Well they’re back in action now, and how, but what did the large seaside operations get up to during the winter break? Workers at the Pleasure Beach in Blackpool were steadfast in their preparation of the site for the high season: as a recent BBC profile has highlighted.

Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach may have only just re-opened for the new 2025 schedule, but for many at the resort the work had never stopped as the BBC found out as they took a gander at what goes into getting the attraction ready for the high season. 

As the theme park opens for its 129th consecutive season in business, Auntie caught up with a number of the maintenance staff to see what their day-to-day duties looked liked during the off-season. 

One such worker was painter Andrew Millner, who began as an apprentice at Pleasure Beach in the 1970s and has stayed on ever since. Millner is primarily responsible for the painting of most of the rides and signs at the park. 

“I’ve done it all my life, it’s all I’ve ever done,” he told the broadcaster. “When you’re doing stuff like this you just go into your own little space and you just shut down and concentrate on what you’re doing.”

Robert Lowe was another veteran of the Pleasure Beach, having taken care of fibre-glass remodeling and bolt repair work for the better part of 30 years.  

“I enjoy the creative process of making things, using my imagination, learning new things,” he said. “I’m still learning new skills because it is so diverse I could be doing anything. Every day is different.”

Working at the Pleasure Beach for her very first season meanwhile, was apprentice mechanical engineer Lauren Johnston, who said she though she’d try to combine her love for rollercoasters with a daily wage. 

“When I first told my friends what I had planned to do they all just kind of looked at me like ‘what are you doing with your life’” she said. “Now everyone looks at you like…’wow that is a very cool job.’”