What are the oldest rides at Blackpool?
Opal Dach
2025-04-28 16:24:44
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Blackpool's Big Dipper is the oldest operating rollercoaster at the Pleasure Beach, and the second oldest operating coaster in the UK after the Scenic Railway at Dreamland in Margate. It was originally constructed in 1923 by William Strickler from a design by the legendary John A Miller. One of Blackpool's classic woodies, and the first in Europe to use under-friction wheels. Big Dipper still holds its rightful place at Blackpool Pleasure Beach as one of the park's collection of classic woodies. Even though it doesn't provide a smooth ride anymore, it is still an astonishing ride full of character that has been thrilling riders for just short of a century. Blackpool's Big Dipper was built in 1923. Subsequently, the original track was extended by Charlie Paige and Joe Emberton in 1936.