The Big One Review | England's Iconic Hyper Coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
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- Опубликовано: 9 ноя 2023
- Ever since it's debut, The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach has remained an icon for England, towering over the Irish Sea with its 200+ foot tall drop and huge, sprawling layout! But is it as good as it looks? Let's dive in!
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This is hand's down the best monorail in the country
I know there's no chance of this happening but I dream about Chance converting this into a smoother ride with airtime similar to what Morgan did with Phantom's Revenge. That would be so cool.
You're right! That would be awesome!
Unfortunately they’d have to change the entire layout because the gradual ramps can’t just be reshaped.
I was about to say the same thing
Not a bad idea at all they should do that with Steel Force Mamba Magnum Etc
@@robertd9020Mamba is amazing. One of my favorite hypers.
By far and away the most impressive thing about the Big One is the fact that it exists, period.
The plots of land the park had to work with were microscopic, and if you were to look at pictures of the park before this ride was built, you'd never imagine that they'd ever build anything close to this scale.
Unfortunately, this is a double edged sword.
Originally, Geoffrey Thompson (the then owner of the park) did want to make the Big One more akin to Magnum, wanting to fill it with ejector hills, but the spatial constraints due to there not being enough straightaway space, as well as design limitations due to it being an Arrow, meant that these ramps you see today were quite literally the best they could've done with what they had.
It does sting that the ride's layout had to suffer due to its limitations, but at the same time, that's what makes the ride impressive regardless.
I've had plenty of rides on it of wildly varying quality, but at the end of the day, I still really like it and have tremendous respect for the park for having such an ambitious project pay off, even if it didn't age the best.
Exactly. I respect the CS review and everything but to me it looks like Magnum had the freedom of Cedar Point to work with whilst Big One didn’t have the length of land to work with and had to squeeze its way around, though and over Watson Road, Dipper, Log Flume, Roller Coaster, Steeplechase etc whilst not upsetting the “say no to BO” brigade and making sure it integrated well into the park
@@MatthewRambles That "Say No to the BO" Brigade thing sounds new to me. Was there really that much pushback against the Big One's construction back in '94?
@@MondoCoasters Oh yes, I can’t remember where I’ve heard it but I think there was some push back from people at the time. I don’t know if it was nearby residents or whether it was pleasure beach purists. Other enthusiasts might know, I’m relatively new to it all
No real pushback, and it's a condition of buying or renting a property in the area that you won't have any way of complaining about noise it sightlines.. .the real pushback happened when they wanted to put a cable car from a distant car park to the pleasure beach, which would have gone across loads of residential property gardens and houses. Safe to say that didn't get final approval
I feel like they definitely could have made a better layout. Just make smaller, short hills. Not big ramps. Easy
I concur. That first drop on the back is insane! Nothing can prepare you for it. 👌
The “English company” that is continuing to retrack the big one is also retracking Colossus at Thorpe.
The company name is Taziker, and since Ive ridden the 2 rides they’ve refurbished: I can confirm they’ve replicated the original Arrow/ Intamin track really well
They are really good at making it look the same
They haven't actually done any work to Colossus yet. The "new" track on Colossus is actually the old track that had to go back in, as they messed up the measurements on the new track.
Similar issues have happened with Montezooma as well, hence why nothing has happened in however long 😭
It's so weird to me that Arrow's first hypercoaster was such a defining masterpiece, but then the two they did afterwards missed the mark by so much.
If the now defunct hyper in Asia was a arrow and not a Morgan then I’m pretty sure that one was highly liked so they got 2/4
@@ArchJ17 I forgot that Titan Max even existed. That said, it was below 200 feet tall, so not technically a hyper.
@@cynicanal111 that I did not know. I’ve always heard it roped into the hypers/compared to so I just assumed
If you think the first drop is too much today, imagine how it was originally before they re-profiled it in 1997 to reduce the stress on the trains and track. Look up a POV from 1994 to see the difference.
