Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Big Dipper rollercoaster remains closed after an incident which saw track damage and the ride stall.
The 1923-designed wooden rollercoaster is understood to have suffered central track damage and a train become partially detached on Thursday.
The track’s underlying support beams appeared fractured across much of the upside of one of the ride’s hill sections.
Pleasure Beach released a statement on Friday which said it was investigating the “root cause” of the ride’s halt.
“The Big Dipper came to a stop Thursday July 23, around 2pm, at a very low point in the ride,” a spokesperson told LancsLive.
“Following this, a manual deboarding took place with guests guided safely by trained operators.
“All riders were checked by first aid trained staff, with no injuries reported. An internal investigation is taking place to determine the root cause.”
A reopening date for the Big Dipper has not yet been published, although the duration is likely to be significant.
Online footage of the Big Dipper’s track damage is similar to that seen to Dreamland’s former Scenic Railway rollercoaster 2024, which saw the ride never reopen.