Red Arrows Sky Force was a

Gerstlauer Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH is a German manufacturer of stationary and transportable amusement rides and roller coasters, located in Münsterhausen, Germany. As of May 2024, all 113 Gerstlauer-made rollercoasters are still in operation an ...

sky fly ride at

Pleasure Beach Resort Pleasure Beach Resort, best known by its former name Blackpool Pleasure Beach, is an amusement park situated on Blackpool, Blackpool's South Shore, Blackpool, South Shore, in the county of Lancashire, North West England. The park was founded i ...

that opened on 2 May 2015. It stood at on the site of the former "Bling" ride, a

Zierer Zierer Karussell- und Spezialmaschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (Short name: Zierer ) is a German company located close to Deggendorf. Zierer manufactures ESC and Force line of roller coasters, as well as panoramic wheels, wave swingers, flying car ...

star shape that was closed in 2011.

History

After the closure of Bling in 2011 at the amusement park, the site immediately south of The Big One's hill remained empty with the exception of a few potted plants. Towards the end of the 2014 season, Pleasure Beach announced they had joined forces with the

Red Arrows The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force (RAF) based at RAF Waddington. The team was formed in late 1964 as an all-Royal Air Force team, replacing several un ...

, the

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aerobatic team, to deliver 'Red Arrows Skyforce' for the 2015 season. Red Arrows Skyforce was opened by Amanda Thompson, managing director of Pleasure Beach Resort, on 25 May 2015 and operated until the close of the 2024 season. At the start of the 2025 season the aeroplane-styled ride vehicles had been removed, while the base and queue areas remain.

References

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