@@marilenamatrone9663 I'm going on my first rollercoaster next month with a group off friends I haven't been on a rollercoaster before I'm so scared any tips
And...4 years later! LOL! I believe the Big Dipper was the first roller coaster to have "Up-stop wheels". That was a revolutionary design back then. The roller coaster train has wheels running UNDERNEATH the track, as well as above. Without the up-stop wheels, the track can't go up and down TOO much, or the train will fly off the track. The up-stop wheels allow for bigger highs and lows and more speed.
My first ever rollercoaster. Always holds a special place in my heart ☺️ As a child I was terrified of rollercoasters. Wouldn’t go near one, let alone ride one. On my first trip to Pleasure Beach, I don’t remember how they managed it but my family somehow got me on this ride. (I honestly don’t remember how they convinced me to get on it. It either must have been a very convincing argument, or they bribed me). I was swearing bloody murder on the ramp up, telling my family I hated them and I was 100% convinced I was going to die. This was going against every self preservation instinct in my tiny body. Then the dreaded drop happened and...... I loved it. It was like a switch had been flipped. After the first drop I enjoyed the rest of the ride. I even loved the sensation of my stomach flipping over. When it ended I wanted to go on again. Now I love rollercoasters. I still get a little nervous around upside down rollercoasters, but other then that I will go on anything now matter how high. If you told my childhood self that I would willingly ride the Pepsi Max she would not believe me. I look back on my previous rollercoaster hating years with shame and embarrassment now. Why did I hate something so vehemently without even trying it? So take my advice people who are terrified of coasters. You gotta take that first leap! Start off on small ones like the Big Dipper if needs be. Because you might be a hidden adrenaline junkie like me.
In reality the ride is much faster but i know it was four yers ago it was a little slower but in 2016 the ride only last around 30 seconds it is fast as heck that ride now
It always stops on the climb when it's on two trains because it has to wait for the other one to get to the station so it doesn't crash into it. It has a detector somewhere near the top.
I took my son and daughter to Geauga Lake August of 2017. Their dad worked at Geauga Lake during the off season to repair the Big Dipper! Geauga Lake was always part of my summers growing up as a kid. We rode the Big Dipper seven times before leaving the park. We did not know that less than a month later the park would be closed. Glad we left the park with the Big Dipper memory!!
I went on this in 1977 when I was almost 16, it terrified me and I've never been on a rollercoaster ride since....until 2 days ago, I went on Galactica twice and Nemesis once at Alton Towers, so proud of myself lol
This was my first main rollercoster and the air time Jesus then I when on it again on Monday got no air time and loved it so much defiantly one of the best rides at the park
I remember this was awesome when I was a kid, a real white knuckle experience. Funny,I remember going round the globe thing at the top towards the first dip,. but not the double lift hill preceding it.
STORY TIME! So the first time I rode this I went on with my dad (my dad forced me as I have an extreme phobia for even the smallest of roller coasters) so we got on and literally before I could think about anything the ride started... Then we reached the top and I shat myself (metaphorically) then each time we went down I had air time and smacked my head against the front of the cart... Several times...
Ouch. Just pure ouch. I had a similar experience on space mountain mission 2 at Disneyland Paris, my head got whacked around so much! Still a great ride though.
This is similar or the exact model roller coaster called the Jack Rabbit in Wildwood NJ. Long may she rest in peace. She was my first ride. I was 6. Im 41 now. Great memory.
Is this ride like the grand national? I didn't go on this when I went I was too sacred idk why cause I went on the big one it just looked so scary hahah😊
I wonder what changed in coaster design from 50 years ago you now. These Woodies today seem to fly over the hills and not let up but the ones back then like this one seems to lose steam at the top of the airtime hills.
I went on it with my friends in July I loved it but the drops made me have this feeling in my stomach the feeling where u feel ur stomach go up. it also made me jump outta my seat thank god there was a bar holding me😂 I loved it!
When I went on this ride last week 'I honestly thought I was gonna die because for a started the lap bar doesn't even touch me so my mom holds me and also when we're going up the first hill the ride kept slowing down and then jolting and speeding up again. then it feels like it comes of the track as your ass comes of your seat.
I5 is actually so much higher than it looks in this video. Also the drops are actually quite steep and you get bashed a lot on this ride but it’s very fun!
CAN ANYONE REMEMBER THE LITTLE ROUNDABOUT THAT WAS GOING ROUND UNDER THE PEAR SHAPED THING AT THE RACK THAT TOOK THE COASTER UP THE INCLINE?IT HAD SMALL FIGURES SAT ON HORSES.
Where is this amusement park? Besides this coaster there seems to be a few more I would like there. BTW, that first left turn at the top of the long lift by the Big Dipper sign looks like a turn from a Wild Mouse ride giving the impression it's going over the edge.
