The Bigger One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, fact or fiction?!

[@shawqiri2355]

No chance, the wind on that beach is crazy... it would never run with those winds

[@overweightbat2470]

Yeah when we went there you couldn’t physically stand straight in the wind you had to lean into it

[@CoastersThrillsAndAirtimeHills]

Exactly. I’ve been to cedar point and ridden TTD. It was regularly shut down due to wind.

[@isabellawalker4779]

@@CoastersThrillsAndAirtimeHillsyea the big one was shut because of high winds

[@shytalkproductions]

Fake news. Those footers were for a now removed art work.

[@Fishul]

Could you show me a source for this? I'm not saying you're lying I'm genuinely interested

[@shytalkproductions]

@@Fishul I live here. There was talk of building a ride out to the sea, but that's all it ever was, talk. These so called footers were from a metal art installation that was removed many years ago, leaving behind the concrete pads where it once stood.

[@Iwilleaturbabieslad]

@@shytalkproductions I also live in Blackpool and never knew about this

[@danielledewitt1]

The footers were for the bigger one but they never built it.

[@Ryansmith-ps3qj]

@@Rainbow_clouddoh same

[@HadiTuppa]

Never mind all this….BRING BACK THE WILD MOUSE!!! The most deceptively terrifying ride ever…..the unique point is….rather than riding round screaming….it made you LOL at how ridiculously dangerous it seemed. You came off that with sore ribs (from laughing) and bruises all over….literally WILD!!!

[@davidboulton6980]

I think we should start a petition to bring it back, I remember going on that at 8 year old (30+years ago) and I bust my brothers nose when my head flipped back, my brother came off and was sick everywhere with blood dripping down his nose, genuinely a great ride

[@gemmamudd7167]

I watched the demo they just smashed it to bits with a machine but the kart might still be around some were I loved that ride

[@studmuffin3531]

I remember riding it when I was younger and smacking my head in the bar. Mum thought it was hilarious. The stitches in my nose didn’t. Still a fun af ride tho when it was around

[@willknight83]

was my favourite ride there so sad they got rid

[@scottyscarpyones]

I remember it as the neck breaker on them corners hah

[@MrSbpool]

Haha Somebody has really vivid immagination. Have a look on the sat-view and see how many other "footers" there are along the prom.

[@Slingsbys]

No other part of the prom has a triangle like that.

[@alexanderjohnson8333]

@@SlingsbysBECAUSE IT WAS AN ART INSTALLATION WITH UNIQUE PIECES OMG YOURE SUCH AN IDIOT BUT KEEP TALKING ABOUT TRIANGLES

[@liamh3710]

“This massive coaster was going to launch riders out of the park” I do that in planet coaster for shits and giggles

[@scrawlystigger]

The ‘footers’ were actually part of an art installation that was part taken away

[@warrendevine7459]

The wave 🌊 organs wasn’t it? Now they’re just nothing!

[@Slingsbys]

Thats not correct. The wave organ was next to the sandcastle. The geometry of the angles of the footholds allign perfectly to Watson Road which would have been the launch for the ride.

[@scrawlystigger]

@@Slingsbys do a bit of reasearch in old Blackpool gazette you will find they were part of an art installation, you are correct about the sea organ being by the sandcastle though

[@matthewstrangwood8463]

​@@Slingsbys art installation They had podiums with little statues on top I used to ride my bike past it every day 😅

[@Slingsbys]

@@matthewstrangwood8463 they won't design the concrete structure of the promenade for the convenience of placing statues on. The geometry and alignment of the footers to Watson Road is deliberate.

[@AllyBubblesSpriggs]

I worked there, no way they could that....

[@apm9475]

No Council would give permission to build a roller coaster over a busy main road ! Utter nonsense.

