BLACKPOOL & LANCASHIRE Pleasure Beach Resort Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool, FY4 1EZ Pleasure Beach, Blackpool was founded in 1896 and is one of the most ride–intensive amusement parks in the world. Thrilling rides and stunning shows make it a fantastic family day out. Pleasure Beach is family owned and run, its current MD, Amanda Thompson, is the great granddaughter of its founder. Pleasure Beach is home to, amongst many other things, the Pepsi Max Big One – the UK’s tallest roller coaster and the UK’s first Nickelodeon Land - a £10.3m investment which features 12 rides, numerous attractions and a restaurant. Pleasure Beach blends the classic and modern, rides such as Sir Hiram Maxims Flying Machines, date back to the early 1900’s, while modern thrill rides such as Infusion and the Ice Blast are much more modern additions. In addition to rides, Pleasure Beach boasts some amazing examples of 1920/30’s architecture and is home to the world’s oldest purpose built Ice Theatre. Best Vantage Points: Sculpture Gardens – A grassed area with modern sculptures surrounded by a mix of classic and modern amusement park rides. Many of the rides can be mounted with a camera to allow presenters to do pieces to camera. Nickelodeon Land – Pleasure Beach’s £10.3m new attraction provides colourful, exciting backdrops and opportunities to film with costume characters. The sheer amount of rides and attractions at Pleasure Beach means that there is always a suitable location for most types of filming. Best Time of Day: Any time of day is good for filming. If the weather is poor there are sheltered and covered areas. Restrictions: Any on ride filming needs to be planned in advance. Filming generally take place in public access areas unless pre-planned. Recce highly recommended. Permits: All filming to be pre-planned through Pleasure Beach contact. This can generally be done at short notice. Fees: No filming fee required unless for commercial filming. Public Liability Insurance Required? Yes, £5 million. Existing Footage: Existing footage including GVs and ride POV can be obtained from Daniel Thompson.
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Contact: Daniel Thompson
Managing Director Amanda Thompson has been involved in the Royal Variety Performance on a number of occasions, and also produced a show in honour of The Queen as part of her Golden Jubilee visit to Preston.
Telephone: 01253 336329 Email: Daniel.thompson@bpbltd.com Website: www.pleasurebeachresort.com