Icon (roller coaster)
ICON is a launched roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Manufactured by Mack Rides of Germany, the ride opened on 25 May 2018 at a total cost of £16.25 million. The ride is the first multi-launch roller coaster in the United Kingdom, and the first brand new rollercoaster at the park in 24 years. It uses a series of linear magnetic synchronous motors to propel and slow the trains along the track.
| ICON | |
|---|---|
| Pleasure Beach Resort | |
| Location | Pleasure Beach Resort |
| Coordinates | 53°47′25″N 3°3′20″W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 25 May 2018 |
| Cost | £16,250,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Designer | Mack Rides GmbH & Co. KG |
| Model | Launch Coaster (Custom) |
| Lift/launch system | LSM-launch (x2) |
| Height | 88.5 ft (27.0 m) |
| Drop | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Length | 3,750 ft (1,140 m) |
| Speed | 52.8 mph (85.0 km/h) |
| Inversions | 1 |
| Duration | 2:41 |
| G-force | 4.3 |
| Height restriction | 51.2 in (130 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train. |
| ICON at RCDB | |
Icon serves as the park's sixth steel roller coaster and tenth roller coaster overall. The name "Icon" was announced on 10 April 2017 with the tagline, "Dare To Ride”. In 2022, a spinning car was added to the back of one of the trains with the tagline "Ensō".
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