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The Black Hole
Alton Towers · Enclosed Coaster · 1984
A Jet Star hidden inside a huge black tent with strobes and a soundtrack. Half coaster, half nightclub.
✏️ Who designed it
- Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbHEngineering / layout
Confidence: Verified · Source: RCDB
🎢 Quick Facts
- Park
- Alton Towers
- Opened
- 1984
- Manufacturer
- Schwarzkopf
- Type
- Enclosed Coaster
- Height
- 44.3 ft
- Track Length
- 420 m (1,378 ft) (estimated)
- Top speed
- Not currently confirmed
- Inversions
- 0
- Launch
- No
- Duration
- 1:50
- Minimum height
- Not currently confirmed
- Original build cost
- £1.5m (Estimated)
- Status
- Retired
Industry estimate — not a confirmed figure.
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