Nick Jr. UK's Poppy Cat Provides The Purrfect Summer Treat As She Arrives At Nickelodeon Land At Pleasure Beach, Blackpool For Her Summer Holidays

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has announced in a blog entry on the amusement park and resorts official website, blackpoolpleasurebeach.com, that, to celebrate the 2013 British and Irish school summer holidays, Nick Jr. UK star Poppy Cat will be visiting Nickelodeon Land at Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, the UK's ONLY Nickelodeon land, every day during the summer school holidays, where she will be participating in special Meet and Greet sessions with her fans, as well as hosting story time with children every day. There will also be a chance to get healthy and dance along to an energetic "Copy Poppy" routine, where families are encouraged to mimic the costume characters' dance movements in time with the Poppy Cat theme tune several times a day on the Nickelodeon Land stage!:

Poppy Cat provides the purrfect summer treat as she arrives at Nickelodeon Land!

Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is about to welcome a very special character to the attraction!

Poppy Cat, from the hit Nick Jr series, will be joining the likes of SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and the rest of the gang at the six-acre attraction for fun and story time!

The adventurous pussy cat will be appearing at Nickelodeon Land every day from July 30 where she will be meeting and greeting youngsters, as well as hosting story time with children every day.

There will also be a chance to get healthy and dance along to an energetic “Copy Poppy” routine, where families will be encouraged to mimic the costume characters’ dance movements in time with the Poppy Cat theme tune several times a day on the Nickelodeon Land stage.

Poppy Cat is aimed at the pre-school market and promises to bring extra fun to guests at Nickelodeon Land where younger children can learn and have fun with the colourful character, whilst enjoying the 12 amazing rides based on characters from one the world’s favourite children’s channels.

Poppy Cat is based on the award-winning books written and illustrated by Lara Jones which have sold over 2.5million copies worldwide. Poppy Cat and her friends enjoy extraordinary adventures and with a flick of her patchwork bandana, fantastic vehicles appear such as sailing ships to hot air balloons.

Managing Director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Amanda Thompson OBE, said: “We cannot wait to welcome Poppy Cat to Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

“We have such a vast array of amazing characters like SpongeBob and Dora so it will be nice to have a character who can interact with the even younger children that visit us with their families.

"I know she will be a hit when she tells her amazing stories and I am sure the children will all love her!"