Madame Tussauds Blackpool

Madame Tussauds Blackpool
The exterior of the building, pictured in October 2024.
Established2011 (2011)
LocationBlackpool Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
FounderMarie Tussaud
Websitehttp://www.madametussauds.com/blackpool

Madame Tussauds Blackpool is a wax museum located in Blackpool, United Kingdom. The attraction opened in 2011, replacing the previous Louis Tussauds Waxworks. It features over 80 wax figures of celebrities, film and television characters, athletes and musicians.

History

Louis Tussauds Waxworks first opened in Blackpool in 1900, located in the basement of the Hippodrome Theatre on Church Street. It moved to the Brunswick Café in South Shore, before reopening in the modern day location in 1929. [1]

In March 2010, it was confirmed that a deal had been made between Blackpool Council and Leisure Parcs to purchase some of Blackpool's highest profile landmarks.[2] The deal, totalling £38.9m, had national and local government backing and included the purchase of Blackpool Tower, Winter Gardens, Louis Tussauds Waxworks, and the Sea Life Centre. Merlin Entertainments were announced as the new operators of Blackpool Tower and Louis Tussauds. The waxworks was refurbished and rebranded as Madame Tussauds Blackpool.

In August 2025, management switched to Blackpool Tourism Ltd - a company owned by Blackpool Council, with Merlin Entertainments leasing the Madame Tussauds name to them as part of a franchise agreement. [3]

Notable figures

EntertainmentMusic StarsRoyalPoliticsSportA-List Awards PartyCharactersCoronation StreetStrictly Come Dancing
Paddy McGuinnessOlly MursKing Charles IIIBoris JohnsonWayne RooneyBeyoncéE.T.Jack P. Shepherd as David PlattCraig Revel Horwood
Simon CowellEd SheeranWilliam, Prince of WalesTheresa MayLewis HamiltonLady GagaIron ManWilliam Roache as Ken BarlowTess Daly
Keith LemonStormzyCatherine, Princess of WalesDavid CameronJoe HartRuPaulSpider-ManJulie Goodyear as Bet LynchClaudia Winkleman
Gok WanMichael JacksonQueen Elizabeth IIPhil TaylorAngelina JolieCaptain AmericaAnne Kirkbride as Deirdre BarlowBruce Forsyth
Bear GryllsPeter AndreAnthony JoshuaBrad PittCaptain MarvelJean Alexander as Hilda Ogden
Ant and DecFreddie MercuryConor McGregorEmma WatsonHulkBill Tarmey as Jack Duckworth
The Two RonniesAriana GrandeSteven GerrardJohnny DeppRocket RaccoonLiz Dawn as Vera Duckworth
Tommy CooperAmy WinehouseNicola AdamsNicole KidmanGrootKym Marsh as Michelle Connor
Morecambe and WiseJustin BieberMo FarahKate WinsletThor
Gary BarlowJustin TimberlakeAlan ShearerBritney Spears
Hugh BonnevilleThe BeatlesJulia Roberts
Ken DoddShirley Bassey
Alan CarrHarry Styles
John BishopCheryl
DanTDMCalvin Harris
Barbara WindsorSam Smith
Brian CoxKSI
David AttenboroughSusan Boyle
Alison HammondLewis Capaldi
Amanda HoldenTaylor Swift[4]
Notes:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Waxing lyrical about old resort attraction". Blackpool Gazette. 24 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "A towering deal for Blackpool – Local". Blackpool Gazette. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Gleaves, Sean (1 August 2025). "Blackpool Tower and Madame Tussauds come under local control in major tourism shake-up". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Scoop (23 July 2025). "Madame Tussauds announces 13 new Taylor Swift wax figures". Consequence. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Madame Tussauds Blackpool". madametussauds.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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