It’s the first time we’ve visited Blackpool Madame Tussaud’s in over a year. It was exciting to see what changes have been made.
Entering The Attraction:
As always it was a breeze to enter the attraction. A staff member stood at the door scanning pre-booked tickets and directing those who needed to purchase their tickets. It took us around 5 minutes to enter as we were bang on for opening. Of course, we did visit on an off-peak Monday which is to why it was so quiet.
The Wax Figures & Sets:
Upon entering it was very apparent that changes had been made with the first room feeling a lot smaller than I can remember. Perhaps nothing has changed and it was just us? I don’t know. This room is based on Strictly Come Dancing. Whereas some of the TV presenters and shows from this room have been moved whereas others have been removed altogether. The Doctor Who section looks better than it did during our last visit with extra bits added. Upstairs the Gaming YouTuber remains (I’m sorry I’m not down with the cool kids and don’t know who this guy is) this is where you can now find Keith Lemon too. The I’m a Celebrity section receives no changes and Ant & Dec definitely need a little love to freshen their appearance to suit existing times. Again, it seemed the sports section felt a little briefer than beforehand. Nothing really has changed within the Marvel section and it still looks as fab as the day it opened. Rover Return is a firm favourite of mine and it’s nice to see additional Coronation Street cast added including David Platt (he looks VERY good).
The music section appeared to be lacking a few faces in my opinion. I’m unsure as to whether there’s a reason for this or if it was me. The Beatles have their own devoted section of this area which looks really cool. Into the Royal Section which again felt a little bare in compared to previous years with some Royals missing which I’m unsure as to whether it’s due to them perhaps not being relevant to the main few. The Festival area now has the Wax Hand Moulding inside which has reduced the area but the updated version Olly Murs is much better and KSI who’s recently been added looks fab too. The next section of this room felt relatively disjointed and outdated with the likes of Theresa May & Boris Johnson remaining… not too sure what’s happening with that if I’m honest. The final room is fab and is very leisurely on the eyes for sure. As you enter you are greeted by the newly added Lewis Capaldi as well as the famous RuPaul Drag Race catwalk. The walls in here are very Instagramable. Then that’s the end of the attraction.
Duration & Shop:
It took us around 25 minutes to complete that’s with a stop midway and us taking our time. I’m unsure whether there’s work happening to make the attraction significantly shorter than usual or if this is the usual. I can’t remember this lacking in the duration before if I’m honest. The Shop itself is full of goodies including Madame Tussaud’s branding as well as bands & artists. Of course, Merlin Annual Passes do receive discounts too.
Overall:
If I’m honest I can’t recall Madame Tussaud’s being quite this brief and some areas & figures feel they really need an update. Of course, if compared to the London version it’s quite prominent which will be the better one in my opinion mainly due to the extra attractions inside including the ride, 4D cinema, chamber of horrors etc. Blackpool is still fun and worth visiting but it definitely needs some type of TLC or added attraction like the Chamber of Horrors to make it even better value for money in my opinion.
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Have you visited recently? Has it always been this short? Let me know your thoughts!
