5 November 2025
INTRODUCTION
Thrill seekers are challenged to plunge into the fear and excitement of Halloween at this year’s Journey to Hell event at Pleasure Beach Blackpool. This event promises unlimited riding alongside immersive scare zones and a central hub of entertainment for those who visited during October.
The event ran on selected nights from October 23rd to November 1st and is a separate ticketed experience from the main park’s daytime hours. Open between 6:30 PM and 10:00 PM, guests had the opportunity to experience five scare attractions—one of which was new, while four returned.
The line-up included two unique ride experiences utilizing the Alice in Wonderland and Ghost Train attractions. Still relatively new, the event has gone through several changes each year to find its footing and is becoming a beloved feature for the northern audience it caters to. For our first visit to their Halloween event, we took a deep dive into the experience
KEY INFO
Location – Blackpool
Operational Dates – October 23rd through to 1st Nov
Opening Time – 6:30pm
Closing Time – 10pm
Cost – £39.50
Attraction Count – 5 scare zones
Time Spent – 3.5 hours
THE OVERALL EVENT…
WOO – Location | WOO – Roaming Characters | BOO – Operations
We finally got to experience Journey to Hell on Halloween night itself. While we’ve heard mixed reviews over the years, we always enjoy checking out new events and seeing how they operate.
There was a slight blip upon entry, as we found it confusing that we had to collect paper tickets for the attractions inside before going through the main entrance. However, after this small issue, we got in after a short queue and the standard security check. They offered an opening show, which wasn’t huge but was a really nice, appreciated touch before all the attractions opened.
The event was focused mainly around the entrance hub and the area near the fountain show, extending as far as the River Caves. They had plenty of roaming characters throughout, and we enjoyed engaging with many of them—from plague doctors and clowns to other creepy figures. Some were funny, others genuinely scary. Our best engagement happened in the queues, and we appreciated the nice touch of getting our photo redone to remember the night.
Unfortunately, the operations really let the event down. While we understand it was a peak night, all attraction queues extended well outside of their designated lines and were roughly an hour long. By the end of our night, we only managed to do the five scare experiences and one ride. The night does get quieter as it gets later, but we wished the queue sizes had been better scattered or managed throughout the evening.
Despite the queue challenges, Blackpool is a fantastic location for an event. Aside from Pasaje del Terror (with whom they collaborate), there aren’t many dedicated scare events nearby, and the area offers multiple hotels, easy access, and plenty of parking (which is free during the evening event). Some areas did include music while waiting in the queues, but other zones, such as the Ghost Train and Alice in Wonderland, felt a little empty.
Down the Rabbit Hole
WOO – Enjoyment | WOO – Concept | BOO – Actor Utilisation
Abyss 2.0 – New for 2025
WOO – Concept | WOO – Actor Performance | BOO – SFX
Cabinet of Curioisities
WOO – Storytelling | WOO – Actor Performance | BOO – Screams
The ghost Train
WOO – Theming | WOO – SFX | BOO – Screams
Twisted Tunnels
WOO – Actor performance | WOO – Enjoyment | BOO – Theming
For our first visit to Journey to Hell, we actually had a really nice time across the evening. While the event has some clear areas for improvement, we genuinely enjoyed the effective mixture of unique attractions, the entertainment, the strong roaming cast, and the overall good Halloween vibes that Pleasure Beach successfully created.
We trust that as the event grows, they will work on ensuring more of the rides are open and operational, and more importantly, work on bringing the queues down. Given the event doesn’t have the longest operating hours (6:30 PM – 10:00 PM), better queue flow is essential so guests can experience more of what the park offers and fully enjoy the unlimited ride concept.
The event is highly likely to return in 2026, and we look forward to seeing what improvements they make and what’s next in store for Journey to Hell!
A huge thank you to the Pleasure Beach team for allowing us to visit their Halloween event. They worked with us and provided complimentary entry in return for our review and ratings.
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