Blackpool Pleasure Beach: A Decade To Remember | 2010-2019

[@ThePandorads9]

Great video. So much has happened over the last 10 years some if it feels like it was only yesterday. Gutted for wild mouse but do much love for Icon. PB really nailed it and probably my fave coaster added in the UK this decade. And I think if was about this time 10 years ago I signed up to the forum. You've all come so far it's been amazing seeing you all build up this channel massive respect and credit to you all who vlog and trip report 🍻

[@yourexperienceguide]

ThePandorads9 Thank you for the support over the years 😀

[@joannerussell7852]

Loved the monorail and wild mouse, I purchased a large bench from Trauma Towers, its now in my garden

[@inmedx]

I miss the gold mine, I've such good memories of going on that as a kid

[@GrandTheftAidan]

Being in Blackpool for many illumination nights and even the firework championship nights, I couldn’t believe how rammed the seafront was. Amusements, shops, piers, alllll open. I know it’s at the other end, but when it’s all lit up, it would be a pleasure to get some of these midnight closes back, surely the public would flood when it’s soooo busy on the front.

[@yourexperienceguide]

GrandTheftAidan Totally agree, BPB needs to be open later during the illuminations

[@tiffanylehan1971]

Listening to Icon theme always makes me wanna cry. 😮❤

[@yourexperienceguide]

Tiffany Lehan It made plenty of people emotional seeing the original ride reveal video

[@visionist7]

It wouldn't sound out of place in a DC movie

[@inayyahlouise1692]

No but it reminds me of old times

[@Demon-POT]

RIP wild mouse Like if you miss the mouse

[@cookii.8369]

Crazy Coasters International I never got to ride it but my parents said it was horrible and dangerous. I’m glad I never rode it.

[@Demon-POT]

@@cookii.8369 well you're parents are wrong!!! The ride wasn't dangerous and it was not horrible!! It was a hit rough but that's what made the ride!!! And If you knew how amazing the REAL wild mouse you would be devastated you didnt ride it!!!!

[@Demon-POT]

@@danielledewitt1 the wild mouse was amazing!!! Get your facts right!!!!

[@Demon-POT]

@@danielledewitt1just cuz you had one unlucky ride on it doesnt mean it's a bad ride!!! I love it u dont!!!! Everyones opinion is different

[@yourexperienceguide]

Crazy Coasters International The clue was on the ride’s name, WILD Mouse, still amazes me people expected a gentle ride given its name.

[@Demon-POT]

This brought back sooooo many memories of me jumping around and screaming in joy as they announced icon!!!!!!

[@すしむし]

I know right! It’s my favourite 😍

[@generalbacon6955]

RIP to Wild Mouse 1958-2017 59 years of memories

[@masterknife8423]

I'm still really glad I rode the Wild Mouse not long before it closed for good. I also didn't know it closed in August either. Luckily I rode it in July

[@yourexperienceguide]

Master Knife We did it in early August and even said on camera its future was safe but things change 😔

[@masterknife8423]

@@yourexperienceguide Well at least the park had specific reasons for it's closure rather than just closing it willy nilly

[@Mikeb1001]

It literally ran for about 2 months that season, it had loads of teething problems with the new system and then had a further setback which it never re-opened from

[@bigdave3289]

That shot of beaver creek with magic mountain was 10cc of nostalgia. Great vid!!!

[@SteLyallism]

Absolutely brilliant, should do a prediction video for next ten years

[@yourexperienceguide]

ste lyall Hoping to have one out pretty soon

[@prescott1999]

Gotta say icon has defo been my surprise of 2019!! Can’t wait for what they do with Valhalla and for the next decade all starting with feb 2020!!

