Grand National (roller coaster)
The Grand National is a wooden roller coaster located at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, Lancashire in the United Kingdom. It was designed and constructed by American engineer Charles Paige in 1935 and is now one of two surviving wooden Möbius Loop roller coasters in the world (the other being the Racer at Kennywood). Grand National is the only surviving twin-track roller coaster in Britain in which two cars race against one another. This ride has an individual lap bar and seatbelts as the restraints.
| Grand National | |
|---|---|
Grand National | |
| Pleasure Beach Resort | |
| Location | Pleasure Beach Resort |
| Coordinates | 53°47′31″N 3°03′11″W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1935 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood – Racing |
| Designer | Charles Paige |
| Model | Racing |
| Track layout | Möbius Loop |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift |
| Height | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Length | 3,302 ft (1,006 m) |
| Speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:20 |
| Max vertical angle | 39° |
| Height restriction | 52 in (132 cm) |
| Trains | 4 trains with 3 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 18 riders per train. |
| Grand National at RCDB | |
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