February 1990 saw some of the most extreme weather in living memory hit the north-west of England. Later named ‘Storm Vivian’, the wind speeds hit over 100mph on the 26 and 27 February.

There was other devastation across other leisure assets in Blackpool, with First Leisure reporting half a million pounds worth of damage to the three piers.

The park saw significant water ingress, as shown in the photos below, kindly provided by Brian McCormick, a staff member at the time.

At the South entrance, the depth of the water can be seen with the Star Pub on the right.
The Go Kart track is completely swamped, with the Ocean Boulevard construction site below the Monorail track also heavily impacted. Aviktas roughly stands in this area now.
The boats on the Tom Sawyer are very much at home as the water level has risen, covering the Pleasure Beach Express track by several inches.
The Bean Street Food Court (lost to fire in 2004) can be seen, with The Whip in its final location before being move to South Park, under the Revolution.
On the Main Avenue, the boats of the River Caves, presumably in storage are now afloat in front of the Wild Mouse and 1001 Troubles.

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