The Greatest EVER..........Blackpool Pleasure Beach ride.

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:00 pm

That you have been on. I'm off the Blackpool at the end of next month and got to thinking.

I've crapped my pants on the Pepsi max, and got pxssed wet through on Valhalla, Both rides have a good claim, but for a pure adrenalin rush and two weeks worth of wiplash, I've got to go with...

The Grand National.

I don't know if it's the speed it picks up, the race against your pxssed up mates on the other track, or the the pre ride thought that today might finally be the day the knackered ancient coaster finally came off the tracks. Yet whenever I go the Pleasure Beach, I always head for the National first.

Yours?

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:31 pm

Oh yes, the Grand National (if that's the one with the hobby horses), very scintillating; like when your wife panics and decides she wants off when your flying over sixty feet of nothingess and you're trying to be a combination of Roy Rogers and a psychiatrist. Very amusing.

(Mind you, few of them are any worse than the wicked "Bobs" at the old Belle View)

fatshaft · Post by **fatshaft** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:31 pm

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army wrote:That you have been on. I'm off the Blackpool at the end of next month and got to thinking.

I've crapped my pants on the Pepsi max, and got pxssed wet through on Valhalla, Both rides have a good claim, but for a pure adrenalin rush and two weeks worth of wiplash, I've got to go with...

The Grand National.

I don't know if it's the speed it picks up, the race against your pxssed up mates on the other track, or the the pre ride thought that today might finally be the day the knackered ancient coaster finally came off the tracks. Yet whenever I go the Pleasure Beach, I always head for the National first.

Yours?

Never done BPB, but took the kids to Alton Towers last year when England were playing - good move, no queues!

Anyway, I am terrible with heights, so I've got to say, even though it only last about 30 seconds, Oblivion is just heart attack city.

James B · Post by **James B** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:42 pm

fatshaft wrote:
Soldier_Of_The_White_Army wrote:That you have been on. I'm off the Blackpool at the end of next month and got to thinking.

I've crapped my pants on the Pepsi max, and got pxssed wet through on Valhalla, Both rides have a good claim, but for a pure adrenalin rush and two weeks worth of wiplash, I've got to go with...

The Grand National.

I don't know if it's the speed it picks up, the race against your pxssed up mates on the other track, or the the pre ride thought that today might finally be the day the knackered ancient coaster finally came off the tracks. Yet whenever I go the Pleasure Beach, I always head for the National first.

Yours?
Never done BPB, but took the kids to Alton Towers last year when England were playing - good move, no queues!

Anyway, I am terrible with heights, so I've got to say, even though it only last about 30 seconds, Oblivion is just heart attack city.

aye the drop for oblivion is class, i looked down all the way

rita queen of speed also top drawer, when i go again though i'll get one of them priority passes, queues were huge even on a schoolday

as for the pleasure beach i always make a point to go on the national, the big one does live up to the hype though, probably the best ride i've been on

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:56 pm

Gotta be the goldmine for me - just love taking the kids on it

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:28 pm

Soldier - it's £6 for the National these days.

Bring yer wallet!

Oh, and if you go and book a wristband online you get 25% off if you do it 48hrs before your visit

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:30 pm

Probably gone now, but does anyone remember "The Mouse"

Dujon · Post by **Dujon** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:25 am

No, TANGO, the only attractions at Blackpool when I were a lad were the illuminations (which I absolutely adored) and Reginald Dixon playing with his organ in The Tower.

I never did get to 'go up' The Tower, so that's half the attraction gone. I do have a couple of his recordings made there though so I guess that makes up for my exclusion a wee bit.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:50 am

TANGODANCER wrote:Probably gone now, but does anyone remember "The Mouse"

Still there, still as rickety as ever.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:01 am

TANGODANCER wrote:Probably gone now, but does anyone remember "The Mouse"

tis the Mad Mouse and it is by far the scariest ride in the world. Not cos it's big or fast but because it's just plain dangerous and as a bloke it's a ball crusher if you're with a lady in the carriage. No matter how how wee she may beyour nuts are going to get a pounding the like of whch you'd pay £200 for in soho.

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:59 am

space invader, much better than Disney's rip off bigger version

and it was opened by Colin Baker

keveh · Post by **keveh** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:25 am

The ride home

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:16 pm

keveh wrote:The ride home

boooooooooooooooooo, bloody grinch

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:20 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:
keveh wrote:The ride home

boooooooooooooooooo, bloody grinch

It's only because he's not big enough to go on the big boys rides!

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:27 pm

and too ginger to be out in the sun for long

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:36 pm

communistworkethic wrote:and too ginger to be out in the sun for long

not a prob in Blackpool to be honest, just Barnstormers before a match

keveh · Post by **keveh** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:34 pm

communistworkethic wrote:and too ginger to be out in the sun for long

too ginger to be exposed to the toxic waste for too long.

Athers · Post by **Athers** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:06 pm

Ginger rules OK.

Solidarity boys.

davroduk · Post by **davroduk** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:31 pm

Pepsi Max Big One is good. (I did some of the welding so be warned)
Ditto with the Revolution.
Been on the new Infusion ride which is great but doesnt last very long.
As for the Space Invader that someone mentioned.......
What a pile of @@@@@@@ @@@@
Grand National feels like your going to be thrown out any second, so yes, good one.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:41 pm

Athers wrote:Ginger rules OK.

Solidarity boys.

Amen brother