you tried to get to the middle. Ahh life before mollycoddling :)

[@CoasterConnections]

I expect you weren't the only one that stayed in all day, or came out with an injury! But it was all good fun.

[@worthy9992]

Missed out quite a bit. Could make a part two covering the stuff like the water Shute,tutle chase,original dogems,whip,bumper boats,bling,magic mountain

[@CoasterConnections]

A follow up “more lost rides” is already in the planning 😁 Watch this space!

[@Bacrenfencing]

I remember being on the wild mouse in 1984 when i was 9............it was honestly the most scary ride I had ever been on and remember the operator having to stop the ride because of my screams and tears...........Jeez that thing was horrendous - but fond memories all the same 😬

[@CoasterConnections]

With your woodworking skills maybe you could offer to build a copy! 🤣

[@theworldsworstdisasters]

Amazing memorys ty 😢

[@CoasterConnections]

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@Morgan5757]

When you said the haunted swing went from impossible (Blackpool) when I went to Blackpool pleasure beach in 2017, it was still there

[@CoasterConnections]

It's lost as a stand alone attraction. On my last few visits it hasn't operated, and there are reports that it has ceased operation. But this is Pleasure Beach so it could open tomorrow again without warning. 🤪

[@user-sc1ok9on8t]

The Gold Mine was my fave when I was a kid

[@CoasterConnections]

It was many people’s favourite. My oldest memory is with a recently lost ride - The Grand Prix!

[@lweeese4433]

Felt so nostalgic watching this, even more so when I realised I'm in one of the flipping photos you used! 😂

[@CoasterConnections]

Oh wow… amazing to hear that! Consider yourself part of Pleasure Beach Hhstory!

[@l67x78]

I loved the haunted swing!! Blew my mind when I was a kid

[@CoasterConnections]

It’s such an effective illusion!

[@naarahjanemorris3121]

It's so sad that these rides were well loved by all including me I remember the monorail & crazy mouse it's so sad that nothing was kept from these rides, & they were scrapped so easily it's so wrong it's apart of our history childhoods that we can't get back there definitely should be a museum dedicated to all rides that have gone I remember riding the gravity flat ride where you were stuck to the wall it was fun until nasty people started dropping there drinks on riders someone always has to spoil someone else's fun thanks for sharing this video & sharing rides that no longer exist.

[@CoasterConnections]

What a great idea. More theme parks should have a museum where they can celebrate their history.

[@mike8544]

So many childhood memories of riding the Log flume and Goldmine in the 70's

[@CoasterConnections]

Two great rides!

[@markstorer7204]

Wild mouse, space invader and the grand national were the standout r8des from my school trips, we used to travel from Manchester to visit the pleasure beach every year before the summer holidays ...... ❤❤❤

[@CoasterConnections]

That’s some great memories there. Being from Yorkshire our school trips were always to Flamingo Land… might need to document their lost rides.

[@markstorer7204]

@@CoasterConnections yeah, I used to go there as a child when the campsite first opened, it was a great place as it had the zoo as well, a video on that wold be great.

[@user-sc1ok9on8t]

Loved the Funhouse

[@CoasterConnections]

You do better than me. I only have vague memories of it!

[@user-pw6gx6ei2k]

Space Invader and Gold Mine were both pencilled to have featured in the cancelled Dr Who season in 1985. Nice to be able to see some of them as never got to Blackpool myself.

[@CoasterConnections]

That would have been great to see. Thanks for the extra fact!

[@markbrown1089]

Brilliant video thanks, my sister broke her wrist on the wild mouse in about 1986

[@CoasterConnections]

Thank you for watching. It seems like there were a few injuries on that ride. How did it happen?

[@leecarroll4776]

Shadow of it's former self now the pleasure beach and so expensive to. I personally preferred frontierland in Morecambe

[@CoasterConnections]

That one park I never visited. A lost park!

[@davidlawrencegraham6722]

the space invader was unsafe back in the mid to late 90s while i was on the ride it ended up coming off the tracks thankfully no one was hurt

[@CoasterConnections]

So pleased nobody was hurt. It’s crazy to think you can still ride it today.

[@danielroach5415]

My first visit was after virginia reel and the funhouse closed, but i miss every other ride on this list, didnt know theyd closed the swing part of impossible. You can add trauma towers to the list too...

[@CoasterConnections]

Trauma Towers… another good memory for me. Hoping to do a follow up video with more lost rides.

[@Bacrenfencing]

Anyone remember those horses that you sat on, like a rollercoaster but sat on a bloody plastic horse with a lap strap................I still remember that and the WILD MOUSE 40 odd years later - scarred me for life 😂

[@CoasterConnections]

The Steeplechase… it’s still there and operating! The last one of its type in the world.

[@ThePurityControl]

@@CoasterConnectionsAnother one that I wouldn't get on again, tried it once as a teenager and seem to recall spending most of it getting bum ache and being scared of falling off.

