Our Merlin Annual Passes got us free tickets to the top of the Tower. The forecast called for rain or showers later in the day so we wanted to get up into the Tower early for some good pictures.
We watched a 4D movie standing up before going up in the elevator. It was based on the child of a family and his imagination when coming to Blackpool. At one point the child imagines the rocket in his hand taking off and the Blackpool Tower takes off as well.
You may see a resemblance to another tower in Blackpool's Tower. In 1889 the mayor of Blackpool visited the Great Paris Exhibition and was so impressed by the Eiffel Tower he decided Blackpool should have something similiar.
In an unpressedented move by a politician he put his own money where his mouth was and he created the Blackpool Tower Company. 3 years later the Blackpool Tower opened to the public.
At the top they have installed a 10" thick piece of glass to stand on if you dare.
Elton John, fresh from performing for the Diamond Jubilee for the Queen, will be performing in Blackpool this evening.
Indoor viewing area
Views from up on top.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Big One roller coaster in red.
Outside viewing area
The very top outside viewing area accessible by the public. There was a 2" netting covering the entire structure up here.
We took the elevator back down and entered what they call the Ballroom. They have an old Wurlitzer Organ that is played daily in here. Every hour one of 3 or 4 players will come play ballroom dance music.
Dancers, ametuers and professionals, come and dance to the music of the Mighty Wurlitzer.
As with most professional organ players they love what they do and you can tell by the enthusiasm they put into their playing.
Karen and I stayed and listened to a half dozen pieces and enjoyed the excellent dancers who were there.
We ate lunch there overlooking the Elton John venue and the beach. Afterwards we found ANOTHER Disney Store in a foreign country and purchased a cute Mickey.
Eventually we ended up back at the Pleasure Beach to ride more rides and to enjoy this most unusual Park.
In days gone by the Derby Racer horses used to move forward and backward AND up and down as they went round and round. One of the four horses next to each other would "nose" out the others and you would be declared the unofficial winner of your row. Now they just move up and down like a normal carousel.
All the while we are going around we get to hear the old fashioned organ.
This was the first ride installed in the Park
They had a wild maze that we did not complete.
And they had a fountain show every half hour that was guarded by no less than two officers.
They had an attraction with things like this in it:
Again, Blackpool Pleasure Beach was wonderful for us. We had looked forward to going there and even with the drizzle it was more than we had imagined.
Pizza Hut was right around the corner and on our way when walking back to our hotel. It was an obvious choice for dinner.
We just returned from a little 1100 mile loop around WA, ID, and BC. Glad to see you are catching the notion of posting food pictures. I love seeing those.
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