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Pleasureland Closed 2006

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SOUTHPORT was shocked as the news hit the media that Pleasureland had closed for good 4 September 2006. Blackpool Pleasure Beach announced redundancies on the day they closed the fair with out any warnings. 

This report follows up some of the views the staff had about the loss of the fun fair and also their jobs a few days on.

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Southport Pleasureland was built opened in 1912 with just a Helter Skelter and figure 8 rollercoaster as main attractions.  By  1924 a water chute, boats on the Marine Lake and a Hiram Maxim Flying Machine meant the park had outgrown its site and the rides and attractions were re-located from King’s Gardens to nearer the beach.  The new location opened in 1930 with a new name 'Pleasureland' and some of the original rides remained on the grounds like the 'Ghost Train' and 'Crazy House' that was renamed the 'Haunted Inn' in the mid 1990's.   In September 2006 the site closed for good, sending shockwaves thought the seaside resort.  Pleasureland Closed The fair was also the home to a world famous, historic, wooden rollercoaster called the 'Cyclone', that many in Southport that many people feared would be lost forever.  Sadly this came true in November 2006.  Cyclone Comes Crashing Down  Also taken away in October 2006 was the main attraction, the Tramertizer, relocated to Blackpool to replace a water ride.

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