Big Dipper (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool)

Facts

Roller Coaster:	Big Dipper
Amusement Park:	Pleasure Beach, Blackpool (Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 1EZ UK)
Classification:	Roller Coaster
Type:	Wood - Sit Down
Status:	Operating since 7/1923
Builder:	William Strickler
Designer:	John A. Miller

Length:	3300'
Height:	60'
Inversions:	0
Duration:	2:30

Trains:	2 trains with 3 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 4 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
	Riders must be 46" or taller to ride.
	Built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.

History:	Extended in 1936 by Charlie Paige and Joe Emberton. The extension added two extra dips and an arch over the south entrance.

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