Image from Alton Tower's official website.
This was my first ever roller coaster and started my life-long obsession.
I will miss this beautiful yellow beast(The red track going across is part of Rita:Queen of Speed).
Hopefully her identical cousin will keep going for a long time at Flamingo Land.
Theme Park - Alton Towers
First Installed - 1980
Opening Date - 4th April 1980
Location - Ug Land
Cost - £1.25 million
Manufacturer - Vekoma
Designer - Arrow Dynamics
Weight - 350 tonnes
Track Length - 728 metres
Height Of Drop - 23 metres
Maximum Speed - 44 mph (70 km/h)
Maximum G Force - 3.1 G
Ride Duration - Approx. 1 minute, 45 seconds
Capacity - 24 per train
Throughput - 43,449,840 people
Total Cycles - 1,810,410
Distance Travelled - 1,317,978.48 Kilometres/ 818,953.31 Miles
Seating Arrangement - 2 trains, 6 cars per train, 2 row per car, 2 seats per row
Restraint Type - Shoulder restraints
Height Restriction - 1.2 metres
We had our last go on her, on Saturday the 8th of November 2008.
And, as a parting gift, she whacked our jaws with her restraints...
She was getting a bit rough in her old age!
References. ukrides.info
towers times
Alton Tower's official site.