To me, the Big One is decent fun ride once you see it for what it is, an oversized mine train. Objectively it's a 5/10, the speed, heingt and views of the park are fun with some cool headchoppers and near misses. The Big One is a great night ride especially during the Blackpool Illuminations and is best ridden in the front row as the views and speed sensation are the best and it helps you to brace for the elements which makes the ride a lot smoother. The fact that it's a classic and historical coaster makes me overlook some flaws. I'm glad you touched on the cultural impact, most people in the UK have been on it or know someone who has. I also feel it was an important moment for British industry, although Arrow desgined the layout and technical features of the ride, the track and supports were manufactured in the UK.
I’ll be surprised if anyone has done the back row more than me 😂
Stopped counting how many times I was going on it in 2009 when I reached 1000 laps, probably done it somewhere between 100-400 times a season since (excluding 2020). 99% of the time I do the back row.
Since doing Magnum XL-200, it’s just not been the same sadly. Magnum is significantly better, and the Big One has become a lot less enjoyable in recent years due to the rougher areas.
I love to feeling in your face, the jank is what makes the layout eventful, it’s fun to me! And the speed is incredible passing under, though and around rides and tunnels.
A record breaking B&M dive coaster would be perfect for somewhere like Blackpool.
As it’s my home park I concur
If they wanted the official UK height record, they’d be forced to beat it from ground level rather than their ‘above sea level’ stats of the Big One. ;)
I’ll always remember the first time I rode Big One with an enthusiast friend. We hit the brake run, he turned to me and said “too many coat hangers”, in reference to Ron Toomer.
This is a RTC enthusiast dream 😊
As someone who is a big fan of Magnum XL-200, the other Arrow hyper coasters are definitely intriguing to me. For this reason, Big One is a bucket list ride for me even though it doesn’t seem like it’ll be very “good”. Unfortunately, the defunct Titan MAX from Space World in Japan looks like it was the other actual best Arrow hyper.
I just love going that fast and high with just a lap bar it still feels really fun to me as ive only sat on a non wheel seat and when you lean foward and hold on to the bar infront it really doesnt feel particulary rough at all. the length, near misses and how it goes around and through so much of the park are also great bonuses
BigOne is my all time favourite coaster Iv ever been on and Iv been to many parks. The speed when there’s no wind, the force , the roughness , the height , the views… it’s the best truly. I ridden in back row 40 times in a Day and it was absolutely incredible. I’m one of the only few enthusiasts out there who don ant like smooth coaters. I find them boring. So BigOne to me being so rough is the best coaster. The re track work is ruining the experience for me a bit but the section near the Big blue is amazing with the whip. Just shows how we all like different kinda of rides but I find since I live next door being on there everyday and riding it you get so experience it in all the ways and learn about it. Kinda helps the growth of the ride to me
Magnum is a ride I am incredibly partial to. Love Magnum, I remember going on it as a kid with my Dad(RIP) and I even wrote and received a letter back from Ron Toomer. Hope I can get to England one day and check out the Pepsi Max Big One, which I knew about from World’s Greatest Rollercoasters in 3-D on VHS. Honeslty England trip just to ride Nemesis and Big One… that’s the dream.
Been there, done that. It was a nice nap.... Should be called the big snooze.
Great review and as you say it's very much a love it or hate it ride. I am firmly in the love it camp, sorry. Yes it doesn't do a lot after the first drop but it can ride well on summer days with no wind. I just love the height and views. It is at its best in the dark though, especially when it's illuminations season. So it's a shame the park rarely opens after dark these days. I rode it in its opening year when it was the tallest in the world and have loved it ever since despite all its flaws. You are right about non wheel seats though. That is a must for most of the coasters there . Shame they got rid of wild mouse , that was my all time favourite. Absolutely insane ride.
I'm lucky to have experienced this many times and I definitely think the 2nd to back row is the best way to experience this. The first drop absolutely insane, my favorite moment on any UK Coaster but everything else I pretty much echo what Taylor said. I like how long and fast it is, it is good for the views and it's presence is very intimidating, it's a good ride with a lot of character, but be prepared to get beaten up!!
I’ve ridden the Big one at least 20 times. Around 6-7 years ago it ran fairly smooth for an arrow hyper. But it suddenly got a little rattly and rough. The first drop is insane. But the rest of the ride doesn’t offer a lot of airtime moments (a myth that it doesn’t have any though). But it’s still a fun rattly ride that has some lateral forces.