[@leewright415]

At 17:29 during the wild mouse segment, there is a blue house. After going nearly once very couple of months to Blackpool, i didnt go for maybe 15 years, on my return, there was that blue house attraction. It was a horror maze with a dark spinning disc as the final payoff. Im being super vague but i loved it. One of the best rides at the park. A few years later, it was gone again. I have no idea the name of the ride or anything. Blackpool pleasure beach and Southports old pleasure island bring back good memories as a little boy, as my parents got divorced so my now passed away father would pick me up on the weekends and we'd go together. Fun times. 1980's has good memories.

[@CoasterConnections]

Vague, but quite accurate. I think you mean Trauma Towers. I’m hoping to do a follow up video with more lost rides, so watch this space.

[@leewright415]

@CoasterConnections yesss thank you, Trauma Towers. Only rode it once but it's definitely stayed in the memory bank. I'd love to see the part 2 of your video I very much enjoyed this one.

[@imogenharrison3432]

I remember going on the reel. It could be a real headbanger, literally. There was a few coming together of heads on that ride.

[@CoasterConnections]

It looked like it was! You are very lucky to have ridden such a unique coaster.

[@anncapell3982]

Loved the Fun House

[@CoasterConnections]

I can see why. A lot of people were devastated when it burned down.

[@blootoofblue6951]

A place where yer parents dumped you as they hit the pubs.

[@TheOfficialSmudgy]

Virginia Reel looked like it had such good theming for its era (the rockwork not the weird pink painted version)

[@CoasterConnections]

My thoughts exactly, especially the original 20’s design. So ornate and detailed.

[@eeveestar6826]

Disappointed that the carousel that printed the names of the horses on their necks wasn't on this list. I got sent to a hospital in Manchester with a skull fracture from falling off of it because it was too high off the ground 💀

[@CoasterConnections]

I’ll have to see if I can research any information about it.

[@mikehunt-qr9so]

The wild mouse was fucking nuts i was black and blue coming off that

[@CoasterConnections]

It sure was nuts!

[@SimonLeicester]

I loved the Log Flume

[@Grimbo]

Anyone remember the Monster - the black painted octopus style ride just inside the entrance where the Ice Blast is now?

[@CoasterConnections]

I don’t remember it but I’ve seen pictures of it. One for a follow up video I think!

[@oranjelibertine]

Yes used to love that one, went on it when you could buy individual tickets for rides rather than pay just to go in.

[@cavalijay4495]

Wild Mouse was my all time favourite ride there, it was hilarious and thrilling at the same time, so sad they removed it

[@CoasterConnections]

I'm with you on that one. Was such a fun ride.

[@BURP39R]

We have a great picture of me, my sister and brother. And his mate in front of The Octopus. RIP brother.

[@CoasterConnections]

Thank you for sharing your memory of the park ❤️

[@swaldron5558]

I’m from Manchester, I’m always fondly memory time to go there during 1960s to 1980s but sadly most of them replaced by modern.

[@CoasterConnections]

What a great time to visit that park. You must have seen so many rides come and go.

[@beckychamberlainmusic]

The Wild Mouse really was wild, many a time I came off aching 😂

[@CoasterConnections]

Hoping you enjoyed your rides!

[@ChocolateTampon]

Wow, seeing these old rides brings back so many memories from my childhood. The Funhouse was amazing but was a health and safety nightmare by todays standards. The Haunted Swing to this day is the most freaked out I have ever been on a ride to this day and I'm not scared to go on any ride but the Haunted Swing remains the most intense thing I have even been on 🤣I closed my eyes after a few seconds. It's so sad to see these old attractions disappear. I get it, things get old and they have to keep things fresh to attract visitors.

[@CoasterConnections]

I agree, it’s not a museum and needs to build new attractions. But still miss some of the old ones.

[@andrewhaines3259]

I'm sure the Fun House was deliberately burnt down, as it can't have been a money maker, but it was a fantastic place to go. Those spinning discs were a challenge to stay on! Why they got rid of the log flume I've no idea. One of the most popular rides if I remember rightly!

[@CoasterConnections]

You may be right about it kit making money. When I was researching I read stories of people squeezing through the exit and spending all day inside! If it hadn’t burned down it would be closed for sure due to health and safety!

[@roytabberer7427]

Sadly the company has now dropped the Name Blackpool and it is simply called The Pleasure Beach.

[@CoasterConnections]

I expect people will still call it Blackpool Pleasure Beach, that’s why I still used the name in this video. It’s hard to undo years of public recognition, I still hear The Big One called Pepsi Max!

[@derekhart3308]

Space Invader was open by the 6th Doctor Colin Baker (Doctor Who).

[@CoasterConnections]

What a great fact, and the perfect celebrity for that ride!

[@demongorr]

I feel bad for anyone who has gone to Blackpool Pleasure Beach and never rode/didn't have the chance to ride Wild Mouse. Probably the most intense coaster I've ever been on and it is sadly missed

[@CoasterConnections]

I share your thoughts. The Wild Mouse was one amazing ride.

