Blackpool Pleasure Beach - home to a 235ft tall rollercoaster, and various other white-knuckle ride experiences - an absolute nightmare for anyone scared of rides or heights. I decided to go, despite being scared of both - what could go wrong? Persuaded by some thrill-seeking friends, my arm was twisted to put my fears aside and visit what is one of the UK's largest theme parks. I have been before when I was a kid, and been on some of the rides, but ever since being scared on the pirate ship ride with my then eight-year-old cousin in Skegness a few years ago, I've shunned rollercoaster It was a Sunday in November, and the conditions were cold and grey, just like my mood as I pulled up to the park and was greeted by a bunch of terrifying structures.
The park was set to open at 11am, so a Wetherspoons breakfast was in order to ease the nerves. A terrifying experience on the Wallace and Gromit ride (Image: NQ) Sitting around the table, being in a pub did anything but that. "Why don't we just spend the day in the pub instead?" I said in a desperate plea to my pals.
"No, we're going," was the response. The clock struck 11am, and it was time, and we entered the queue for the park. Once in, the first item on the day's agenda of terror was the Grand National rollercoaster.
Now, I'm sure Blackpool Pleasure Beach is very stringent when it comes to safety, and that all rides are routinely checked. But oh my word, it genuinely looks about 150 years old, a quick Google search says it was .