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Park News - (7/28/10) This may be nothing, but we’ve heard a rumor that Valhalla may get altered this winter, possibly removing the turntable before the backwards drop, allowing the boats to only move forward through the ride. This wouldn’t be the first time that Intamin’s troublesome turntables were removed from one of these rides, as Six Flags America did some extensive renovations to Typhoon SeaCoaster a few years back, renaming it Skull Mountain in the process, and removed the backwards portion of the ride.
    (6/10/10) Screamscape sources tell us that BPB’s Rollercoaster and Gold Mine are expected to reopen soon. However the current buzz is that Noah’s Ark is very likely now closed for good, though the facility may be transformed into some new kind of interactive museum exhibit. Trauma Towers is also said to be closed for good… with no new plans for the site as of yet.
    (6/5/10) I’ve been told that Space Invader is done at Blackpool… and that the park has actually sold the ride to a new owner.
    (6/4/10) According to the latest trip report posted to Theme Park Review, several BPB attractions are still closed including: Rollercoaster, Space Invader, Gold Mine, Trauma Towers and Noah’s Ark.
    (2/15/10) According to the official BPB site Noah’s Ark is merely being refurbished, so hopefully they will rebuild the demolished areas soon. In other news a new “sculpture garden” area has been added on the site of the old Dodgem ride near Noah’s Ark. You can see pictures posted to RideMad.
    (2/12/10) A new rumor going around at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is that the time may have come to remove the Noah’s Ark attraction. According to the source, the ticket booth and entrance steps to the attraction were demolished just last week. If true, I believe this could make the Noah’s Ark at Kennywood the only surviving attraction of it’s type left in the world. Does anyone know more about the status of Noah’s Ark at BPB?
    (12/4/09) According to the report at RideMad, Blackpool Pleasure Beach has demolished the old Superbowl Dodgem building and will relocate the attraction to the old Whip building.
    (8/27/09) Sources tell us that Blackpool has begun refurbishment work on the Big Dipper to repair the damage and possibly upgrade some of the safety systems.
    (8/13/09) The BBC has posted some video footage showing the rescue effort following the crash on the Big Dipper.
    (8/12/09) At about 7:30pm last night an accident took place on the park’s Big Dipper coaster where two trains crashed into each other. From what I’ve been told the first train stalled out half way through the ride, coming to a rest on the anti rollbacks near the top of a hill. The early word is that some kind of track or rail failure caused the train to stall. Meanwhile the second train was dispatched before they realized the other one had become stuck it seems, where it eventually ran smack into the back of the first train, before it rolled back down the hill again and valleyed at the bottom. While anonymous sources have sent in pictures of the event, It was thought that all of the riders survived the crash, though some were suspected of broken bones or neck injuries.

2010 - Twist ‘n’ Splash - (5/25/10) An update on the Mack Twist ‘n Splash ride on the way to Blackpool Pleasure Beach can be found here.
    (1/12/10) According to the report posted on the Pleasure Beach Experience website, Blackpool Pleasure Beach will be adding one of those new water tea-cup rides from Mack called a Twist ‘n’ Splash.
    (8/3/09) It has been noticed, as a possible indicators of a Beaver Creek update next season, that several small rides have been removed from the area, making room for possible future additions.

2011 - Nickelodeon Land - (7/28/10) Blackpool Pleasure Beach will build a 6 acre kiddie playland themed to Nickelodeon characters at a cost of £10 million. The new area will feature 14 rides when it opens in April 2011. Only 9 of the rides will be new, the other 5 will be refurbished existing attractions. Looks like they’re going to call it Nickelodeon Land, here’s the new official site.