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| Virginia Reel | |
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Location |
Blackpool, England, UK |
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Opened |
1922 |
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Closed |
1982 |
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Builder |
William Strickler |
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Virginia Reel was a wooden sit down spinning Roller Coaster at Pleasure Beach Blackpool, UK.
Design[]
This ride predates the Spinning Wild Mouse type coasters seen today. It had several spinning cars that ran across wooden track (Similar to a Side-Friction Roller Coaster). There were several switchbacks as well.
Instead of big hills or banks, Virginia Reels featured many unbanked turns and switchbacks to spin their tubs as much as possible. Near the end of the ride were a few helices and a relatively steep drop into a tunnel.
Name[]
The Virginia Reel was not named after the way the cars 'reeled' down the track nor the country dance. It was named after Luna Virginia Riehl, the daughter of the ride's creator — a Mr Henry Elmer Riehl of New York USA who patented the ride on November 26, 1907 (Patent Number 872253).
| Pleasure Beach Blackpool Roller Coasters | |
| Operating | Avalanche • Big Dipper • Big One • Blue Flyer • Grand National • Infusion • Nickelodeon Streak • Revolution • Steeplechase |
| Former | Big Apple • Circus Clown • Cyclone • Scenic Railway • Space Invader 2 • Switchback • Tokaydo Express • Velvet Coaster • Virginia Reel • Wild Mouse |