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| Rocket in 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||||
| Product | Jet Star II | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 6 | ||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 900 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Electric spiral lift | ||||||||||
| Area | 25 metres × 46.5 metres | ||||||||||
| Height | 13.5 metres | ||||||||||
| Length | 585 metres | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1:50 | ||||||||||
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Rocket was a steel roller coaster previously located at Furuvik in Gävle, Gävleborgs, Sweden. The ride was a Schwarzkopf Jet Star II, and it previously operated at Alton Towers from 1983 to 5 March 2005 as the Black Hole.
History
When the ride was at Alton Towers, it was located in a giant canvas-covered building. In 1988, it was modified by BHS to run two-car trains. Previously it ran single cars.[1] It closed on 5 March 2005[2] and was removed the following year, however the building containing the ride wasn't removed until 2012, to make way for The Smiler.[3]
Black Hole station
Black Hole tent in 2010, four years after the coaster was removed
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After a renovation from Gerstlauer,[4] the ride reopened at Furuvik on 21 May 2011.
Rocket was put up for sale in late 2021.[5]
Design
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Colour scheme
Red track and blue supports, used to have black track with track when at Alton Towers.
Trains
2 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged inline in 3 rows, for a total of 6 riders per train. The ride was modified in 1988 by BHS to support trains with multiple cars. Normally Jet Star II models can only support single car trains.
References
- ↑ Jet Star 2 - Schwarzkopf Coaster Net
- ↑ End of era for Alton Towers ride - BBC News
- ↑ "Farewell to the Black Hole Tent". TowersTimes. 12 April 2012. https://www.towerstimes.co.uk/sw7/farewell-to-the-black-hole-tent/. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ↑ Rocket - Gerstlauer
- ↑ "Furuvik zet Schwarzkopf achtbaan Rocket te koop". https://themeparkfreaks.eu/2021/12/furuvik-zet-schwarzkopf-achtbaan-rocket-te-koop/.
External links
- Rocket on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
