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]
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a motion-based dark ride located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed areas of Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California, and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan. The ride takes guests through scenes and environments in and around Hogwarts Castle from the Harry Potter series of books and films. Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Creative, described the ride as an in-depth look at the world of Harry Potter, which utilizes never-before-seen technology which transforms "the theme park experience as you know it".[5] The ride first opened at Islands of Adventure with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter on June 18, 2010,[6] at Universal Studios Japan on July 15, 2014, and at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 7, 2016.[3][7]