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The Smiler is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.The Infinity Coaster model from Gerstlauer set a world record for most inversions on a roller coaster when it opened in 2013, [3] featuring 14 inversions that include dive loops, sidewinders, corkscrews, and other inverting elements.
Alton Towers Resort (UK: / ˈ ɒ l t ən / ⓘ OL-tən) (often shortened to Alton Towers) is a theme park and resort complex in Staffordshire, England, near the village of Alton. [4] The park is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group and incorporates a theme park , water park , mini golf and hotel complex .
Alton Towers is building a “highly secretive” new ride which is set to cost £12.5m. The theme park had plans for the new attraction unanimously approved at a meeting with town planners from ...
The first timber for the coaster arrived at Alton Towers on 4 May 2017. The lift hill's construction reached its highest point in early July, and by October 2017, sections of track were installed. A countdown began on Alton Towers' social media accounts in early January 2018, each day displaying a photo of each of the previous "Secret Weapon ...
Rita was Alton Towers' new attraction for the 2005 season, where it was marketed as "Your best Alton Towers ride ever". The ride starts with the train racing forward from the station area, accelerating from 0 to 98.3 km/h (61.1 mph) in 2.5 seconds, [ 3 ] and negotiates high speed corners and air-time hills (the layout is a figure-of-8) before ...
A official opening date has not been released, but the record-breaking Toxicator is set to make its debut ride in the spring Alton Towers unveils name of new 78ft tall ride with 'world-first ...
The park also confirmed that the Alton Towers Dungeon would not return in 2025. Commenting on the decision to close the rides, Alton Towers said: “Evaluating our line-up of attractions is an ...
Oblivion is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England.The prototype Dive Coaster model from Bolliger & Mabillard opened to the public on 14 March 1998 and was marketed as the "world's first vertical drop roller coaster".