Bulldog Coaster

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Bulldog Coaster

Crazy Loop in 2008

Brean Theme Park
Location	Brean, Somerset, England, UK
Coordinates	51°17′09″N 3°00′29″W / 51.285716°N 3.007984°W / 51.285716; -3.007984
Status	Operating since 2004

Pleasure Island Family Theme Park
Name	Crazy Loop
Location	Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Operated	31 March 1996 to 2002
Replaced	Four Man Bob
Replaced by	Pendulus

Flamingo Land
Name	Crazy Loop
Location	Malton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Operated	1986 to 1995
Replaced by	Top Gun

Paul Doesegger (Switzerland)
Name	Crazy Loop
Location	Travelling, Switzerland
Operated	1982 to c.1985

Statistics

Manufacturer

Pinfari

Product

TL59

Type

Steel

Riders per train

8

Hourly capacity

960

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height

11 metres

Length

365 metres

Inversions

1

Bulldog Coaster is a steel roller coaster located at Brean Theme Park in Brean, Somerset, England, UK. It is one of the first looping roller coasters built by Pinfari.

History

The roller coaster dates back to 1982. Before arriving in the United Kingdom, the roller coaster travelled in Switzerland with showman Paul Doesegger.

It opened at Flamingo Land in 1986.^[1] It closed after the 1995 season and was subsequently replaced by the Top Gun. Crazy Loop was later refurbished and relocated to Pleasure Island Family Theme Park, where it operated from 1996 to 2002. It was subsequently put up for sale in October 2002.^[2] It was then replaced by Pendulus in 2003.

It was then sold and relocated to Brean Theme Park, where it was once again refurbished. The ride was renamed Shockwave. It opened in 2004.

In 2014 or earlier, the name was returned to Crazy Loop.

The ride closed in 2021 and was relocated within the park. It reopened as Bulldog Coaster in 2023.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Vertical loop Helix Bunny hill

Has a single vertical loop and a helix.

Colour scheme

Red track and blue supports. The ride's track used to be painted yellow, but was repainted in between 2013 and 2015. The coaster had red track and white supports before arriving at Brean.