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- 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!
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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!
Rita, formerly known as Rita: Queen of Speed, is a launched roller coaster located in the Dark Forest section of Alton Towers amusement park in Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Designed by Intamin, the Accelerator Coaster model opened to the public on 1 April 2005.
- The Smiler. The Smiler is the world’s first Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster. It holds the world record for the most inversions, boasting 14 in total. It’s easily the best ride in the park and is a competitor for the best ride in the whole of the UK.
- Wicker Man. Wicker Man is one of the greatest wooden roller coasters in the world. It reaches speeds of 70 km/h and 2,608.3 ft in length. Unlike traditional wooden coasters, the ride is incredibly smooth.
- Oblivion. Oblivion is a dive coaster that holds you above a huge hole before you plunging you headfirst down a vertical slope. The trill is top class, but the queues are sometimes a little long for a ride that is over in a few seconds.
- Rita: Queen of Speed. “Rita” is the park’s only launch coaster. It has no loops or corkscrews, but the launch start will have you clutching at your seat every time.
Apr 1, 2005 · 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.
The Accelerator Coaster is a hydraulically launched roller coaster product designed and sold by Intamin. This type of roller coaster is recognizable for it's long, straight launch track, "top hat" (although this does not appear on all Accelerators), and its magnetic brakes that smoothly stop the train without touching it.
- Xcelerator (2002)
- 15
- Formula Rossa (2010)
- Discontinued
An Accelerator Coaster is a hydraulically launched roller coaster model from Intamin. The model usually consists of a long, straight launch track, a top hat tower element, and magnetic brakes that smoothly stop the train without making contact.
Alton Towers is a theme park located in Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK. It opened on the 4th April 1980 and has since grown into one of the largest theme parks in the UK with around 2.3 million guests as of 2022.
