Crash Test

Crash Test in 2018

roller coaster

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
Location	South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, UK
Status	Operating since 2020

Netherlands
Location	Travelling

Statistics

Manufacturer

Cedeal Rides

Type

Steel - Spinning

Product

Spinning Coaster Compact

Riders per train

4

Hourly capacity

600

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Area

105.0 feet × 62.3 feet

Height36.1 feet

Top speed26.8 mph

Length1017.1 feet

Inversions0

HELP

Crash Test is a steel spinning roller coaster located at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields, Tyne & Ware, England, UK. It is owned by Dutch events company Hendriks-Hinzen.

History[edit | edit source]

It previously travelled with showman Hendriks-Hinzen. It was originally intended to debut in 2012, however it was delayed until the following year.

The ride opened at Ocean Beach on May 4, 2018.^[1] It has also operated at the AIA Great European Carnival in Hong Kong during the 2017–18 and 2018–19 winters.

In summer 2019, the ride operated at Southport Pleasureland in a new area formerly occupied by a go-kart track.^[2] It returned again in 2020.

Design[edit | edit source]

Red track with yellow supports.

Trains[edit | edit source]

Single car trains. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 4 riders per car. Each rider has their own lap-bar with an attached handrail.