Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort announces date treasured Grand National rollercoaster will re-open

It’s arguably Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort’s most treasured rollercoaster and it’s ready to re-open after maintenance work.

Grand National is set to race around its tracks for the first time this season on Saturday June 13, having been closed since the beginning of the season due to a period of planned works.

It will be the its 91st year inside the park.

Amanda Thompson OBE, CEO of Pleasure Beach Resort said: “Grand National is one of the most unique coasters in the entire country and we’re proud to be preserving this legacy.

“We look forward to adding another year to its already nine decade lineage, starting from this weekend.”

Interesting facts about Grand National...

• Grand National opened in June 1935, making it 91 this year
• It’s the only twin-track roller coaster in Britain in which two cars race against one another
• Parts of the ride are signposted to mimic features of the nearby Aintree race course, including Becher's Brook and Canal Turn
• Designed and created by American engineer Charles Paige along with Harry G Traver and Joseph Emberton in 1935
• It’s one of two mobius loop rollercoasters in the world
• The ride’s duration is 2 mins and 20 seconds
• Highest speed is 45 mph