Beaver Creek (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)

Beaver Creek was a children's amusement park inside Blackpool Pleasure Beach. It closed on 5 September 2010 when Managing Director Amanda Thompson announced that it would be working with Nickelodeon to bring the new Nickelodeon Land. Nickelodeon Land opened in Beaver Creek's place on 5 May 2011.[1][2]

Beaver Creek
Area42 acres (17 ha)
Attractions
Total10
Roller coasters1
Water rides1
Other rides8
Pleasure Beach Blackpool
Coordinates53°47′25″N 3°03′20″W
Closed5 September 2010
Replaced byNickelodeon Land

Many of the rides have either been re-themed and put back into place, or moved into a different part of the park and later renamed. For example, Thor's Turnpike was moved to a different place in the park and renamed Alpine Rallye, same with Veteran Carousel, which is now known as Thompson's Carousel.

Rides at Closure

# Name Opened Brief Description
1
Helicopters Children's helicopter spinning ride.
2
Veteran Carousel
1990s
A Mini carousel ride, now located under Avalanche's lift hill. Renamed Vintage Carousel, then Thompson's Carousel.
3
Lunar Carousel An undercover space-themed carousel.
4
Magic Mountain
1934
Children's dark ride with one train, travelling through various fantasy and global scenes.
5
Magnus' Mini Dodgems Pint-sized children's bumper cars.
6
Pirate Ride Large 'Sea Storm' style ride, retained for Nickelodeon Land.
7
Tetley Teacup Ride
1990s
Children's Teacup ride. Since renamed to its original name of Crazy Daisy and was removed in 2017.
8
Beaver Creek Log Flume
1992
A standard one hill Log Chute, retained for Nickelodeon Land.
9
Thor's Turnpike
1990s
A children's auto-mobile track ride. Relocated inside Avalanche's footprint and currently known as Alpine Rallye.
10
Zipper Dipper
1934
A children's wooden coaster composed of bunny hills and a tunnel. Retained for Nickelodeon Land. [3]

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101120182622/http://blackpoolaloud.org.uk/2010/09/07/beaver-creek-loses-its-magic/. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100901021528/http://blackpoolaloud.org.uk/2010/07/27/nickelodeon-land-announced-at-pleasure-beach/. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Zipper Dipper (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool)". Roller Coaster Database. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
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