The major seaside resort once allowed visitors to enter for free and only pay for individual rides, and many think something the policy should return.
Residents in one of the UK’s most popular seaside towns have called for a major change to the area’s iconic theme park.
Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach theme park, which opened more than 100 years ago, is a major pull for tourists and an iconic fixture on the town’s skyline.
But many locals have backed calls for the return of free entry to the park, which ended in 2009. Back then, people could enjoy the carnival atmosphere within and pay only for individual rides.
However, despite enthusiasm for bringing back the old policy, The Pleasure Beach has confirmed it won’t be dropping the entry charge, and has defended hiking the cost of its 2025 season pass from £189 last year to £225, arguing that it represents value for money, they told the Blackpool Gazette.
But many residents and visitors aren’t convinced its the right approach, with some suggesting it will put them off going.