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 by miksu
The illuminations attract 8 million visitors each year to Blackpool...They are switched on in September each year. Leave a Comment
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 by bugalugs
Opening times vary - it is best to check by phoning 0870 444 5566.
There are height restrictions on certain rides. Also rides are in categories, A, B C and certain other criteria.
1 day wristband £30.00
There is a cheaper wristband for Beaver Creek which is an area of smaller rides for younger children and I think this is £14
I think that some of these tickets also includes admission to some of the shows, but it is better to check when buying tickets.
Here's Joe who couldnt resist an ice cream! Leave a Comment
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 A perfect piece of design
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Their thought police (sorry council inspectors) are encouraging shop owners to tidy up their act and remove the tackiest of their stock of souveniers. This is daft, in most people's books Blackpool=Tackiness, it should be their U.S.P !
In another move they are trying to get rid of their stock of council owned deckchairs (renting out up to 8,000 a day) and replacing them with sun loungers (surely that presupposses the existence of sun ?)
This is madness. In the words of Brian Hunt (found on a website discussing the matter) :
I wonder which management consultancy gave them that advice?
"Deck chairs are a brilliant example of design. They are cheap to manufacture and take up little storage space. As low technolgy products they can easily be manufactured in the local area and provide local employment. The economic working life of a deckchair will be greater than that of the sunlounger.
'And what about consumer perception?:
Fish and chips, knotted hanky on the head and a deckchair - bloody luxury!!. Leave the sunbeds to the southern pansys! " Leave a Comment
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 omigod! by JulesH
My best memory is the fact that none of my travelling party knew each other although we all knew the bride-to-be. I made a lot of new friends from the weekend I spent here. Leave a Comment
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Get yourself a decent hostel, and then just walk around. Yes, do try out the rollercoaster and hit as many pubs as possible. But hit the pubs AFTER the coaster. BLEEEECH! Just enjoy the carnival atmosphere, in a Niagara Falls kinda way.
Sorry, but I don't remember the whole trip, or the name of the hostel we stayed in, but the owner had a small bar downstairs, and let us drink ALL NIGHT, after the bars had closed. If I recall correctly, the bars weren't open much past 1am, which sucked. We got drunk at the hostel, took some kinds of other intoxicant, and wandered down to the beach to watch the sun rise. Leave a Comment
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 by nsalah
My fondest memory here although I have alot is probably just being able to stroll across the beach when ever I want. (As long as it's not to cold!) It really is breathe taking you can just escape from everything and if it's not busy and you can watch the sunset. It is a magical feeling definately worth going. Leave a Comment
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ENJOY YOURSELF. IT'S SILLY, IT'S FUNNY, IT'S STRANGE, IT'S TRADITIONAL, IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
IF I GO WITH FRIENDS I HAVE A LAUGH, WE CAN WEAR SILLY THINGS AND DNACE AND SING. IT'S FUNNY. Leave a Comment
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