Pepsi Max Big One

Pepsi Max Big One is one of Britain's largest roller coasters located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. It is the only hyper coaster in the UK. When opened on 28 May1994 it was the tallest rollercoaster in Europe, at 213 feet tall. As of 2005 it is the third tallest in Europe. It was built by Arrow Dynamics and is sponsored by Pepsi Max.

Statistics

• Maximum speed is 74 mph
• Ride duration is 2 minutes and 30 seconds
• The maximum vertical angle is 65 degrees
• The maximum G-force is 3.5
• The length is 5497 feet
• The height is 213 feet with an initial drop of 205 feet

Altogether, there are 3 trains with 5 cars per train. 2 people are seated across in 3 rows making a total of 30 riders per train. In total, 1700 riders can go on every hour.

There are a few restrictions for riding this roller coaster. A rider must be 52" or taller to ride. People with heart problems and high blood pressure are not recommended to ride.

See also

• Blackpool

External links

• coasterforce.com info with pictures
• rcdb entry
• Pepsi Max (drink)