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The world of roller coasters changed radically with the introduction of tubular steel tracks in the 1950s. As the name suggests, these tracks consist of a pair of long steel tubes. These tubes are supported by a sturdy, lightweight superstructure made of slightly larger steel tubes or beams.
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Theme Park: Oakwood Theme Park
Original Cost: £3m
Est Cost Today: £4.5m
Manufacturer: Gerstlauer
Inversions: 2
Ride Duration: 1m 30s
Year Opened: 2006 (as Speed:No Limits) 2019 (as Speed)
Speed is located at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales. It is the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster in Wales, with its vertical lift hill and first drop visible from some distance away. Speed at Oakwood Speed is the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster in Wales. The ride is the UK’s original beyond-vertical-drop rollercoaster, and it’s Read more…
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Theme Park: Thorpe Park
Original Cost: £13,5m
Est Cost Today: £19m
Manufacturer: Gerstlauer
Inversions: 3
Ride Duration: 1m 40s
Year Opened: 2009
Saw – The Ride is located at Thorpe Park in Surrey. Themed to the Saw film franchise, it is the world’s first horror movie roller coaster, featuring several references to the movies. Guests experience a ‘beyond vertical’ drop of 100 degrees from a height of 100ft, this was the steepest roller coaster drop in the world when the ride first Read more…
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Theme Park: Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Original Cost: £1m
Est Cost Today: £5m
Manufacturer: Arrow Development
Inversions: 2
Ride Duration: 1m 06s
Year Opened: 1979
Revolution is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Lancashire. The £1m Thrill Ride which opened in 1979 was the first fully looping roller coaster in Europe. Revolution at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Revolution, formerly Irn Bru Revolution, is an Arrow Development shuttle roller coaster. The Thrill Ride uses an Electric Motor and Spring Tension Launch mechanism to propel the ride. Read more…
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Theme Park: Thorpe Park
Original Cost: £unknown
Est Cost Today: £unknown
Manufacturer: Vekoma
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 2m 00s
Year Opened: 1996 (as X: No Way Out) 2012 (as X) 2018 (as The Walking Dead: The Ride)
The Walking Dead: The Ride is located at Thorpe Park in Surrey. The attraction is the world’s first roller coaster themed around the global TV phenomenon ‘The Walking Dead’, with numerous hidden props. On weekends and peak days, actors may lurk in the corridors and occasionally they may also ride with guests. The Walking Dead: The Ride at Thorpe Read more…
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Theme Park: Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Original Cost: £12m
Est Cost Today: £25m
Manufacturer: Arrow Dynamics
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 3m 0s
Year Opened: 1994
The Big One is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in North West England. Formerly known as the Pepsi Max Big One, this large steel roller coaster once held the record for being the tallest roller coaster in the world. The Big One remains the tallest roller coaster in the UK. The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach When The Big Read more…
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Theme Park: Fantasy Island
Original Cost: £28m
Est Cost Today: £48.5m
Manufacturer: Vekoma
Inversions: 5
Ride Duration: 2m 52s
Year Opened: 2002
The Odyssey is located at Fantasy Island in Lincolnshire. Formerly known as The Jubilee Odyssey, this large inverted steel roller coaster was originally planned to be 265 foot tall, which would have made it the tallest Inverted Coaster in the world. Unfortunately, these plans were scrapped due to complaints from local residents, limiting the height of the ride to 167 Read more…
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Theme Park: Fantasy Island
Original Cost: £15m
Est Cost Today: £27.5m
Manufacturer: Vekoma
Inversions: 3
Ride Duration: 1m 50s
Year Opened: 1999
The Millennium is located at Fantasy Island in Lincolnshire. Standing at 46-metres tall it is one of the tallest roller coasters in the UK. Millennium at Fantasy Island Millennium was built to celebrate the arrival of the new millennium but despite its name, was opened in May 1999. It was Fantasy Island’s first “Extreme Thrill Ride”, and circles the Read more…
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Theme Park: Drayton Manor
Original Cost: £4m
Est Cost Today: £8.5m
Manufacturer: Intamin
Inversions: 4
Ride Duration: 1m 36s
Year Opened: 1994
The Wave is located at Drayton Manor in Staffordshire. The £4m Thrill Ride previously was the UK’s first and only Standup Roller Coaster. It was also the only stand-up roller coaster with a zero-gravity roll ever made. The Wave at Drayton Manor When this rollercoaster first opened in 1994 under the name of Shockwave it was Europe’s only stand-up 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: 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: 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: £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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