But yeah, wish it had more airtime moments. The turn into the break run is brutal though.
The layout does suck, but I do find the roughness/jankyness is what makes it fun. If it was all completely smooth then it would be totally boring. For me it's definitely more of a "must ride" than the likes on Icon!
Diaryofa RollerCoasterGirl correct i love its roughness to
I compartmentalise coasters - this is not in the airtime camp, so as I now don't expect that from it, I ride it for the 'heritage' and intensity. It is quite an intense monorail! Parabolic hills maybe, but you still get some good speed and it's good fun for what it is. I think the drop on the back is a bit too much, but only due to the roughness. I'd be totally fine if it was a bit smoother, but I can't really put my hands up - not because I'm 'scared of it', but more that I'm thinking about my back!!
Great review. I’m not a fan of the Big One but I like the view from the top and and first drop. The best thing about it is the skyline. I think it is the ride the tourists are attracted to over Icon.
This winter, another section of track is getting replaced and they eventually are doing the whole track was the plan. Also all the new pieces of track are re-profiled to fit the new U.K. Safety guidelines, which are super strict. I think when that is done, some new trains are needed and I think those B&M trains they put on Steel Dragon 2000 would be a great fit.
It might not be the best hyper ever built but night rides on it you can’t miss, especially during the illuminations. Neither me or anyone else I know can imagine Pleasure Beach without it
Looking left / right and just mono-railing along the beach is such a fun vibe. First drop is crazy fun too.
Icon is right there tho >.>
It's rough, has car park ramps for hills and apart from the first drop, no airtime at all. It could have been a bigger version of EGF at Holiday Park!
I think the big one is brilliant. the first drop in the back is just something else, and the rest of the layout is fine, good views. The interesting thing about it is that I don't find it that rough, just a bit shaky really.
It’s the height, speed, views, near misses and retroness that I like. I think the broad hills are more to do with it dodging around attractions such as the old log flume, getting it over Watson Road which runs through the middle of the park, and integrating into the park so that it doesn’t stand out like a sore thumb
I wish they would reprofile the track to be more like Shambala, with smooth air-time hills. With more retracking coming this winter, perhaps the ride will be overall more smooth and get its pace back. I do still love the first drop.
I can't believe you were in Blackpool - the dedication haha
Completely agree with your analysis.
I remember going to Blackpool as a kid, always wanted to go on this but never went in the park since my dad thought it be a bomb of a price 😂 however, I got my chance when I was 16 I absolutely loved it when done it again a few more times throughout the years haven’t been for about four years now tho definitely going on it next year it’s the biggest coaster I’ve been on I know there’s probably better but since I love Blackpool this ride will always be my favourite
I wonder if RMC would be up for converting a Steel Coaster that already has supports like a wooden coaster?
Could be amazing!
I rode it two weeks ago for the first time on a short trip from Germany to Drayton Manor, Alton Towers and Blackpool.
It was quite cold, the turnaround was quite slow as the train shuffled through it. It was my first Hyper Coaster and I can totally see how Magnum XL-200 should be so much better. I think all traditional Hypers by Arrow which were built after Magnum have worse layouts.
I instantly was reminded of that monorail comparison.
Ride it for the speed, the views and the historical significance I think. If the mid-course wouldn't hit that hard the helix might do something as well.
I rode it near the back two times, once in the second to last row I think.
Overall it was kinda uncomfortable.
I guess when hyperia opens it will just become “the one”
The big-ish one
Greetings from the UK! I love this ride... but I can completely understand your view. Over in the States you guys are blessed to have so many airtime machines but that's not so much of a thing over here so while the lack of airtime is a damn shame, it doesn't bother me so much. I like this ride for its consistent speed, its intensity and for just how out-of-control it feels. It's probably one of the weaker hyper coasters out there but I still think it's an excellent coaster in most ways. And for me, the roughness only added to the thrill.
I have vivid memories of being thrown to the side on the first drop as a kid! And I was obviously quite a bit smaller than I am now 😅
In the rain this thing was awesome 😭😭
What is the best seat on the ride?
Taylor and Sarah, when are both of you releasing your new Top 25 coasters video?
