BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH
United Kingdom (Abbreviation: BPB)
Park News - (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 - Future Attractions - Rumor - (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.
(7/23/09) Rumor has it that the Gold Mine dark ride at Blackpool may be converted into a new interactive shoot’em up dark ride for the 2010 season.
2011 - New Coaster - Rumor - (8/3/09) You can label this as a really wild rumor at this point, as we have very few details, only someone claiming that the park’s long term plan is to try and add a new coaster for 2011, possibly somewhere on the North side of the park near Pepsi Max Big One. This has some concerned that the Steeplechase will be removed to make room for this new project. One possible rumor floating around indicated that Blackpool may tap Mack Rides to create a compact looping launched coaster for them, similar to Blue Fire that just opened at Europa Park this summer.
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