Avalanche (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)

Avalanche
Pleasure Beach Resort
LocationPleasure Beach Resort
Coordinates53°47′24″N 3°03′21″W / 53.79008°N 3.0559°W / 53.79008; -3.0559
StatusOperating
Opening date22 June 1988
Cost£2,500,000
General statistics
TypeSteel – Bobsled
ManufacturerMack Rides
ModelBobsleigh
Lift/launch systemChain lift
Height59 ft (18 m)
Length1,161 ft (354 m)
Speed45 mph (72 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration1:22
G-force2.9
Height restriction44 in (112 cm)
Trains3 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 14 riders per train.
Avalanche at RCDB

Avalanche is a steel bobsled roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Resort (better known as Blackpool Pleasure Beach) in Blackpool, England. It was the first bobsled coaster in the United Kingdom, and remains the only one in the country. It was designed and built by Mack Rides and opened in 1988.