Bulldog Coaster

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Bulldog Coaster

Crazy Loop in 2008
Brean Theme Park Location Brean, Somerset, England, UK Coordinates 51.285716°N 3.007984°W / 51.285716; -3.007984 Status Operating since 2004
Pleasure Island Family Theme Park Location Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK Operated 31 March 1996 to 2002 Flamingo Land Location Malton, North Yorkshire, England, UK Operated 1986 to 1995 Paul Doesegger (Switzerland) Location Travelling 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
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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. In 1995, Crazy Loop was refurbished and relocated to Pleasure Island Family Theme Park, where it operated from 1996 to 2002. It was then relocated to Brean Theme Park, where it was refurbished. The ride was renamed Shockwave. It opened in 2004.

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

To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee in 2022, the ride is currently being rethemed to Bulldog Coaster. It has been relocated to a different area of the park and has not yet been reconstructed as of August 2022.

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.

Trains

2 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 8 riders per train.

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External links

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  Crazy Loop on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
• Crazy Loop (RC231) on the National Fairground and Circus Archive

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