Beastie (roller coaster)

Beastie

Alton Towers
Park section	Adventure Land
Coordinates	52°59′21″N 1°53′40″W / 52.989269°N 1.894549°W / 52.989269; -1.894549Coordinates: 52°59′21″N 1°53′40″W / 52.989269°N 1.894549°W / 52.989269; -1.894549
Status	Closed
Opening date	1983
Closing date	2010
Replaced by	Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Pinfari
Model	Super Dragon MD31
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	13 ft (4.0 m)
Drop	11 ft (3.4 m)
Length	436 ft (133 m)
Speed	17 mph (27 km/h)
Duration	1:45
Max vertical angle	36°
Capacity	200 riders per hour
Beastie at RCDB Pictures of Beastie at RCDB

Beastie was a steel family roller coaster made by Pinfari of Italy. The coaster was located in the Adventure Land area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. The ride featured a tunnel and performed two laps of the circuit each run.^[1]

Originally opening in the Festival Park (now Dark Forest) area of the park under the name Mini-Dragon, it allowed younger visitors of the park to experience the thrill of a roller coaster. It was renamed in 1987 to just the "Dragon". In 1993 it was then moved to the Thunder Valley section of the park where it assumed the name "Beastie" after a larger roller coaster in the area, called The Beast. It stayed here for several years, up to the 1998 season when it was moved to the Adventure Land section of the park. The ride was very compact and contained several head chopper effects.

In 2009, it became the Alton Towers' oldest operating roller-coaster following the closure of the Corkscrew the previous year. In early 2011, it was revealed that Beastie would not be operating again; and after standing but not operating (SBNO) for 2 years it was finally removed from the park just before the 2013 season.

In 2015, Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure, a Zamperla family coaster, replaced Beastie. The site of the coaster is now part of CBeebies Land.

References

↑ "Beastie - Towers Times". Retrieved 2008-11-02.

External links

Alton Towers

Roller coasters	Runaway Mine Train (1992) Nemesis (1994) Oblivion (1998) Sonic Spinball (2004) Rita (2005) TH13TEEN (2010) The Smiler (2013) Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure (2015) Galactica (2016 retheme)

Other rides	The Blade as Pirate Ship (1980) The Flume (1981) Enterprise (1984) Congo River Rapids (1986) Hex – The Legend of the Towers (2000) Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back (2003) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride (2006) Driving School (2006) Marauder's Mayhem (2008) Battle Galleons (2008) Twirling Toadstool (2009) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (2012) The Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - 4-D Experience (2012)

Past rides	Around The World In Eighty Days (1981–1993) Toyland Tours (1994–2005) Nickelodeon: Outta Control (1997–1998) Doom & Sons (1981–1992) The Black Hole (1984–2005) Thunder Looper (1990–1996) Corkscrew (1980–2008) The Beast (1988–1997) Beastie (1983–2010) Dynamo (1993–2005) Boneshaker (1995–2003) Submission (2001–2013) Ripsaw (1997–2015)

Theme Park Areas	Towers Street Katanga Canyon Gloomy Wood Forbidden Valley Adventure Land X-Sector Mutiny Bay Cloud Cuckoo Land Dark Forest CBeebies Land The Towers & Gardens

See also	Alton Towers Waterpark Merlin Entertainments John Wardley History of Alton Towers The Grand Knockout Tournament

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, August 18, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.