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class="geo">53.79194; -3.05306</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Operating</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opening date</th><td class="infobox-data">1935</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:lightgray;">General statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wooden_roller_coaster" title="Wooden roller coaster">Wood</a> – <a href="/wiki/Racing_roller_coaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Racing roller coaster">Racing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designer</th><td class="infobox-data">Charles Paige</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Model</th><td class="infobox-data">Racing</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Track layout</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_Loop_roller_coaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Möbius Loop roller coaster">Möbius Loop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lift/launch system</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lift_hill" title="Lift hill">Chain lift</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">62 ft (19 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">3,302 ft (1,006 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Speed</th><td class="infobox-data">40 mph (64 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Roller_coaster_inversion" title="Roller coaster inversion">Inversions</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">2:20<sup id="cite_ref-rcdb_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rcdb-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max vertical angle</th><td class="infobox-data">39°</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height restriction</th><td class="infobox-data">55 in (140 cm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Trains</th><td class="infobox-data">4 trains with 3 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 18 riders per train.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rcdb.com/792.htm">Grand National at RCDB</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Grand National</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Wooden_roller_coaster" title="Wooden roller coaster">wooden roller coaster</a> located at <a href="/wiki/Pleasure_Beach_Resort" class="mw-redirect" title="Pleasure Beach Resort">Pleasure Beach Resort</a> in <a href="/wiki/Blackpool" title="Blackpool">Blackpool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>. It was designed and constructed by American engineer Charles Paige in 1935 and is now one of two surviving wooden <a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_Loop_roller_coaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Möbius Loop roller coaster">Möbius Loop roller coasters</a> in the world (the other being the <a href="/wiki/Racer_(Kennywood)" title="Racer (Kennywood)">Racer</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kennywood" title="Kennywood">Kennywood</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-rcdb_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rcdb-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grand National is the only surviving twin-track roller coaster in Britain in which two cars race against one another. This ride has an individual lap bar and seatbelts as the restraints.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_National_(roller_coaster)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grand National opened in 1935 and was built by Charles Paige and Henry G. Traver, whose Cyclone Coaster at <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach, California</a> inspired the new ride. It was a part of the program of new rides being built at the Pleasure Beach and was the main new ride for the beach that year.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-historic_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historic-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> British architect Joseph Emberton designed the original concrete and glass station.<sup id="cite_ref-historic_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historic-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After major private sector investments at the Pleasure Beach funded Grand National £1 million in 1990,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrodieWhitfield2014121_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrodieWhitfield2014121-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the station was completely rebuilt to address previous alterations and repair needs.<sup id="cite_ref-historic_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historic-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ride was designated as a Grade II <a href="/wiki/Listed_building#England_and_Wales" title="Listed building">listed building</a> on 19 April 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-historic_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historic-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ride_experience">Ride experience</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_National_(roller_coaster)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ride experience"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The roller coaster's theme and name come from the famous <a href="/wiki/Grand_National" title="Grand National">Grand National</a> horse race, with elements of the ride signposted to mimic features of the <a href="/wiki/Aintree_Racecourse" title="Aintree Racecourse">Aintree course</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Becher%27s_Brook" title="Becher's Brook">Becher's Brook</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canal_Turn" title="Canal Turn">Canal Turn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The trains climb the lift-hill and pass under the 'They're Off' sign and race through '<a href="/wiki/Becher%27s_Brook" title="Becher's Brook">Becher's Brook</a>', 'Valentine's' and 'Canal Turn' before returning to the 'Winning Post'. The ride stands at 62 feet (19 m) high and has a track length of 3,302 ft (1,006 m) (<i>i.e.</i> 6,604 ft or 2,013 m in total). The current trains for this ride were manufactured by <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Toboggan_Coasters" title="Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters">Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters</a>, and are coloured, Blue, Red, Green and Burgundy. <sup id="cite_ref-rcdb_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rcdb-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Special_events">Special events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_National_(roller_coaster)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Special events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Andy Hine, the chairman of the Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain, was married on the ride in the early 1990s. A plaque with his name is installed on one of the trains.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 2 March 2019, the world record for "most naked riders on a theme park ride" was broken on the ride by 195 people.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incidents">Incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_National_(roller_coaster)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Incidents_at_European_amusement_parks" title="Incidents at European amusement parks">Incidents at European amusement parks</a></div> <p>On 20 May 2004, an electrical fault in the lighting system of the roof of the station caused a fire which destroyed the station and parts of two adjacent rides as well as the trains of the ride.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Firefighters used water from the nearby ride <a href="/wiki/Valhalla_(Blackpool_Pleasure_Beach)" class="mw-redirect" title="Valhalla (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)">Valhalla</a>, to put out the flames. The station was rebuilt and new trains installed and the ride re-opened on 28 October 2004 after repairs were completed. </p><p>In 2014, 58-year-old Robert Sycamore broke his neck whilst riding. He had an underlying back condition.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 June 2021, staff had to escort about 30 passengers down the track when Grand National broke down while approaching its peak height. The ride was checked and reopened later that day.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 31 March 2024, staff had to escort passengers down the track as the Grand National broke down just under peak height. 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