Space Invader 2
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Space Invader 2 | |
Location | Pleasure Beach Blackpool |
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Type | Steel - Enclosed |
Status | Operating |
Opened | 2004 |
Manufacturer | Zierer |
Designer | Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 1:30min |
Space Invader 2 at RCDB Pictures of Space Invader 2 at RCDB |
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Space Invader 2 is an enclosed, sit down roller coaster at the Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, England.
The ride was built in 1984, and was refurbished by KumbaK Coasters and renamed in 2003.
Space Invader 2 operates single car trains. Riders are arranged inline in three rows for a total of three riders per car with a T-bar restraint.
[edit] Incidents
On July 21, 2000, 11-year-old Christopher Sheratt died after he fell out of the ride vehicle.[1] Reports say that Sheratt panicked on the dark ride and unfastened his seatbelt.
[edit] References
- ^ Boy's rollercoaster death 'accidental'. BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
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