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'''Icon''' is a [[launched roller coaster]] currently under construction at [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]] amusement park in [[Lancashire]], England. Manufactured by [[Mack Rides]], it is scheduled to open in Spring 2018 and will cost £16.25 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/construction-mmxviii-pleasure-beachs-new-ride-consolidates-relationship-between-two-stalwarts-of-the-amusement-industry/|title=Pleasure Beach’s new coaster consolidates relationship between two amusement industry stalwarts|last=|first=|date=29 September 2016|website |
'''Icon''' is a [[launched roller coaster]] currently under construction at [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]] amusement park in [[Lancashire]], England. Manufactured by [[Mack Rides]], it is scheduled to open in Spring 2018 and will cost £16.25 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/construction-mmxviii-pleasure-beachs-new-ride-consolidates-relationship-between-two-stalwarts-of-the-amusement-industry/|title=Pleasure Beach’s new coaster consolidates relationship between two amusement industry stalwarts|last=|first=|date=29 September 2016|website=Park World|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=23 May 2017}}</ref> The ride will be the first multi-launch coaster in the UK, and will serve as the park's sixth steel roller coaster and eleventh roller coaster overall. During the development and construction stages, the ride was known as '''Construction 2018'''; the ride's official name Icon was announced on 11 April 2017 in a company video. |
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== History == |
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On 28 September 2016, [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]] released plans for a new steel roller coaster entitled Construction 2018 that would be constructed by [[Mack Rides]] at the cost of £16,250,000 for the 2018 season; in addition, they released a simulated [[Point-of-view shot|POV]] of the ride.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3813654/Hold-tight-Watch-virtual-footage-Blackpool-Pleasure-Beach-s-new-16m-rollercoaster-bursts-acceleration-powerful-F1-car.html|title=Watch virtual footage of Blackpool's new $16m 50mph rollercoaster|last=Mallinson|first=Harriet|date=29 September 2016|work=Daily Mail|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/blackpool-pleasure-beach-unveils-details-of-new-rollercoaster-11364101583421|title=Blackpool Pleasure Beach unveils details of new rollercoaster|last=|first=|date=29 September 2016|work=BT Group|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> Soon after on 1 December 2016, construction on the ride began,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blooloop.com/link/work-begins-blackpool-pleasure-beachs-new-thrill-ride/|title=Work Begins on Blackpool Pleasure Beach's new Thrill Ride|last=Read|first=Rachel|date=5 December 2016|work=Blooloop|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-GB}}</ref> and on 30 March 2017 the foundations for the ride were around 80 percent completed with 282 concrete cylinders driven for main pilings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/landmark-moment-reached-in-16-25m-new-pleasure-beach-ride-project-1-8466738|title=Landmark moment reached in £16.25m new Pleasure Beach ride project|last=Stocks|first=Rob|date=30 March 2017|website=The Gazette|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=27 May 2017}}</ref> On 10 April 2017, the park announced the official name of the ride, Icon, with an accompanying [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] video of the rides layout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/video-name-revealed-for-blackpool-pleasure-beach-s-new-16-25m-rollercoaster-1-8485493|title=Name revealed for Blackpool Pleasure Beach's new £16.25m rollercoaster|last=Stocks|first=Rob|date=11 April 2017|website=The Gazette|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=27 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2017-04-11/blackpool-pleasure-beach-introduces-new-rollercoaster/|title=Blackpool Pleasure Beach introduces new rollercoaster|last=|first=|date=11 April 2017|work=ITV News|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> Around the time of announcement, 8,000 metres of steel tubes and pre-casted concrete piles had been placed 12 metres into the ground and 5,500 tonnes of soil had been dug out.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-4400492/New-Blackpool-Pleasure-Beach-rollercoaster-named-Icon.html|title=New Blackpool Pleasure Beach rollercoaster named Icon|last=|first=|date=11 April 2017|work=Daily Mail|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/digging-deep-for-icon-ic-new-pleasure-beach-ride-1-8526936|title=Digging deep for Icon-ic new Pleasure Beach ride|last=Cryer|first=Anna|date=4 May 2017|website=The Gazette|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=23 May 2017}}</ref> |
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==Layout== |
==Layout== |
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The ride will begin with a 50 mph (80 km/h) [[Launched roller coaster|LSM launch]] into a 27m tall [[Roller coaster elements#Top hat|top hat]] element, which will pass under the lift hill of the [[Big One (roller coaster)|Big One]]. The train will then navigate a tall helix before a series of highly banked turns, followed by an inline twist. A second launch will follow, which goes into an [[Roller coaster elements#Immelmann loop|Immelmann loop]]. Another series of highly banked turns and s-curves will follow, before the train hits the brake run and re-enters the station. The track will interact with many existing roller coasters, including the Big One, [[Steeplechase (Pleasure Beach Blackpool)|Steeplechase]] and the [[Big Dipper (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Big Dipper]]. |