[@ingertaylor8444]

WELL that was a right blast in to the past, Lee has visited BPB since the early 60.'s and introduced me when we met in the 70's and we have passed the love on to our kids and grandkids. we are both still coaster fans and the grandkids are following in our footsteps, looking forward to meeting you all again 2020, HAPPY NEW YEAR cheers inger and lee

[@yourexperienceguide]

inger taylor Thank you 😊 the first visit I can remember being there is in 94 but I know we were going long before then too

[@starduster2829]

I miss Trauma Towers. Some really vivid memories of going through that attraction as a kid, so was really sad to find it closed one day.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Star Duster I think it’s a sorely missed attraction and the kind of thing that badly needs replacing

[@Faetalis_]

First time I did that walk through at about 9 I stood on one of the squishy floors and burst into tears. The creepy butler then picked on me making sure he stared at me til my parents friend told him off XD The ride was great. I just hated that walk through ever since that moment!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Thanks guys what a great detailed run down of the last decade ! 🥳. Without a doubt our highlight was being asked by Matt at Attractions Magazine in Orlando to represent them at the Icon press launch . It was such an amazing day from registration in the morning to the press conference, seeing all the familiar theme park vloggers to getting Icon to ourselves for a few hours , a day me and Alex will never forget 🤩😍🧱👍🏼

[@AL4N777]

*Best wishes to Club Pleasure Beach all the best for 2020 (The best channel by far on KZbin)*

[@yourexperienceguide]

AL4N 777 Thank you Alan 😀

[@pirate259]

Excellent docu from the last 10 years......Thanks for posting......

[@yourexperienceguide]

Peter Piper Thank you Peter 😀

[@Cal2929]

Great video this. I haven't been since 2011 and its sad to see some old favourites go. I'm coming back to Blackpool soon and looking forward to rolling back the years.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Have fun!

[@chriscain9263]

Loving the winter content guys 😃 keep them coming please 🙏🙏

[@yourexperienceguide]

Chris Cain Thanks Chris I do wish we had more to cover over the winter months

[@gradyzyner7423]

I still mourn the loss of the Wild Mouse. Your coverage is very fair and balanced, giving equal weight to the good news and the not-so-good news. Good one, guys.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Grady Zyner Thank you, really appreciate the feedback 😀

[@CoasterChallYT]

Great video once again! My first ever visit was 2016 (currently my only visit so far) and getting that Wild Mouse credit is a personal highlight, as well as riding the likes of Big One, Big Dipper, Grand National, Nick Streak and Valhalla for the first time ever. But, I really can't wait to go back for the reimagined Valhalla, Icon and any future development

[@yourexperienceguide]

Coaster Chall Thank you, feels like a long time since my first ever visit to BPB. I miss the Wild Mouse at times, I’m glad you got the cred.

[@CoasterChallYT]

@@yourexperienceguide Thank you 😊

[@chriswalden6519]

2:20 is it me or does the track and frame shake as the big one goes over the lift hill?

[@keno051]

Superbly put together Bicko & Becca. Very informative. How we long for a midnight closing again 😥 It's quite interesting that it took the PB until 2013 to really get behind the late night openings. When you see the the ground/area as shown in the images of the removal of the Tom Sawyer bridge you realise how much space Icon has taken up.

[@yourexperienceguide]

keno051 Thank you 😀 It was fun revisiting some of the past things at BPB and gave us both good memories going through our photo archives

[@DisneyMarkUK]

Great video, I love how detailed it is. Cheers guys

[@yourexperienceguide]

Mark Forrest Thanks Mark, enjoyed doing this 😀

[@tonilaw7914]

Hi mark is the Disney hotel u stay in good

[@DisneyMarkUK]

FAZE Law Hi there, yes we love the Contemporary, it’s our favourite Walt Disney Hotel.

[@richardjohn7991]

Have you seen the video merge at 18:24? Looks like ghosts on the track .Coming from the left lol.Mad.Obviously isn't but it is still amusing.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@mrgipersakadan6323]

Fantastic video as always, my highlight was definitely riding icon for the first time, front row and in the rain, still to this day my best ride on any rollercoaster!! 🎢🎢🎢

[@yourexperienceguide]

Mr Gipers Brilliant, thank you 😀

[@Hollie_bradley17]

Same

[@raymondcarter3351]

Great video I loved it well done another brilliant video as always!

