What is the oldest ride at Blackpool?
Dion Ferry
2025-05-15 03:47:53
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The Big Dipper first opened on 23 August 1923. Blackpool Pleasure Beach is celebrating the centenary of its Big Dipper ride. One of the oldest wooden rollercoasters in the world, it opened on 23 August 1923. The Big Dipper is the second oldest rollercoaster still in use in Great Britain. Blackpool first established itself as an entertainment destination after Londoner William George Bean set up Hotchkiss Bicycle Railroad on the sand dunes at South Shore in 1896. When [The Big Dipper] was first built there was nothing like it. Margate's Scenic Railway was the first, but that was more sedate. The Big Dipper was designed and constructed by William H Strickler and John A Miller.
Hans Kreiger
2025-05-15 01:24:00
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The Big Dipper has taken generations of tourists on a thrilling coastal ride, offering millions of riders some of the best views of Blackpool along its immense track that's 3,295 feet in length. The ride is the oldest continually operating rollercoaster in the UK and was first opened on August 23, 1923 when it cost just one shilling to ride. The Big Dipper is a rollercoaster icon. The seaside thrill has been a consistent mainstay for the last century while new and old rollercoaster have come and go. The coaster was built by William Strickler at a cost of just £25,000. The ride is situated on the site of the Switchback Railway, one of the first rides to open at Pleasure Beach.
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