The History of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Steel Coasters

[@colintait7139]

Great upload Scott I hope u have a great Xmas and push on in 2021 I always look forward to your content all the best 🎢👍🎢👍🙂

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thanks, you too!

[@GarryWilliams555]

I can never have too much Blackpool content. Love this place.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you!

[@MTCEFC]

I like the Revolution. I am 40 now and can remember being too young/scared to go on it. Getting over that fear and going on for the first time and loving it ever since. It is part of growing up I think. I went to the pleasure beach earlier this year just after my 40th birthday and it was dead during the week so sometimes had rides more or less to myself. It was great to relive some memories of the old rides and experience the newer ones. Covid permitting, I will be going again next year when possible and it isn't too busy as I hate queuing up!

[@yourexperienceguide]

I found the Rev to be the hardest challenge there, it was the last of the major coasters I did there (before Infusion & Icon came along)

[@mischiefmanaged5757]

I can vividly remember riding The Big One for the first time in the late 90s. I had never experienced anything like that first drop! Finally got to experience Icon this summer. Incredible. Such a smooth ride and I love the restraints.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@coasterking4661]

I rode Icon front row in august 2019 and was my favourite coaster but began to slip as I realised it wasnt as good as i thought. But then in July 2020, i went back and got two incredible back row rides that were just fantastic and so that's definitely my favourite memory. It's now firmly at 1st in my rankings again! Love everything about it, just hearing the music again in this video got me excited. Love these historical videos.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Brill, and thank you! I appreciate Icon so much more when I go on it less often.

[@johnphillips3475]

I'm so glad you mentioned the travelling Looping Star that predated Revolution as Europe's first modern looping coaster. It always bugs me that people overlook it.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you for watching and commenting John, always try to get my facts right before I do these

[@alfnsue]

Great video, thank you Scott and Becca 👍

[@yourexperienceguide]

Our pleasure! Thank you

[@kevinseymour8793]

That was top drawer, loved the format and mix of presenting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and images throughout the year. Have a safe and very Happy Christmas with your family.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you Kevin hope you had a great Christmas

[@MusicRelatedCandy]

Loving these recent videos

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you!

[@garethsullivan1238]

Great video, great to learn a bit more history about the park, happy Christmas to you all at the channel and family

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you, have a very Merry Christmas!

[@gradyzyner7423]

Concise and informative. Thanks guys.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you 😊

[@christopherarmes6093]

Loves this video Scott mate, would love to see more on other parks also

[@christopherarmes6093]

Loved*

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thanks Chris I do think I’m gonna cover Towers in a few of these

[@LiftHillsandThrills]

Amazing as always Scott, have a lovely Xmas and New Years and to all the PBE team also!

[@yourexperienceguide]

Same to you! Thank you

[@danielbooth2982]

Revolution is so intense and probably my favourite. Looking forward to riding the Big One after the track work. I like videos like this.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you, more to come 😀

[@stuartbrazier2464]

Very interesting .. I still rate Steeplechase such a unique ride

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thanks Stu! I don’t think I’d miss it haven’t been on it since Easter 2019 😳

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

The Avalanche was my favourite steely as a child because I was a massive fan of winter sports and toboggan racing 😊 Please could you consider doing an episode about lost bars and restaurants like the magnolia and King Cotton and the piano ☺ Happy Christmas PBE, thank you for the great content this year and thank you for those brilliant log flume moments 👌⛄

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you! My plan is definitely to cover more of BPB’s last if I can source photos or videos of it

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

@@yourexperienceguide if I can find some old photos I'll definitely send you some on social media. I'm sure I found some footage of King cotton. Of it find it I'll edit this comment ☺ have a great Christmas. Thanks again

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

@@yourexperienceguide It's not my footage, just shated but hope this brings back the memories ❤😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/noGlk2eHZsRjfck

[@yourexperienceguide]

Holy freakin' Christmas Baubles! Thanks! I’ll probably have to do some emailing to get footage, complication of using anything is the videos made here are monetised. A good dig in the archives needs to happen too!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Great video guys . Have a great Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🧱👍🏼

[@yourexperienceguide]