[@chrisogrady28]

Better look up Silver Star then

[@sploffo]

I think it's fair to say the pleasure beach makes up a significant portion of that councils economy

[@clowesaviation5443]

Yep im sad it isnt a reality however with the windy weather Blackpool gets it would have had ALOT of downtime

[@IXLAZYMANXI]

Yeah would of been down all the time, even stealth is down quite often

[@leeeeeee836]

I’m glad it didn’t go through. Traffic on the prom is bad enough without a roller coaster going through it

[@chrisogrady28]

@@leeeeeee836 How would it effect traffic?

[@johnturner1073]

Imagine it breaking down out in the Irish Sea, as it would!

[@reggieshelton4301]

It wouldn’t because it would be a new coaster, amusement and theme park owners don’t make their own coasters they are made by world renound company’s that design and build base set coasters

[@chrisogrady28]

That would only be possible if it perfectly balanced on the top hat, and in that freak scenario you'd just have an emergency drive tyre up there.

[@owenjholt1246]

They were planning a launched S&S 4D coaster in the mid 2000s but it got scrapped. The layout would've consisted of a launch, raven turn, fly to lie, followed by a brakerun and an elevator back to the station. The station would've been on the beach so I'm guessing that's what the new pier would've been used for. There was a piece of concept art shown in an old issue of the First Drop Magazine. They were also planning a traditional Intamin hydraulic launch as an alternative.

[@adamski5977]

It would have been the only reason I would have gone to Blackpool

[@latics1012]

If you are talking about Blackpool in general then I agree but the pleasure beach is very well maintained

[@CartoonDinosaur.]

So ambitious that they couldn't be arsed to do it

[@Amusementnational]

I wish they made this 😪. It would have been amazing! Doesnt have to be TTD's level in height or speed but it would still have been incredible! The roads wouldnt necessarily be a problem as the park or council of the area could make the road dip underground like a small tunnel underneath the launch and break run. Shame it never got built

[@hypnagogue]

wouldn’t it be too windy to build something that tall?

[@-Angel_dragons-]

I’ve been on that yesterday omg I never thought I’d see this vid 😂

[@kenjohnson1041]

Blackpool is too windy for a coaster like that

[@RossTurner94]

With high winds constantly affecting The Big One, I can see why this never went ahead, saying that, it would've looked ace!

[@darrenlord2468]

Damm Irish can we finish something but some great Bar Ideas 😅

[@arfurdaley6399]

The ‘plans’ that were going go ahead in UK are staggering !! 🤣🤣🤣

[@peterivory2037]

Pleasure beach..... An expensive waste of money

[@Heartstoppah]

all my friends keep going there and the last time i went was when i was 2.

[@flippineck2825]

With the wind, it would have to have been built like a block of flats to keep running.

[@Poorly-MadeAnimations]

I always love hearing about this place as I’m about a 10 minute drive away 😂

[@cathyd3832]

Same

[@AegisEdge]

Not surprised they didn’t finish it, it’s Blackpool

[@m011ynice03]

Thorpe park is building the tallest UK rollercoaster currently and it’s gonna be SICKKK🙌🏼😎

[@chrisogrady28]

No that's in Flamingo Land, you mean Hyperia

[@Slingsbys]

In the drawing in the early 2000's the rollercoaster was red and yellow. We used to draw it in school. AdventureMe has a picutre of it on his channel on a video called hidden secrets of blackpool pleasure beach part 2.

[@Bigtimecharliepotatoes]

Well they need to tidy it up. The place is a dive

[@TW_Animation]

Shame it didn't go ahead

[@jazmorrison9030]

Bs story it is

[@sykoslots]

It was never even thought of this is fake news

[@christait8503]

No top hat. It was a reverse freefall design. And those aren't footers!

[@harleystubbs6199]

They are, they’re in the exact spots ttd and kingda ka have them

[@dodecaheathen]

​@harleystubbs6199 they're not footers. For a start, the top hat stands are the other way around to how they are laid out on the prom. Secondly, the prom was renovated way after the plan for the bigger one and those circles are still there. So... yeah...they're definitely not footers

[@harleystubbs6199]

@@dodecaheathen what are they then 😭

[@christait8503]

@Harley Stubbs they are just decorative. There is nothing more substantial under them than the rest of the prom. It's one of these things that gets banded around every now and again, but is just a myth.

