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I went on it last Saturday or Sunday (the weekend's a bit of a blur) and it cost £7 each, is this because it was off-season or is the statement in the article "it costs £9 a go" out-of-date? edd 16:31, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
I was recently talking to a friend in the BPB area and questioned him about the pricing, and he did mention that he does remember there to be a price change between the on and off season. I'll look further into it.
On a seperate note, I added more external links, one being an old link that was previously removed and the other the official link to the park. Hyde244 01:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Max Speed - Stated in the article that it is 79 MPH however on ride in the queueing station an announcement for the ride states that it travels at 85 MPH? 88.107.38.34 20:38, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
The ride hits 72-76 mph (see the reason why two posts down). 71.172.229.167 02:15, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
When it opened, I thought it was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world. Not tallest and steepest. - Dudesleeper · Talk 13:32, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
I don't think that this ride hits 87 mph because it only has a 205 foot drop. Griffon has a 205' drop, yet hits only 71-75 mph. Goliath at SFMM has a 255', but only hits 85 mph. So, the ride should only hit 72-76 mph. 71.172.229.167 02:09, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Please see here for the official speed:
http://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/rides/big-one/
You will find it is 87 mph. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.159.114.107 ( talk) 14:16, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
To the IP address who keeps changing the height and speed of the ride in the infobox, please refrain from editing until you can find reliable sources to back up your claim. I very much doubt that the ride reaches 84mph, and there are plenty of sources to back up the original statistics... to name a few, CoasterForce, Thrill Network, Ultimate Coaster, Coaster Crazy, RCDB. Any subsequent edits will be reverted unless you can find some reliable, impartial sources - see WP:REF for details. Seaserpent85 12:56, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
According to Pleasure Beach, Blackpool the height of the rollercoaster is 235ft and it reaches speeds of 85-87mph. I believe the park itself is more reliable than any "enthusiast" website who generally take the information from RCDB, which, according to the park is inaccurate. Guiness World Records, in 1994, were happy to submit the Pepsi Max Big One as the Tallest, Fastest, Steepest rollercoaster in the world at 235ft and 87mph. It reaches 85-87 mph as Blackpool generally has a strong easterly wind which pushes the train faster than it would on a normal layout in a normal amusement park. As I say, I have now re-edited the article to show the OFFICIAL height & speed as accessed at www.pleasurebeachblackpool.com on 03/11/2007 I trust this will not be yet-again reedited with inaccurate information from an enthusiasts website. Please contact Pleasure Beach Blackpool to confirm the information on Wikipedia! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mark@livingstonalive.co.uk ( talk • contribs) 20:50, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
"the usual acceleration for the ride is 74mph/112kph"? mph and kph measure speed, not acceleration. -- Tigerthink ( talk) 23:53, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
The last time I was on The Big One, a couple of years ago, the tape over the tannoy was still claiming it was the "tallest, fastest and longest rollercoaster in the world". Are they still playing these lies over the tannoy? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.254.224.4 ( talk) 00:15, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Maps: —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.181.136.54 ( talk) 14:19, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
"At its highest point above ground level, the ride reaches 213 feet (65 m)". So how can it be 235ft high? Martinevans123 ( talk) 23:14, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
The article stated that the ride's build cost of £12,000,000 equates to "$19,669,316" — which is nonsensical, as it carries the implicit assumption that the cost was exactly £12,000,000.00 to the penny. It would be far more reasonable to state the conversion to two significant figures, as $20,000,000; which is the figure that has been stated by the Coasterpedia (Wikia) article for quite a while now.
I corrected this significance error back in April, only to have the correction undone a few hours later for no stated reason. I can only presume that the other editor has never heard of significance; has never, for instance, read the Ludicrous Precision article on TV Tropes. — Korax1214 ( talk) 15:55, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
The official page for the rollercoaster lists it as "The Big One" with a capitalised "The". Should the page be moved to reflect this? I know the policy at WP:THE is normally to exclude definite articles, but this does seem to be part of a proper name. YorkshireLad ( talk) 11:14, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
What is a pop can? Is it a can that bursts open or something? I'm confused? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:c7f:dc08:9000:468:5648:ba4b:9195 ( talk) 19:22, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
In July 1994 during the ride's inaugural season, 26 people were injured when the computer system failed to completely stop a train returning to the station. The result of this brake failure was a collision with a train parked inside the ride's station. Another train collision occurred in August 2000, caused by another computer failure and injured 16 people. [1]
In April 2021, a train ascending the lift hill halted, leaving a number of people stranded near the top of the ride. Park staff had to scale the ride and safely guide riders as they walked down off the ride. [2]''
Is this really necessary? The ride has stopped on the lift hill countless times during operation to date and will continue to do so, including evacuations. This is nothing unusual and in fact intended behaviour for any roller coaster, so is this addition really worth making a note of? As far as I'm concerned an "incident" should be a case unique to the ride in question such as dangerous situations, collisions, injuries etc, and not one that is a (rather sensationalized) regular occurrence on rides worldwide and part of their operating procedures.
