Avalanche (Pleasure Beach Resort)
Roller coaster in the United Kingdom
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Manufacturer | Mack Rides | ||||||||||||
Product | Bobsled Coaster | ||||||||||||
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 |
Avalanche is a steel bobsled roller coaster located at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. It was built by Mack Rides in 1988 and replaced the Cyclone.
History
Avalanche was opened on 22 June 1988 by Michael "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards, who represented the United Kingdom in the 1988 Winter Olympics ski jumping event. It was built on the former site of the Cyclone, which closed in 1987 and was relocated to sister park Frontierland Family Theme Park.[1]
Design
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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
References
- ↑ "An Avalanche is coming!". UK Theme Park Hall of Fame.
External links
- Avalanche on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
Present
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Former
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(2002–2006)
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