[@harleystubbs6199]

@@christait8503 oh ok ty 😅

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

Quite glad that they didn't go ahead, imagine if the wind managed to damage the pier, think of the headlines, ambulances, and lawsuits

[@kara6787]

I am a local who is nearly 50 and lived just feet from the park my whole life. The pleasure beach in my lifetime have spoke of many many projects that would turn out town around, they never happen and our town is fast sinking into utter poverty 😢😢😢

[@DrMontgomeryMontgomery]

As a bispham local for just under 20 years, I think you're being overly critical.

[@Macey-cl5rm]

I was in Blackpool that who fitted in danger is where I always go for my birthday

[@user-dw1xo4sk7n]

I'm going to day to Blackpool

[@studmuffin3531]

As a guy that worked there. No. Those weren’t even related they were art pieces

[@andyroberts3675]

Just got back from Blackpool myself, had a great time. One piece of advice I can give is do not ride the grand national at pleasure beach if you are fragile 😂

[@ibrahimchoudhry8424]

It is the best ride there 😂 (for me)

[@rar321blue]

I saw the plans for this at BPB, sadly Geoffreys death put an end to this financially and it was one heck of an engineering ask. Back when "top thrill dragsters" were very new.

[@coastertog]

Would love to be able to see the original plans!

[@bigrjc2008]

Jeffery died way before them footing went in the ground

[@baileyskellington]

I live in Blackpool

[@damegataco]

That would have been a horrible idea.... The salty air from the water would cause massive corrosion along the whole tower and it would be impossible to do maintenance, or well it would be costly and difficult, and it would not have very long before it became a hazard to ride. That being said it would've been a cool experience probably unlike dragster where you get pelted with mosquitoes due to it being over a mosquito breeding ground.

[@MR-VERYLARGE-SAUSAGE]

THATS WHAT THEYRE FOR??? thought it was decoration

[@SuperNova100x]

The way am in black pool now 😂😂

[@szymi13_]

go enjoy the rides rather than watching yt videos

[@SuperNova100x]

@@szymi13_ oh I was just eating breakfast at that time 😋

[@chewy5563]

Would have been closed half the time because of the weather

[@tehf00n]

And the rest of the time they would charge you £5 just to fart whilst walking past it. Greedy wankers.

[@Lb_Collects]

I worked there when i was a teenager - no way they'd be able to do that with the wind, genuinely, the amount of times it was dodgey af in the summer

[@lillyhall5582]

I live in blackpool

[@CoastersThrillsAndAirtimeHills]

I’m not sure there would be a point building so far out in to the see. Dragster was always shut down in the tiniest of wind.

[@brucelee4214]

I’ve a good friend who lives there works the doors he tells me there’s an underworld with fighters that keeps the town safe - boxer Matty Ellis , jay baron , wrestler Shaq Kahn, ethrington I’ve met some of these very dangerous individuals but yeah I’ve been there many times used to love staying at the savoye near Gin square

[@SmugsGame-cf5rp]

I love the theme song for the big one

[@rage_factor]

I live in blackpool love the pleasure Beach

[@nuntana2]

Used to Love Blackpool. Great memories as a teen… Pleasure Beach by day, awesome pubs at night. You might be too young to remember the Wild Mouse and the Palace nightclub?

[@pokeybit]

Legend has it that none of the construction crew were willing to 'step foot in that crap'

[@DrMontgomeryMontgomery]

It's actually not as dirty as you think. Especially that far South. I even participate in beach cleans, so I've done my fair share of digging. A lot of rubbish from other places with a lot less bins will usually turn up with the morning tides, though.

