Apocalypse (Drayton Manor)

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Apocalypse

Drayton Manor
Location	Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England, UK
Coordinates	52°36′38″N 1°42′51″W / 52.610467°N 1.714055°W / 52.610467; -1.714055
Status	Defunct
Operated	27 May 2000 to 30 October 2022
Cost	£2 million
Replaced by	Gold Rush

Statistics

Manufacturer

Intamin

Product

Giant Drop

Capacity

4 per gondola / 5 gondolas

Hourly capacity

520

Height

54 metres

Restrictions

Riders must be at least 120 cm tall. Riders must be above 140 cm to ride standing up.

Apocalypse was a Drop Tower built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin located at Drayton Manor Resort in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England, UK.^[1] It was the tallest ride at Drayton Manor and one of the tallest rides in the United Kingdom before its closure on the 30th October 2022.

History

The ride opened on 27 May 2000 as the world's first drop tower with stand-up gondolas, and remained the only one until the opening of Hurakan Condor at PortAventura Park in 2005. When it originally opened it had four towers around a central tube, two sit-down and the other two stand-up. In 2002, a fifth tower was added featuring a stand-up gondola without a floor.

It closed on 30 October 2022.^[2]

Images

References

↑ "Les faces the Apocalypse in battle for theme park fans". The Birmingham Post. 1999-09-29. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
↑ "Fans of Apocalypse bid farewell to the iconic Drayton Manor ride". ThemeParks-UK. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

Present

Coasters

Accelerator G Force Gold Rush Jormungandr Troublesome Trucks Runaway Coaster Wave

Former

Coasters

Jumbo Jet Star Klondike Gold Mine Roller Coaster Super Dragon

[1] "Les faces the Apocalypse in battle for theme park fans". The Birmingham Post. 1999-09-29. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-09-17.

[2] "Fans of Apocalypse bid farewell to the iconic Drayton Manor ride". ThemeParks-UK. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

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