Exploring Why and How Blackpool Power Has Changed Blackpool tower opened in 1894, since it opened there has been some remarkable changes. One of the most notable changes is the dawn of time ride, which used to be the menagerie. Another dramatic change is the roof gardens that got turned into children's play area. To keep up with the winter gardens they made the stage bigger. They moved it to the right hand side of the original stage, doing this it made them attracted more people, but it made the dance floor smaller this didn't affect the popularity of the tower because not many people wanted to dance. Because of a fire they painted the ceiling in the ballroom. They also put a bar in the ballroom after the fire. You can see the changes in the tower program. The roof gardens was changed, Because people started going abroad, and the sight of exotic flowers wasn't as interesting to them any more. The glass roof of the roof gardens has stayed the same though. You can see on the program that it had a glass roof back then. The pipes, which were used to water the plants, are also still there. The menagerie was changed into the journey through time ride. This was quite a sudden change. The main reason for this was because of the R.S.P.C.A. They didn't think it was fair to the animals to be kept in 6ft cages. There was other reasons such as the zoo opened and people didn't really want to go. There is a rose wall in the journey through time ride, which was there when it was the menagerie. The layout of level three has changed significantly as well. There used to be a long bar that stretched all the way from the ballroom to the menagerie, now it is just a corridor with a shop at the far end. The grand lounge used to sit on the other side of the bar in between the ballroom and the menagerie. It is now an arcade. What problems did you face using the evidence in order to answer