Fed
up with none of his friends sharing the same level of enthusiasm,
Andy Hine (Chairman) knew that there must be more coaster enthusiasts
in the UK feeling the same way. As the amount of coasters
worldwide
were growing so it appeared was the interest from riders. So
in August 1988 to unite people with the same passion and enthusiasm,
The Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain was created. The main
aims were to unite coaster enthusiasts in a social way, promote
amusement parks as fun and safe places and encourage parks and
manufacturers to create and install new and more daring rides.
It worked! Now in it’s fifteenth year there are over 1200
members from 15 different countries. These coaster crazy members
go to great lengths to get their coaster fix. The average Club
member will have ridden over 100 different coasters, spent 8
hours
in each park they visit and ridden 40 times in one day.
Since the first Club events back in the late 80’s they
have remained the key part of being a member. Each year the
Club organises
around 10 events. These include favourites such as the ‘Blackpool
Bash’, ‘Loopathon’, MegaMania’ and ‘Summer
Bash’. European trips have also been part of the trip
calendar and previous visits have included Port Aventura,
Six Flags Holland,
Europa Park to name just a few. In 1993 we took our first trip
to America and 47 members enjoyed a 10 park tour. This became
a bi-annual event and now two coach loads of members travel to
America to ride around 80-100 coasters in 16 days! |
