A Blackpool Pleasure Beach Documentary "The Big 25" | The Big One's 25th Anniversary
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach celebrates 25 years of operation on Tuesday 28th May 2019, in this special Pleasure Beach Experience documentary we are taking a trip down memory lane as we remember the construction, pre-opening and opening day of the Big One, as well as hearing how the Big One has evolved over time and created memories to last a lifetime for thrillseekers all over the UK!
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Excellent documentary, I remember the excitement of watching the progress of construction week by week. Even now 25 years on this is still a structure that takes your breath away from whatever vantage point whether inside pleasure beach or on the promenade.
2000 i was 9 or 10 ! Fab coaster with my grandad ! Love blackpool a jsut love the pleasure beach the lot !!!! Xxxx
Leanne Robson it is a good place
Went back to Blackpool in '23 with my three daughters, the first time since my last visit that was the Big One's first week of operation, and it did not disappoint, worth the admission price alone, but there are so many other awesome attractions at the Pleasure Beach to enjoy. A must visit, end of. Blackpool gets a lot of negative reviews nowadays, but I honestly do not for the life of me understand why, it is an awesome holiday destination.
An fabulous piece of work. Could easily be shown on a top TV channel and no one would know it was a fan production.
Roger Edwards Marketing TV Thank you, really appreciate the feedback 😀
Not been on the Big One for so many years, which is a massive regret, but I'm committed to going next year. I rode this the year it opened when I was 28. Not too long after, I met my wife, and life got in the way of riding rollercoasters. Through the internet and fabulous documentaries like this, it has spurred me on to re discovering the thrills and excitement of these engineering marvels, and can't wait to experience that mighty big drop again in 2021.
Have you been on it now? :)
*Sees video on notifications.* *Automatically likes video before even watching it.* I'll be riding this in 2 days and I can't wait!
Great video guys. My first memory of the Big One is being around 4 years old and seeing my dad go off onto it in around 1998. I remember the buzz and excitement around the coaster, and it worried me at the time even as a kid that he was doing something that seemed so big and scary.
We used to visit Blackpool every year in October for the illiminations, and I remember staying in the Kimberley hotel a lot, which is a bit south from BPB. At night you could very very clearly hear the lift hill noise from the hotel room, and I loved it - that noise has stuck with me forever!
And as soon as I was tall enough to ride it, i've ridden it every year since. It's not the biggest, the best or the smoothest, but it has a huge amount of character and the unique seafront location adds so much to the ride. BPB and the UK wouldn't be the same without such an ambitious coaster - it makes me really proud to be British.
Only somewhere like BPB would be ambitious enough to build the worlds tallest coaster in one of the worlds smallest parks!
Adventures in Airtime Love this, thanks for sharing 😀
The lift hill noise is “BPB” to me, when it’s closed it just doesn’t feel right not hearing that noise.
What a greate documentary keep up the amazing work
Funny how you doped this just 4 days after I finally had my first ride on the thing.
Dan Nicolson It is Big One’s birthday today 😀
Quite an incredible piece mate!!! So well edited and so well said, by all involved, think even sir Geoffrey would’ve been proud of what you’ve done there! Yes we now have Icon but for me The Big One is the most iconic rollercoaster in the uk if not the world. Well done Scott, I doff my bowler hat to you, happy 25th birthday The Big One!!!!
Craig Toy Thanks Craig, I am so proud of this and the feedback received
I happened to have been visiting BPB with some other ACE friends when they were doing testing of Pepsi Max: The Big One. Geoffrey invited us to ride and we jumped at the chance. I sat in the back seat for my first ride and thought I was going to be catapulted into the Irish Sea. That is a coaster moment I will never forget. GREAT doc Scott.
Grady Zyner Thank you, GT was amazing 😀
brilliant vid mate, really professionally done, im goin on sat so this has deffo wet my appitite lol. keep up the good work boss.
Jay Kenyon thank you!
I thank you deeply for making these kind of videos this is why I subscribed to this channel because you keep things alive so to speak for example the day big one gets removed (which I pray isn't for a very long time yet) yes it will be a very very sad day but as long as we see these kind of videos the big ones memories will be kept alive forever
bulldoglover 95 thank you! It was a genuine pleasure doing this, I just wish I’d been able to get more people involved. Maybe for its 30th anniversary that’ll happen 😆
bulldoglover it would be a tragic day but it has no planes to close
The detail from the former dispatch op is the exact kind of detail I love to hear about as a geek. Fantastic. Great documentary, can't wait to get back on park soon
It was amazing insight from Marc, we’re in the process of putting together a documentary about the 125th anniversary at BPB ☺️
@@yourexperienceguide can't wait to watch that. If you see Marc let him know I could listen to him talk all day about operations on The Big One. Really he's talking about days I remember in my teens when the park wasn't ticketed so was incredibly busy. Sad we'll never see crowds like that again but totally understand why it needed to change.
