when does the wicker man ride open at alton towers
Wicker Man (roller coaster) Wicker Man is a wooden roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Following a weather delay, the ride opened to the public on 20 March 2018 and held its public opening ceremony on 24 March 2018. Manufactured by Great Coasters International at a cost of Â£16,000,000, Wicker Man set several milestones among wooden coasters including the first to be built at Alton Towers, the first to incorporate fire,[1][2] and the first in the United Kingdom in over 21 years.[3][4] Initially codenamed "Secret Weapon 8", a traditional format for naming major projects at Alton Towers, its official name was revealed in January 2018.[5][1]
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror On the last word of Serling's narration, the elevator starts its drop sequence. Rather than a simple gravity-powered drop, however, the elevator is pulled downwards, causing most riders to rise off their seats, held down by a seat belt. At least once during the drop sequence, wide elevator doors in front of the riders open to reveal a view of the park from a height of 157 ft (48 m), however the drop is only 130 ft (40 m), the height of a 13-story building. The elevator drops at a top speed of 39 miles per hour (63 km/h). In the Hollywood Studios version, the back of the "Hollywood Tower Hotel" sign partially obstructs the view (the on-ride camera is located here, recording the ride for video or a photograph to be purchased later).