Beastie (roller coaster)

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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
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 is located in the Adventure Land area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. The ride features a tunnel and performs 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 is very compact and contains several head chopper effects. It is expected to stay here for the remainder of its time at the park.^[2] As of 2009, it became the themepark's 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.

References

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

External links

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Roller coasters (in date order of opening)	Runaway Mine Train (1992) Nemesis (1994) Oblivion (1998) Air (2002) Sonic Spinball (2004) Rita (2005) Thirteen (2010) The Smiler (2013)

Other rides	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride (2006) Congo River Rapids (1986) Duel: The Haunted House Strikes Back (2003) Hex - the Legend of the Towers (2000) Marauder's Mayhem (Alton Towers) (1987/2008) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (2012) Peugeot 207 Driving School (2006) Ripsaw (1997) The Flume (1981) The Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - 4-D Experience (2012) Twirling Toadstool (2009) Battle Galleons (2008)

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)

Areas (Zones / Lands)	Towers Street Cloud Cuckoo Land (was Talbot Street/Land of Make Believe/Cred Street) Katanga Canyon X-Sector (was Springfield Centre/Fantasy World) Mutiny Bay (was Ingestre Centre/AquaLand/Merrie England) The Towers Gloomy Wood Storybook Land Forbidden Valley (was Thunder Valley) Adventure Land (was Kiddies Kingdom) Dark Forest (was Talbot Centre/Festival Park/Ug Land) Old MacDonald's Farmyard (was Britannia Farm/Safeway Farm) The Gardens Haunted Hollow (Alton Towers)

Media	Hold Tight (TV show) (1982-1987) The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987)

See also	Cariba Creek Merlin Entertainments John Wardley History of Alton Towers

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