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Thunder Looper
Alton Towers · Shuttle Looper · 1990
A travelling Schwarzkopf shuttle launcher that spent six seasons at Alton Towers before heading off again. Loud, brutal and gone far too soon.
🎢 Quick Facts
- Park
- Alton Towers
- Opened
- 1990
- Manufacturer
- Anton Schwarzkopf
- Type
- Shuttle Looper
- Height
- Not currently confirmed
- Track Length
- 524 m (1,719 ft) (estimated)
- Top speed
- Not currently confirmed
- Inversions
- 1
- Launch
- Weight-drop launch
- Duration
- Not currently confirmed
- Minimum height
- Not currently confirmed
- Original build cost
- £3m (Estimated)
- Status
- Retired
Industry estimate — not a confirmed figure.
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