The pay as you enter charge is effictive from October
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/black ... 4521672.jp
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mathmos wrote:I am very worried about what will come of the great rides the park plays home to!- classics like the national, steeplechase ,wild mouse, big dipper,alice in wonderland,ghost train,maxims flying machine derby racer,river caves,noahs ark,whip,....
Days after the £20 charge was brought in The Gazette reported how many visitors were refusing to pay at the gates and were walking away.
An employee at the Pleasure Beach said colleagues feared the future was bleak.
Earlier this month, it lost the number one spot as the UK's most visited free attraction to Xscape the snow village experience in Milton Keynes.
The worker, who wished to remain anonymous, claimed his hours had been cut by half because the park was "des-erted".
He said hundreds of tourists were refusing to pay the £20 walk-on charge – which covers everyone who uses the rides including children above 1.3m in height. He said: "We fear if the Pleasure Beach carries on losing its customers at the rate it is, it will become another statistic!
"Sometimes we are twiddling our thumbs wondering where the next customer is going to appear from. I fear the worst if this charge is not dropped immediately."
Pleasure Beach management have declined to comment on the remarks.
Gary wrote:Yes, PB has had a bad season but I just don't understand the knee jerk reaction of introducing this charge.
The powers that be have got all their psychology wrong.
I'm concerned for a park I love.
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