[@yourexperienceguide]

raymond carter Thank you 😀

[@RachelRoebuck-qs8pv]

The icon definitely!! 👍

[@hayleyturner5271]

I went to Blackpool pleasure beach it’s so fun

[@KoasterKing205]

I first went to BPB in 2018, the year ICON debuted! It was insane!

[@yourexperienceguide]

KoasterKing 205 Not a bad first year to visit to be fair

[@clowesaviation5443]

I could be wrong but wasn't Roller Coaster (Now Nick Streak) Mrs LD Thompson's favorite ride at the PB?

[@yourexperienceguide]

Sure I have read something similar

[@alfnsue]

Cheers Scott some good memories there

[@yourexperienceguide]

alfnsue Thank you 😊

[@retroDaz992]

Brilliant round up of this decade at the pleasure beach. My great memories go back to the late 70's. Hours spent in the fun house, Noah's ark, space invader, water chute, tokaydo express to name a few. Always remember my parents buying a book of ride tokens. 10,A tokens, 6, B tokens and 4,C tokens. Cost about £10 back then. Spent all the A tokens on grand national and big dipper. Amazing how blackpool pleasure beach has changed in 40 years. Excited to see more changes in the next decade.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Darren Walker Thanks for watching Darren 😀

[@Geordieboy16]

Really good video keep it up guys 👍👍

[@yourexperienceguide]

Nurein Kizito Thank you 😀

[@paytonplays0644]

The last ten years have been great the removal of wild mouse saddens me to this day bit the creation of icon created new hope for pleasure beach plus the decade of joy and sadness is at an end and it was great fun thanks pleasure beach for a great decade ❤️❤️

[@yourexperienceguide]

Payton Plays06 Lets hope the next ten years are even more exciting

[@lovelylyrics3231]

Normally, in school, when we go to Blackpool we refer the big one as Pepsi max and then we sing the advert song

[@tonysantero9161]

A good decade overall, with the open of Icon and Nick Land, yet do prefer Irn Bru colour scheme of Revolution. Looking forward to next year.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Tony Santero Thanks for watching and commenting 😀

[@Mikeb1001]

I prefer the Irn Bru colours as well

[@christophermcdiarmid4711]

How safe are the rollercoasters? I want to overcome my fear but I have a nightmare that my restraints will open during the ride😢

[@yourexperienceguide]

Christopher Mcdiarmid They’re safer than travelling by car

[@christophermcdiarmid4711]

@@yourexperienceguide thanks that makes me feel better.

[@nathanbaxter6052]

Gutted for the wild mouse been coming to.blackpool every year since the 90s . Really hope they don't start removing the rest of the wooden rides mainly grand national ( personal favourite) .

[@yourexperienceguide]

Big Dipper's 100th year this season

[@jamesbradshaw1428]

Great vidio I use to work there from 1998 to 2003

[@yourexperienceguide]

Awesome, which rides did you work on?

[@jamesbradshaw1428]

I worked on the playstation ride and the Pepsi max big one

[@jamesbradshaw1428]

I'm waiting for it to re open so I can go and get my job back

[@DawsonsMemes]

What’s your favourite type of rollercoaster Mines a Hypercoaster

[@ed7481]

Either a Zampearla Volaire a Vekoma SLC or an S&S Freespin

[@deeline9652]

@@ed7481 i really hope you're kidding

[@coastersnaps]

EA. Vids oh god

[@ed7481]

@@deeline9652 you're right I left out Green Lantern First Flight

[@BT-ot6gm]

EA. Vids dear god what have I just read

[@aldorfc7287]

6.50 everyone wants to ride the big one at night it's amazing

[@yourexperienceguide]

It’s excellent at night

[@kkrispy2009P]

#sendit A proper good look into the past season of course 2020 is the decade And a new erea for pleasure beach and PBE well done on the new site guys

[@yourexperienceguide]

kkrispy2009 P Thank you 😀

[@Michael-es4dt]

I love this place came here with my best friend. Gutted I never got to ride the mouse.

