Blue Flyer

Roller coaster in the United Kingdom
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Blue Flyer
Pleasure Beach Resort
Location Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Coordinates 53°47′25″N 3°03′14″W / 53.790245°N 3.053878°W / 53.790245; -3.053878
Park section Nickelodeon Land
Status Operating since 1934
Rider height 117 cm unaccompanied
Statistics
Manufacturer Dayton Fun House and Riding Device and Manufacturing Company
Builder Charlie Paige
Type Wooden - Kiddie
Riders per train 20
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Height 4.57 metres
Length 335 metres
Inversions 0
Duration 1:00
HELP
Zipper Dipper in 2007

Blue Flyer is a wooden kiddie roller coaster built by the Dayton Fun House and Riding Device and Manufacturing Company located at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, England, UK. The attraction opened in 1934 and is believed to have been built by Charlie Paige. It is located in the "Nickelodeon Land" section of the park. Blue Flyer is loosely based on Blue's Clues, a 1996 children's show. The ride also has a tunnel.

The ride was Grade II-listed in April 2017.[1]

History

The ride was formerly called Zipper Dipper from 1934 until the opening of Nickelodeon Land in 2011.

Design

Elements

Colour scheme

Blue track and supports, used to be unpainted track and white supports.

Trains

Single train with 5 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.

The ride has a maximum height of 4.57 metres and a top speed of 32 km/h.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Blue Flyer rollercoaster (originally the Zipper Dipper)". Historic England. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

External links


Articles on Pleasure Beach Resort