Big Dipper (Blackpool)
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 The Pepsi Max Big One and the Big Dipper arching over the south entrance of the park |
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| Location | Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
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| 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 ft (18 m) |
| Drop | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Length | 3,300 ft (1,000 m) |
| Max speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:28 |
| Max vertical angle | 46° |
| Capacity | 3 trains, 24 per train riders per hour |
| Max g-force | 3.7 |
| Height restriction | 3 ft 10 in (120 cm) |
| Big Dipper at RCDB Pictures of Big Dipper at RCDB |
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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.[1]
The ride operates with two trains, each containing three four-bench cars, seating two people per bench.[1] The track follows an out-and-back layout.
In August 1998, Richard Rodriguez set a world record by riding the Big Dipper for over 1000 hours. There is a plaque commemorating this event in the ride's station. He returned in June 2000 to beat this record, spending 2000 hours on the rollercoaster.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Big Dipper (RCDB). RCDB. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ^ Record breaking teacher on a roll. BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
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