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| Builder | William Strickler | ||||||||||
| Type | Wooden - Side Friction | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 16 | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
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Velvet Coaster was a wooden roller coaster located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK.
History
The Velvet Coaster was opened in 1909. In the early 1920s, the drops were modified to be larger and steeper. The ride closed in 1932 and components of it were reused in the construction of the Roller Coaster (now called Nickelodeon Streak).
In 2015, Wetherspoon's opened a pub in Blackpool called "The Velvet Coaster", named after this ride.
Design
The Velvet Coaster had an oval shaped circuit.
Trains
2 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 4 rows, for a total of 16 riders per train.
External links
- Velvet Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