[@pokeybit]

@@DrMontgomeryMontgomery Fair one. I swam in Blackpool, Fleetwood, Preston as a child in the 80's and early 90's and I'm still pretty normal. I rode the donkeys. Betsy was my favourite. And then the magic shows on the pier. Doves came out my rear, and it did hurt a bit.

[@pokeybit]

@@DrMontgomeryMontgomery point being its pretty dirty

[@josephbridge6884]

@@pokeybitswam in preston?

[@cooperhaslam8208]

I am still scared on the big one lol

[@the_real_elmo]

I never knew that about my home town

[@padmac9916]

Yes❤❤❤

[@user-cc1wl1yp1p]

Wish this happened. Would’ve loved to ride this

[@craftkid71-bm1ie]

I am going on that in 2 days 😂

[@anglo-welshball-rn7679]

This is like the first time of me seeing my own town on yt short

[@sashaling]

Hell nah I’m not going any more once I show my mum this 😂

[@jadebradley2006xx]

It not a thing

[@Thorpemanic]

I can see this go ahead when exodus at thrope park opens (aka the newest tallest coaster in the uk)

[@bobdobb9017]

Cedar Point (Ohio USA) seems to brand itself as the best overall roller coaster park, although in recent years new interesting coaster designs all over the world are popping up.

[@RedDevil103]

That’s what I thought icon would be in like 2016

[@ElliottM06]

Hyperia would never have been guilt if they went ahead with it I guess

[@Smiler_Fangirl619]

Weird that the thumbnail has an Intamin train on a Gerstlauer track...

[@sommershaw6035]

I’m going Blackpool tonight and tomorrow morning I’m going to the water park

[@amirpawlos9650]

I have been in Blackpool it so fun and scary

[@jasonbrosnan8770]

That would have been a disaster waiting to happen if they actually built it

[@karachter]

I've only been there once, and the big one's queue was like 4 hours long, if the bigger one was ever built, I feel like the queue would be even longer

[@iainroundtree5670]

They have some amazing coasters but defo need something to be a real stand out slap in the face to other theme parks coaster in the next year or 2, something to rival the big ones in the states, put the pleasure Beach properly on the map ❤

[@Testdummy695]

Mate I in Blackpool all ready

[@Elliott661]

Ok I already go past there like every day

[@boardmandave]

I remember when they built the big one I saw the Enormous blue pieces being shipped down the motorway it was like nothing I've ever seen and then the first time I rode it I shat my pants

[@themeparkegghead5512]

😂😂😂

[@m011ynice03]

Damn it, that would’ve been so cool

[@byronbarrett2612]

Im very sad i wanted to go on it i kept hearing about it

[@JB-gq9ed]

Haha on the south pier, which is next to the big one the waltzes are the 2nd most fastest in the world and I've been on the bigger one

[@martinteece8983]

Been cool idea. It a extra pier thus more arcade space. Been nice to of seen

[@stormingcoasters]

The Bigger One😂 What’s next? The Biggest One? Small One? Smaller One. Smallest One?

[@angel_femboi2754]

Yh ofc because I literally live 5 mins away from it and i would have loved to see it in the original design

[@inkgone]

How Alton towers ever got rid of the corkscrew I will never know.

[@IsaacSpree123]

This dude fluent in capanese🧢

[@Jellywolf932]

Now they might do it because they might want to take the uks tallest record back

[@tbmanchesteraviation]

They may be doing it I have read they announced something will replace the grand prix (as shown in the video) and "promise to take guests to unprecedented heights"

[@Kane445]

this was always a rumour, but it was never actually a real planned ride. The wind alone coming in from the Irish sea would prevent this ride ever functioning.

[@Ryansmith-ps3qj]

I live in Blackpool and the pleasure beach is amazing

[@Sophie20123]

I am going to Blackpool on Sunday I am going to the Zoo on the day I go, stay in a hotel in Blackpool then the next day I go to Blackpool pleasure beach

[@davesnapper9645]

This is close to true, the actual plans were for a launched freefall coaster like Superman The Escape at Six Flags Magic Mountain to blast riders down the tunnel on Watson Road and going vertical before the promenade. The ride then free falls backwards into the station to unload.

