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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 ...
Leonard Thompson (9 September 1902 – 1 February 1976) was a British businessman who was the managing director and owner of Blackpool Pleasure Beach. He rose to his position in 1929 after the death of his wife's father, William Bean.
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.
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 ...
Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic is an indoor family dark ride at the Pleasure Beach Resort, an Amusement park in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.It opened in 2013, replacing The Gold Mine ride which opened in 1971 at a cost of £150,000, which closed in 2011.
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.
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.
Blue Flyer (formerly Zipper Dipper and Warburtons Milk Roll-A-Coaster) is a Wooden roller coaster at Nickelodeon Land, Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, England. It was built in 1934. It is believed to have been built by Charlie Paige. It is a family coaster. Blue Flyer operates with one train, which was built by Philadelphia Toboggan ...