The ride will begin with a 50 mph (80 km/h) [[Launched roller coaster|LSM launch]] into a 27m tall [[Roller coaster elements#Top hat|top hat]] element, which will pass under the lift hill of the [[Big One (roller coaster)|Big One]]. The train will then navigate a tall helix before a series of highly banked turns, followed by an inline twist. A second launch will follow, which goes into an [[Roller coaster elements#Immelmann loop|Immelmann loop]]. Another series of highly banked turns and s-curves will follow, before the train hits the brake run and re-enters the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rcdb.com/14312.htm|title=Icon - Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK)|last=Marden|first=Duane|date=|website=|publisher=Roller Coaster DataBase|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=27 May 2017}}</ref> The track will interact with many existing roller coasters, including the Big One, [[Steeplechase (Pleasure Beach Blackpool)|Steeplechase]] and the [[Big Dipper (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)|Big Dipper]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-4400492/New-Blackpool-Pleasure-Beach-rollercoaster-named-Icon.html|title=New Blackpool Pleasure Beach rollercoaster named Icon|last=|first=|date=11 April 2017|work=Daily Mail|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:40, 27 May 2017
| Icon | |
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| Blackpool Pleasure Beach | |
| Location | Blackpool Pleasure Beach |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | Spring 2018 |
| Cost | £16,250,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Model | Launch Coaster (Custom) |
| Lift/launch system | LSM-launched lift hill |
| Height | 88 ft (27 m) |
| Drop | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Length | 3,750 ft (1,140 m) |
| Speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 2:41 |
| G-force | 4.3 |
| Icon at RCDB | |
Icon is a launched roller coaster currently under construction at Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park in Lancashire, England. Manufactured by Mack Rides, it is scheduled to open in Spring 2018 and will cost £16.25 million.[1] The ride will be the first multi-launch coaster in the UK, and will serve as the park's sixth steel roller coaster and eleventh roller coaster overall. During the development and construction stages, the ride was known as Construction 2018; the ride's official name Icon was announced on 11 April 2017 in a company video.
History
On 28 September 2016, Blackpool Pleasure Beach released plans for a new steel roller coaster entitled Construction 2018 that would be constructed by Mack Rides at the cost of £16,250,000 for the 2018 season; in addition, they released a simulated POV of the ride.[2][3] Soon after on 1 December 2016, construction on the ride began,[4] and on 30 March 2017 the foundations for the ride were around 80 percent completed with 282 concrete cylinders driven for main pilings.[5] On 10 April 2017, the park announced the official name of the ride, Icon, with an accompanying CGI video of the rides layout.[6][7] Around the time of announcement, 8,000 metres of steel tubes and pre-casted concrete piles had been placed 12 metres into the ground and 5,500 tonnes of soil had been dug out.[8][9]
Layout
The ride will begin with a 50 mph (80 km/h) LSM launch into a 27m tall top hat element, which will pass under the lift hill of the Big One. The train will then navigate a tall helix before a series of highly banked turns, followed by an inline twist. A second launch will follow, which goes into an Immelmann loop. Another series of highly banked turns and s-curves will follow, before the train hits the brake run and re-enters the station.[10] The track will interact with many existing roller coasters, including the Big One, Steeplechase and the Big Dipper.[11]
References
- ^ "Pleasure Beach's new coaster consolidates relationship between two amusement industry stalwarts". Park World. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Mallinson, Harriet (29 September 2016). "Watch virtual footage of Blackpool's new $16m 50mph rollercoaster". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help); no-break space character in|title=at position 25 (help) - ^ "Blackpool Pleasure Beach unveils details of new rollercoaster". BT Group. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Read, Rachel (5 December 2016). "Work Begins on Blackpool Pleasure Beach's new Thrill Ride". Blooloop. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Stocks, Rob (30 March 2017). "Landmark moment reached in £16.25m new Pleasure Beach ride project". The Gazette. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Stocks, Rob (11 April 2017). "Name revealed for Blackpool Pleasure Beach's new £16.25m rollercoaster". The Gazette. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Blackpool Pleasure Beach introduces new rollercoaster". ITV News. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "New Blackpool Pleasure Beach rollercoaster named Icon". Daily Mail. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Cryer, Anna (4 May 2017). "Digging deep for Icon-ic new Pleasure Beach ride". The Gazette. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Marden, Duane. "Icon - Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "New Blackpool Pleasure Beach rollercoaster named Icon". Daily Mail. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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