@@StunnedByWrestling I will do, he’s going to be helping us with the next documentary ☺️
Great video. Lot of fab interviews.
I was 11 years old in 1994, I had just ridden Nemesis a couple of weeks earlier and recall approaching the south entrance and standing below it and looking up. I had been riding rides and coasters since I was 3 years old and just looking at it scared the living crap out of me. I got on and was made to ride in the back. My family were/still extreme thrillseekers. I closed my eyes for the first time and only time in my life, I got to the top opened them and never looked back. I have to say I am not a real fan these days and does not provide anything past the first drop for me really. Still it created my love for Arrow, coaster engineering and it still looks stunning today.
Marc M Thanks for watching and commenting 😀
i remember my parents driving me there around 10/11yrs old just before the park opened the season. I remember looking up thinking wow how big is. there was guy go around on it none stop, think he was doing a Guinness world record. I couldn't pick the balls up to ride it till early 2000s I think the crash on it put me off. but since I love it but I feel like its a bit rough these days.
Love the big one and icon best rides thier and the grand national the big one is probably my favorite ride so many memorys of it its like the titanic of a roller coaster always love it
I used to be a big one hater, but now I’m a big one fan. I rode twice in October 2016 in rows 12 and 13 and found it rough, dull and pointless. However upon re riding in October 2019 3 times in the front row and I found it to have a brilliant ride with a unique magic I just can’t put my finger on. I’ve ridden hyper coasters by B&M and they are undeniably a better ride but the Big One holds it’s own as one of the most memorable coasters I’ve ridden. My improved ride was partly down to me sitting in the front row, this had the benefits of less speed entering the banking for the first drop which would otherwise brutally slam you in the rear of the train. And you get a nice pop of airtime entering the mid course brake run. Also you have a wonderful view of Blackpool and the track ahead. Also I find your experience can be greatly improved by the way you ride, I find that if you press your knees firmly against the inside of the lap bar to steady yourself, hold on tight to the hand rail, stay tense and braced and try to anticipate and lean into the corners as if you were riding a bike. I have proof this riding technique works as my brother who was next to me who didn’t do any of these things found the ride very rough and jolty. I’m interested to hear if anyone else has a certain riding technique for the big one?
Really enjoyed that thank you. Happy 25th The Big One,i remember first riding this in 1999
TripsWithDaz Thanks Daz
I just watched this for the first time after you shared the link on Facebook earlier today I can't believe I've only just discovered this documentary mate, I'm speechless it was absolutely amazing brilliant work 🙂
Thank you Callum, I am really proud of this
@@yourexperienceguide your welcome mate, I loved this coaster before but after seeing this documentary it's just taken that to a whole new level now.
Excellent Documentery guys. Really good to hear peoples memories and go back to when it was built. Long before i rode it. My second fave ride at Pleasure Beach.
David Blythe Thanks David 😀
Thank you so Much for letting me be apart of this!!! Incredible documentary!
Pleasure Beach Thrills Welcome mate, the background noise drowned out the earlier talking parts sadly!
I was on the Big one on the 18th May this year it was a great ride in its day however I would say its day is long past after the main drop it is a bog standard coster and time has not been good to it I would say its as rough at the big dipper or Grand National and those rides are over 50 years old! 25 years old I don't think it will see another 25
great job on the vid guys
Retrosmile Adventures Thanks for watching and commenting
@@yourexperienceguide next time am in Blackpool we should grab a cuppa and a ride on Icon
The first ride that gave me that proper wow factor, going six flags soon but will always remember the nostalgia of the big one
LG XD We hope you have an amazing trip to Six Flags
@@yourexperienceguide thanks hope I don't bottle it like the first time I seen the Pepsi Max 😂
Scott This is a TOP Class Documentary. Thank you for Including me and my memory's of the Big One in it
iain mears Thanks Iain 😀
What a great way to remember an awesome ride. Hope to ride it soon. I rode it for the first time last summer. Loved it.
The sultan of the leafeon 1989 Thank you 😀
Never done big one at night always wanted to. Love it at back
It's incredible in the dark, best coaster at night in the UK
cal-EFC 1878 been on at night lots of times
Fantastic documentary and to hear about the 3 trains operations was superb!
