Bling - Blackpool Pleasure Beach 2004

3rd time lucky with this one uploading right!

This was the 2nd Zierer Starshape and opened at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, England in 2004.

The ride was claimed to have cost £2,000,000 - quite how it costs over £500,000 more than High Energy and gets less extras on it is beyond me but anyway.

One thing I never realised until I watched a few videos on youtube last night was how slow the Blackpool machine is. Starshapes don't spin that fast like a topscan anyway but this one barely moves!

This video was orginally on Amusement Rides 2 which was released in the summer of 2004. At the time the smoke machine really off set the strobes fantastic but having not been to Blackpool since 2006 I get the impression they don't have the smoke machine or strobes on it anymore?

There are currently 2 Stareshapes built by Zierer - the first travelling in Germany by Kaisers since 2003. It is a very expensive ride to buy and also very big which maybe why many were not built. Rumors suggest a 3rd version is being built at Zierer for delivery later this year but we will wait and see if that happens.

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[TheBean6212]

@bornxthisxwayxbaby yeah hopefully they might put something new where bling was/is i doubt it though

[TheBean6212]

@bornxthisxwayxbaby same :/ still got infusion,big one and irn bru tho :D?

[TheBean6212]

@bornxthisxwayxbaby was there yesterday and it wasnt on all day and they've removed it from the map and there website

[TheBean6212]

@bornxthisxwayxbaby its up for sale

[Falchion43]

@rachieboox3 Aww, I wanted to go on it.

[rachieboox3]

@Falchion43 There getting rid of it in November :/

[Falchion43]

@rachieboox3 I have just been to Blackpool Pleasure Beach today and the Bling was there, although apparently it was closed due to maintenance, although I agree with you, seeing how hard it is to maintain it, I wouldn' t be surprised if they stopped operating it.

[coster993]

@bornxthisxwayxbaby ok u could be right

[coster993]

@rachieboox3 ya your right it is a shame.

[rachieboox3]

@coster993 I've heard that it's been Sold,

Because there are always having Troubles with it.

It never works half the time,

Which is a shame.