Revolution

Revolution is a launched shuttle roller coaster at Pleasure Beach Resort in , . It was built by Arrow Development in 1979, and was the first European roller coaster to feature an inversion.
Wikipedia
Photo: Sarion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Roller coaster
  • Description: shuttle roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
  • Also known as: “Irn Bru Revolution”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Big One and Steeplechase.

Roller coaster
Photo: Vuvar1, Public domain.
is a steel hypercoaster at in , . Designed by Ron Toomer and manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, the ride opened to the public on 28 May 1994 as the tallest roller coaster in the world, featuring a height of 65 metres.

Roller coaster
Photo: Sarion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a tri-tracked steel racing roller coaster at in , . It is a custom design built by Arrow Dynamics, and it cost £813,000.

Theme park
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Pleasure Beach Resort, best known by its former name , is an amusement park situated on 's , in the county of , . is situated 510 feet north of Revolution.

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 Revolution.

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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 Revolution.

Revolution

Latitude
53.7893° or 53° 47′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.05492° or 3° 3′ 18″ west
Inception
1979
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Open location code
9C5RQWQW+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 566474299
Open­Street­Map feature
attraction=­roller_coaster
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q783549
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Scots—“Revolution” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Irn Bru Revolution”
  • French: “Revolution”
  • Scots: “Irn-Bru Revolution”
  • Scots: “Revolution”

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