Sandcastle Waterpark Aztec Slides opening Saturday 4th February 2012!

Yes, it has finally arrived! The time for you, our beloved and loyal guests, to get the chance to ride our new slides for the very first time! Doors will open at 10.00am where Sandcastle Waterpark will be open for you all to enjoy for the rest of the 2012 season. We are all very excited and hope to see you all soon!

Mr Bling enjoyed a Festive Christmas Party and a 25th Anniversary with some of Blackpool's Beavers!

Mr Bling enjoyed a fantastic Christmas Party with the Blackpool Beavers this week.Not only were they celebrating Christmas, but they were also celebrating their 25th Anniversary!Taking part in all sorts of party games and dances, thoroughly enjoying himself! Mr Bling's friend Bloomfield Bear and himself showed the children their groovy moves and took part in the YMCA dance. Have a very Merry Christmas Blackpool Beaver's and a fabulous New Year!

Sea of Santa's take over South Beach Promenade outside Sandcastle Waterpark!

Sunday 4th December saw a jolly lot of Santa's bringing around the festive spirit by taking part in the Trinity Hospice annual Santa Dash, and it was a roaring success! Sandcastle Waterpark's very own Bling and Balula were in on the action with their celebratory costumes in tow, along with various members from the Sandcastle Waterpark Team! Well done everybody who took part and we look forward to the 2012's Santa Dash, maybe some Olympic Athletes may come along for the run!

Sandcastle Waterpark Winner's of a St John Ambulance National Award!

Four members from the Sandcastle Waterpark Team were invited to the star studded National St John Ambulance First Aid Awards 2011 held on Wednesday 30th November at the Lancaster London Hotel in London and we are honored to say that we have come away as winners of the Community Award for Retail and Hospitality! The judges commented that 'high levels of First Aid are maintained, with good training for staff'. The awards ceremony was presented by BBC newsreader, Sophie Raworth and the Community Award for Retail and Hospitality was presented to Sandcastle Waterpark by Matthew Wright, journalist and television presenter. Both of these presenters have been effected by First Aid in their lives. Other celebraties involved with the event were Ray Mears, Wilderness survival expert, Suzi Perry, Journalist and television presenter and Dr Christian Jessen, Doctor and television presenter. Chief Executive Officer of St John Ambulance, Sue Killen, stated 'Sandcastle Waterpark was deserving of the title of the Community Award for Retail and Hospitality because of their commitment to maintaining such high standards of first aid training and their work in the community of Blackpool. I hope they continue their commitment to being the difference between a life lost and a life saved'. John Child, Managing Director at Sandcastle Waterpark said 'We are thrilled to have won such a prestigious national award. We are proud of our team and their excellence in first aid delivery.' Well done to all winners from the St John Ambulance First Aid Awards, and a big pat on the back for the whole Sandcastle Waterpark Team!

Safe Leisure Activity for the Disabled Certificate of Achievement awarded to Sandcastle Waterpark!

Aiming Higher are regular guests to the Sandcastle Waterpark. They are a fantastic charity organisation who carry out events for young children and their families with different diabilities to thoroughly enjoy. Sandcastle Waterpark are priviledged to be one of the venues they continue to use as a host. John Child, Managing Director of Sandcastle Waterpark was honoured to recieve the 'Certificate of Achievement For Safe Leisure Activity for the Disabled, in recognition of a consistently outstanding leisure probision' on behalf of the Sandcastle Waterpark Team. We would like to thank Aiming Higher for this wonderful certification and we are continually proud and greatful to be a part of such a wonderful organisation and value the fantastic relationship that we have with each and every one of you!

Sandcastle Waterpark sponsors award for the first Gazette Education Awards.

Sandcastle Waterpark were proud sponsors of the Primary School Pupil of the Year award, in association with the very first Gazette Education Awards. Mr Bling and Sandcastle Waterpark's Operations Manager Steve Doidge were invited along to the awards ceremony at the Imperial Hotel Blackpool to present the award. Congratulations to Primary School Pupil of the Year, Kathryn Watson from Rossall School, keep up the good work!

It's back .. The Santa Dash Sunday 4th December 2011!

It's that time of year again when everybody gets all festive and this is as festive as you will get! The Santa Dash has become an annual event organised by the Trinity Hospice, involving hundreds of santas 'dashing' along the promanade from Sandcastle Waterpark to Central Pier. The whole family can enjoy this experience and Sandcastle Waterpark love to get involved as much as possible with community events, so our friendly mascots Bling and Balula will be getting their outfits on and joining in the fun! The Santa Dash will be held on Sunday 4th December and will start outside Sandcastle Waterpark at approximately 10.30am. To get involved and enter to become a santa visit www.blackpoolsantadash.co.uk. All entrants will recieve a FREE santa suit (adults and children over 6 years of age) or FREE reindeer antlers and nose for youngsters. We hope to see you there!

Sandcastle Waterpark shortlisted for National Chamber of Commerce Award in Excellence in Customer Service!