And you! Thank you

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

@@yourexperienceguide 🧱👍🏽

[@sincerelyinsincere9268]

Two favourite memories if that's okay :) First is riding the Big One with my best mate in the mid 90's and both of us shouting 'F*************K!!!' on the 1st drop. Fast forward 20 odd years and I was doing the same thing with my nephew on both the Big One and Icon! To say the first drop on Big One surprised him is a slight understatement :)

[@yourexperienceguide]

Brill! Thank you for watching and commenting 😊

[@TheDoctor46UK]

Brilliant video as always. I love them all, loved the Big One's original drop, wish Revolution could have a bit of colour and be Red/White again. On that video though...Tokaydo Express! First kind of Rollercoaster I went on there in 1986 and that is where the love began for me, the big water ballast tanks on the ground used to freak me out for some reason. Great memories in my snapshot of 35 years as a fan. Merry Christmas Scott and all at PBE. Also best wishes for your 125th commemorations.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you! Really appreciate the feedback. As a child, Toykado Express really used to freak me out.

[@TheDoctor46UK]

@@yourexperienceguide It did me but only them two water tanks, perhaps under the big yellow tent as well, I don't know daft things freak me out! Id love to be able to share all my memories from then. Around 86 ish there was a badge shop over by Revolution I think. I bought with money my Mum gave me a few badges. One was Superman, one was a skull, one was Ghostbusters and I cant remember the other. No word of a lie, I swear this on my life. I had them pinned to my green parker coat. I went on Ghost Train with my Dad and honestly no lie when we got off the Ghostbusters one had gone. We didnt know then about Cloggy and stuff. We just noticed 'hey you got a badge missing' I mean it just probably wasnt fastened on properly but to this day we laugh about the Ghost Train 'taking' my Ghostbusters bagde!!

[@yourexperienceguide]

@@TheDoctor46UK You're more than welcome to share your story in the BPB documentary I am going to be doing!

[@TheDoctor46UK]

@@yourexperienceguide I would love to share anything from 1985 onwards. Been my passion ever since. Just great we have your channel to share things

[@yourexperienceguide]

TheChoice80 Brill I’ll definitely be in touch. I’d hoped to begin the filming this week but I’ve decided to wait for the tiered restrictions to disappear

[@Beefybleep]

Great video guys 😍😍😍

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you!

[@Manumark7]

Icon is the best ,the wife loved it

[@yourexperienceguide]

Brill

[@kazokee]

I think overall The Big One has the best history, as it's been through a lot through its life.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Yeah I have to agree

[@yourexperienceguide]

Nick Bosworth I think everyone is going to be pleasantly surprised

[@Todd21212]

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[@georgefloyd9035]

@@mr-nobody-on-youtube retract off ?

[@oranda15]

Great video.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Glad you enjoyed it thank you

[@johnphazzleton]

Ahhh tokaydo express ... fond memories!!! This was always the first ride me and my dad did in the 90s great vlog Scott and Becca! Happy Xmas!

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thanks John, have a very Merry Christmas!

[@Ejector_Thrills]

"Where seagulls dare", but pigeons don't seeing as I nearly hit one on the helix near the end of The Big One. Best headchopper moment I've experienced

[@yourexperienceguide]

Haha woops!

[@PinkysProductions]

i remember watch8ng them build the suports for big one got a video of wen started it but had started. started back in 1993 nov i was 5 years old

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@HanW1980]

Fab!

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you 😊

[@nishlaverz]

I love Avalanche.

[@JohnHarris-wc7jd]

Scott what would you class the old Water chute as? Ex steel or woody?

[@yourexperienceguide]

John Harris Woody definitely, strangely it’s not listed as a coaster on RCDB

[@JohnHarris-wc7jd]

@@yourexperienceguide randomly that was always our first ride upon arriving on a Friday night in the late 80’s (don’t ask) , place was buzzing and we used the free Central Trains vouchers (I think the chute wa a C ride?)

[@yourexperienceguide]

John Harris Annoyingly I didn’t go on it

[@Patibens]

The first type of this revolution launched coaster was build in Circus World (Florida) which later changed its name to Boardwalk and Baseball

[@yourexperienceguide]

Correct, pretty sure that was mentioned in the video :)

[@Patibens]

@@yourexperienceguide at 4,15 is mentioned that the first was build at Boardwalk and Baseball which isn't correct. It was first build at Circus World which later changed its name to Boardwalk and Baseball. That would have been correct.

