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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 | ||||||||||||
G-Force | 2.5 | ||||||||||||
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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,[3] however the building containing the ride wasn't removed until 2012, to make way for The Smiler.[4]
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Black Hole station
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Black Hole tent in 2010, four years after the coaster was removed
After a renovation from Gerstlauer,[5] the ride reopened at Furuvik on 21 May 2011.
Rocket was put up for sale in late 2021.[6]
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
- ↑ "Black Hole". Ultimate Rollercoaster. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ↑ "Farewell to the Black Hole Tent". TowersTimes. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ↑ Rocket - Gerstlauer
- ↑ "Furuvik zet Schwarzkopf achtbaan Rocket te koop".
External links
- Rocket on the Roller Coaster DataBase.