A few members from the Sandcastle Waterpark Team were invited to attend the Chamber of Commerce Awards Ceremony down in London. We got shortlisted for the Excellence in Customer Service Award, but unfortunately did not win. Congratulations to any organisations who did come away with an award.

A sneaky peak at our theming within the stairwell to Aztec Falls and Montazooma!

Here we have a sneaky peak at the starewell theming up to the rooftop launch for Aztec Falls and Montazooma. We've been working hard and cannot wait for the Grand Opening Ceremony in February 2012! We will keep you posted when we have more information!

Parent & Toddler Classes - A Swimming Success!

This week Sandcastle Waterpark opened its doors to our very first swimming lessons and hopefully not the last! In association with the Olympian School of Swimming, we held 16 half hour swimming sessions for parents and their toddlers to enjoy being taught how to get their babies swimming and the importance of water safety! Well done swimmers and a huge thankyou to the Olympian School of Swimming, keep up the good work!

We are excited - new slides to open February 2012!

We are thrilled to announce our new water slides, Aztec Falls and Montazooma, will be ready for riding - February 2012!! Final preparations are being completed on theming of the 2 new slides and testing will start very very shortly - we can't wait!

Montazooma - the new thrilling mat slide, won't be for the faint hearted. Dropping dramatically at speed from the roof, riders will experience sharp back to back turns and 3 complete 360 degree loops, before swooping back to the finishing line!

Aztec Falls, is a completely dark slide and will give you the slide of your life! You'll start your journey by entering into a dark chute, which drops riders off the roof, through water curtains, and into an enclosed bowl with amazing light and sound effects. After spinning around in the bowl, riders will gradually slow down before plummeting back into darkness for the corkscrew descent into the splash area.

As soon as possible, we will be taking photographs and video to show you more ..... watch this space as the doorway to the Aztec haven opens!

Happy Halloween from the Sandcastle Waterpark Team

Trick or Treat! Various members of the Sandcastle Waterpark Team celebrated halloween with traditional pumpkins, treats and of course ghoulish attire to scare our guests into entering! We hope you all had a fantastic Halloween and you got more treats than tricks!

Grease the Musical splashs into Sandcastle Waterpark

The jiving cast of Grease the Musical are currently in Blackpool performing at the Opera House until the 22nd October. The show is absolutely rocking and well worth a visit, but like anyone else the cast need down time and decided to visit us here at Sandcastle Waterpark today to give their dancing feet a rest.

To book tickets visit http://www.greasethemusical.co.uk/index.php

Exciting New Swimming Lesson for Babies & Toddlers at Sandcastle Waterpark!

For the first time ever babies and toddlers will be able to learn how to swim in the UKs Largest Indoor Waterpark with their parents, in association with Olympian School of Swimming.

Sandcastle Waterpark will be holding Parent, Baby and Toddler swimming lessons on the following dates;

Monday 31st October - 11.00am till 1.00pm

Wednesday 2nd November - 11.00am till 1.00pm

Thursday 3rd November - 1.00pm till 3.00pm

Friday 4th November - 2.00pm till 4.00pm

Each session will last 30 minutes and groups are limited to 20 adults and 20 toddlers/babies (1 adult to 1 baby/toddler).

To book your place please contact us on 01253 340700 or email admin@sandcastle-waterpark.co.uk. You may also book in at Guest Services however spaces are limited.

Excellence in Customer Service Awarded to Sandcastle Waterpark

Sandcastle Waterpark are proud to annouce that we have won the Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence in Customer Service which now puts us through for the National Awards! We will find out if we have won the National Award in Excellence in Customer Service on the Thursday 24th November 2011, wish us luck!

Girl Guides Take Over - What a screaming success!

Blackpool was taken over by 8000 Girl Guides this weekend and Sandcastle Waterpark was home to 300 of them for Saturday night! The Girl Guiding Association hired the entire Waterpark out for a private function and had complete rule of the Waterpark with access to all slides and attractions followed by a daring sleep over inside the waterpark itself on the terraced seating areas. Their time in the Waterpark went down a storm with cheers and laughs to be heard all over. Along with a few screams from the people who dared to tackle the Hyperzone slides! A whistle stop tour was made to the Pleasure Beach Resort for a disco and then back to us for snacks and a luxury hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows. Actors from The Carnesky's Ghost Train graced us with their presence and told eerie ghost stories of strange happenings within the Waterpark welcoming ghouls and ghosts to roam through the tropical surroundings. After a 'peaceful' night, the girls were woken up with fresh sausage, bacon and egg sandwiches server with orange juice and left the Waterpark able to regale the tale of their mysterious night in the Sandcastle Waterpark!

Sandcastle Waterpark win 2 more awards!

The Sandcastle Waterpark Team were proud winners not once but twice more at the 2011 Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards held at the Pleasure Beach Resort Blackpool on Thursday 22nd September. We had been shortlisted for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year and the Accessibility Award and came away winning both! Well done to the Sandcastle Waterpark Team and a Thank You to each and every one of our guests, without you it wouldn't have been possible. Keep up the good work!

Aztec Falls & Montazooma due to open soon.

