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Pleasure Beach is situated on a 42-acre (170,000 m 2) site along the South Promenade (Ocean Boulevard) area of Blackpool, approximately 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (3.6 km) from Blackpool North Railway Station. It is bordered by the Promenade, Balmoral Road, Bond Street, Burlington Road West and Clifton Drive, and is situated above Watson Road, which is ...
William "Geoffrey" Thompson OBE (16 November 1936 – 12 June 2004) [1] was a British businessman who was the managing director and owner of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Pleasureland Southport and Frontierland, Morecambe. He rose to his position in 1976 after the death of his father, Leonard Thompson.
Amanda Jean Thompson OBE (born September 1962 [1]) is a British businesswoman who is the CEO of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, president of Stageworks Worldwide Productions, director of Big Blue Hotel and the Boulevard Hotel, a patron of the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, and Patron of the Blackpool Civic Trust.
However, within 12 months, the death of William Bean while on a Mediterranean cruise threw their plans into disarray. The couple decided to return to Blackpool to try to keep her father's dream alive. While Doris became a director, Leonard became chairman and managing director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, roles that continued for almost 50 ...
Nicholas William Robert Thompson is a British businessperson who is the deputy managing director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach. He rose to the position following the death of his father in 2004. He rose to the position following the death of his father in 2004.
The Grand National is a wooden roller coaster located at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, Lancashire in the United Kingdom.It was designed and constructed by American engineer Charles Paige in 1935 and is now one of two surviving wooden Möbius Loop roller coasters in the world (the other being the Racer at Kennywood). [1]
This category contains rides and other attractions within Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, an amusement park in North West England. Pages in category "Blackpool Pleasure Beach" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Valhalla is an indoor log flume water ride located at Pleasure Beach Resort in Lancashire, England. Opened on 14 June 2000 at a cost of £15 million, it is one of the longest indoor dark rides in the world, with a ride time of over four minutes. [1] [2] Valhalla features three drops and uses special effects which simulate fire, water, and snow.