[@antonytsai6611]

It’s a shame but the skyline would be different icon wouldn’t exist so no it’s not the best idea

[@mdteletom1288]

From the videos I've seen, this park already has plenty of good coasters.

[@wombleok112]

The Thompson family bottled it too expensive

[@MarcusGainesCoasterTouring]

Wrong. Geoffrey sadly passed away and the banks wouldn’t extend the loans.

[@judgejones36]

What was the reason for the pullout

[@_quadseyeview_9240]

Probably issues bcc theres an airport so close to it where they fly those rlly little planes.

[@Xolo-the-therian3]

They still Made a red rollercoaster called the big one I went on it last year at pleasure beach and it’s the biggest rollercoaster in england

[@hereforlivin1188]

Definitely need one in the uk

[@shaunboden]

I am we have some of the best rides in the world in the UK and I met some lovely Americans last year who actually came to ride Nemesis at ATs before the retrack which proves it, atb bud.

[@coastertog]

We really do! Alot of our coasters are well known to american enthusiasts

[@defenestration5008]

I hope the plan gets revised when Blackpool pleasure beach build its next big roller coaster And I think it should be called THE MEGA ONE

[@moredgaming331]

the biggest one

[@Emergency_system_reboot]

​@@moredgaming331 im the biggest one

[@chrish1392]

@@Emergency_system_reboot no I’m the biggest

[@Emergency_system_reboot]

@@chrish1392 im the bigger or shpuld i saay im the Ni-

[@chrish1392]

@@Emergency_system_reboot nah bro I’m obviously bigger cz im a gold digger

[@KayleyOkay]

Those "footers" were from an art installation

[@babyluma4539]

I would think that it might block the road a bit

[@kiandodd5670]

i would think the track would go....hear me out....OVER THE ROAD

[@capomontoyab2160]

There are these clever things called Bridges. Or tunnels.. the most ambitious project for a rollercoaster probably wouldn't rule that stuff out 🤔

[@dazediss6629]

Awful video, guy gets almost everything wrong. I’m from Blackpool & this is what I know to be factual from people who work at the park & on the sea front. There was a “bigger one” coaster planned but it wasn’t an intamin launched coaster like Kingda Ka, Top Thrill Dragster, or even Stealth. It was a reverse freefall launch coaster similar to Superman at Magic Mountain. The “footers”, aren’t footers either. They were paving areas for a metal art installation called the Wave Organs that were taken down about 10 years ago. There was never any work started on the project as all it ever was, was talk & speculation. Not to mention the maintenance issues for the tallest rollercoaster in the U.K. to have its highest point out at sea & the issues of having a launched coaster track going over a main public road on the sea front. If anything flies off a rider at those speeds (100mph+) it could seriously injure a member of the public. The council flattened this idea before it even got to the design stage.

[@peterpartington8367]

VERY SAD , THEY SHOULD OF DONE IT 👍🏻😎

[@Shakeitoff13]

It has to names: big one and Pepsi max! I should know bc I’m here rn

[@thellamaking7248]

It would be closed every day to high wind and I’m not sure a wooden pier would sustain the weight of a 400ft top hat element

[@NotJames1]

I live in Blackpool and the owners mum died not long after the idea was mentioned. Mr Thompson died not long after that. His daughter took over and the plans were scrapped 😢

[@harold6863]

Horrible family the Thompsons

[@ryanlaw9401]

im in pleasure beach hotel rn

[@cooperhaslam8208]

oh wow

[@danny2me70]

And did you know Blackpool pleasure beach wanted to build a cable car service from one end of the funfair were cars coaches and other vehicles parked and take them directly to the pleasure beach and other amenities on the so called golden mile but the council declined the proposal.