Caterpillar (Lightwater Valley)

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Caterpillar

Lightwater Valley
Location	Ripon, Yorkshire, England, UK
Coordinates	54°10′29″N 1°33′59″W / 54.174652°N 1.566492°W / 54.174652; -1.566492
Status	Operating since 2003
Rider height	100 cm unaccompanied

Statistics

Manufacturer

D.P.V. Rides

Product

Brucomela

Type

Steel - kiddie

Track layout

Wacky Worm (Big Apple)

Inversions

0

Caterpillar is a steel kiddie roller coaster built by Italian manufacturer D.P.V. Rides currently located at Lightwater Valley in Ripon, Yorkshire, England, UK.

History

The ride opened in 2003 as the Caterpillar and was located on the spot of the former Batflyer. For the 2014 season, the ride was relocated within the park, rethemed and renamed Little Dipper. For the 2021 season, the ride was relocated and repainted in the park. In 2023, the ride was renamed back to Caterpillar.^[1]

Design

The ride follows one of the most cloned layouts ever, the Big Apple / Wacky Worm figure-eight layout.

Trains

Single train with 6 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.

References

↑ "The Caterpillar".

External links

Caterpillar on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Present

Coasters

Caterpillar Ladybird

Former

Coasters

Batflyer Grizzly Bear Raptor Attack Soopa Loopa The Rocket The Ultimate Twister Viper

Attractions

[1] "The Caterpillar".

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