We promised we would keep you up to speed with the progress on the new slides and here's the most up to date review. Aztec Falls (our new bowl slide) is really starting to take shape and a new bright orange and yellow bowl now dominates our south forecourt. Montazooma (our new mat slide) is yet to be built, although all the pieces are eagerly awaiting construction and are on display in our compound. The two new slides will linked up to the new launch pod which can be seen for miles around, on the roof of Sandcastle Waterpark. The new slides will be complete and ready for you all to try out soon, we are just being held up by the weather now - it really shouldn't be too much longer. We'll keep you posted with a definate date as soon as we can! We are very excited and hope you are too!!!

G-Casino raises money for Marie Curie Cancer with an unusual event

On the 9th September, team members from Blackpool's G Casino visited Sandcastle Waterpark to raise money for Marie Curie cancer. 10 employees took part in a special underwater Poker event in the depths of Typhoon Lagoon Wave Pool! Good luck team G. If you want to find out more visit http://www.grosvenorcasinos.com/Promotions/MarieCurie

Aztec Falls starts to be put together.

The pieces of the new slides arrive from Canada!!!

It certainly seems like we've been getting ready for these new slides for some time. However, our construction team here have been working tirelessly behind the scenes in preparation!! This last week the pieces of the slides arrived via ship from Canada and now await construction. Over the next few weeks you will be able to see the stanchions being constucted on the forecourt and the pieces of Aztec Falls and Montazooma gradually being placed together! We're getting very excited - hope you guys are! Watch this space to find out more!!

Further mystery surrounds the uncovering of a hidden room on our forecourt!

We have been meeting with several archivists, historians, local experts, engineers and specialists to try and further resolve the mystery of the hidden room that has been uncovered on our south forecourt. So far suggestions for the nature of the rooms are: air raid shelter, pump station, storm drain room, pump for fountain across the road at Flagstaff Gardens, secret army storage facility and even pirate treasure storage!!! So although we have plenty of ideas, we don't have a definitive answer yet................ we are excavating the site further and we'll keep you posted if we can get any answers! But rememeber if you can remember anything about the site back in the days, let us know. Click here to see a timeline of images that we have managed to get so far!

Sandcastle Waterpark wins again!

The Sandcastle Waterpark Team attended the Radio Wave Lifestyle and Culture Awards on Thursday 12th May. We had been nominated by the Radio Stations Listeners for 4 awards and came away winning 2: Website Award and Kids Choice. Thanks again so much for everyone that voted for us!!!

How Exciting! We've uncovered a hidden room on our South Forecourt!!!

Building work started on our South Forecourt and whilst evacuation of the area was being completed to build the stanchions for the New Slides, we have uncovered a secret Hidden Room!!

Historians, Civic Trust Members, Engineers, Carefoot and Management have all been trying to uncover the nature of the Hidden Room. Is it one on its own or part of a network of rooms, what was its purpose and how deep is it? So far we haven't managed to get any real answers! Can you help? Do you know anything about the original open air baths in 1923?? If you can help solve the mystery please email us at info@sandcastle-waterpark.co.uk.

We'll keep you posted as the Mystery unfolds!

New Aztec Slides are not far away!!

The 2 new Aztec themed slides are really not far away now! Development work is continuing and although the builders are hard at work non of the normal operations have been affected. Just us in the offices!!!

The £2.5 million investment in the form of 2 new slides, named Montazooma and Aztec Falls.

Aztec Falls is within an Aztec Temple and is a high energy tube slide that starts slowly but quickly drops riders into a steep dark chute before entering the enclosed bowl! After spinning around in the bowl, riders will gradually slow down and then descend into the corkscrew exit.  A waterslide certainly not for the faint hearted! 

Montazooma is a mat slide chasing through the surrounding jungle, which allows a single rider to plummet head first down 360 degree loops and thrilling back to back turns. The race is on! 

Both slides will launch from the roof of the Waterpark and plummet down outside the building, splashing back into a newly created area, which is currently at the main entrance!! The New slides will be open really soon!

Todd Carty makes a guest appearance!

Dancing on Ice, Eastenders and Grange Hill star Todd Carty had some splashing fun with his family this Easter at Sandcastle Waterpark!

What a mess!! But a great one none the less!

Take a gander at some of these construction pics! Work for our 2 amazing new slides is well underway!

The pictures below are of works that have already taken place. As you can see, we have themed Typhoon Lagoon with rockery and palm trees, and also had some brilliant hand painted murals to the surrounding walls!

Work for the refurb is very much underway!!

Refurbishment work for Sandcastle Waterpark is very much in motion. We have some great development work going on alongside the new slide work. Work includes:

- Painting and maintenance of all the stanchions.

- New gold standard wet room facility.

- Extending family changing rooms

- Theming and rocking of Typhoon Lagoon (our wave pool).

- Re-tiling

- Installation of a new buggy park

- Extra seating area for the cafe inside the waterpark

- New shop and Guest Services area

and last but not least.....our two new slides!!

We're going to be producing a Blog of the events but for now its best to visit our facebook page to see the work underway. Exciting times ahead