[@Callumthomosongaming]

Highlight has to be the opening of icon, most sad thing that's happened is the closing of beever creek and gold mine when I was younger I think I remember the gold mine was a fast ride and In the dark?

[@yourexperienceguide]

Danielle Dewitt It had a lot of charm, much better than W&G anyway

[@colintait7139]

Gold mine was really good

[@yourexperienceguide]

Danielle Dewitt Strange that because the Goldmine crew were fans of the ride and didn’t want to see the changes made. W&G has several dead spots, the Goldmine didn’t.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Danielle Dewitt W&G travels at the same speed

[@colintait7139]

Danielle I think it shows a lack of imagination on your part, we all have different expectations and everyone is entitled to there opinion......🎢🎢🎢

[@ThemeParkGlobal]

A nice nostalgic video, good work :)

[@yourexperienceguide]

Theme Park Global Thank you 😀

[@nevereversupportwiganbwfc]

6:41 those guys just splashing each other

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@andrewheywood3710]

great video,wild mouse best ride of them all

[@yourexperienceguide]

andrew heywood Thank you for watching

[@shanklinkay]

Taking my daughter on her first rollercoaster ride on nickelodeon streak on my 40th birthday 5 years ago was my highlight. But even after 5 years of riding coasters she still won't do "loop-de-loop" ones!

[@yourexperienceguide]

Kaylern It can take a lot of persuasion to get people to do coasters that go upside down

[@shanklinkay]

@@yourexperienceguide oh yeah no pressure on her. She's only 12 so I'm proud of her for starting young. And she'll do it in her own time when she's ready.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Kaylern My little boy has done two coasters, he’s 20 months old but no pressure he’s growing up with them so occasionally wants to try some out lol

[@shanklinkay]

@@yourexperienceguide wow well done. We tried our youngest one (she was 5 at the time) on the buffalo at drayton manor.....screamed the whole way round she was not a fan. But last time we went to BPB a couple of years ago she went on the blue flyer for first time and loved it so much she went straight round and back on again twice more.

[@Timr2]

I wish Bling was open instead of Sky Force

[@johnmg88]

Bling tours as air now if it's what I think it is. It usually makes an appearance in my town in April.

[@travellerjames]

@@johnmg88 Bling and air are completely different rides (the same model from the same manufacturer but separate rides). Bling was transported to skyline park in germany and has now been bought out by the mellors group who will be opening it as "turbulence" at Fantasy island in march. Air is a separate attraction owned by the Danter brothers. Worth noting that air runs with much more power than bling did due to being a travelling version rather than a park model.

[@johnmg88]

@@travellerjames cheers, knew it was at least the same model, having been on both and not noticed the difference. The guys running air insisted it was one of a kind when I said I'd been on it before.

[@croneygcrone7086]

Whats happened to the mouse? Broken down? Kept stored?

[@AL4N777]

Croney G Crone I think it was bulldozed

[@yourexperienceguide]

Croney G Crone It was demolished

[@sykoslots]

You wont see the Valhalla open again ... you heard it here first 👌

[@yourexperienceguide]

Tuffabullz Rare colour bulldogs Hmm, debatable but time will tell

[@sykoslots]

@@yourexperienceguide I was talking to a few of the staff on there and they were hinting it wouldn't be seen again... time will tell hopefully it is reborn

[@yourexperienceguide]

Tuffabullz Rare colour bulldogs It’ll be reopened 2021 and as BPB say, reimagined

[@sykoslots]

@@yourexperienceguide keep your eyes peeled for planning permission going in 😉

[@yourexperienceguide]

Tuffabullz Rare colour bulldogs Why? They don’t need it unless it goes outside the park or above 300ft. Long standing agreement with the council.