I've ridden the big one at Blackpool that was a long time ago haven't been able to go there to ride it since
Keep in mind too that drop was different originally!
I’ve ridden it once and I was in the very back row alone - it was fun 🙂👍
But it’s mainly like a British rite of passage to ride the thing 🤷♂️😅
Most UK coaster fans have their favourites and whilst The Big One is iconic for what it represents (and everyone has to do it regardless of if they’re a fan of coasters or not, just to say they did it) most of us prefer other coasters overall.
Nemesis, Oblivion and Smiler for Alton Towers.
Stealth, Swarm and Hyperion for Thorpe Park.
Mumbo Jumbo, Sik and Velocity for Flamingo Land.
Icon, The Big One and Big Dipper for BPB.
I got such bad whiplash on this ride when i was a teen haha.
The big one is so iconic on the Blackpool skyline.
We know its not the best but its the nostalgia that just hits.
Rode it when i was seven for the first time and nearly got flung out being a tall but skinny kid i was all for the thrills and threw them knotted cotton arms up as much as i could, literally thebfirst love when it comes to coasters so I'll always have a soft spot for it no matter how rough it treats my fat arse these day's
@Taylor, was the feeling similar to Bandit at Yomiuriland on a bigger squale?
I enjoyed Bandit more than this, but they do share some similarities
I’ve said this before about The Big One - style over substance. Driving into Blackpool from the M55 it dominates the skyline along with the Tower. When lit up at night (key word ‘when’) it looks amazing with the illuminations.
But to ride it? Basically a great first drop attached to a rough monorail. I’ve not been on it since the retrack but it needs more than that to improve the experience. It hasn’t aged well in comparison.
Speaking of which, it’ll be interesting to hear opinions on Nemesis & Shockwave next year - BPB take note!
You were spot on about the fact that pretty much nobody in the UK is aware of much taller or faster (therefore better of course) out there - when I last went you could overhear people saying it's still the world's tallest and best coaster. As a lover of row 14 right hand seat I'd give this a 6 - my favourite drop precisely because it's demented but it is wasted on the rest of the layout.
Did you manage Valhalla when you went most recently? The effects are a lot more consistent now but I kind of preferred the original setup it had.
We did do Valhalla!
I do wonder if its drawn out, almost Jet-coaster like design was made specifically because of the ocean winds. Like you said they can be pretty strong and introduce a lot of variability combined with the generally cold weather of the UK. I have a feeling those 2 factors combined made Arrow go "Better safe than sorry" and made the ride more ramp focused. Plus maybe the fact that the UK, especially in the 90's, wasnt really used to high intensity coasters.
As for my own opinion then yeah it is really janky and not super intense. But I can imagine the jank probably adds to the intensity and desire to ride it from the general public, making up for the other parts of the layout. I know many people in the general public like to challenge themselves, get themselves scared and thrilled, and enduring the jank and roughness of something like this would for many be on par with the experience of a much more intense, but smoother coaster.
I feel giddy whenever Blackpool is mentioned because anyone that played RCT1 knows that Blackpool was the best park for sandbox mode and the Big One was there perfect recreation and I played the game a lot as a kid so this ride is nostalgic and automatically makes it a 10/10 for me and i haven't even stepped foot in the UK yet lol
1:58 the English company that had manufactured the original track as well, that part is small but important. They were the same folks that re-tracked the first drop on Big One.
Gemini also has a feeling on the drop where it's unexpected and it's way steeper on rife than you would think.
My first time at CP we stayed at the campgrounds. I got in the 'line' for Gemini just a few minutes before the park was supposed to close. I had way more fun than I expected for that kind of coaster, and the ride OP sent our train around probably 5 or 6 times.
The ride was built with the long ramps as the park owner at the time wanted the image along the skyline, to make it reach along to the extreme end of the park it was all stretched out
Why’s the track different than the normal arrow track?
i totally understand where yall are coming from with this thing. it is so janky. with that said.... im definitely one of those old arrow fanatics. i cant get enough of these jank classic hypers!!! every time i visit cedar point, Magnum & Gemini are what get consistently reridden with my group. ESPECIALLY magic seat Magnum! 🤭
I rode it when it first opened, and thought it was pretty damn good. At that point, I'd ridden maybe 35 coasters. By 2005, I'd ridden 750+, and the Big One is way down on the list now! I know it's iconic for what it bought to the UK, but knowing how much better Magnum is, it makes it difficult to hold the big one in any kind of fondness.