I tried to post my first memory of riding pmbo and clicked delete instead of edit 😑
Great documentary Scott! I still remember my first ride on the Big One in 2006!
Nathan's Adventures Thank you 😀
I didn't realise the big one was 25 already. Well put together video
Danny Seville Thank you, time has certainly flown by.
Loved Keith and JR on that BBC documentary! Great insight from the old ride operator (missed his name, sorry!)
Be sure to check out our more recent documentary about the Pleasure Beach too; ruclips.net/video/N6x-hRLDz1s/видео.html
Thank you for watching and commenting
Great stuff! Really enjoyed this. I remember queuing for well over a hour (just after the official opening) waiting for it to open. I was nervous but excited. One of my favorite coasters.
garya71 Thank you, I remember hearing tales of 2-3 hour queues back in the day! 😯
garya71 it is the best coaster in the UK
Great video this brought back some memories. I first rode the big one on my 22nd birthday in 1994 and i had to go on on my own as my friend bottled it. I also remember a night ride and seeing the whole of blackpool front lit up it was a stunning view from the turn around which i seem to remember the cars being more upright rather than banked inwards like they are now ?. i haven’t ridden it since that year despite doing it many years ago it scares me a bit now 😬
Tracey Maher The good thing is you’ll always be able to say you’ve been on it, thank you for watching :)
I first rode it in 2004 too after years of putting it off. Going up the lift hill still scares me to this day!
alunday1991 I just love taking in the views on the way up
happy 25th birthday big one
Love this coaster and been on it many, many times. Sat with my middle nephew for his first ride on it when he was 9 years old (he’s nearly 18 now) and he was terrified going up that hill, but he loved it when he came off and couldn’t wait to get back on it. I’ve still got our photo from that ride, 5 family members on the same train all pulling daft poses lol 😁👍🏻
Sandra Brownlie It’s always great to read comments like this one, thank you for sharing 😀
sandrararaMFC glad you love me to
Great video, I remember my first go on it in 1996. I wasnt keen on rollercoasters ( id only done kiddie coasters) and I somehow went on the mouse and screamed the whole way around, after getting off my mum thought it would be clever to bet me £20 I wouldn't go on big one, well £20 is £20 😂 loved it and cured my fear of heights. I do remember the woman sat next to me concerned as my hands were shaking waiting for dispatch
Chris Penketh Lol £20 is always a worthy bet to take 😂😅
First drop used to be awesome before re-profiling. Still good today, but doesn't quite take your breath away as much.
I remember back in 96 kwe got stuck on the big one. 3 quarters of the way up. The safety systems had kicked in and shut the ride down. We were up there about 10 minutes in total.
Robbie Crosbie I’ve always wanted an evac from the top, not so much now I’ve done walk the big one.
What a brilliant documentary Scott!! Keep up the amazing work
nicola torkington Thank you Nicola
Brilliant job Scott, the documentary flew by. Well edited and put together. You should look to doing more BPB Documentaries, perhaps a series on the park history? Loved hearing the glory years of the 90s from a ride ops perspective too. I know we all understand the decision to go gated, but there's no doubt we all miss the heyday of pay per ride and midnight openings, that atmosphere is difficult to forget.
Cow Pie I’d love to do more, just need to decide on the right subject and find the right people to interview
Absolutely brilliant video Scott , loved it from start to finish. Should get it to Mandy thompson and get it on DVD 👍🏻👍🏻
The Cobra Roll Thank you, the BBC loved it and had me in for an interview about it this afternoon 😀
Pleasure Beach Experience it’s really good should be show to more than just you tube mate hope it does
This is an excellent documentary PBE
Theme Park Plan Thank you 😀
Brilliant documentary well put together Scott! Well done
Gavin Wolves Thank you 😀
Fantastic documentary! Lots of great interviews!
John p Hazzleton Thank you 😀
Can't beat the first drop love it hands up everytime feels like ur dropping off a cliff lol
Excellent documentary! 👍
I remember in the late 90s forcing my sister to go on with me. I loved it, she came off with a face like a ghost! 😃
Gypsymuffin Thank you, have you been on it since with your sister?
Pleasure Beach Experience No I haven’t. I’ve been on it plenty times since, but she has never been on it again. I think she’d love it now though, we were quite young then.
great stuff, really enjoyed that mate, a lot of great memories for me there too.
lee harvey Thanks Lee 😀
It's not one of my favourites in the park, but it's still a great ride and an absolute classic. One of Britain's most well known landmarks too.
