One of the oldest wooden rollercoasters in the world, the Big Dipper can carry 672 riders an hour.
The ride has been ridden by thousands of thrill-seekers over the yearsThe German-born actress and singer lost a pearl and gold earring in the process and later wrote to the amusement park to ask staff to search for the items.dredging a lake as part of construction work for a new ride.
"We have compared it to pictures taken at the time of her visit and it certainly looks like one of hers," a Pleasure Beach representative said. In 2003, 32 thrill-seekers with an average age of 75 rode on the Big Dipper to break the world record for the oldest rollercoaster riders. Taking to the ride to mark National Grandparents Day, the riders, most of whom lived in Blackpool, had a combined age of 2,408.The classic wooden rollercoaster was constructed in 1923 and expanded in 1934The track length is 3,295ft and the three-minute ride can reach a maximum speed of 35mph for spending 23 days continuously on the ride
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