Big Dipper (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)

Big Dipper
Big Dipper
Pleasure Beach Resort
LocationPleasure Beach Resort
Coordinates53°47′21″N 3°03′25″W / 53.78917°N 3.05694°W / 53.78917; -3.05694
StatusOperating
Opening date23 August 1923 (23 August 1923)
Cost£25,000 (1922)
General statistics
TypeWood – Out-and-back
ManufacturerWilliam Strickler
DesignerJohn A. Miller
Track layoutOut-and-back
Lift/launch system2 chain lift hills
Height65 ft (20 m)
Drop50 ft (15 m)
Length3,300 ft (1,000 m)
Speed40 mph (64 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration2:28
Max vertical angle46°
G-force3.7
Height restriction46 in (117 cm)
Trains2 trains with 3 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 4 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Big Dipper at RCDB

Big Dipper is a wooden out-and-back roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Resort (better known as Blackpool Pleasure Beach) in Blackpool, England. Originally built in 1923, its layout was extended in 1936. It was designated as a Grade II listed building on 19 April 2017. It is the oldest operating roller coaster in the United Kingdom after the closure of Scenic Railway in 2026.