Valhalla is an indoor log flume water ride located at Pleasure Beach Resort in Lancashire, England.

[4] More than 100,000 gallons of water are recycled per minute, and approximately 35,000 cubic feet of gas is used per hour to produce the flame effects.

[3] Pleasure Beach Resort spent three years planning and developing the replacement of the former Fun House attraction,[5] which was destroyed by a fire in 1991.

[6] The ride was announced during a media preview event, revealing the name as Valhalla,[5] which in Norse mythology refers to a promised land in the afterlife for Viking warriors.

[6] Television personality Jonathan Ross, along with his wife and screenwriter Jane Goldman, were presenters on opening day.

[5][6] Between 2015, 2018 & 2019, Valhalla was named "Best Water Ride In The World" in the annual Golden Ticket Awards publication from Amusement Today.

[9][10][11] In May 2004, a fire which damaged the Grand National rollercoaster and the Alice in Wonderland dark ride was extinguished using some of Valhalla's huge water content.

Notably, the façade structure was replaced in its entirety, including removal of the shop, addition of a new exit, and restoration of the waterfall.

The Tesla coil lightning room was completely removed and replaced with two Viking skeletons, a large carved Valhalla sign and laser effects.

On 20 December 2019 Blackpool Pleasure Beach announced that Valhalla would remain closed for the duration of the 2020 season, the ride's 20th anniversary year.

Conceived by former park owner Geoffrey Thompson, the ride is based on Valhalla from Norse mythology and features sixteen different scenes.

More than 100,000 imperial gallons (450,000 L; 120,000 US gal) of water are recycled per minute, and roughly 35,000 cubic feet (990 m3) of gas is used per hour to provide the flame effects.

[3] Valhalla has a theoretical capacity of 2,000 riders per hour, and each journey lasts approximately four minutes covering nearly half a mile in length.

Its façade is composed of artificial rock and features a large waterfall that dispenses 12,000 gallons of water per minute.

Once inside, a doglike beast comes into view and to the right, a 2-headed dog lit by a huge LED strobe light appears from the shadows barking at riders and guarding the entrance to Valhalla.

The rock tunnel surrounding the lift hill rotates with eerie sound and lighting, while a video projection of a Norse god intones: "Where lightning strikes to burn the soul.

The boat is then rotated clockwise approximately 90 degrees via a turntable begins to move quickly backwards into a small drop where the on-ride photo is taken.

The boat then enters the ice room where large fans blasting winds at temperatures of around -20 °C and artificial snow are faced, in the style of Fimbulwinter.

Around halfway down the drop there was a blanket of mist and lighting effects which led the rider to believe that the ride is about to level off before it eventually plunges into water below.

At the top of the hill, the rides pass under a swinging set of skulls with eerie eyes accompanied by distant screaming.

The boat then goes down a large double drop, plummeting through a ring of fire that is extinguished by the splash of water just in time before facing an inferno of longships visibly ablaze and temperatures briefly exceeding 40 °C when fireballs are ejected.

The boat enters the ice room where fake snow is being blown out over frozen Viking warriors as a voice continues the narration "Now you must go on alone, as you take your final breath".

The main theme music used for the ride is a soundtrack known as "Song Of The Elders", originally composed by Grahame Maclean as the last segment of Rhythmos, the 2000 incarnation of the park's Hot Ice Show.

The theme music used to be patchy throughout the ride, this was improved somewhat during the 2011/2012 refurbishment however since then the audio system has deteriorated to the point where it is "botched."

Other sound effects throughout the ride include dogs barking, snow falling, thunder (this has since been removed), crows, screams and Odin on the first lift hill.