[@GeorgeT370]

Very nice and informative video :-)

[@andrewheywood3710]

this is a good video,very intresting

[@NC2871926]

Used to work at Tesco witb Graham

[@yourexperienceguide]

Sadly not heard from him for a while

[@chrisjohnsonadventures]

Great review would be great if they still did the midnight close diddnt no about that

[@yourexperienceguide]

Chris Johnson Adventures Lets hope it comes back sometime

[@stepheng4397]

Please say them Ghostly Figures are edited 1.57-2.00?

[@yourexperienceguide]

Stephen G It’s a reflection of people walking 😅

[@stepheng4397]

@@yourexperienceguide It Looks Haunted. I had to watch it back to see if it was my mind playing tricks with me.

[@GarryWilliams555]

Wish I had gotten the chance to ride the Monorail or the mouse.

[@yourexperienceguide]

I miss the Monorail a lot

[@ZEK.0]

The last ten years were great. But we need to discuss the 20’s now. A predictions video maybe?!?

[@yourexperienceguide]

Zak Walker We’re planning on it 😉

[@ZEK.0]

Great!, it’s important to talk about the future at this moment in time

[@ridemadness]

Will Valhalla be still be valhalla or will it get a re theme? I don't know whats going to happen.

[@cookii.8369]

Ride Madness I hope it’s not re-themed, I never got chance to ride it (long story) and the Viking theme sounds interesting.

[@ridemadness]

ThatOneLucario Been On it twice it’s very interesting

[@twistedcheese1]

@@danielledewitt1 how have they ruined the big one?

[@twistedcheese1]

@@danielledewitt1 bloody hell here we go again 😂 I forgot you're an engineer

[@HanW1980]

Christian Moss don’t you just hate it when rides are too smooth? Totally ruins the experience 🤣

[@christopherdrennan5819]

Are they going to reopen the Noah's Ark ride this year?

[@yourexperienceguide]

Christopher Drennan It’s never going to re-open

[@kane211]

I road the icon on the VIP day only person on the ride and front seat 👌🏻🤪

[@yourexperienceguide]

Kane We did the first ever train as a group and the day after I couldn’t resist another go, ended up on my own train 😆

[@XantroyX]

Got a question. I always heard a story when I was a kid that one time one of the Wild Mouse carts derailed, flew across the park and crashed in to the Gold Mine. Is there any truth to that???

[@yourexperienceguide]

Styles Bitchley None at all

[@XantroyX]

@@yourexperienceguide Are you an authority on the park's history or a guy who handles the YT comments?Did you have to look that up? The Gold Mine part was always far fetched, but one of those little mouse buggies falling off is completely plausible. Especially in the days before "health and safety". I'm not trying to be contentious, but that response could just be a company line. A deny anything bad ever happened here kind of a deal. I rode that thing dozens of times and I could totally see that happening! Was anyone ever killed or seriously injured on the ride? Is there a real event from the coaster's history that happened and snowballed over time to become said story? It would have been pre- 1990. How far does your knowledge go back? I just realized that I seem a little dickish right now, but the story came from somewhere and I KNOW that something bad happened on that ride at some point. Am I mistaken? If I resesrched it, would I find any stories with say, the headline "Tragedy on the Wild Mouse"? Just being thorough.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Styles Bitchley I don’t work for Pleasure Beach and I run this channel independently, no hand outs it’s run by me with the help of my wife and friends. The Wild Mouse may have derailed in its history but it hasn’t crashed into any other rides or attractions.

[@XantroyX]

@@yourexperienceguide I got that part. What about the rest of the question? Falling carts? Serious injuries? Or Deaths?. I almost fell out of Flamingo land's Terrorizor omce and not too long after a young girl did just that. It happens. It's morbid to ask, but something bad has happened on that ride before and I am curious as to what really went on. Are you not the person who would know?

