Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach Resort has become the first theme park to broadcast from space, after partnering with space exploration company Sent Into Space to help celebrate the reopening of its Launch Pad ride.

Video messages recorded by visitors and Pleasure Beach fans were relayed via a screen attached to a stratospheric balloon which achieved an altitude of 110,000 ft after taking off from mission control in Sheffield.

“No theme park has ever attempted a broadcast from space before, but Pleasure Beach has always been about pushing boundaries and creating unforgettable moments,” said CEO Amanda Thompson.

“To see our guests’ messages transmitted high above the Earth was truly extraordinary.”

The broadcast included tributes to loved ones and proposals of marriage, and were transmitted at a height equivalent to 524 Launch Pads.

“We’ve pulled off some incredible feats in space, but this collaboration with Pleasure Beach Resort is something special,” said Sent Into Space’s head of projects Chris Rose.

“As a beloved British institution known for pushing limits, it’s brilliant to see them inviting the public to take part in a world-first moment.”

Previously known as Ice Blast, Launch Pad was refitted earlier this year with an enhanced pressure cylinder that now allows the drop tower to achieve speeds of 80mph.