I think the trains look really cool!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
they should've gotten chance in like what Phantoms Revenge got!
omg did you meet the twins?! 😆
6:54 The cars wheels don't look like they're moving lol.
Genuinely if they are to have the company come in and work on the track again I think they should be profile the first drop I think that's the portion that really could benefit the most
I like calling it the big one off since that's often you want to ride it when visiting
I think the big one was one of the first coasters to ever be designed by computer due to them saying it in a documentary about them building and designing it
I don’t think they will ever get rid of big one nor do I really want them to due to history but I think if they did I’d be cool to replace it with a Mach hyper and keep the twisted drop and take back the record of tallest from hyperia. They could pay homage to big ones general layout following the same path but with a modern airtime filled twist. Heck they could even call it bigger one
Also with how integrated the supports are into the park I feel like I’d be a massive pain to remove.
Yes there isn't much thrill to it, but for me it's still an epic "Scenic Railway" you ride it just for the views 😁
I kinda love how we differ in opinion, you don't like the backrow of big one and love Ride to Happiness, where I personally feel the other way around 😂 I don't really like Ride to Happiness but just love the first drop on the big one back row, it's just insane
I know it’s not the best ride, but I first rode it opening year, and also won £5 for my drawing of it in the local horticultural show (I’m about 10 miles down the road) and that was a lot of money to 7 year old me, so I’m very sentimental about it.
The first drop is only like that because there’s a sharp kink in the track. Look at an off ride pov and watch closely as it enters the element.
i haven't ridden this ride. however i might be controversial when i say, i don't need airtime or inversions for me to enjoy a ride. i can appreciate rides that are just scenic.
So, I live 5 minutes from the park, I don’t even ride this every time I visit. The back is dreadful, the front is okay, but still not great.
I guess after 25 years living in Blackpool there hasn’t been a day in my life where I haven’t seen the big one. You can literally see it from anywhere within the town. I think the people who love it love it for nostalgic reasons. Infact, I’d say you’d be hard pressed to find someone in the U.K. who hasn’t heard of the big one, or as soon as you mention Blackpool, they immediately think of big one. I guess it’s almost like the Eiffel Tower when you think of Paris, or the Pope when you think of Italy.
This coaster doesn’t even rank in my top 5 in the park, never mind in the U.K. or Europe.
It’s an Arrow mine train with a really big first drop . . .
It was the tallest in the world when it opened that was the main draw its still crazy to me to think blackpool had the tallest coaster once. If the late great Geoffrey Thompson didn't unfortunately die suddenly in the early 2000s im sure we would've beaten our own height reckord in blackpool long ago. Maybe one day 😆
This is a great coaster. Nothing wrong with a calm ride
Not everyone enjoys inversions
Just a thing. England is just a part of the United Kingdom. Although England's tallest rollercoaster isn't incorrect, it kind of implies that there is a taller coaster in Ireland, Wales, or Scotland.
The big one used to be epic.. well, at least the first drop was. Truly terrifying until they re profiled that drop.
The big one has to be ridden if you visit pleasure beach, but it's a boring ride really.
Interesting thing about the Pepsi Max can, even after the sponsorship was dropped, they have updated the can design to correctly represent the current can design.. hope someone finds that interesting!
I rode PMBO once for the credit - it was more "meh" than the other hypers I had been on. The group I was with had a lot more fun on Grand National
I've watched video of this coaster for years. What I just cannot understand why the drops on this ride are not much steeper??
Because its an Arrow…..
What I can't under stand it why they didn't retrack AND reprofile.
Because Ron Tumer sucks at designing roller coasters
They’ll have to build the bigger one.
The original design was supposed to be taller and you can see where they was going to put the supports outside the park
I am local-ish and other than the iconic nature of it, I don't get it. It's a tall mine train.
