Madame Tussauds Blackpool

Madame Tussauds Blackpool

The exterior of the building, pictured in October 2024.
Established	2011;14 years ago (2011)
Location	Blackpool Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Founder	Marie Tussaud
Website	http://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

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. ^[1] 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, which 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. ^[2]

Notable figures

Entertainment	Music Stars	Royal	Politics	Sport	A-List Awards Party	Characters	Coronation Street	Strictly Come Dancing
Paddy McGuinness	Olly Murs	King Charles III	Boris Johnson	Wayne Rooney	Beyoncé	E.T.	Jack P. Shepherd as David Platt	Craig Revel Horwood
Simon Cowell	Ed Sheeran	William, Prince of Wales	Theresa May	Lewis Hamilton	Lady Gaga	Iron Man	William Roache as Ken Barlow	Tess Daly
Keith Lemon	Stormzy	Catherine, Princess of Wales	David Cameron	Joe Hart	RuPaul	Spider-Man	Julie Goodyear as Bet Lynch	Claudia Winkleman
Gok Wan	Michael Jackson	Queen Elizabeth II		Phil Taylor	Angelina Jolie	Captain America	Anne Kirkbride as Deirdre Barlow	Bruce Forsyth
Bear Grylls	Peter Andre			Anthony Joshua	Brad Pitt	Captain Marvel	Jean Alexander as Hilda Ogden
Ant and Dec	Freddie Mercury			Conor McGregor	Emma Watson	Hulk	Bill Tarmey as Jack Duckworth
The Two Ronnies	Ariana Grande			Steven Gerrard	Johnny Depp	Rocket Raccoon	Liz Dawn as Vera Duckworth
Tommy Cooper	Amy Winehouse			Nicola Adams	Nicole Kidman	Groot	Kym Marsh as Michelle Connor
Morecambe and Wise	Justin Bieber			Mo Farah	Kate Winslet	Thor
Gary Barlow	Justin Timberlake			Alan Shearer	Britney Spears
Hugh Bonneville	The Beatles				Julia Roberts
Ken Dodd	Shirley Bassey
Alan Carr	Harry Styles
John Bishop	Cheryl
DanTDM	Calvin Harris
Barbara Windsor	Sam Smith
Brian Cox	KSI
David Attenborough	Susan Boyle
Alison Hammond	Lewis Capaldi
Amanda Holden	Taylor Swift [3]
Notes: [4]

References

1. "A towering deal for Blackpool – Local". Blackpool Gazette. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
2. 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.
3. Harrison, Scoop (23 July 2025). "Madame Tussauds announces 13 new Taylor Swift wax figures". Consequence . Retrieved 24 July 2025.
4. "Madame Tussauds Blackpool". madametussauds.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.