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| Builder | Charlie Paige | ||||||||
| Type | Wooden - Kiddie | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 20 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Length | 335 metres | ||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||
| Duration | 1:00 | ||||||||
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Blue Flyer is a wooden kiddie roller coaster located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach 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
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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.
References
- ↑ "Blue Flyer rollercoaster (originally the Zipper Dipper)". Historic England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1436894?section=official-list-entry. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
External links
- Blue Flyer on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