[@cityofnorden]

I wasn't allowed on it for years. My Mum had been on it in the 80's and said no way. I did eventually get a go and it was fantastic. Bruised ribs and all. Sad it had to go.

[@greentorm5467]

I went on the revolution during a storm, pretty thrilling

[@CoasterConnections]

I bet it was! I find the stairs on Revolution more terrifying than the ride itself!

[@mabit]

No Trauma Towers. That was my fav ride of all time

[@CoasterConnections]

Watch out for a future video 😉

[@gemma6907]

It’s the log flume and the wild mouse I miss the most. Wild mouse more though. It’s a shame when they have much older wooden rollercoasters that they maintain well. There’s a lot more than this though that has disappeared over the years. Also it looks so busy in the old videos. It used to always be heaving when it was free to walk around.

[@CoasterConnections]

I think a lot of people will agree with those two as the most missed. So many lost rides it might need a second video 😁

[@big..377]

I got whiplash on that mouse ride. Have had neck and back problems ever since.. was a good ride though.

[@CoasterConnections]

That’s one hell of a souvenir! Nice to see you still think it was a good ride.

[@philippayne6655]

I remember the Wild mouse (always thought it was the "Mad Mouse" for some reason) the sharp corners made you think you were going to fly off the track. The log Flume was a must and wasn't there a ride called "the grand national"?

[@CoasterConnections]

Thanks for sharing your memories! Yes there is the Grand National. It’s still there at the park.

[@Gmh6477]

Lucky to have ridden all of them except the first one

[@CoasterConnections]

Thats good going! You have done better than me!

[@wizzwamf]

loved this , i remember the greatest show on earth being the wonderful world of entertainment in the casino as a child i went mad for this ride i thought i was ever so sitting in that fringed gondola a bit like a flying surrey with a fringe on top , and how pretty the can can dancers were i was circus mad , there was also a very strange small carousel in the casino that took you to the ceiling i think it was still there many years ago but not functioning the carousel part at the ceiling , no health and safety just hold on tight ,loved the mono rail as it went through the funhouse , and outside the twirling figures in the windows , clutching my mr funshine stuffed toy this place was a fairy tale i think there was a smaller dark ride in the childrens part with an animated figure playing an organ i remembe abbas dancing queen in my ears now but played as a cinema organ

[@CoasterConnections]

That’s some great memories! There is so much lost to time at the Pleasure Beach. I’m glad I can uncover a small number of the stories and share them, but also love hearing about people memories.

[@lukegreen5341]

3:53 I've Might Go To Blackpool Pleasure Beach Theme Park In Blackpool In Lancashire In England In The United Kingdom One Day. Thanks Mate. X

[@CoasterConnections]

At least you know where it’s located 😉

[@alexblue6991]

I haven't been to Blackpool for years the last time I went it was so rundown

[@CoasterConnections]

You say run down, I say that classic amusement park feel! 🤣

[@stupididiot6116]

@@CoasterConnectionsI guess he’s on about Blackpool in general ,not the pleasure beach ! And I have to agree Blackpool is a run down dirty horrible place !

[@RogEdwardsTV]

Nice video. I went on The Reel when I was a kid in the few years before it was demolished. It was raucous and savage - I remember bumping heads many times with the girl sat next to me. I think we have RollerCoaster Tycoon to thank for everyone calling it Virginia Reel. It may have been called that originally in the 1920s but in it's last 25 years (at least) it was simply called "The Reel". I could never find anything calling it Virginia Reel.

[@CoasterConnections]

Wow, somebody who got to experience “The Reel”. I bet it was such a unique experience. Sadly I was born the year it closed. You may be right about the name. I’ve seen it used interchangeably, as well as one source saying it was colloquially called “The Reel”. I guess it’s one of those things lost to time!

[@SwitchbackSylveon]

Only ride on this list that I've been on is Wild Mouse, I didn't really like it but I don't think it should've been removed, I think it just needed a good refurbishment, but I guess they weren't wanting to spend that money

[@CoasterConnections]

I’d have loved a refurbishment. But I think safety was an issue too.

[@altair8598]

I remember my Dad falling inside the rotating drum thingy - was that in the Fun House? Also there was a Laughing Policeman - bet he went ages ago! Is The Grand National still there?

[@CoasterConnections]

If you mean the laughing man, his head was all that survived the fire. There are pictures of firemen carrying it out.

[@dazediss6629]

Health and safety has ruined our lives. It’s a day out and they’re kids. They’re gonna get bumps & bruises; that’s part of being a child. If there were numerous fatalities every year then obviously something is dangerous and needs to be decommissioned. But if someone breaks their arm in a freak accident, you don’t bulldoze the building that it happened in.

[@CoasterConnections]

I can't even imagine what would happen if the Virgina Reel or Funhouse were around today!

[@j_c2225]

The haunted swing was there way after 2001 lol. I rode it when I was last there 6 years ago

[@CoasterConnections]

2001 is when it last operated as a stand alone attraction. It became part of Impossible following that.