Icon (roller coaster)

ICON
Pleasure Beach Resort
LocationPleasure Beach Resort
Coordinates53°47′25″N 3°3′20″W / 53.79028°N 3.05556°W / 53.79028; -3.05556
StatusOperating
Opening date25 May 2018
Cost£16,250,000
General statistics
TypeSteel – Launched
ManufacturerMack Rides
DesignerMack Rides GmbH & Co. KG
ModelLaunch Coaster (Custom)
Lift/launch systemLSM-launch (x2)
Height88.5 ft (27.0 m)
Drop82 ft (25 m)
Length3,750 ft (1,140 m)
Speed52.8 mph (85.0 km/h)
Inversions1
Duration2:41
G-force4.3
Height restriction51.2 in (130 cm)
Trains3 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train.
ICON at RCDB

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.[1] The ride was marketed as 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 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 name "Ensō", and the tagline "Dare to Rotate".

  1. ^ "Pleasure Beach's new coaster consolidates relationship between two amusement industry stalwarts". Park World. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.