I don’t mind this ride that much like I wouldn’t say it’s an uncomfortable ride but I really enjoyed it
Here's a hot take for ya. You show Hyperion as an example of a modern hyper. Hyperion and the Big One aren't as different as you think. Big One isn't much rougher than Hyperion and there's not enough airtime on either. At least Big One has the views, it's not a parking lot coaster like Hyperion. The best moments on both are the whippy moments when it throws you around.
Yeah, Hyperion is shaky, especially on the wing seats. However, I remember it having ridiculously intense ejector in the first part. After the turnaround though, just a shaky mess.
@@dingo137 It has one good airtime hill after the drop, wich admittedly is more than what Big One's got. But after that it's dead on its feet, no idea why people rave about it so much.
Imagine just making it bigger, faster and better then calling it the bigger one.... Can you imagine the crowds it would pull all over again! Come on pleasure beach do it 😂😂😂
Being from the UK and as a fan of the Big One, I found Magnum incredibly disappointing after hearing how much better it was, I found all of the hills underwhelming, maybe mild floater at best, up until the ending hills which were really strong but in an uncomfortable and painful way. I really think I prefer the Big One overall.
I,ve ridden Magnum,Desperado,Big one lots of times.Many other coasters too.If the Big one did have steeper drops it would be painfull just like Desperado,the lap bar pressing agains tyour legs then again Pleasure beach got ripped off by Arrow.
I will show you my rankings for Blackpool Pleasure Beach and where Big One goes and in my overall rankings:
1. Icon (44)
2. Revolution (105)
3. Big Dipper (115)
4. Grand National (165-166)
5. Big One (199)
6. Wild Mouse (224)
7. Nickelodeon Streak (232)
8. Avalanche (241)
9. Blue Flyer (333)
10. Steeplechase (407, 408, 409)
11. Infusion (416)
So they wanted a bigger magnum but they only added 8 feet😂
You're going to have to change the title of this video now ;)
IMHO, straight track is just sooo much meh that I'd rather ride a monorail haha. This is the coaster of a drop with straight track. It's so incredibly annoying as a UK resident as it's such a big swing and miss. The only reason people rave about it is purely nostalgia and mostly likely they haven't ridden any other hyper or good rollercoasters.
If the people that love The Big One go on VelociCoaster, I'm sure their view would change hah.
Mangun XL-200 part 2
The original drop on the Big One was amazing at the time. Shame they had to reprofile it.
No one is going to BPPB for the big one… we’re going for Icon, Grand National, big dipper, and mostly Valhalla!
I rode it the year it opened and was sorely disappointed by it. After the first drop it has nothing else. Now it just makes me sore. Those curved back rests dig into my ribs at every bump or sudden turn, which it does a lot. There are plenty of mobile blenders at Blackpool but at least most of the others have the excuse of being wooden, and 100 years old. Given the choice, The big One is the one I will skip. The only good thing to come from this pile of future scrap was the cool pewter pin badge from the year it opened.
I have found that one of the trains is smooth and the other is awful. Our first ride of the day, recently, was smooth but the last was awful and I wanted it to end as fast as possible. I wonder if another manufacturer could make smoother trains. The first drop is crazyyyy.
I remember even back in the 90s it felt old fashioned - Nemesis opened in the same year and felt much more impressive and modern. I only rode the Big One once back then.
Having said that it does have a certain rattly charm. I rode it again earlier this year and preferred it to Icon - at least you get the speed and the views.
I’ve actually walked the big ones lift for an even and I’m only 13 years old
I rather ride The Bandit at Movie Park Germany then this boneshaker also the security strip search at the entrance is enough to put anyone off
The original drop was crazier. It was reprofiled after it's first season. The turnaround was also reprofiled
Its definitely suppose to be more scenic and for the looks of the park than for the thrilling experiences, Magnum is the opposite.
I dunno Magnum is scenic too because of the lake views.
@Danrarbc It sure is but the layout isn't designed to be scenic like how the Big One is. The Big One is focused more on being that huge structure to make the park look good. Magnum also has good placement but so does every coaster at CP because they are all by water. Magnum is focused on the actual forces and airtime hills.
I once went to a professional talk from the ride designer who I remember being an extremely dull and fairly unpleasant chap.