Avalanche

Avalanche is a steel bobsled roller coaster at in , . It was the first bobsled coaster in the , and remains the only one in the country. It was designed and built by Mack Rides and opened in 1988.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Icon.

Theme park
Photo: Vuvar1, Public domain.
Pleasure Beach Resort, best known by its former name , is an amusement park situated on , in the county of , .

Roller coaster
Photo: BlackpoolJC91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a launched roller coaster at in , . Manufactured by Mack Rides, the ride opened on 25 May 2018, and had a total cost of £16.25 million.

Roller coaster
Photo: Norms360, Public domain.
is a wooden out-and-back roller coaster at in , . Originally built in 1923, its layout was extended in 1936.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Layton and Lytham St Annes.

Suburb
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of in the Borough of Blackpool in , England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 6,845. is situated 3 miles north of Avalanche.

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is a conurbation in , . It is comprised of 3 towns, Lytham, Ansdell and St. Annes. It is a fairly affluent area, having being and still is a place that wealthy people retired to after generating wealthy in a city.

Village
Photo: Michael Beckwith, CC BY 2.0.
is a village on the Fylde coast in the Borough of Blackpool in , England. is situated 4½ miles north of Avalanche.

Avalanche

Latitude
53.79026° or 53° 47′ 25″ north
Longitude
-3.05552° or 3° 3′ 20″ west
Inception
1988
Operator
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Open location code
9C5RQWRV+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 212895274
Open­Street­Map feature
attraction=­roller_coaster
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q338945
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Avalanche” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Avalanche”
  • French: “Avalanche”
  • German: “Avalanche”
  • Swedish: “Avalanche”

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