Icon (roller coaster)
| Icon | |
|---|---|
| Blackpool Pleasure Beach | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | Spring 2018 |
| Cost | £16,250,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Model | Launch Coaster (Custom) |
| Lift/launch system | LSM-launched lift hill |
| Height | 88 ft (27 m) |
| Drop | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Length | 3,750 ft (1,140 m) |
| Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 2:41 |
| G-force | 4.3 |
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Icon at RCDB Pictures of Icon at RCDB | |
Icon is a launched roller coaster currently under construction at Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park in Lancashire, England. Manufactured by Mack Rides, it is scheduled to open in Spring 2018 and will cost £16.25 million.[1] The ride will be the first multi-launch coaster in the UK, and will serve as the park's sixth steel roller coaster and eleventh roller coaster overall. During the development and construction stages, the ride was known as "Construction 2018"; the ride's official name "Icon" was announced on 11 April 2017 in an accompanying video.
History
On 28 September 2016, Blackpool Pleasure Beach released plans for a new steel roller coaster entitled Construction 2018 that would be constructed by Mack Rides at the cost of £16,250,000 for the 2018 season; in addition, they released a simulated POV of the ride.[2][3] Soon after on 1 December 2016, construction on the ride began,[4] and on 30 March 2017 the foundations for the ride were around 80 percent completed with 282 concrete cylinders driven for main pilings.[5] On 10 April 2017, the park announced the official name of the ride, Icon, with an accompanying CGI video of the rides layout.[6][7] Around the time of announcement, 8,000 metres of steel tubes and pre-casted concrete piles had been placed 12 metres into the ground and 5,500 tonnes of soil had been dug out.[8][9]
Layout
The ride will begin with a 50 mph (80 km/h) LSM launch into a 27m tall top hat element, which will pass under the lift hill of the Big One. The train will then navigate a tall helix before a series of highly banked turns, followed by an inline twist. A second launch will follow, which goes into an Immelmann loop. Another series of highly banked turns and s-curves will follow, before the train hits the brake run and re-enters the station.[10] The track will interact with many existing roller coasters, including the Big One, Steeplechase and the Big Dipper.[11]
References
- ↑ "Pleasure Beach’s new coaster consolidates relationship between two amusement industry stalwarts". Park World. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ↑ Mallinson, Harriet (29 September 2016). "Watch virtual footage of Blackpool's new $16m 50mph rollercoaster". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ↑ "Blackpool Pleasure Beach unveils details of new rollercoaster". BT Group. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ↑ Read, Rachel (5 December 2016). "Work Begins on Blackpool Pleasure Beach's new Thrill Ride". Blooloop. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ↑ Stocks, Rob (30 March 2017). "Landmark moment reached in £16.25m new Pleasure Beach ride project". The Gazette. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ↑ Stocks, Rob (11 April 2017). "Name revealed for Blackpool Pleasure Beach's new £16.25m rollercoaster". The Gazette. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ↑ "Blackpool Pleasure Beach introduces new rollercoaster". ITV News. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ↑ "New Blackpool Pleasure Beach rollercoaster named Icon". Daily Mail. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ↑ Cryer, Anna (4 May 2017). "Digging deep for Icon-ic new Pleasure Beach ride". The Gazette. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Icon - Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ↑ "New Blackpool Pleasure Beach rollercoaster named Icon". Daily Mail. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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Coordinates: 53°47′25″N 3°3′20″W / 53.79028°N 3.05556°W