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Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic

Amusement ride at Pleasure Beach Resort

Field	Value
name	Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic
logo	Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic.jpg
logo_width	150px
image	Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic.JPG
imagedimensions	250px
caption	The facade for Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic
location	Pleasure Beach Resort
section
status	Operating
cost	£5.25 million
opened
previousattraction	The Gold Mine
replacement
coordinates
designer	Farmer Attraction Development
theme	Wallace and Gromit
sitearea_sqm
duration	Approximately 4 minutes
type	Tracked dark ride
model	Dark Ride
length_m	275
vehicles	Single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per vehicle.
restriction_cm	90
custom_label_1	Theming
custom_value_1	Aardman Animations
KD Theming Technologies
Paragon Creative
custom_label_2	Scenes
custom_value_2	20
custom_label_3	Original manufacturer	custom_value_3=Arrow Development	custom_label_4=Overhauled by	custom_value_4=W.G.H Transportation Engineering

KD Theming Technologies Paragon Creative

Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic is a dark ride at Pleasure Beach Resort (better known as Blackpool Pleasure Beach) in Blackpool, England. It opened on 29 April 2013 as a retheme of the former The Gold Mine ride, which utilized the building and track from 1971 to 2011.

The Gold Mine was installed at a cost of £150,000, and was originally designed by Arrow Dynamics. The Gold Mine closed following the 2011 season, and the ride was majorly overhauled by W.G.H. Transportation Engineering. The current iteration of the ride is based on the Wallace & Gromit films.

Design and ride experience

The ride's opening ceremony was hosted by Nick Park, Amanda Thompson, Nick Thompson, Nick Farmer and Merlin Crossingham.

The ride, which cost £5.25 million, was created by Pleasure Beach Resort in association with the creators of Wallace and Gromit, Aardman Animations. The ride's cars are designed to resemble one of Wallace's slippers. The ride lasts approximately four minutes, and features scenes from the Wallace and Gromit films A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and A Matter of Loaf and Death. The ride shares exactly the same track layout as the previous Gold Mine Ride, with small drops throughout the ride.

The ride exits into a gift shop with Wallace and Gromit merchandise. Additionally, a concession operated by Picsolve allows on-ride photos to be purchased.

In 2025, the ride was updated to include scenes from Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

References

(2012-08-15). "Wallace And Gromit Head To The Beach". [[Coventry Telegraph]].
(September 2012). "Wallace & Gromit at Pleasure Beach". Park World Magazine.
(2012-08-15). "Wallace and Gromit are coming to Blackpool Pleasure Beach!". [[Vocus (software)#PRWeb.

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