Velvet Coaster (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
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| Builder | William Strickler | ||||||||||
| Type | Wooden - Side Friction | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 16 | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
Velvet Coaster was a wooden roller coaster located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
History
The Velvet Coaster was opened in 1909. Circa 1924, the track design was converted to the standard modern design, and the drops were modified to be larger and steeper. The ride closed in 1932 and the lift hill and other parts of the layout were reused in the construction of the Roller Coaster (now called Nickelodeon Streak).
In 2015, Wetherspoon's opened a pub in Blackpool called "The Velvet Coaster", named after this ride.
One car from an updated train was restored in either 1991 or 2001 (sources conflict) and was stored on display in the station of the Roller Coaster. It was auctioned off with other items after the re-theme to Nickelodeon Streak.
Design
The Velvet Coaster had an oval shaped circuit.
Trains
2 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 4 rows, for a total of 16 riders per train.
External links
Patent of the original ride vehicles
- Velvet Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