I've been on the big dipper over 10 times. the ride next to it ( the blue one I forgot the name ) I've been on over 13 times. the pepsi max ( or iron bru ) ive been on god knows how many times. IJUST LOVE BLACKPOOL!! I'VE BEEN THERE MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN I WAS A KID.
My legs got bashed and my head nearly got whacked off.
Would definitely recommend.
Nathan Mcleary e
ouch
omg same that happened to me
How
@@marilenamatrone9663 I'm going on my first rollercoaster next month with a group off friends I haven't been on a rollercoaster before I'm so scared any tips
Its really good for a coaster that was built in the 1920's! Its so much better than it looks and higher.
Synne Dragonhand it got shorter due to a fire
And...4 years later! LOL! I believe the Big Dipper was the first roller coaster to have "Up-stop wheels". That was a revolutionary design back then. The roller coaster train has wheels running UNDERNEATH the track, as well as above. Without the up-stop wheels, the track can't go up and down TOO much, or the train will fly off the track. The up-stop wheels allow for bigger highs and lows and more speed.
Hope it is "so much better than it looks and higher," because I was underwhelmed.
I thought I was gonna die 😂 I kept jumping up when it went up
@@txzed7456 same I kept jumping when it down to
Watching this in line
Rip me 😔
@@0ranger this ride is older than giant dipper and the layouts are not similar in the slightest
i lost my glasses on this ride lmao, i had to go blind for about a week
blossom xox lol
me too omg they flung straight off lmao
take me to my grave Excuse me visually impaired person right here I’m registered blind though do have a bit of vision in my left eye.
Good job I didn't actually go on it then when I was being begged all day too. Anyway I nearly had my glasses fall off on the Nickelodeon streak 😂
This is why you don't take loose items on a roller coaster.
Is it just me or do small people (like me will know) can't see the drops because there's always an adult in front .-. Like if u know the struggle ;-;
YES
Just get taller 🙄
@@JonMinaj and how do I do that?
@@southernhawk2661 just grow a few inches!!!
96 years of age and still goin
My first ever rollercoaster. Always holds a special place in my heart ☺️
As a child I was terrified of rollercoasters. Wouldn’t go near one, let alone ride one.
On my first trip to Pleasure Beach, I don’t remember how they managed it but my family somehow got me on this ride. (I honestly don’t remember how they convinced me to get on it. It either must have been a very convincing argument, or they bribed me).
I was swearing bloody murder on the ramp up, telling my family I hated them and I was 100% convinced I was going to die. This was going against every self preservation instinct in my tiny body.
Then the dreaded drop happened and...... I loved it.
It was like a switch had been flipped. After the first drop I enjoyed the rest of the ride. I even loved the sensation of my stomach flipping over. When it ended I wanted to go on again.
Now I love rollercoasters. I still get a little nervous around upside down rollercoasters, but other then that I will go on anything now matter how high. If you told my childhood self that I would willingly ride the Pepsi Max she would not believe me.
I look back on my previous rollercoaster hating years with shame and embarrassment now. Why did I hate something so vehemently without even trying it?
So take my advice people who are terrified of coasters. You gotta take that first leap! Start off on small ones like the Big Dipper if needs be. Because you might be a hidden adrenaline junkie like me.
I love this roller coaster
Same here just got back from blackpool had a blast -_- Literally
Lol yeah THE ANTICAPATION :D
i know for its time is it is amazing
Same
I went on this when I was 8..totally didn't Think I was gunna die.
LMAO same I was tricked onto it by my sus
So doe I, I thought I was gunna die.
Did*
@@aditihrishi2508 HAHA same! I thought I was going on the grand national rollercoaster but turned out it was the big dipper!!
@@sara.k690 boomer moment
Anybody else notice Big Dipper briefly met the big one as the big one was going round a corner.
And you nearly have your head taken off by Steeplechase
Digital Deathsquid that’s what makes it fun
Its fuckin more higher and rickety than it looks
TCOG Clan I now I was so scared on that i was like "TF LET ME OUT e.e"
I went on that in 1979 as a 10 year old. once was enough! Lol
Hello, MR ANDERSON.
I remember going on it as my first roller coaster ride when I was little and as we start to go down I was absolutely shaking!
I remember my first ride all those decades ago. I think a few years later they opened the grand national ride. Good old days.
this thing looks like it could fall apart
v L u k E v 94 ikr
v L u k E v 94 but it won't
It didnt
it's 94 years old and it's still safer than most modern coasters
v L u k E v 94 Well it can't and won't. It's perfectly safe.
So how many wooden coasters should we call the big dipper?
Roller coaster designer: Yes
In reality the ride is much faster but i know it was four yers ago it was a little slower but in 2016 the ride only last around 30 seconds it is fast as heck that ride now
Yes much faster now, but just as rickety. Fabulous.
