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All elements of the original and classic wooden roller coasters are constructed from timber. The tracks on a wooden roller coaster are similar to traditional railroad tracks. In the majority of cases, the roller coaster train wheels have the same flanged design as the wheels of a railroad train. The inner part of the wheel has a wide lip that prevents the roller coaster train from rolling off the side of the track.
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Theme Park: Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Original Cost: £25k
Est Cost Today: £1.5m
Manufacturer: William Strickler
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 2m 28s
Year Opened: 1923
Big Dipper is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in North West England. It is a classic high-speed, turbulent wooden roller coaster suitable for all thrill-seekers. Featuring five awesome drops and a host of twisting and banked turns, this Blackpool Pleasure Beach icon is a world-famous classic. Big Dipper at Blackpool Pleasure Beach First built in 1923 by John Miller, Big 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 Grand National is a world-famous racing wooden roller coaster located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in North West England. Opened in 1935, this legendary attraction was Europe’s first twin-track racing coaster and remains a cherished high-speed classic for thrill-seekers today. The Grand National at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Designed and constructed by Charles Paige, The Grand National is one of only Read more…
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Original Cost: £1.7m
Est Cost Today: £3.5m
Manufacturer: Custom Coasters International
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 1m 40s
Year Opened: 1996
Megafobia WAs located at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales. Constructed in 1996, Megafobia was the first white-knuckle attraction to be installed at Oakwood Theme Park (then Oakwood Leisure Park) and transformed the park’s fortunes from a small family leisure park to a major UK theme park. Megafobia at Oakwood Megafobia was the most recent wooden roller coaster Read more…
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Theme Park: Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Original Cost: £30k
Est Cost Today: £2m
Manufacturer: Charles Paige
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 1m 44s
Year Opened: 1933 (as Roller Coaster) 2010 (as Nickelodeon Streak)
Nickelodeon Streak is a classic wooden roller coaster located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. It remains a firm favourite for families, offering a lovely, smooth ride with plenty of exciting airtime. Interestingly, from its opening in 1933 right through until 2006, the trains on this classic coaster operated without any restraints! Nickelodeon Streak at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Designed and constructed in Read more…
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Theme Park: Pleasure Beach Great Yarmouth
Original Cost: Unknown
Est Cost Today: Unknown
Manufacturer: Erich Heidrich
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 3m 20s
Year Opened: 1932
Roller Coaster is located at Pleasure Beach Great Yarmouth. This classic ride built in 1932 is amongst the oldest roller coasters still operating in the UK and is designated as a Grade II listed building. Roller Coaster at Pleasure Beach Great Yarmouth The ride features two large drops, the first one is a real ‘headchopper‘ with the train diving Read more…
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Theme Park: Dreamland Margate
Original Cost: £15k
Est Cost Today: £1m
Manufacturer: John Henry Iles
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 3m 20s
Year Opened: 1920
The Scenic Railway is a historic wooden roller coaster located at Dreamland Margate in Kent, England. Originally opened on 3rd July 1920, up until its accident in 2024, it was celebrated as the oldest operating roller coaster in the United Kingdom and one of only two remaining scenic railways in the country. Standing as a Grade II* listed structure, the Read more…
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Theme Park: Gulliver’s World Warrington
Original Cost: £1m
Est Cost Today: £2.5m
Manufacturer: Custom Built in-house
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 1m 50s
Year Opened: 1995
The Antelope is a classic wooden roller coaster located at Gulliver’s World in Warrington, Cheshire. Operating as the flagship thrill ride of the park since 1995, this family-friendly wooden coaster delivers a surprisingly spirited adventure as it weaves through the timber framework within the park’s Smuggler’s Wharf area. The Antelope at Gulliver’s World Designed and engineered in-house by Allott and Read more…
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Theme Park: Emerald Park
Original Cost: £8m
Est Cost Today: £11.5m
Manufacturer: The Gravity Group
Inversions: 0
Ride Duration: 2m 45s
Year Opened: 2015
The Cú Chulainn Coaster is a flagship wooden roller coaster located at Emerald Park (formerly Tayto Park) in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland. Manufactured by the world-renowned The Gravity Group and constructed by Gravitykraft Corporation, the €8.5 million (£8m) ride officially opened on 6th June 2015 as Ireland’s very first wooden roller coaster. The Cú Chulainn Coaster at Emerald Park 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 a spectacular wooden roller coaster located at Alton Towers Resort in the beautiful Staffordshire countryside. The £16m ride set multiple milestones upon its opening, notably becoming the first new wooden roller coaster built in the UK in over 20 years, following the legacy of Megafobia at Oakwood Theme Park in Wales. Most importantly, it was the first Read more…
