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| Revolution | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Revolution_Blackpool.jpg) Revolution's loop | |
| Pleasure Beach Resort | |
| Location | Pleasure Beach Resort |
| Coordinates | 53°47′24″N 3°03′19″W / 53.78992°N 3.05514°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1979 |
| Cost | £1,000,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Shuttle – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Development |
| Model | Launched Loop |
| Height | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Drop | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Length | 635 ft (194 m) |
| Speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 (once forwards and once backwards) |
| Duration | 66 |
| Max vertical angle | 52° |
| G-force | 4 |
| Height restriction | 50 in (127 cm) |
| Revolution at RCDB | |
Revolution, formerly Irn Bru Revolution, is an Arrow Development shuttle roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Resort. It was Europe's first fully looping roller coaster. The ride consists of two raised sections of track with a vertical loop in the centre. The train is launched off the first raised platform, into the loop, and up onto the second platform, where it repeats the process in reverse. As a result of the design, riders are required to climb a series of stairs to get to the loading station. Until the introduction of Infusion, it was the park's only looping coaster.
It is one of only three Arrow shuttle coasters in operation, the others being Diamond Back at Frontier City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Sidewinder at Elitch Gardens Theme Park in Denver, Colorado.