What is the biggest ride at Blackpool?
Tanner Huels
2025-05-15 01:58:44
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The UK's tallest rollercoaster towers over the Blackpool seafront.
The Big One is the tallest rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and indeed in the UK.
Even so, at 213ft with a 205ft first drop, it is the tallest rollercoaster in the UK and is a landmark on the Blackpool skyline.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach religiously markets The Big One as being 235ft tall, although it is actually 213ft high: the 235ft measurement is its height above sea level.
The Big One's lift hill towers over Blackpool.
Towering 213ft over Blackpool.
The ride, initially sponsored by Pepsi Max and titled The Pepsi Max Big One, opened in 1994.
With the huge height and sweeping track which runs all the way up and down the Pleasure Beach, you might rightly expect The Big One would be an outstanding ride.
Iliana Morissette
2025-05-15 00:53:45
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At Pleasure Beach Resort you’ll find some of the most exhilarating, hair-raising and heart-pounding rides in the country – including a whole load of award-winners and UK firsts.
Dare to ride ICON’s high-speed twists and turns, tower 235ft above the coast on the world-famous Big One, or take a plunging, immersive adventure on Valhalla – the Europe’s Best Water Ride.
tower 235ft above the coast on the world-famous Big One
Rosalinda Gulgowski
2025-05-14 23:49:31
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Changing the skyline of Blackpool forever, The BIG One was constructed in 1994 and designed by Ron Toomer and manufactured by Arrow Dynamics. Standing 235 ft above Pleasure Beach Resort, the iconic structure was the tallest, fastest and steepest steel rollercoaster in the world. Experience a drop from 235 feet. The clunking sounds of the lift hill slowly build anticipation, until the release at the exhilarating first drop sending riders hurtling along the track, high above the park below. Vital statistics include Max height: 235 ft.
Laura Kunze
2025-05-14 23:48:09
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Changing the skyline of Blackpool forever, The BIG One was constructed in 1994 and designed by Ron Toomer and manufactured by Arrow Dynamics. Standing 235 ft above Pleasure Beach Resort, the iconic structure was the tallest, fastest and steepest steel rollercoaster in the world. Experience a drop from 235 feet. The clunking sounds of the lift hill slowly build anticipation, until the release at the exhilarating first drop sending riders hurtling along the track, high above the park below. Vital statistics include Max height:235 ft and Max Speed:85mph.
Kathlyn Glover
2025-05-14 22:00:56
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Big One is a steel hyper roller coaster located at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. It is the tallest roller coaster in the United Kingdom and the tallest in the world when it opened on 28 May 1994. The ride was designed by Arrow Dynamics and manufactured by British firm Watson Steel, with Allott and Lomax acting as consultant. The ride's supports were designed by Ride Centerline. The ride was formerly sponsored by Pepsi, during which time it was called Pepsi Max Big One.
The ride has a height of 64.9 metres and a drop of 62.5 metres. The ride's top speed is 119.1 km/h and it has a length of 1675.5 metres. Big One has a drop angle of 65° and a duration of 3:00, with a G-Force of 3.5.
Brant Bahringer
2025-05-14 20:54:12
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The Big One was opened to the public in 1994 and at 235 feet (71m) it was the tallest rollercoaster in the world. It now holds the title of tallest rollercoaster in the UK. Located in the famous seaside resort of Blackpool, the Big One is a notable ride. The Big One, formerly known as the Pepsi Max Big One, was originally designed in 1994 by Arrow Dynamics, an American manufacturing and engineering company. Taziker were approached by Blackpool Pleasure Beach in June 2019 with the opportunity to undertake the refurbishment of the Big One rollercoaster. After 26 years in operation and over 10 million cycles, the rollercoaster required four track sections to be replaced as part of the Pleasure Beach’s maintenance programme.
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