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Theme Park: Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Original Cost: £5m
Est Cost Today: £12m
Manufacturer: Arrow Dynamics
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 2m 30s
Year Opened: 1990
Vampire is located at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in the beautiful Surrey countryside, it is the only Arrow Dynamics suspended roller coaster left outside of North America. During the 2001 season, Vampire was closed whilst it was modified to use new trains manufactured by Vekoma. Vampire at Chessington World of Adventures Resort When the Vampire roller coaster was Read more…
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Theme Park: Brean Theme Park
Original Cost: £1m
Est Cost Today: £1.5m
Manufacturer: Zierer
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 1m 30s
Year Opened: 2011
Astro Storm is an enclosed, sit down roller coaster at Brean Theme Park. The roller coaster ride plunges riders into the depths of space, experiencing 2Gs in pitch black drops while spinning through meteor storms in an intergalactic battle full of amazing special effects and surprises. Astro Storm at Brean Theme Park Astro Storm is the former Space Invader Read more…
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Theme Park: Brean Theme Park
Original Cost: £1m
Est Cost Today: £1.5m
Manufacturer: Pinfari
Inversions: 1
Ride Duration: 2m 0s
Year Opened: 2004 (as Shockwave) 2014 (as Crazy Loop) 2022 (as Bulldog)
Bulldog Coaster is located at Brean Theme Park in Somerset. The roller coaster thrill ride was relocated to Brean Theme Park in 2004 after spending a number of years at Flamingo Land Resort in North Yorkshire and Pleasure Island in Lincolnshire. Bulldog Coaster at Brean Theme Park The Bulldog Coaster dates back to 1981. Before arriving at Flamingo Land Read more…
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Theme Park: Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Original Cost: £35k
Est Cost Today: £2.5m
Manufacturer: Charles Paige
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 2m 20s
Year Opened: 1935
The world-famous Grand National is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in North West England. Opened in 1935, The Grand National was Europe’s first twin-track racing coaster, a true classic high speed, racing wooden roller coaster suitable for all thrill-seekers. The Grand National at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Designed and constructed in 1935 by Charles Paige, The Grand National is one of Read more…
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Theme Park: Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Original Cost: £8m
Est Cost Today: £12m
Manufacturer: Vekoma
Inversions: 5
Ride Duration: 1m 36s
Year Opened: 2007 (1999 as Traumatizer)
Infusion is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in North West England. Infusion is built entirely over water. Infusion at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Infusion was relocated from Pleasureland Southport, Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s sister park when Pleasureland closed in 2005. Previously known as the Traumatizer, the ride was dismantled and moved to its current location where it reopened in 2007. Infusion was Read more…
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Theme Park: Alton Towers
Original Cost: £3,5m
Est Cost Today: £5.5m
Manufacturer: Maurer Sohne
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 1m 15s
Year Opened: 2004 (as Spinball Whizzer) 2010 (as Sonic Spinball) 2016 (as Spinball Whizzer)
Spinball Whizzer is located at Alton Towers Resort in the beautiful Staffordshire countryside. The spinning roller coaster ride is loosely themed on a pinball machine and the name was a pun on the song “Pinball Wizard” by The Who. Between 2010 and 2016, the ride was named Sonic Spinball as part of a sponsorship deal with Sega. Spinball Whizzer at Read more…
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Theme Park: Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Original Cost: £2.5m
Est Cost Today: £7m
Manufacturer: Mack Rides
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 1m 22s
Year Opened: 1988
Avalanche is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in North West England. It features a unique steel bobsled design where the roller coaster does not sit on a track. Built by Mack of Germany it is the only roller coaster of this type in the UK. Avalanche at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Avalanche was officially opened by British ski-jumper Eddie “The Read more…
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Theme Park: Alton Towers
Original Cost: £16m
Est Cost Today: £17.5m
Manufacturer: Great Coasters International
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 3m 30s
Year Opened: 2018
Wicker Man is located at Alton Towers Resort in the beautiful Staffordshire countryside. The £16m ride has set several milestones among wooden roller coasters, including the first to be built in the UK in over 20 years, the last one being Megafobia at Oakwood Theme Park in Wales. Wicker Man was also the first to incorporate fire. Initially codenamed “Secret Weapon Read more…
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Theme Park: Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Original Cost: £16m
Est Cost Today: £17m
Manufacturer: Mack Rides
Inversions: 1
Ride Duration: 2m 41s
Year Opened: 2018
ICON is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Lancashire. The £16m Thrill Ride is the first multi-launch roller coaster in the United Kingdom. ICON is potentially the best roller coaster in the UK, although it faces tough competition from The Wicker Man at Alton Towers Resort. ICON at Blackpool Pleasure Beach ICON was manufactured by Mack Rides of Germany, Read more…
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Theme Park: Lightwater Valley
Original Cost: £unknown
Est Cost Today: £unknown
Manufacturer: Anton Schwarzkopf
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 1m 25s
Year Opened: 1987 (as Rat Ride) 2010 (as Raptor Attack)
Raptor Attack was an indoor roller coaster ride at Lightwater Valley Theme Park in North Yorkshire. When it first opened as the Rat Ride in 1987, it was the first roller coaster at the park, paving the way for the record-breaking Ultimate. Raptor Attack at Lightwater Valley Theme Park Raptor Attack was contained within a warehouse-type building which is Read more…
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Theme Park: GreenWood Family Park – Gelli Gyffwrdd
Original Cost: £500k
Est Cost Today: £1m
Manufacturer: WGH Transportation
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 0m 48s
Year Opened: 2004
The Green Dragon is located at Greenwood Family Park in North Wales. Constructed in early 2004, the Green Dragon utilises people power and is the only rollercoaster of its kind in the world, combining a traditional roller coaster with funicular technology that was developed and used 200 years ago in the slate quarries of North Wales. The Green Dragon roller Read more…
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Theme Park: Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Original Cost: £12m
Est Cost Today: £12m
Manufacturer: Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M)
Inversions: 2
Ride Duration: 0m 0s
Year Opened: 2023
Experience the world’s only Jumanji-themed rollercoaster at Chessington World of Adventures Resort. Mandrill Mayhem at Chessington World of Adventures Resort Mandrill Mayhem sweeps up riders in the long arms of a mandrill, as the horde whisks adventurers around the sites of Jumanji, dodging the hazards of the jungle. Spiralling to the summit of the 55ft tall Jaguar Shrine, riders Read more…
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