Good
Brilliant ride, nearly 95 years old and still fantastic 😍 I love it
now 99 years old and still going strong!
The last time i went blackpool was last year and i went on all the rides but im watching these to remember how good they are and im going in 2 days
It always stops on the climb when it's on two trains because it has to wait for the other one to get to the station so it doesn't crash into it. It has a detector somewhere near the top.
I took my son and daughter to Geauga Lake August of 2017. Their dad worked at Geauga Lake during the off season to repair the Big Dipper! Geauga Lake was always part of my summers growing up as a kid. We rode the Big Dipper seven times before leaving the park. We did not know that less than a month later the park would be closed. Glad we left the park with the Big Dipper memory!!
Me a 10 year old girl at the time thought I was going to die from flying out of my seat
You what?
Hurt my back on this one over 15 years ago. Good times. 😂
I went on this in 1977 when I was almost 16, it terrified me and I've never been on a rollercoaster ride since....until 2 days ago, I went on Galactica twice and Nemesis once at Alton Towers, so proud of myself lol
How old are you god
Been on this ride, amazing
Such a great rollercoaster. Perfect I'd say.
I think the first drop is too rough
Love this one! Some pretty hilarious memories I have to say
Still running great and now icon is there as well wonderful pov's
I can't wait to go on this cause in a few weeks I will be coming to Blackpool again! Love it.
Absolutely classic ride.
1:59 OMFG THE INFUSION! I neally died on it 😂😂😂
Same I thought I was gonna whack my legs into the bars😂
How
You didn’t even get close to dying
@@JS-xx7cf all these gp comments are annoying right 😂😂😂
TerrestrialGamer i so much agree
This was the first ever rollercoaster I went on when I was just an itty bitty child, might go on it at some point this year if I go back to black pool
I'm youngish been on this and went on it like 10 times its that good it's really thrilling 😄
Love this rollercoaster,so fun
Can't wait!!! Going 2 Pleasure Beach on Monday!!!
This was my first main rollercoster and the air time Jesus then I when on it again on Monday got no air time and loved it so much defiantly one of the best rides at the park
One of my favourites of the pleasure beach, and the queue goes down pretty fast.
What fun! Thanks from California :)
The golden oldies, eh really rough ride but a classic. As a kid this was like the Pepsi max big one too me 😂🤣
I remember this was awesome when I was a kid, a real white knuckle experience. Funny,I remember going round the globe thing at the top towards the first dip,. but not the double lift hill preceding it.
I love this ride😍😍
STORY TIME!
So the first time I rode this I went on with my dad (my dad forced me as I have an extreme phobia for even the smallest of roller coasters) so we got on and literally before I could think about anything the ride started... Then we reached the top and I shat myself (metaphorically) then each time we went down I had air time and smacked my head against the front of the cart... Several times...
Ouch. Just pure ouch. I had a similar experience on space mountain mission 2 at Disneyland Paris, my head got whacked around so much! Still a great ride though.
M0ves that sounds understandable I mean don't forget the big dipper is the 2nd oldest still standing coaster in the world
Big Dipper reminds me of the Roller Coaster Tycoon game!
Went on this on Tuesday.. this and icon were my favorite ride there
I love this ride! You feel like your gonna fly off the seat 😂
This is similar or the exact model roller coaster called the Jack Rabbit in Wildwood NJ. Long may she rest in peace. She was my first ride. I was 6. Im 41 now. Great memory.
I'm going to black pool pleasure beach on my birthday
I went yesterday
Cool😎
I'm going tomorrow for my birthday
Same
Same I go every year for my birthday
This has always been my fave!
mick smith l
I went on this on saturday and it was so much fun!!!!
I remember it breaking down at the top while I was riding it with my friends
How did you get on this I lined up for hours but when I got to the front and was about to go on the ride closed. Did you have a fast pass
I love this ride.😂😍
Love that Blackpool sky. Grey and full of the promise of rain.
I'm going with my school next week and am terrified of roller coasters but my friends are forcing me on this first 😂😂❤️
Whatever you do don't sit at the back
+Sam 😹😹
are u going on the 21st of june cause thats when i am going with my school
shaun varley no, the 17th
I'm going too haha for a school trip
I would sooo recommend this ride
I love the big dipper it's literally so fun
Loved this but I kept coming out of the seat 😂same with all my friends on it to ahahah
That’s called airtime
I love it!
this was so fun!!
I love this ride sooo fun !!!!!
Looking forward to going soon as im not worried at all as alton tower rides are much bigger than these and ive been on all of them.
Chloe Moy how was tye pepsi max im going in 7 days?
I love this ride
Is this ride like the grand national? I didn't go on this when I went I was too sacred idk why cause I went on the big one it just looked so scary hahah😊
Alicia Mcgiverin iOS
Forever a classic.
