Space Invader opened on 21 August 1984, and was Blackpool Pleasure Beach's fourth steel roller coaster.

The ride then has several drops, banked turns and helixes, before cars reach the brake run and return to the station to be unloaded.

When it was the Space Invader at Blackpool, the ride used cars which were able to carry 4 people and riders were restrained by a seatbelt.

The queue and loading area were themed around a space station, with various signs telling riders the wait time to board their ride vehicles.

Parts of the queue were themed around the Star Wars films, such as a statue of Han Solo stuck in carbonite.