Garry Williams Thanks for watching and commenting
Garry Williams my favourite in the park and in uk
Gary Williams sorry to fans of the smiler but that is still ok but big one and icon beater
Fantastic work guys! One of your best yet!!! Hate to admit it but I have still never been on it? My parents used to bring me to the PB every year or so as a child but I didn't like rides until around 3 years ago. My only visit since then was last year and it was closed on the day we visited due to the new hotel being constructed, was gutted! Hopefully won't be long until my next visit, living near Ipswich I can't exactly just pop up!
Nick Phillips That’s some amount of travelling to get up to BPB, will you get up here this year?
@@yourexperienceguide Very delayed response but this video popped back up again!! I made it back up last year and rode it several times. Mad how I have ridden coasters all across Europe and Florida and yet that was by far the most nervous I have ever been. I think it was all the years of travelling there with my parents but never going on it, not aided by my Dad refusing to ride it due to a fear of heights. Look forward to more updates and potentially more retracking this winter???
Outstanding documentary. Very well done.
Matt Man Thank you 😀
Youve done an amazing job on this mate, really great to hear all the memories from everyone 👌 Hope the wind is kind to us tomorrow!...😎👍
Marc Dawson Thanks for helping me mate
Also i first rode it in 2000 as a 9 year old! I’m sure they had 3 trains then
Brilliant video guys! Well done, banger!
I remember the red led lights on the trains see them for miles right up the coast used watch it going down the drop :)
Brilliant documentary Scott. Well done. If anyone has a comparison video of the first drop before and after reprofiling please let me know. It would be interesting to see the difference.
Liesl 76 I think there’s a POV from 1996 on Theme Park Review but it’s from the back seat, one regret I’ve got is not putting a before and after photo into this.
I wonder if we will ever see a coaster bigger than the big one in the uk? Course we have thorpe parks but im talking a proper out and back lift hill coaster.
Fantasic Job as normal and good luck for tomorrow and wish i could join you all
Looking for to the America trip
Adrian Turton Great meeting you earlier 😀
Brilliant documentary and brilliant ride!!
Jason Lawrance Thanks Jason 😀
This is sooo good! Excellent work! 👍👏
Tiffany Lehan Thank you 😀
I remember seeing it getting built on park in 1993 and i'm sure there was a christian cross sat at the top of the lift hill, maybe a signal for us to say our prayers before the drop! I first rode it in 1994 and it was a night ride, probably my best moment on a coaster ever. I remember queuing up the ramp with the lights working above and at the side of the path which looked fantastic, and I was genuinely feeling quite anxious to ride it but also excited. Eventually got on the ride quite quick considering the size of the queue, probably due to it running 3 trains. But I remember going up the lift hill and all I was thinking was what the hell am I doing? How are we going to get down to ground level in about 2-3 seconds and survive!? Yes there's hardly any air time but it was and is just so fast and enjoyable. The true Icon of the park and even though Icon is a better ride, the Big one is the most famous. Icon didn't really stand a chance with the GP located to that monster of a structure, my sister actually didn't bother with Icon when she went last year because "it didn't look very good" :-( Great documentary though Scott, enjoyed it and it brought back so many memories.
Adam Hickman Thanks for commenting and watching, I love hearing the stories from the 90’s 😀
There's nothing quite like it 👌
Great Vlog, thanks for giving me the heads up on Twitter the other day , I have subscribed to keep up to date on your vlogs
Awesome thank you!
I still can’t believe that son of beast was 1 MEATER taller then big one
Great vlog. Brilliant memories...
Peter Piper Thanks Peter
30:19 I remember the chasers extremely well from the very first trip there in October 2002😁
Oh God I wish they would do something with the pull-up and the station roof!
At least Icon's LED strips compensate for the fact PMBO's ones are long gone.
Doug Briglmen I really do miss the chaser lights and train lights, they were part of the legend to be honest.
Pleasure Beach Experience indeed, I know both the strobes and the twinkling LEDs have now been removed from the pull up, whether that means they'll trial anything else up there only time will tell🤷♂️
If they do it would be great if they could program them so they could chase in the same way the old chaser lights did.
i was a bit shocked when you said you were from crewe because i’m from there too🤣
milkyyluhv Still frustrated that I said the wrong date! I meant March not May 😞
My dad told me that changing the first drop made it worse. Used to give you a 'Oblivion like' feeling but it doesn't give you that feeling anymore since the change.
