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Blackpool pleasure beach

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Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 21:25

I just visited Blackpool and I Had a nice time going around the beach and activities.

But honestly- Blackpool pleasure beach - what are they thinking! Some of the rides are so old and dangerous, I don't know how they are allowed at all.

It was the first time that I went .

I went on one ride, and it went extremely high. It was like an old fashioned rollrr coaster, but you were sitting on a horse. It's called steeple chase.

. There was the tiniest old fashioned seat belt on the horse, like a car seat belt. Except it was just a horizontal belt. The material of the belt looked old, worn and thin. And it didn't hold you on properly.

You had to grip with your hands onto the handle bars. This ride went extremely high and it was extremely fast and jerky, and i was nearly jerked out of the seat several times. If the ride jerked and you fell out of the seat , you would slip through the seat belt and you would fall a very long way down. I was holding on for dear life. I very nearly came off and fell once.

People were getting off the ride at the end and were crying and looking extremely stressed.

The guy running the ride laughed and said to us "you won't do that ride again in a hurry will you haha". Because he knew it was bad

I saw other rides in the park, where the metal holding the ride up looked completely rusted through.

I don't know how the park is allowed from a health and safety standpoint?

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Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 23:53

There's a lot of horse themed rides in Blackpool isn't there.

There is the Derby racer, the steeplechase, the Grand National

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Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 23:53

ilovepixie · 12/10/2024 23:50

My mum who hates rides and I went on the steeple chase, she thought it was a gentle ride like the hobby horses! She near had a heart attack when it started!

Your poor mum!

I was the same . I thought it was a gentle ride. Looks are deceiving.

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Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 23:51

UsernameHistoryBook · 12/10/2024 23:50

Oh I haven’t been in years.

Is the Laughing Man still there?
Alice in Wonderland?
The giant holding up the monorail?

Such amazing memories. I loved the Grand National but never went on the steeple chase!

Alice in wonderland is still there definitely

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Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 23:51

dutysuite · 12/10/2024 23:44

I remember going on that horse ride as a child and I was terrified, I can’t believe my parents put me on the thing and I’m shocked to hear it’s still there! I visited Blackpool two years ago, I hadn’t been since I was a child and couldn’t believe how awful the place was, the lights weren’t even on. I watched a 1985 documentary the other day which featured Blackpool and it looked quite run down even then.

Yeah it's still there and it's still awful!

Sorry to hear you were terrified on it

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SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 23:51

ilovepixie · 12/10/2024 23:50

My mum who hates rides and I went on the steeple chase, she thought it was a gentle ride like the hobby horses! She near had a heart attack when it started!

😆 Hope she was OK after!

Rantypanties · 12/10/2024 23:51

And is it 20m from the ground or sea level because as I’ve pointed out the Big One is measured by both

ilovepixie · 12/10/2024 23:50

My mum who hates rides and I went on the steeple chase, she thought it was a gentle ride like the hobby horses! She near had a heart attack when it started!

UsernameHistoryBook · 12/10/2024 23:50

Oh I haven’t been in years.

Is the Laughing Man still there?
Alice in Wonderland?
The giant holding up the monorail?

Such amazing memories. I loved the Grand National but never went on the steeple chase!

Rantypanties · 12/10/2024 23:50

Because you’ve told me it’s very simple to Google so I did and it hasn’t come up. You’ve screenshotted the supposed height but from what website is that from?

Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 23:50

Magnastorm · 12/10/2024 23:48

Yep. Funny.

20m is roughly 4 doubledecker buses high. Just from watching that youtube pov you can see the ride is nowhere near that high at any point.

Yet you can't seem to find any source showing the height of the ride yourself.

Funny that!

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SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 23:50

Nat6999 · 12/10/2024 23:48

The Big one makes you think you are going to die coming down the biggest drop from the top.

Yeah it's mad! 😆

QueenOfHiraeth · 12/10/2024 23:50

@IlovePond The inventor of the Flying Machine ride was Sir Hiram Maxim who also invented the first machine gun.

@Roundthemoon Where's the personal insult? Being a wimp? That's hardly robust personal insult but I apologise if you are traumatised by that too Grin

Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 23:49

SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 23:47

On the right hand side of the wiki page...

General statistics
Type
Steel – Racing
Manufacturer
Arrow Dynamics
Inversions
0
Height restriction
50 in (127 cm)
Tracks
3
Trains
Single car trains. Riders are arranged inline in 2 rows for a total of 2 riders per train.

(SO it says height is 50 inches... ie just over 4 feet.)

Don't know if it's right! Maybe some of it is higher, and that is the average height...?

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It doesnt say thats the height of the ride though does it.

it says "height restriction".

That's not the height of the ride.

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Magnastorm · 12/10/2024 23:48

Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 23:43

Funny that alright.

Yep. Funny.

20m is roughly 4 doubledecker buses high. Just from watching that youtube pov you can see the ride is nowhere near that high at any point.

Nat6999 · 12/10/2024 23:48

SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 21:50

As for Cat and Mouse. I think that was Wild Mouse when I used to go - unless that is a different ride too! Grin

And holy shit, it jarred your neck and back! Awful. I can't believe some of these pre-historic rides are still going!!!

I guess if they pass safety checks though........?

The Big One/Pepsi Max is a corker! Only went on it once. That was enough!

The Big one makes you think you are going to die coming down the biggest drop from the top.

SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 23:47

Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 23:45

Where does it say 4 feet there?

On the right hand side of the wiki page...

General statistics
Type
Steel – Racing
Manufacturer
Arrow Dynamics
Inversions
0
Height restriction
50 in (127 cm)
Tracks
3
Trains
Single car trains. Riders are arranged inline in 2 rows for a total of 2 riders per train.

(SO it says height is 50 inches... ie just over 4 feet.)

Don't know if it's right! Maybe some of it is higher, and that is the average height...?

.

Steel roller coaster - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_roller_coaster

Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 23:47

Nat6999 · 12/10/2024 23:46

I took my brother on the steeple chase years ago, both on one horse, he was terrified, I knew what it was like because I'd been on before.

Poor lad!

It is scary.

I wouldn't go on it again honestly.

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TheHangingGardensOfBasildon · 12/10/2024 23:47

Rantypanties · 12/10/2024 23:45

No that’s the height of the riders

I just re-read and spotted that the second time!

Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 23:46

Rantypanties · 12/10/2024 23:45

Doesn’t come up in Wiki or the first 3 websites listed either 🤷‍♀️

Sure. You've said that already. Was there a point in saying it again.

If you'd like me to show me a different source showing the height of the ride, I'll be more than happy to see it.

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Nat6999 · 12/10/2024 23:46

I took my brother on the steeple chase years ago, both on one horse, he was terrified, I knew what it was like because I'd been on before.

Rantypanties · 12/10/2024 23:45

No that’s the height of the riders

TheHangingGardensOfBasildon · 12/10/2024 23:45

SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 23:43

Wiki seems to indicate Steeplechase is just over 4 feet high!

Does that sound about right? I'm not too familiar with it.

Steeplechase (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) - Wikipedia

Only four feet? That's a stepladder to reach the top kitchen shelf!

Roundthemoon · 12/10/2024 23:45

SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 23:43

Wiki seems to indicate Steeplechase is just over 4 feet high!

Does that sound about right? I'm not too familiar with it.

Steeplechase (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) - Wikipedia

Where does it say 4 feet there?

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Rantypanties · 12/10/2024 23:45

Doesn’t come up in Wiki or the first 3 websites listed either 🤷‍♀️

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