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Alton Towers is a popular attraction near Alton, Staffordshire, England, with a theme park, water park, hotels and other facilities. The park has a history of development since 1860 and features ten roller coasters, including the world's first Smiler and Wicker Man.
Alton Towers is a former country estate and now a theme park in Staffordshire, England. It was built in the 18th century as a Gothic-style house and opened to the public in 1855 as gardens, and later became a theme park in 1980.
The Smiler is a steel roller coaster with 14 inversions, set in the X-Sector of Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, UK. It opened in 2013 after a series of delays and controversies, and holds the world record for most inversions on a roller coaster.
Galactica is a flying roller coaster in the Forbidden Valley area of Alton Towers amusement park in England. It opened in 2002 as Air and was re-themed and refurbished in 2016 with virtual reality headsets.
Hex – The Legend of the Towers is a walkthrough dark ride experience at Alton Towers. [2] The ride is based on an interpretation of the local legend of the Chained Oak Tree and is set within the restored ruins of the Towers themselves. It is narrated by the actor Jim Carter. [3]
Rita is a launched roller coaster at Alton Towers amusement park in England, with a top speed of 98.3 km/h (61.1 mph) in 2.5 seconds. It opened in 2005 as Rita: Queen of Speed and was rethemed in 2010 as Rita in the Dark Forest section.
In February 2024, Alton Towers submitted a planning application for a new 60 ft (18 m) tall ride in the Forbidden Valley, dubbed 'Project Ocean', on the site previously occupied by Funk ‘n’ Fly (originally occupied by Ripsaw). [4] This prompted speculation from enthusiasts about this new ride being a 'revival' of Ripsaw. [5]
Corkscrew was a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers theme park, near Alton in the English shire county of Staffordshire, United Kingdom.Corkscrew was manufactured for Alton Towers by Dutch company Vekoma, [2] [3] engineered by Werner Stengel of German Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH (Ingenieur Büro Stengel). [4]
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