Blackpool Pleasure Beach voted best Theme Park in the UK

[T*]

When it comes to choosing our favourite theme parks, it seems the old ones are the best.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has topped a holidaymakers' poll of the best amusement parks in the UK and even held its own in Europe, to be voted into the top 10 alongside Disneyland Paris and PortAventura in Spain.
Blackpool's Sandcastle Waterpark also proved a favourite with travellers - being placed eighth in a list of best European water parks.

While the Lancashire coastal resort - famous for its rollercoaster the Big One - was the UK's top entry in the best European theme parks, Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World, at Romsey in Hampshire, also made the list.
The attraction came second in the UK behind Blackpool Pleasure Beach and 10th in Europe overall, while Alton Towers failed to make it into the top 10 European attractions at all.
Instead, the Staffordshire Park took 12th place in Europe, and four other UK attractions made it into the European amusement park top 25.
Drayton Manor in Tamworth in Staffordshire was 13th, Thorpe Park in Chertsey in Surrey 14th, Brighton Pier in Sussex 18th and Fishers Farm in Wisborough Green in Sussex 21st.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Paultons Park were first and second in the best UK amusement park list, with Alton Towers third, Drayton Manor fourth and Thorpe Park fifth.
THE TOP 10 PARKS IN THE UK
1. Blackpool Pleasure Beach
2. Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World, Romsey, Hampshire
3. Alton Towers, Farley, Staffordshire
4. Drayton Manor, Tamworth, Staffordshire
5. Thorpe Park, Chertsey, Surrey
6. Brighton Pier, Brighton
7. Fishers Farm Park, Wisborough Green, West Sussex
8. Sundown Adventureland, Retford, Nottinghamshire
9. GreenWood Forest Park, Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Wales
10. Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
THE TOP 10 PARKS IN EUROPE
1. Europa-Park, Rust, Germany
2. PortAventura Park, Salou, Spain
3. Walt Disney Studios Park, Marne-la-Vallee, France
4. Disney Land Park, France
5. Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark
6. Gardaland Park, Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy
7. Zoomarine Algarve, Guia, Portugal
8. Efteling, Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
9. Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, United Kingdom
10. Paultons Park, Home of Peppa Pig World, Romsey, United Kingdom

New heights: Blackpool's famous rollercoaster The Big One is at its Pleasure Beach theme park



Blackpool Pleasure Beach managing director Amanda Thompson said: 'We are thrilled to be named the UK's best amusement park.

'We pride ourself on offering the best experience for a great day out.'
TripAdvisor spokesman James Kay said: 'Blackpool Pleasure Beach is not just the country's best-rated amusement park, it is also one of the cheapest for a family day out among the UK top 10, proving that great value often trumps bigger rides in the eyes of consumers.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2692601/Blackpool-Pleasure-Beach-voted-UKs-best-theme-park-10-Europe.html

thoughts?

[mooo]

I like Alton Towers better

[Jay.]

How is paultons park top 10 in europe?!?!! PortAventura number 2 though :love:

I'd say thorpe park was number 1 though, I've never been to blackpool though!

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

valhalla slaying careers

[T*]

valhalla slaying careers

Valhalla :love:

[Black Dagger]

Not been Blackpool for years but Valhalla, the planes and the one that goes backwards >>>>>>

[Pete.]

Thorpe Park robbed

But I don't care about theme park

[mooo]

Nickelodeon land is fun too

[Brother Leon]

Thorpe Park>>

So many memories there.

[mooo]

How is paultons park top 10 in europe?!?!! PortAventura number 2 though :love:

I'd say thorpe park was number 1 though, I've never been to blackpool though!

paultons park has peppa :nono:

[arista]

This is a "Serious Debate?



Feck Me its NOT

[T*]

This is a "Serious Debate?



Feck Me its NOT

It's news though x

[mooo]

This is a "Serious Debate?



Feck Me its NOT

it is serious :conf:

[arista]

It's news though x


why not post it under general chat?

[Shaun]

arista shut up

i've never heard of the peppa pig place, i guess it's hugely popular with parents of toddlers?

[mooo]

arista shut up

i've never heard of the peppa pig place, i guess it's hugely popular with parents of toddlers?

Yeah it's very fun x

[mooo]

why not post it under general chat?

because they didnt want to

[Marsh.]

Another SD&N thread that turns into a debate about what constitutes SD&N.

:flutter: :spin:

[arista]

arista shut up

i've never heard of the peppa pig place, i guess it's hugely popular with parents of toddlers?



