Girl, 18, broke into Blackpool Pleasure Beach to take free rides on a roller coaster for 30 minutes

A TEENAGE girl went joyriding on an 82-year-old roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach after breaking into the control room and switching it on.

Kayleigh Grist, 18, rode on the ancient wooden coaster with two pals for half an hour after sneaking into the park at 4am.

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The 25mph Blue Flyer ride was built in 1934 and reaches a height of 25ft above the ground.

Grist, of Highfield Road, Blackpool, also broke into two cafes at the Pleasure Beach site -- one of Britain's most popular tourist destinations.

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She admitted illegally entering the site at Blackpool Magistrates' Court.

District Judge Alan Jones adjourned the case for probation reports.

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One of her two pals, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also appeared at the hearing.

He stands accused of two counts of burglary and of stealing a digger in a separate incident.

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