Revolution

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Revolution is a steel shuttle roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, known for featuring a single vertical loop traversed both forwards and backwards.

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Revolution canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amusement ride
shuttle roller coaster
steel roller coaster
country United Kingdom
hasAlternativeName Irn-Bru Revolution
hasBrakingSystem friction brakes
hasCapacity approximately 700 riders per hour
hasConstructionMaterial steel
hasDesigner Werner Stengel
hasDirection shuttle (forward then backward)
hasElement vertical loop
hasHeight approximately 56 ft
hasInversionCount 1
hasLaunchMechanism weight-drop launch system
hasLength approximately 635 ft
hasLiftType launch track
hasManufacturer Arrow Development
hasMaxSpeed approximately 45 mph
hasMinimumHeightRestriction approximately 48 inches
hasModel Shuttle Loop
hasNotableFeature loop is traversed twice per ride cycle
hasOpeningDate 1979
hasOperationMode forwards and backwards through same loop
hasOriginalName Revolution self-linksurface differs
hasParkSection South Park area
hasQueueType outdoor queue line
hasRcdbNumber 794
hasRegion North West England
hasRestraintType over-the-shoulder restraints
hasRideCategory looping coaster
hasRiderPosition seated
hasRideType thrill coaster
hasSafetySystem manual and automatic restraint checks
hasTheme industrial / space-age style
hasThemePark Blackpool Pleasure Beach
hasTrackLayout shuttle with central loop
hasTrackType steel
hasTrainConfiguration single train with multiple cars
hasTrainCount 1
isNotableFor first fully looping roller coaster in Europe
single vertical loop ridden forwards and backwards
locatedIn Blackpool
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
England
Lancashire
owner Blackpool Pleasure Beach
surface form: Blackpool Pleasure Beach Ltd
sponsoredBy Irn-Bru
status operating

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Revolution hasOriginalName Revolution self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Revolution (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)