Blackpool Pleasure Beach Cableway Ride 1994

[38wd]

I remember this ride back at my first time in pleasure beach with my mother we didnt go on this ride for some odd reason but wished i had! :(

[MichaelHodkinson]

The cableway station are now "Loos"

[djmattclay]

4.23, why the hell is Monster missing a car :O

[MrStu2582]

I was on that ride about ten years ago. It was a great way to see the park. Was sad to see that it had gone when i returned to blackpool last year.

[zaxxonuk]

This ride was closed in 2001 (I think) yet the 3 pylons (minus the cable) and stations stood for another 6 or so years rusting away, season after season. Went on this ride quite a few times in the past... a good classic ride... now sadly gone for good :-(

[vonrollskyway1]

is anything left of the cableway??

[zaxxonuk]

Not now there isn't, just the 2 original stations remain (converted for other use I presume), but only fresh tarmac covers the spots where the blue pylons once stood. I was very sad to see this ride go..!

[martsstricky1988]

why did they shut it ??

[zaxxonuk]

Not sure exactly... but the ride was built in the early 1960's so my guess is with increased insurance costs and claims vultures abound, it may have been too risky / expensive to run perhaps... the same happened with the cableways / chairlifts at Butlins holiday camps, all built around the same time. To be honest though, the last time I was on the Blackpool cableway there were a few yobs swinging the cabs around and 'spitting' onto those below.. not a good state of affairs for this kind of ride!

[vonrollskyway1]

nice vonroll vr 101.add tag vonroll..

[WakeyRollercosterBoy]

Brilliant, wanted to see this for ages