Blackpool Pleasure Beach is reaching for the skies with a new Red Arrows ride for 2015!
The 42-acre amusement park has joined forces with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team to launch a unique thrill ride – the world’s first tourist attraction to have a ride based on the planet’s best aerobatic display team.
The 72ft high, 12-seat white-knuckle ride will take you on a 360-degree tour of the skies and sits in the shadow of the Big One rollercoaster. Stepping into your very own Red Arrows cockpit, you take control of the plane and spin, glide and take formation in your very own display.
Red Arrows Sky Force will have you spinning, swirling and exciting the senses while fellow pilots take control of their own flights before touching down and checking out a dedicated Red Arrows shop, featuring exclusive merchandise and souvenirs.
Amanda Thompson, MD of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Amanda Thompson, said: “The Red Arrows are a British institution so it was a perfect fit for the UK’s number one amusement park to work with them. They are an amazing sight to see when they are in the skies and I am certain our new ride will give our guests a unique thrill they will want to experience again and again.”
Deputy MD Nick Thompson, said: “We cannot wait to launch our new ride for the 2015 season. We are the first amusement park in the UK to work with the Red Arrows on such an exciting project and know it will be something unique for thrill-seekers to experience.”
Squadron Leader Ruth Shackleton, Team Manager of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, said: “The Red Arrows have enjoyed a long association with Blackpool and the Pleasure Beach during the team’s 50-year history.
“The new Sky Force ride is a wonderful, and unique, means to continue this relationship and provides an exciting way for people to learn more about the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force and the role the Service plays in protecting the UK. The team are also thrilled the ride will take pride of place adjacent to the Big One. It is also fantastic that the north west of England will get to enjoy and play host to a permanent Red Arrows experience.”
