Galactica

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Galactica is a flying roller coaster at Alton Towers Resort themed around virtual reality space travel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flying roller coaster
roller coaster
steel roller coaster
hasCapacity 1500 riders per hour
hasCarsPerTrain 7
hasDesigner John Wardley NERFINISHED
Werner Stengel NERFINISHED
hasDrop 20 metres
66 feet
hasDuration approximately 1 minute 40 seconds
hasElement fly-to-lie transition
inline twist
lie-to-fly transition
pretzel loop
hasHeight 20 metres
66 feet
hasHeightRestriction 140 cm
hasInversions 2
hasLength 2756 feet
840 metres
hasLiftType chain lift hill
hasManufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard NERFINISHED
hasMaxSpeed 47 miles per hour
75 kilometres per hour
hasModel Flying Coaster NERFINISHED
hasNotableFeature marketed as the world’s first roller coaster dedicated to virtual reality at its 2016 retheme
one of the first major B&M flying coasters
hasRcdbNumber 2
hasRidersPerRow 4
hasRowsPerCar 1
hasSupportColor grey
hasTheme space travel
hasTrackColor light blue
hasTrains 3
hasVirtualRealityFeature yes
hasVirtualRealityHeadsets Samsung Gear VR (at launch) NERFINISHED
hasVirtualRealityStatus VR later made optional and then removed
locatedIn Alton Towers Resort NERFINISHED
England
Staffordshire
United Kingdom
openedAsAir 2002
openedAsGalactica 2016
ownedBy Merlin Entertainments NERFINISHED
parkSectionTheme alien and futuristic military theme
previousName Air NERFINISHED
sectionOfPark Forbidden Valley NERFINISHED
themedAround virtual reality space travel
usesRestraintType over-the-shoulder restraint

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