[@yourexperienceguide]

@@Patibens If it’s the same place it’s not terribly wrong, just a slight confusion over names 🤷🏻‍♂️ My info was still 99% correct as far as that’s concerned

[@Patibens]

@@yourexperienceguide so if you say Obama got shot in Dallas instead of JFK you're still 99% correct cause it was a US president anyway. Just saying.

[@yourexperienceguide]

@@Patibens Weird take, but whatever floats your boat. Was the ride at the park I said it was at? Yes. Can the information be easily found? Yes. Did I make a slight error on the park’s name at the time? Yes. And finally, are you being awkward for the sake of it? Yes. rcdb.com/4713.htm - same park, different name, who cares?! 😂

[@StamfordBridge]

I loved the video. I’d also love a top 25, 30, maybe even 40 parks in Britain. A list that goes beyond the usual suspects.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Coasters or parks? I’ve not been to anywhere near 30 parks in this country at a guess

[@StamfordBridge]

Pleasure Beach Experience I’ll take a top twenty UK parks then! 😂.

[@yourexperienceguide]

StamfordBridge 😭😭😭 See you in 2025 when I’ve worked out the placements from 4th to 20th 🤣

[@StamfordBridge]

Pleasure Beach Experience I’ll wait!

[@TheAdamjwright]

Bring back the Irn-Bru theme to Revolution is what I say!

[@danielbooth2982]

The colour scheme certainly looked better in my opinion and a lot of people still call it the Irn-Bru I suppose it's just down to money and sponsorship.

[@yourexperienceguide]

I wouldn’t really call it a theme, I’d not complain at different colours though.

[@SB-tp3yw]

i miss the monorail 😔

[@yourexperienceguide]

Me too

[@GMMilambar]

As a child, the Tokaydo Express was one of only 3 rides my father would let me go on. The other two was the ferris wheel, and some strange ride that started out in the tall building near Noahs Ark, I think it was called the greatest show on earth. Oh and I was allowed in Noahs Ark, but I don't class that as a "ride". I seem to remember Noahs Ark originally rocking to and fro, but I wonder if that was a false memory. It wasn't until my teens when I was allowed on the decent rides. Can I just comment on how much I HATE the Steeplechase. Rough and uncomfortable. My favourite steely was the Revolution followed by the Pepsi Max Big One

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thanks for sharing your BPB memories 😀

[@pixelythegamer3260]

0:58 that whosh scared me when I first heard it

[@yourexperienceguide]

Woops

[@eddienhp]

I think The Big One is one of the biggest steel roller coaster in history.

[@yourexperienceguide]

It doesn’t make the top ten in the world sadly rcdb.com/rhr.htm?m=1

[@oliviataylor695]

I think icon is the best

[@yourexperienceguide]

Fair enough thanks for watching

[@MichaeIHanson]

hello

[@yourexperienceguide]

Michael reid Hi

[@lisadonald9217]

My favorite ride is icon

[@yourexperienceguide]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@E69apeTheMatrix420]

Icon doesn't even have a loop the loop or go vertical up or down. How can that be a iconic coaster? Velicicoaster is what Icon could and should have been.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Henry Phillips Taron has no inversions and is widely regarded as one of the best roller coasters in the world.

[@E69apeTheMatrix420]

@@yourexperienceguide Nemesis eats Icon for breakfast:) Thanks for the reply. Great video I watched it all.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Henry Phillips Thanks for watching 😁

[@BAA.GARDEN.SERVICES]

Best ride was the mad mouse before the retrack, it was evil

[@yourexperienceguide]

Do you mean the Wild Mouse?

[@causalcam0977]

Pepsi max and icon

[@yourexperienceguide]

We featured all the steel coasters

[@johnvega6325]

Revolution needs repainted white and red. The grey grey colour scheme is so bland.

[@yourexperienceguide]

They did it to blend it in with Nick Land and add contrast but I’d gladly see it with different colours