The Big Dipper at Blackpool Pleasure Beach has turned 100 years old
100 years on, it's more than safe to say Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Big Dipper is a rollercoaster icon. The seaside thrill has been a consistent mainstay for the last century while new and old rollercoaster have come and go.
A host of famous faces have taken the 'dip' in the past century, including Diana Dors, American ambassador John Hey, HG Wells and more recently Harry Hill, Julie Walters, Robbie Williams, Olly Murs, Wayne Rooney and Mario Balotelli. The ride is the oldest continually operating rollercoaster in the UK and was first opened on August 23, 1923 when it cost just one shilling to ride. Today, it can carry 840 riders per hour and the ride lasts an impressive three minutes.
Lancashire companies played a key part in the construction of the striking structure including Pilkington Brothers in Accrington who crafted its ropes and pulleys, J Holden who made the ride's prints and Fleetwood Trawlers. In total, more than 200 contractors were used to build the roller-coaster.
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