I wonder what changed in coaster design from 50 years ago you now. These Woodies today seem to fly over the hills and not let up but the ones back then like this one seems to lose steam at the top of the airtime hills.
What's the height restriction for this??
My 3rd favourite ride at Blackpool!
I went on it with my friends in July I loved it but the drops made me have this feeling in my stomach the feeling where u feel ur stomach go up. it also made me jump outta my seat thank god there was a bar holding me😂 I loved it!
Lol Matthew. It is an amazing ride u should have come with usl lol
Alright Pavle 😂 the ride was so funny tho
When I went on this ride last week 'I honestly thought I was gonna die because for a started the lap bar doesn't even touch me so my mom holds me and also when we're going up the first hill the ride kept slowing down and then jolting and speeding up again. then it feels like it comes of the track as your ass comes of your seat.
How do you stay in the carriage? Is there a seatbelt or something or just a bar to hold onto?
If you like airtime and shaking about I would definitely recommend this, love it
i didnt get airtime when i rode it :(
I5 is actually so much higher than it looks in this video. Also the drops are actually quite steep and you get bashed a lot on this ride but it’s very fun!
LOVE it Best ride nearly
CAN ANYONE REMEMBER THE LITTLE ROUNDABOUT THAT WAS GOING ROUND UNDER THE PEAR SHAPED THING AT THE RACK THAT TOOK THE COASTER UP THE INCLINE?IT HAD SMALL FIGURES SAT ON HORSES.
Pov your watching this 9 years later
I am going blackpool and I don't know whivh ride I should go on first plzz tell me
big one
ice blast
Big one, it gets the biggest ques so your best going on it first
Ice blast it is awesome
Go on the dora ride and start shaking yourself in the water thing and then grab the stones and throw them at eachother i know i am a little late 😂😂
I am going tomorrow which ride should I go on first???
CallWard 2005 ice blast totally doesn't make you have a heart attack
Why would you reply 4 months after
@HelterSkelter Was your reply supposed to be a joke or just your entertainment to start your internet daily drama?
@HelterSkelter Right back at you my comment was clearly sarcastic
Great old ride!!
Pretty much the definition of an out and back coaster! Now my neck hurts.
Where is this amusement park? Besides this coaster there seems to be a few more I would like there. BTW, that first left turn at the top of the long lift by the Big Dipper sign looks like a turn from a Wild Mouse ride giving the impression it's going over the edge.
mdteletom 1 Blackpool.
I LOVETthe Big Dipper!
I've been on the big dipper over 10 times. the ride next to it ( the blue one I forgot the name ) I've been on over 13 times. the pepsi max ( or iron bru ) ive been on god knows how many times. IJUST LOVE BLACKPOOL!! I'VE BEEN THERE MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN I WAS A KID.
Beth James I am confused there are no rides called the Pepsi Max or iron brew. Do you mean the big one and Revolution?
there Is look it up
Beth James there use to be a ride called iron brew, but they changed the name to revolution
i think you mean the revolution, it was called the "irn bru" revolution for a while. The pepsi amx ride is the big one.
What’s the blue roller coaster next to it called
The Blue Flyer
@@peggytheveteran4968It’s Infusion, The Blue Flyer is the small one in Nickoledonland
Can't wait to go on this I'm go black pool today
Are you using both channels and coasterforce
lol you can hear me screaming in the background ha
U wasn’t on the ride
All girls scream like that
GainfulTV eh no they don't
GainfulTV Boo no they Don't!
Love Lissy they do
The old rides are so much better than the new
This is my fav ride
I don't like roller coasters, would I be okay on this one?
Angel Dickson nope
I absolutely hate roller coasters but I went on this today and it's really good you just st scream a lot!!
If you hate drops I wouldn't recommend this
Angel Dickson no
Flowey the Flower yes!
Is this like the grand national?
I am obsessed with pleasure beach I am going with my friends sky and Jessica on the 20th July 2015 it's going to be great and good fun
This ride honestly rattles your brain! I was airbone on that first drop and smacked right back down! 😂
This is my fave ride I'm only 7 years old and this wasn't scary I went on with my uncle Chris and Ioved it
I love big dipper❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌👌💕💕💕💕💕💕
I’m quite terrified of rollercoasters but I think this one looks quite fun cos of the drops. Would I be ok on it?
No you would die
this is my favourite ride from the pleasure beach but it's that old that it stops near the top god it scares me lol
1:18 how can they stand?? Are there no seatbelts or something?
Naturally Beautiful someone died on this ride once by standing up. There's seat belts but they aren't great
This ride looks like its about to fall apart any second haha
iconic. I love this ride too! But from experience, sitting at the back doesn't give you more airtime, but whiplash. *whiplash*.
Wait they rebuilt it after the fire???