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Lightwater Valley · Terrain Coaster · 1991
For years the longest rollercoaster in the world at 1.5 miles, tearing through Yorkshire woodland. Closed in 2020.
✏️ Who designed it
- Big Country MotioneeringDesign Firm
- Robert StaveleyRide Designer
Confidence: Verified · Source: RCDB
🎢 Quick Facts
- Park
- Lightwater Valley
- Opened
- 1991
- Manufacturer
- Big Country Motioneering
- Type
- Terrain Coaster
- Height
- 107 ft
- Track Length
- 2,268 m (7,441 ft)
- Top speed
- 50 mph
- Inversions
- 0
- Launch
- No
- Duration
- 7:34
- Minimum height
- 129.5 cm
- Original build cost
- £5.2m (Known)
- Status
- Retired
Published/reported figure (Wikipedia).
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