Formula One Fan Many people say the original drop was better but it had to change for maintenance reasons
How was the original drop different? and why did they change it?
Formula one Fan it was a bit beater gave a bit of air time i have only been on the Original first drop twice the twist was right at the top there is a POV of it from 1996 back seat in the seat in front is the Actor that Plays Jim MacDonald in coronation street ''i am Going on the big one so i am ''
ANDYYYYYYY!
Great documentary . Very interesting . I have ridden it once in 2018. I was quite nervous and excited going up the lift hill . It’s a pretty rough coaster especially that first drop turning to the right . The cars really lurch forward hard and jerk hard to the side. The rest of the ride is a moderate bone shaker . Although after watching this I’d like to ride it again .
Mary Hinge Thanks Mary, avoid a “wheel seat” and you’ll find it a lot smoother
Pleasure Beach Experience Thankyou are the wheel seats the front and back seats in each section ?
Pleasure Beach Experience I’ve ridden it two more times last Tuesday including the last ride of the day second row from front (non wheel seat) it was the best coaster ride of my life so far .the riders were great .we all chatted . It flew around . It’s my favourite coaster now . I love the first drop . And the last bit through the tunnel is pretty intense
Fantastic insight. Wonder why they stopped opening until midnight
Rich S That’s the million dollar question
shame on you for not showing trever who has worked on that ride for 10 years
martin jones Trevor worked on it a lot longer than ten years and was a friend of ours, however it hasn’t been possible to speak to him for this.
Really nice video, well put together...
Tommo1983ful Thank you 😀
Well done. I enjoyed that.
Allan Boyd Thank you
How many times has the Big One been round in 25 years? One million or more?
Great video. Nice work
marc hennessy Thank you Marc
You're a day early for it's birthday Scott 😂😂
Sam Howard Bank holiday Monday gives people more of the day to watch it, always planned for it to be out today.
Wait, I didn’t know that thankyou
went on it the first season it opened to my grans horror! she paid for it thinking id say no! think i was about 13. the first time i had to push myself to go on something. what a ride, and still is to this day. Was down at the start of the month with my pals wee boy,who had never been before, who all the way down was like, yeah im going on the big one, the big one this,the big one that, then when he got there and saw the size he was like ermmm fuck that lol soooo funny, until you see it, you dont realise. think went on it 4 times that day. great ride. excellent work with this video
I remember was 15 first time went on it loved it i was i was thier few years before that kept looking at the hieght of the lift hill i wouldn't go on it a was really scared me legs were shaking lol this was 98 / 99 a think i was about 12 after i went on straight of and on again jumped over the railings to get on another 7 times wasnt any que lol
The fella Michael Bull kind of reminds me of Harry Findlay
Lol, fair enough
I still remember taking my daughter on for her 1st time, I think it was around 2007 - went in the park with a mate and he had his daughter with him and they said they were going on but my daughter was a bit hesitant, my pal and his daughter set off to join the queue while me and daughter went for a drink near by, after a bit my pal etc hooked back up with us and my daughter finished her drink and just blurted out - RIGHT before I change my mind I want to go on the Big 1
Queue wasn't that bad but from the 2nd we got inside she never said a thing and was clearly now having all those thoughts in her own head, after the ride she was buzzing that she had done it and wanted the photo etc for back at school for the bragging rights.
I've always been an adrenaline junkie and she's got my DNA, when she turned 21 back in 2017 I wanted to mark the date by doing something rather than some gift, I never told her until the night before and her face was priceless, we drove up to St Andrews and done a skydive from 10.000ft
So far that's been the best buzz for pure adrenaline until I can think of something else.
Hi Gary, thanks for sharing, I definitely wouldn't have the confidence to do a skydive.
I was there when this vid was made
You definitely weren't present in our house when Scott created it 🤨
I just hope to God that Pleasure Beach find the funds to get the track sorted out to Secure its future😰🤞
Danielle Dewitt that's not what I've been told, i've been told the track needs serious work but Pleasure Beach apparently haven't got the money at the moment😰
@@danielledewitt1 the big one is on borrowed time if they don't sort it, if you just look at the track you'll see that, you can see where they've done painting purely to see the cracks. Plus it's riding worse than it ever has done in the last 25 years, something needs done
@@danielledewitt1 🤣 I hate the big one? You really are a bit bonkers aren't you!
@@danielledewitt1 have you ridden it recently? Have you not seen a difference to 20+ years ago? Have you seen any of the cracks? How much about coaster wheels do you know? How many other rides need multiple wheel checks? (it's not normal to need to change wheels half way through the day BTW) how many people that have operated it do you know? Oh and its also common knowledge that the demag is buggered.
