This Christmas celebrate with The Gruffalo, visit Father Christmas in his magical grotto, enjoy some favourite rides and meet the amazing animals in Chessington Zoo and SEA LIFE centre.

Europe’s only Thomas Land at Drayton Manor will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with spectacular decorations, festive music and snow at least three times a day!

Escape on a truly outdoors short break, spending the night under the stars. Themed in a minimalistic style, the Stargazing Pods are located a stones throw away from the theme park and set around a village green.

Europe’s only Thomas Land at Drayton Manor will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with spectacular decorations, festive music and snow at least three times a day!

This Christmas celebrate with The Gruffalo, visit Father Christmas in his magical grotto, enjoy some favourite rides and meet the amazing animals in Chessington Zoo and SEA LIFE centre.

ThemeParks-UK has been the home of UK theme parks since 2000, and in 2018 we are celebrating 18 years as the longest running website dedicated to theme parks in the UK.

One of TripAdvisor’s Top 25 UK Family Hotels 2017, ideally located for Blackpool Promenade, the Pleasure Beach and Sandcastle Waterpark.

Address: Yeadon Way, South Shore, Blackpool, FY1 6BF

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• Save yourself some money by booking your tickets online in advance, as well as being cheaper you will also save time by not having to queue at the park entrance - Blackpool Pleasure Beach Tickets
• If you travel to the park by car, use postcode FY4 1EZ and aim to use the North Entrance car park (Balmoral Road). If this is full, there are other car parks: East (Bond Street), Arena (Watson Road), West (Ocean Boulevard) and at the Railway Station (Bond Street).
• The weather can be an important factor, try to dress accordingly to avoid getting too hot, too cold or too wet! It can also be pretty unpredictable, if it ends up being a wet day there are ponchos available to help you stay dry.
• Wear sensible footwear to avoid feeling uncomfortable after a long day, it's also important to make sure shoes are fastened securely when going on some of the more intense rides to make sure that they don't fall off!
• Guest Services can be found next to the Grand National, they can help with lots of things including lost property, first aid and disabled guest access.
• Baby Changing Facilities are located opposite the Alice Ride (at the North end of the park) and opposite The Big Pizza Kitchen (in Nickelodeon Land).
• If you're visiting with a group of friends it's a good idea to agree on a place to meet up just in case you get separated and have trouble finding each other.
• There's plenty of great gifts available from shops all over the park, if you decide to buy any ask for them to be taken to the collection point near the exit to save you carrying them around all day.
• It's best to avoid doing the wettest rides at the end of the day otherwise you might not be able to dry out before the journey home.
• Ride photos are nice souvenir of your day so look out for the cameras and don't forget to smile! Available on ICON, the Big One, Infusion, Ice Blast, Avalanche, Valhalla, Revolution, Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic, Rugrat's Lost River and Blue Flyer.
• It might be a good idea to make use of the lockers around the park to avoid carrying too many things, the locations of these are shown on the Park Map.
• Blackpool Pleasure Beach accepts all major credit/debit cards, there are also ATMs located around the park, although some of these do apply a charge to each transaction.
• You can join a ride's queue right up until it's closing time, it is the queue that closes then and not the ride.

• Timing - Generally it's best to do the biggest rides in the first hour that the park is open, at lunchtime, or in the last hour that the park is open, as the queues tend to be the shortest at these times. Plus, you can often beat the crowds by starting at the back of the park and working your way towards the front.
• Speedy Pass - These provide reduced waiting times for an extra charge:
  • Standard: £25 per person (wait the same amount of time as the normal queue line but with one main advantage, you don’t have to stand in line! Your Speedy Pass device will notify you when it’s your turn to ride allowing you to enjoy the rest of the park whilst Speedy Pass queues virtually for you.)
  • VIP: £50 per person (with the VIP Speedy Pass, your wait time is reduced by 90% of the normal queue length, allowing you to get on more rides more quickly!)