[@XantroyX]

@@yourexperienceguide Dude! The coaster was a death trap. We ALL knew it. There was rumor and inuendo surrounding the thing my whole childhood. When I asked I thought I was asking an official representative of the park, but it turned out that I am just asking a fan. Still, you're someone who may actually be able to answer my query better than an official employee, or at least you might know the man who would know. If you don't know it? Fine. But they are genuine questions and I would appreciate a response of some sort whether you have the answers or not. There was bad juju surrounding that ride and I would like to find out why? I fully understood that the childhood rumor was unlikely to have ever happened, but I thought I would bring it up just in case there was anything to it, or if it had stemmed from a real life tragedy. The inquiry is a valid one and I would genuinely like to know about the history of the ride. Was anyone ever killed on or by the thing? It was horribly unsafe.

[@blackpoolpaparazzi]

Do you holiday in Blackpool? The Group will be up and running soon: facebook.com/groups/StayBlackpool/

[@yourexperienceguide]

Patrick O'Hare - FyldeFoto We are quite happy sharing our knowledge of places to stay in Blackpool through our socials, thanks

[@Cupidssatan]

I'm sorry but they already changed Valhalla's track and all that when I was there last year from the original design (which was fantastic), and nw they are changing it again. What if it goes through the same fate as the mouse? :(

[@yourexperienceguide]

Alisha Fairbairn The track layout is still the same as it was when it opened

[@Cupidssatan]

Pleasure Beach Experience sorry I meant the introduction, it’s changed a wee bit since the original

[@Hollie_bradley17]

Mine is when I went on icon for the first time

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@Hollie_bradley17]

@@yourexperienceguide np

[@Hollie_bradley17]

i love it

[@yourexperienceguide]

It was great

[@Hollie_bradley17]

@@yourexperienceguide looks it im well jell

[@Hollie_bradley17]

@@yourexperienceguide noticed my profile icon as usual

[@mhxxxx]

Wait look at 18:24 you can see people walking that looks like ghost on the left side

[@yourexperienceguide]

Maisie Hesketh It’s reflections not ghosts 😉

[@mhxxxx]

Oh my bad lol, great content btw!!

[@yourexperienceguide]

@@mhxxxx Thank you :)

[@creepy5766]

They need to add Big Dipper and avalanche onto the speedy pass

[@yourexperienceguide]

Creepy 5 They don’t, not during the social measures period of time anyway.

[@creepy5766]

Pleasure Beach Experience I know but they need to. £45 you pay extra per person; they should include Big Dipper and avalanche

[@yourexperienceguide]

Creepy 5 Not during the current situation, speedy pass shouldn’t even be in use.

[@gypsymuffinABZ]

Good video guys. Didn’t know rollercoaster used to be white.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Gypsymuffin They used to have a big sign saying “Look Out! Zoom!!!” above the third drop too. I’ve no idea why 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JaydenGamesTV]

Memories even though I wasn't born in 2010

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@beingagaintsfanishard2628]

Decade ends 2020

[@yourexperienceguide]

BeingAGaintsFanIsHard 26 It doesn’t, today marks the start of a new decade.

[@harveysnow9510]

At 9 29 see the this walbal

[@yourexperienceguide]

Harvey Snow I don’t understand your comment

[@tonysantero9161]

Nice and first 👍

[@kebarosUK]

Tony Santero first what?

[@yourexperienceguide]

Tony Santero Thank you for watching 😀

[@cookii.8369]

Honestly. what do you achieve by saying you where first to the video? Likes? Yeah nobody is probably going to like this except yourself.

[@tonysantero9161]

ThatOneLucario Ok 👍

[@cookii.8369]

Tony Santero I might sound rude but I don’t mean to. Don’t worry.

[@siobhankelly7451]

I miss bling the red arrows ride is rubbish.

[@yourexperienceguide]

siobhan kelly Totally agree

[@inayyahlouise1692]

A guy got beheaded in space invaders :(

[@yourexperienceguide]

That was long before the last decade

[@GrazzaD]

Wouldn't go to Blackpool for all the tea in China. Yuck.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Oh well, your loss 😆

[@alfie6848]

Plesher beach is overated

[@yourexperienceguide]

Keelly Crystal Underrated *