The Grand National is a wooden roller coaster located at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, Lancashire in the United Kingdom.
It was designed and constructed by American engineer Charles Paige in 1935 and is now one of two surviving wooden Möbius Loop roller coasters in the world (the other being the Racer at Kennywood).
[2] Grand National opened in 1935 and was built by Charles Paige and Henry G. Traver, whose Cyclone Coaster at Long Beach, California inspired the new ride.
[4] After major private sector investments at the Pleasure Beach funded Grand National £1 million in 1990,[5] the station was completely rebuilt to address previous alterations and repair needs.
[4] The roller coaster's theme and name come from the famous Grand National horse race, with elements of the ride signposted to mimic features of the Aintree course, including Becher's Brook and Canal Turn.