Iconic Blackpool Pleasure Beach mapped in unprecedented 3D detail for the first time to aid emergency services

One of the UK’s most famous leisure attractions - Blackpool Pleasure Beach - has been mapped in 3D for the first time. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS), in partnership with Ordnance Survey (OS) and the Lancashire Local Resilience Forum (LRF), has created a 3D model of Blackpool Pleasure Beach to support safer, more effective emergency planning and response. The high resolution digital model provides unprecedented detail of one of the UK’s most complex leisure environments, enhancing preparedness for multi-agency responders.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, founded 130 years ago in 1896, is an iconic amusement park. It attracts over five million visitors every year, making it one of the country’s most popular attractions. Known for its compact collection of 125 rides and attractions, the park mixes historic seaside heritage with modern rides, including The Big One — the UK’s second tallest rollercoaster at 65 metres.

Traditional 2D plans have struggled to represent the height, depth, and complex access routes of such a dense and vertical site. Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s compact footprint, tall structures, and large visitor numbers created a challenging environment for responders, who needed precise, shared spatial understanding to plan safe access, staging areas, evacuation routes and contingency options.