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Sep 12, 2024 · Before the Dark Forest rebranding, Rita had a racing theme and was marketed as the “Queen of Speed.” The theming and name reflected the ride’s intense acceleration. Original Theme. When it first opened, Rita’s theme was based on drag racing, with a starting line, tire marks, and checkered flags throughout the queue. Unique Ride Experience
The ride is loosely-themed to a drag racing concept, which partly changed when the section of the park transformed from "Ug Land" into the "Dark Forest" in 2010, when the ride TH13TEEN was added into that section. It is now themed as an abandoned drag racer that is used as the escape cart to escape the Dark Forest.
Rita, Alton Towers’ first Accelerator Coaster, is a top thrill dragster. Each high performance car joins the drag race around high speed corners and air-time hills. There are no ticking lift hills here, just a powerful hydraulic launch system and unstoppable momentum!
Apr 1, 2005 · The ride's full title was originally Rita: Queen of Speed, and it had a racing theme. This never sat particularly well within the area which at the time was themed as the prehistoric Ug Land. With the removal of Corkscrew and the subsequent opening of Th13teen, the area was rethemed as the Dark Forest. Rita lost her "Queen of Speed" title and ...
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Jun 28, 2024 · Rita (originally known as Rita: Queen of Speed) is a steel launched roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK. It was manufactured by Intamin and opened on 1 April 2005.
- Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK
- Operating since 1 April 2005
- Dark Forest
Apr 1, 2005 · Rita (formerly known as Rita: Queen of Speed) is an Intamin accelerator coaster located in the Dark Forest area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Open since 2005, it accelerates to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds. The ride is loosely based on drag racing, though this partly changed with...
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Rita (formerly known as Rita: Queen of Speed) is an Intamin accelerator coaster located in the Dark Forest area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. It accelerates to 61.1 mph in 2.5 seconds. The ride is loosely based on drag racing.