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Jon Macpherson & Kathleen Speirs

Blackpool's Big Dipper grinds to halt 'halfway down hill' amid Storm Eunice carnage

One of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's biggest rollercoasters ground to a halt 'half way down a hill' as Storm Eunice continues to cause carnage.

Thrill seekers were evacuated from the hair-raising Big Dipper on Saturday.

Its carriages stalled as heavy snow fell over the popular tourist attraction.

Daniel Leach and his friends on The Big Dipper (LANCS LIVE)

Some brave passengers, stuck in the front carriage, managed to grab a quick selfie before being assisted onto a walkway.

Covered in snow and smiling through gritted teeth, the punters jested that it was the 'best front row ride ever', Lancashire Live reports.

Daniel Leach, sat in the front carriage, took to social media to warn other visitors.

He wrote: "We just stalled on Big Dipper in the snow and had to be evacuated.

"Slowest ride I've ever had and I called in near the big blue what we wasn't gonna make it back.

"Rolled up into the brakes and the rear of the train was half way down the hill.

"Great experience but freezing cold.

"Best front row ride ever."

In a statement, Blackpool Pleasure Beach said: "The Big Dipper came to a slow stop a short distance from the station platform.

" Passengers were all escorted safely from the ride to the platform a short walk (approx 50ft) away and we thank them for their patience.

"The ride is reopening for the rest of the day and the park is open until 5pm this afternoon."

The Big Dipper is the ultimate woddie coaster with five drops and a series of twisting and banked turns.

The original ‘Big Dipper’ is now almost 100 years old, the track was extended and reconstructed in 1934.

Heavy snow is falling across Blackpool and the rest of Lancashire today after the Met Office issues a weather warning.

The yellow alert is in place until 3pm and is causing severe disruption to the regions road network with several accidents reported.

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