Pleasureland Southport Review

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Greentoastrack's Review of Pleasureland Southport

28th Oct 2006

Overall Rating

3.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Ages suited for
    Teenagers
  • Date of visit (month/year)
    September 2006
  • Other info / Tips?
    Not supplied
Good Points

Minimal queues
Value for money
Some great rides
Rides spaced close together, minimal walking


Bad Points

Untidy
Bad theming
Some terrible rides


General Comments

For all of Pleasureland's life it suffered in the shadow of Blackpool Pleasurebeach, that lived just across the estuary. Blackpool always had the bigger, better rides. Blackpool is like the cool kid at school that everyone wanted to be like.

Southport had spectacular value for money. There was hardly a day in the year without some sort of discount or buy-one-get-one-free offer. I know of nowhere else you could get the sheer amount of rides you got for such value for money.

It's not as if the rides are horrible either. Southport is the residence of the Cyclone, Wild cat, Space Shot, Chaos and Traumatizer SLC. This collection of rides always dragged you back again and again, and you could get on every time, without any hint of a queue. And it's not as if it is a marathon trek to each ride, like at Alton Towers for example. You could quite literally hop between attractions. At parts you can actually see both ends of the park at once.

On the other hand, Pleasureland is a scraggy park. It is untidy, badly themed, and falling apart in places. There is litter round almost every corner. And bits of plaster that have fallen off buildings scatter the path in a truly awful fashion.

As for the theme of the place, whoever thought of the idea to theme it like Arabia seriously deserves sacking. What were they thinking? And it's not like they can even pull it off either. There is minimal theming around the park, and in most places, none at all.

Many of the rides seem to lack a purpose also. The log flume that will keep you waiting for what seems like an eternity just for one mediocre drop. Or King Solomons Mines. The ride that is no uncomfortable it actually borders on punishment.

In all, Pleasureland is a great day out, as long as you are not bothered by poor theming or litter. Just stay away from the dreadful King Solomons Mines and the Log Flume.

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  • themepark Rank: Sergeant on 14th Apr 2009

    I agree with this review because pleasureland has always suffered in the hands of pleasurebeach in blackpool, they shoud have kept it equel and maby the park would still be here today