Big Dipper

Blackpool Pleasure Beach · Blackpool, England, UK

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Height: 80 ft24 m
Drop: 65 ft20 m
Top speed: 40 mph64 km/h
Length: 3,200 ft975 m
Inversions: 0
Track: WoodLift hill
Opened: 1923
Status: Operating

About Big Dipper

★ One of the oldest continuously operating wooden roller coasters in the world (opened 1923)

Big Dipper is a wooden roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, England, UK, open since 1923. The ride stands 80 feet tall, drops 65 feet and reaches 40 mph over 3,200 feet of track.

A century-old double out-and-back racing layout on Britain's seafront, still delivering the rattling, old-fashioned ride experience of coasters built between the world wars.

Field note: has survived multiple fires and rebuilds over its 100-plus year history.