Avalanche (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)

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Avalanche

Pleasure Beach Resort Location Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK Coordinates 53.790197°N 3.055452°W / 53.790197; -3.055452 Status Operating since 22 June 1988 Rider height Minimum: 112 cm Min. unaccompanied: 132 cm Replaced Cyclone
Statistics
Manufacturer	Mack Rides
Type	Steel - Bobsled
Riders per train	14
Hourly capacity	420
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	18 metres
Top speed	72.4 km/h
Length	445 metres
Inversions	0
Duration	1:22
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Avalanche is a steel bobsled roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. It was built by Mack Rides in 1988 and replaced the Cyclone.

History

Avalanche was officially opened on 22 June 1988 by Michael "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards, who represented the United Kingdom in the 1988 Winter Olympics ski jumping event.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Helix Helix

Colour scheme

White track and green supports.

Trains

3 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged inline in 2 rows, for a total of 14 riders per train.

Images

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  On-ride shot

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  Avalanche's safety sign

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External links

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  Avalanche on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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