How old is the Ghost Train at Blackpool?
Kris Kozey
2025-04-24 22:04:00
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Ghost Train is a dark ride attraction at Pleasure Beach Resort, in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It opened in 1930 as a single deck 'Pretzel' ride but was rebuilt and designed as an Art Deco double deck in 1936 by Joseph Emberton. It has also undergone several refurbishments over its years of operation. Notably by Joeseph Emberton in 1936 and again in 1957 by Jack Ratcliff, where it was moved up slightly from its original location to accommodate the Wild Mouse. The date of the last complete rebuild was 1957. It was called the Ghost Train, based on the name of the popular play at the time, The Ghost Train.
Maya Rath
2025-04-24 20:09:21
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Ghost Train is a dark ride attraction at Pleasure Beach Blackpool, in Blackpool Lancashire, England. It opened in 1930 and was designed by Joseph Emberton. This truly is the original Ghost train, The name Ghost Train actually originates from this very ride as it was the first of its kind in the world. It is notable as being the first real "Ghost Train" in the world, and the first to use the name of Ghost Train. It has also undergone several refurbishments over its years of operation.
Jermaine Denesik
2025-04-24 19:09:15
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The ride has received numerous updates throughout its many years of operation. In 1930, Blackpool Pleasure Beach opened a dark ride by the Pretzel Company, the first haunted ride to be named Ghost Train. In 1936, this ride was replaced by an extended dark ride, which still operates today as the Ghost Train. A classic multi-level ghost train. Some of the figures were reused from the Trauma Towers walkthrough when it closed in 2009.
Priscilla Cassin
2025-04-24 17:34:10
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Opened in 1930, this was the world’s first Ghost Train and it is still going strong after over 90 years, providing thrill-seekers with screams aplenty and blood-curdling wails at every turn. Pretzel rides were becoming very popular in the USA in the 1920s and at the time, Blackpool Pleasure Beach decided to bring one to the UK and named it the ‘Ghost Train’ after a play which was popular at the time. The reason for the name was that Pretzel rides meant nothing outside the USA and so it was that the Ghost Train was born. The Blackpool version relies on many special effects using luminescent paint throughout, lit by backing-lighting. Many of the scenes throughout the ride are based on well-known horror stories including The Exorcist and Dracula. The ride starts at an open station which is lavishly decorated with witches, trolls and other associated monsters, before the train takes passengers on a journey of horror with frightening visions including a victim encased in a cog wheel as well as spiders, webs, skeleton cyclists and other ghoulish apparitions.
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