My first visit to Coral Island Arcade Video

Blackpool Gazette

As a new resident of Blackpool and a new journalist at the Blackpool my editor told that visiting the Coral Island Arcade was something to do, so that’s what I am going to do today. The first thing that surprised me about the coral island was how big it was, I walked around the entire outside of the arcade taking photos and videos of all the signs and different entrances of the arcade.   I was blown away by the castle and skull structure above the entrance overlooking the Blackpool Promenade, it was a lot bigger than I was expecting. With Coral island displayed in red and white letters above the castle structure. After seeing all of the designs for the multiple entrances the castle and skull was by far my favourite.

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00:00My name's Luke Pascoe, I'm a new trainee journalist for the Blackpool Gazette. I've

00:18recently moved to Blackpool, I'm trying to figure out what it's all about. But I've

00:21been told that you can't properly experience Blackpool without going to the Coral Island

00:25Arcade. This is why I'm here today.

00:30So if you're new to Blackpool, where would you say is the best place to go to really

00:50get a sense of what Blackpool is like?

00:52It's got to be the Tower, because it's the landmark on it, it's known worldwide. Secondly

00:56it'd have to be the Pleasure Beach. I mean it's getting a bit dear now I think, but

01:01it's a good place to visit. Plenty to do isn't there? I think it's all pretty good. Sea Life

01:07Centre's good isn't it? I mean a bit of conservation, we're into that. And to me I think, I'm not

01:13quite keen on the promenade anymore, but it's not too bad like, you know what I mean, it's

01:18not too bad. You've got the seats and that haven't you, but we could do with them down

01:21the front. But to me, yeah, I think that's for you. I think the Tower isn't it? You've

01:25got to go there, you've got to go there to the Pleasure Beach.

01:28Well, Coal Island has it all. Amazing games, great music, and most importantly, fish and

01:35chips.

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