Black Hole (roller coaster)

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Black Hole
Location Alton Towers
Park Section X-Sector
Type Steel - Enclosed
Status SBNO
Opened 1984
Closed 3 May 2005
Manufacturer Schwarzkopf
Designer Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
Model Jet Star 2
Lift/launch system Electric Spiral Lift
Height 44.25 feet (13.5 m)
Length 1,919.25 feet (585 m)
Inversions 0
Duration 1:50
Capacity 900 riders per hour
Black Hole at RCDB
Pictures of Black Hole at RCDB

Black Hole was an enclosed steel roller coaster at Alton Towers. It opened in 1984 as a standard Jet Star 2, but after its first year of operation was reassembled underneath a large green and yellow tent. It closed to the public in March 2005 and was removed from the park in 2007.

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    Roller coasters at Alton Towers

    Air - Beastie - Black Hole - Corkscrew - Nemesis - Oblivion - Rita: Queen of Speed - Runaway Mine Train - Spinball Whizzer