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I went on it last Saturday or Sunday (the weekend's a bit of a blur) and it cost £7 each, is this because it was off-season or is the statement in the article "it costs £9 a go" out-of-date? edd 16:31, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
I was recently talking to a friend in the BPB area and questioned him about the pricing, and he did mention that he does remember there to be a price change between the on and off season. I'll look further into it.
On a seperate note, I added more external links, one being an old link that was previously removed and the other the official link to the park. Hyde244 01:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Max Speed - Stated in the article that it is 79 MPH however on ride in the queueing station an announcement for the ride states that it travels at 85 MPH? 88.107.38.34 20:38, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
The ride hits 72-76 mph (see the reason why two posts down). 71.172.229.167 02:15, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
When it opened, I thought it was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world. Not tallest and steepest. - Dudesleeper · Talk 13:32, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
I don't think that this ride hits 87 mph because it only has a 205 foot drop. Griffon has a 205' drop, yet hits only 71-75 mph. Goliath at SFMM has a 255', but only hits 85 mph. So, the ride should only hit 72-76 mph. 71.172.229.167 02:09, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Please see here for the official speed:
http://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/rides/big-one/
You will find it is 87 mph. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.159.114.107 ( talk) 14:16, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
To the IP address who keeps changing the height and speed of the ride in the infobox, please refrain from editing until you can find reliable sources to back up your claim. I very much doubt that the ride reaches 84mph, and there are plenty of sources to back up the original statistics... to name a few, CoasterForce, Thrill Network, Ultimate Coaster, Coaster Crazy, RCDB. Any subsequent edits will be reverted unless you can find some reliable, impartial sources - see WP:REF for details. Seaserpent85 12:56, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
According to Pleasure Beach, Blackpool the height of the rollercoaster is 235ft and it reaches speeds of 85-87mph. I believe the park itself is more reliable than any "enthusiast" website who generally take the information from RCDB, which, according to the park is inaccurate. Guiness World Records, in 1994, were happy to submit the Pepsi Max Big One as the Tallest, Fastest, Steepest rollercoaster in the world at 235ft and 87mph. It reaches 85-87 mph as Blackpool generally has a strong easterly wind which pushes the train faster than it would on a normal layout in a normal amusement park. As I say, I have now re-edited the article to show the OFFICIAL height & speed as accessed at www.pleasurebeachblackpool.com on 03/11/2007 I trust this will not be yet-again reedited with inaccurate information from an enthusiasts website. Please contact Pleasure Beach Blackpool to confirm the information on Wikipedia! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mark@livingstonalive.co.uk ( talk • contribs) 20:50, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
"the usual acceleration for the ride is 74mph/112kph"? mph and kph measure speed, not acceleration. -- Tigerthink ( talk) 23:53, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
The last time I was on The Big One, a couple of years ago, the tape over the tannoy was still claiming it was the "tallest, fastest and longest rollercoaster in the world". Are they still playing these lies over the tannoy? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.254.224.4 ( talk) 00:15, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Maps: —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.181.136.54 ( talk) 14:19, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
"At its highest point above ground level, the ride reaches 213 feet (65 m)". So how can it be 235ft high? Martinevans123 ( talk) 23:14, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
The article stated that the ride's build cost of £12,000,000 equates to "$19,669,316" — which is nonsensical, as it carries the implicit assumption that the cost was exactly £12,000,000.00 to the penny. It would be far more reasonable to state the conversion to two significant figures, as $20,000,000; which is the figure that has been stated by the Coasterpedia (Wikia) article for quite a while now.
I corrected this significance error back in April, only to have the correction undone a few hours later for no stated reason. I can only presume that the other editor has never heard of significance; has never, for instance, read the Ludicrous Precision article on TV Tropes. — Korax1214 ( talk) 15:55, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
The official page for the rollercoaster lists it as "The Big One" with a capitalised "The". Should the page be moved to reflect this? I know the policy at WP:THE is normally to exclude definite articles, but this does seem to be part of a proper name. YorkshireLad ( talk) 11:14, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
What is a pop can? Is it a can that bursts open or something? I'm confused? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:c7f:dc08:9000:468:5648:ba4b:9195 ( talk) 19:22, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
In July 1994 during the ride's inaugural season, 26 people were injured when the computer system failed to completely stop a train returning to the station. The result of this brake failure was a collision with a train parked inside the ride's station. Another train collision occurred in August 2000, caused by another computer failure and injured 16 people. [1]
In April 2021, a train ascending the lift hill halted, leaving a number of people stranded near the top of the ride. Park staff had to scale the ride and safely guide riders as they walked down off the ride. [2]''
Is this really necessary? The ride has stopped on the lift hill countless times during operation to date and will continue to do so, including evacuations. This is nothing unusual and in fact intended behaviour for any roller coaster, so is this addition really worth making a note of? As far as I'm concerned an "incident" should be a case unique to the ride in question such as dangerous situations, collisions, injuries etc, and not one that is a (rather sensationalized) regular occurrence on rides worldwide and part of their operating procedures.
References