Becca Cairns yeah me and Sam Shepard were talking about the Dmeg last October that need sorting out/ replacing as well!
I know last season they painted one of the supports or Northpark outside the Grand National so I have no idea if that had stress cracks as well🤷♂️
They can't afford to lose the big one really lose the big one and the place is finished, obviously they're not in a position to replace it with another 200 plus feet coaster and anything less than that would just be seen as a downgrade replacement.
That's why I think they can't afford to lose it really, so that's one of the main priority is finding the money for it.
Everytime i chug up that endless hill,must be 50 time's...i ask myself...y😃😃😃 However cannot wait to do it again
Great video really interesting 😁
nigel thomas Thank you
Will there be a last riders of the season event and how can you sign up for it ?
North West Transport Not sure yet, keep an eye on our socials for more info
I’ll be riding this in the summer can’t wait I’ve done all the coasters. We as a family do the late night rides as they or 13 of us going with 3 none riders and 10 riders that get the adult band we always get our tickets at the holiday camp and we try and get to the pleasure beach by 9am so we can be in front as we try and get the big one icon and other big ones done first accept Valhalla we do that last as we have a boat to ourselfs with 2 in a different boat if all 10 ride one year we went on Valhalla 5 times in a row by the 3rd time around we were asked or you staying on we said yes but their was no que at the time so we stayed seated I remember it we all had to walk back to pontins we were soaked now we take a chance of clothes 😂
Judith Graham-smith Hope you all have a great time in Blackpool and at BPB!
Pleasure Beach Experience thank you we will it takes us 3 and half hours to get to Blackpool from were I live and I’ve got family coming down from Scotland 🏴 too
Very good video Scott. Brings back good memories I was 13 when they started building it. I remember going to Blackpool in the off season with my dad to see it getting erected.
Funkydude Thank you, I bet watching the construction was so exciting
Just out of interest how old is that kid Peter who rode the big one? My son is 7 and is waiting so patiently to ride it but he's not quite tall enough
Eve Hosgood He’s 6 with a coaster count of 138 😳
@@yourexperienceguide What!? That's crazy! My son is not quite tall enough yet, he just about got on grand national so he must be short for his age 😂
How come they don’t run 3 trains anymore?
because they havent done so in years
Yass 😁
The first drop is nothing compared to what goes through your mind on that lift hill on a breezy day..
It can get windy up there!
To be classed a documentary you need to include not just waffle, you need to include things like how the ride was re-designed due to accidents. Also, the audio ( that's sound to you ) is not very good. Must try harder.
Bobby Blowmehorn Hi, do you have any videos of your own you could share with me for pointers? I’d love to learn from an expert 😅
What an arsehole
Bobby Blowmehorn i thought it was a good Documentary
wow well done such a good watch and happy birthday to the big one, we remember the craze for all the girls to flash their boobies for the camera, many a parent had to shield the kiddies eyes as they passed the photos and oops yep me included , well i was a lot younger then but dashed through and never bought it lol ha ha
inger taylor Lol, not seen that as much lately but probably a good thing
inger taylor i remember
This video is nothing but a huge money making promotion, just to get people to pay extortionate prices for a 90 second ride, if it is so popular as they say it is, then drop the price and the more riders you get, just too greedy, yes it's fast thrilling and exciting however it is the most uncomfortable coaster i have ever been on terrible.
What? It’s a fan led documentary do some research 🤷🏻♂️
Awesome video Scott. I visited in 95 and 96 and no one would go on with me, there was no chance I was doing it on my own lol. Finally got on in 2010 after my love of coasters became ignited again
manniwelsh I remember after my first two goes on it still being a bit edgy about riding it on my own
Great documentary unfortunately the big one is a very lacklustre ride with no airtime at all.. where it’s to be credited is the epic coasters the world got as a result
What do you mean by no airtime at all?
Used to get free rides off my uncle (J.R) most summer nights in the mid 90s .
Graham 2sexy JR is a legend
Is JR still alive?
@@arranmelaugh5606 yes he certainly is!
Albert Atherton (bert) sadly passed last year .
Graham 2sexy good stuff! How old is he? And is Keith Allen still alive too?
@@arranmelaugh5606 jr is 76 :)
Keith allen is still with us too :)
Not heard or seen from him in a few years though!
Why did they stop running 3 trains on the big one
i presume back then people paid per ride so more money for the park the more people they could get on