You should have bought Shares in it
its the Worlds biggest kids show

[arista]

because they didnt want to


No he is a like a newbie

[arista]

Another SD&N thread that turns into a debate about what constitutes SD&N.

:flutter: :spin:



You Dark One

[Alf]

Lightwater Valley home of "The ultimate" ?

The last theme park I went to was Flamingo Land about ten years ago.

The Yorkshire theme parks have been robbed on this list.

[Glenn.]

Thought it would of been Thorpe Park or Alton Towers tbh. Surprised at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Haven't been to Blackpool for years.

[Redway]

Alton Towers >>>>>>>>>

This is a "Serious Debate?



Feck Me its NOT

Hence it's called Serious Debates and News, which this is.

[Kizzy]

For the money the peasure beach at Blackpool is great :)

[Saph]

2. Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World, Romsey, Hampshire

http://i.imgur.com/I9puyW8.gif

[Me. I Am Salman]

thorpe park >
would be alton towers but i'm not here for walking a mile to get to a different ride

[Kizzy]

My lad went to alton towers the other day on a college trip it was a school day but still had to queue for 2hrs for a ride :/

[Northern Monkey]

Lightwater Valley home of "The ultimate" ?

The last theme park I went to was Flamingo Land about ten years ago.

The Yorkshire theme parks have been robbed on this list.

Lol,Is that thing still running?I went on that 20 years ago.I also remember going on the Super Looper and smacking my head on the bars multiple times and it getting stuck.Back when you came off a roller coaster with atleast 2 bruises.

[AnnieK]

The Pleasure Beach used to be better before the wristbands....now it costs a fiver or whatever to walk round the place when it always used to be free :fist: blackpools great for all the rides being close together but prefer a day out at Alton Towers. Not been to Thorpe Park since I was a kid but my brother lives in Chertsey so I might go next time I visit...

[cheeky_monkey]

Alton Towers is my favourite :)

[Amy Jade]

Alton Towers is fun I went recently and Smiler was really amazing but all 3 times I have been the waiting around kind of kills the fun a bit, at a few points the Sonic Spinball, The Smiler, Oblivion and Nemesis had waiting lines of over an hour.

Blackpool was more fun for me because even though it was busy the lines were shorter and it felt like we did loads more.

[T*]

why not post it under general chat?

because it's news
now hush

[T*]

No he is a like a newbie

k x

[T*]

The Pleasure Beach used to be better before the wristbands....now it costs a fiver or whatever to walk round the place when it always used to be free :fist: blackpools great for all the rides being close together but prefer a day out at Alton Towers. Not been to Thorpe Park since I was a kid but my brother lives in Chertsey so I might go next time I visit...

I think that the wristbands are a wise decision, it works out to be cheaper, instead of having to pay for all seperate rides.

[T*]

thorpe park >
would be alton towers but i'm not here for walking a mile to get to a different ride

This was the major flaw when I went, Got exhausted getting lost through this hill bit

[AbbieJ]

Woo! Go, Pleasure Beach. :cheer2: When I went to Alton Towers, all the main thrill rides were broken down and certain rides you could queue for up to an hour long. Ain't nobody got time for that :laugh:

[JoshBB]

Never been to it.

I'm surprised that the Walt Disney one in Europe isn't first though.

[joe199998293]

I prefer Alton Towers but Blackpool has some good rides... I went to pleasure beach on Wednesday.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

trauma towers got closed :fist:

[reece(:]

Flamingoland is my fave

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

pasaje del terror though :flutter:

[Jords]

PortAventura :lovedup:
I want to go back!!!

Ive never been to Blackpool. Havnt been to a theme park in years tbh but Ive been Alton Towers, Drayton Manor, Flamingo Land, Pleasure Island and Wicksteed Park.

Alton Towers and Flamingo Land were my favourites :spin:

[Niall]

Blackpool :umm2:

UK theme parks in general :umm2: :umm2: :umm2:

[Jords]

You Dark One

racism!!!

[Locke.]

Blackpool is pretty good but Alton Towers is a lot better.

Or that was the case last time I went to them both about 5 years ago.

[T*]

What a coincidence!
I went today :amazed: :love:

[Nick.]

The Steeplechase was as intense as things got for me when I visited.

[Kizzy]

Don't they call it the grand national?... hold on for dear life :laugh:

[T*]

The Steeplechase was as intense as things got for me when I visited.

I loved that!

[T*]

Don't they call it the grand national?... hold on for dear life :laugh:

no the roller coasters called that and theres a laughable ride called steeplechase