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Alton Towers · Accelerator Coaster · 2005
Alton Towers' launch coaster that rips from 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds. No time to breathe before the corners come at you.
✏️ Who designed it
- Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbHEngineering / layout
Confidence: Verified · Source: RCDB
🎢 Quick Facts
- Park
- Alton Towers
- Opened
- 2005
- Manufacturer
- Intamin
- Type
- Accelerator Coaster
- Height
- 68 ft
- Track Length
- 640 m (2,100 ft)
- Top speed
- 62 mph
- Inversions
- 0
- Launch
- Hydraulic launch — 0–60 mph in 2.5 seconds
- Duration
- 0:25
- Minimum height
- 140 cm
- Original build cost
- £8m (Known)
- Status
- Operating
Published/reported figure.
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