19 best ever Blackpool Pleasure Beach rides according to Gazette readers including Wild Mouse and the Big One
By Claire Lark
Published 23rd Jun 2023, 14:00 BST
Updated 23rd Feb 2024, 14:31 BST
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Everyone has a favourite ride at the Pleasure Beach.
So we asked our readers which were the ‘best ever' and they didn’t disappoint with their views. The Wild Mouse came up time and time again, as did the Grand National. But there were other, less known rides which you all have brilliant memories of. And, of course, the Fun House is still greatly missed. Have a look at some of your top rides of all time…
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Angela Williams: "Love the Derby Racer, Ghost Train and River Caves. My all time favourite has to be the much missed Turtle Chase!" Photo: National World
Paula Leskovitz's favourite was the Wild Mouse but she had memories of the Ghost Train too. She said: "My mum made the skeletons on bikes in the Ghost Train and I sat in the eyeholes of the giant skull when I was about 6 years old.. and I’m 56 now!!" Photo: National World