Construction MMXVIII
| Icon | |
|---|---|
| Blackpool Pleasure Beach | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | Spring 2018 |
| Cost | £16,250,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Model | Launch Coaster (Custom) |
| Lift/launch system | LSM-launched lift hill |
| Height | 88 ft (27 m) |
| Drop | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Length | 3,750 ft (1,140 m) |
| Speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 2:41 |
| G-force | 4.3 |
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Icon is a launched roller coaster currently under construction at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lancashire, England. The coaster is due to open in Spring 2018. The ride will be the first multi-launch coaster in the UK, and will serve as the park's sixth steel rollercoaster and eleventh roller coaster overall. It will be manufactured by Mack Rides and will cost £16.25 million. During the development and construction stages, the ride was known as Construction 2018; the ride's official name Icon was announced on 11 April 2017 in a company video.
The ride will begin with a 50 mph (80 km/h) LSM launch into a 27m tall top hat element, which will pass under the lift hill of the Big One. The train will then navigate a tall helix before a series of highly banked turns, followed by an inline twist. A second launch will follow, which goes into an Immelmann loop. Another series of highly banked turns and s-curves will follow, before the train hits the brake run and re-enters the station. The track will interact with many existing roller coasters, including the Big One, Steeplechase and the Big Dipper.
Coordinates: 53°47′25″N 3°3′20″W / 53.79028°N 3.05556°W
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