| Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1977 |
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The log raft of the Tom Sawyer ride makes its slow way along the underwater track.
This ride took advantage of the existing lake that the Log Flume was built upon. It had been
built to house motor boats previous to the splash drops of the Log Flume, but these were moved to
a twisting water path at the back of the northern half of the park, being moved eventually when
the Water Chute was built there.
In the background can be seen the Aztec Mountain frontage of the River Caves, one of the
first rides to be built on the park in the early 1900s. |
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Left: one of two huge figures built to disguise the
supports for the then new Monorail in the southern half of the Pleasure Beach - the "Kiddie's
Bit"! The other figure was of Gulliver from the famous Gulliver's Travels.
Right: Apart from the children's rides, the cars of the Turnpike ride had little competition for space in the southern half of the park in 1977. |
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| 1977 and visitors play with the radio controlled boats on the site now taken by
the queues for the Big One and the Revolution, both of which were still to be built. In the
background is an unrestricted view of the Roller Coaster and to the right, part of the track
for the new Steeplechase ride is being craned in. |
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The Log Flume was another first for the Pleasure Beach, being the first such ride seen in this country. It occupied the prime spot at the front of the park, easily seen from the Promenade.
Right: the Can Can stall. A popular sideshow where the player attempts to knock a pyramid of empty
tin cans off a shelf. Knocking them down is easy - knocking them off the shelf is not... |
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Alice In Wonderland is a dark grotto ride with scenes
from the famous Lewis Carroll books. Situated directly opposite the toilets, those waiting
for relatives are soon driven to the point of madness by the sugary enticements
voiced by Alice to the background of "The Cuckoo Waltz"!
The Go-Kart track at the front of the Pleasure Beach
in the late 1970s. |
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