Roller Coaster (Killarney Springs)
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| Cyclone at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Pinfari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product | Z40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track layout | Zyklon 40m layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roller Coaster was a steel roller coaster built by Italian manufacturer Pinfari that was previously located at Killarney Springs Family Park in Bude, Cornwall, England, UK.
History
The coaster originally opened as Cyclone at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1974. It closed and was removed after the 1987 season to make way for Avalanche.
It was later relocated to Frontierland Western Theme Park, also owned by the Thompson family. It was renamed to Stampede, to fit in with the park's western theme. The ride continued to operate at the park until 1998, when it was closed along with the back section of the park as part of the park's downsizing and eventual closure over a three year period.[1]
In 2000, the ride resurfaced at Billing Aquadrome on loan for one year. It was called Roller Coaster.
In 2002, Roller Coaster operated at Canvey Island Amusement Park, under the ownership of the Wilson family.
It would spend the 2004 season on loan at Grove Land in Wales, reverting back to the Cyclone name. It was built on the former location and concrete pad of Thunderbolt. After it left the park, Cyber Space was later built on the plot.
It opened at Killarney Springs Family Park in 2005, once again as Roller Coaster and operated until 2006, when the local council ordered it to be removed as the park had not applied for planning permission to install it.[2]
Design
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Colour scheme
Red track and yellow supports.
Trains
Single cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 4 riders per car.
References
- ↑ "Frontierland Morecambe: How The West Was Lost". Joyland Books.
- ↑ "Killarney Springs Family Park in receivership [19/6/07]". Joyland Books. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
External links
- Images of the ride on NFCA Digital.
- Photograph of the coaster at Canvey Island
- Roller Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
