| Big Dipper | |
 The Pepsi Max Big One and the Big Dipper arching over the south entrance of the park |
|
| Location | Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
|---|---|
| Type | Wood - Out-and-back |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1923 |
| Manufacturer | William Strickler |
| Designer | John A. Miller |
| Track layout | Out and back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 60 feet (18.3 m) |
| Drop | 50 feet (15.2 m) |
| Length | 3,300 feet (1,006 m) |
| Max speed | 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:28 |
| Max vertical angle | 46° |
| Capacity | 3 trains, 20 per train riders per hour |
| Max g force | 3.7 |
| Height restriction | 46 inches (117 cm) |
| Big Dipper at RCDB Pictures of Big Dipper at RCDB |
|
 Amusement Parks Portal |
|
Big Dipper is a wooden roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Blackpool in Blackpool, England. The ride was first built in 1923 by John Miller. In 1936, Charlie Paige and Joe Emberton extended the ride, adding arches over the south entrance of the park and additional drops. The ride operates with two trains, each containing three four-bench cars. The track follows an out-and-back layout. In August 1998, Richard Rodriguez set a world record by riding the Big Dipper for 1000 hours. There is a plaque commemorating this event in the ride's station
External links
|
|
|
|---|---|
| Operating: | Avalanche - Big Dipper - Grand National - Infusion - Irn Bru Revolution - Morgan's Circus Clown Coaster - Pepsi Max Big One - Roller Coaster - Space Invader 2 - Steeplechase - Wild Mouse - Zipper Dipper |
| Past coasters: | Big Apple - Cyclone - Scenic Railway - Tokaydo Express - Velvet Coaster - Vikingar - Virginia Reel |
