Blackpool Pleasure Beach hotel "The Big Blue Hotel" with a four star AA rating, situated adjacent to Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station towards the south end of Ocean Boulevard opened in Spring 2003. In 2019 a second hotel will open on Ocean Boulevard. Featuring 120 rooms, 10 suites and function rooms, the hotel has been named The Boulevard Hotel and is expected to open in the Spring. The hotel replaces the former Starr Pub and Coasters Restaurant and sits adjacent to The Big Blue Hotel on the south end of the promenade. Pleasure Beach is alleged to be haunted by several ghosts and
Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1935. Paige had designed numerous other rides at the Pleasure Beach, including the "Rollercoaster", another wooden coaster that was constructed on the site of The Velvet Coaster in 1933. The success of Paiges' wooden coasters resulted in a complete reprofiling of the Big Dipper in 1936, which was extended towards the south-westerly side of the park. During this time Thompson hired Joseph Emberton, an award-winning architect who was brought in to redesign the architectural style of the Pleasure Beach rides and buildings, working on The Casino Building, Noah's Ark and the "Ice Drome", a 2,000 seat ice rink. Emberton