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The Big One
Blackpool Pleasure Beach · Hyper Coaster · 1994
The one that started it all for UK thoosies. When it opened as the Pepsi Max Big One it was the tallest and steepest coaster in the world — and it still owns the Blackpool skyline.
✏️ Who designed it
- Ron ToomerCoaster designer / engineer
Confidence: Verified · Source: Official park information
Manufactured by Arrow Dynamics.
🎢 Quick Facts
- Park
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach
- Opened
- 1994
- Manufacturer
- Arrow Dynamics
- Type
- Hyper Coaster
- Height
- 213 ft
- Track Length
- 1,675.5 m (5,497 ft)
- Top speed
- 74 mph
- Inversions
- 0
- Launch
- No
- Duration
- 3:00
- Minimum height
- 132 cm
- Original build cost
- £13m (Known)
- Status
- Operating
Published/reported figure.
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