Blue Flyer
Previously known as Zipper Dipper (1934-2010)
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
LocationBlackpool Pleasure Beach
Park sectionNickelodeon Land
Coordinates53°47′25″N 3°03′14″W / 53.790236°N 3.053884°W / 53.790236; -3.053884
StatusOperating
Opening date1934 (1934)
General statistics
DesignerCharlie Paige
Height15 ft (4.6 m)
Inversions0
Duration1:00
TrainsSingle train with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train.
Blue Flyer at RCDB

Blue Flyer (formerly Zipper Dipper and Warburtons Milk Roll-A-Coaster) is a Wooden roller coaster at Nickelodeon Land, Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, England. It was built in 1934. It is believed to have been built by Charlie Paige. It is a family coaster.

Blue Flyer operates with one train, which was built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters. The train is made up of 5 cars, each car seats 4 people in 2 rows, each row seating 2 people, making for a total of 20 people in the train.[1]

Blue Flyer is an ACE Coaster Classic.

Pleasure Beach Resort closed Beaver Creek's Children Park in Autumn 2010. Zipper Dipper was rethemed and was transformed into Blue Flyer with the opening of Nickelodeon Land on 4 May 2011.

The ride was designated as a Grade II listed building on 19 April 2017.[2]

The Ride

Blue Flyer begins with a 15-foot (4.6 m) lift hill to the ride's highest height, followed by a drop into three small hills and a tunnel, located inside the building where Space Invader 2 was located. The ride exits the tunnel and travels along a slight decline before entering the brakes section and rolling into the station.

Sponsorship

Blue Flyer was briefly sponsored by Warburtons, and was known as the Warburtons Milk Roll-a-coaster, although all signage still read Zipper Dipper for the duration of the sponsorship as that was the ride's name before Nickelodeon Land.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Blue Flyer  (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Historic England, "Blue Flyer rollercoaster (originally the Zipper Dipper) (1436894)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 April 2017
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