The Pepsi Max Big One is a steel roller coaster located at Pleasure Beach Blackpool in the United Kingdom. The ride was originally manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, a now defunct steel coaster manufacturer, and is sponsored by the soft drinks firm Pepsi, under their brand of Pepsi Max. The ride cost £12,000,000 ($19,669,316 USD) to build and is the second biggest ever investment for Pleasure Beach. At its highest point above ground level, the ride ...
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The Pepsi Max Big One is a steel roller coaster located at Pleasure Beach Blackpool in the United Kingdom. The ride was originally manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, a now defunct steel coaster manufacturer, and is sponsored by the soft drinks firm Pepsi, under their brand of Pepsi Max. The ride cost £12,000,000 ($19,669,316 USD) to build and is the second biggest ever investment for Pleasure Beach. At its highest point above ground level, the ride reaches 213 ft (65 m) with the first drop measuring 205 ft (62 m); the ride is marketed as being 235ft (72m) high which is the height from mean sea-level. It is also one of the longest out-and-back roller coasters, measuring 5497 ft, which is over a mile in length. The first drop has an incline angle of 65 degrees and the usual maximum speed for the ride is 74 mph / 120 km/h, although this has sometimes been recorded as being up to 77 mph, during heavy precipitation. The ride lasts approximately three minutes and during this time riders...
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