Big Apple (Dreamland Margate)

Big Apple

Dreamland Margate Location Margate, Kent, England, UK Coordinates 51.385467°N 1.379056°E / 51.385467; 1.379056 Status Defunct Operated 1978 to 1999 Replaced by Looping Star
Statistics
Manufacturer	Pinfari
Product	Big Apple turn table
Type	Steel - Kiddie
Track layout	Wacky Worm (Big Apple)
Riders per train	16
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Inversions	0

Big Apple was a steel kiddie roller coaster located at Dreamland Margate in Margate, Kent, England, UK. It is believed to have operated in at least three different locations around the park.

History

Having opened in 1978, this was the first Pinfari Big Apple coaster to open in the United Kingdom.

The roller coaster was replaced by the Looping Star in 2001.

Design

This roller coaster had two trains and a rotating station, which allowed one train to load and unload while another on the main circuit. The second train and rotating station were eventually removed.

Colour scheme

White track and red supports.

Trains

Single train with 4 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 16 riders per train.

External links

• 

  Big Apple on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
• Early photograph of the Big Apple