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Rocket
Rocket_(Furuvik)_-_OnRide
General
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Park Furuvik
Location SwedenGävle, Gävleborgs, Sweden
Status Operating
Operated
Operated
Opened May 21, 2011
Opening
Cost
Height restriction
Statistics
Manufacturer Schwarzkopf
Builder
Designer Werner Stengel
Type Steel
Type
Model Jet Star
Riders per train 6
Riders per hour 900
Lift/launch system Electric Spiral Lift
Height 44.3 feet
Drop
Top speed
Length 1,919.3 feet
Dimensions

82 feet x 152.6 feet

Duration 1:50
Inversions 0
Steepest drop
Maximum g-force

Black Hole was a Schwarzkopf enclosed roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. It was located in a giant canvas-covered building which could still be seen from the top of Oblivion from 2006 - 2012. The ride was eventually moved in 2006 to its current home, in Furuvik.  In 2011, Black Hole re-opened with a new name, Rocket.  Eventually, the giant canvas covered building was removed in 2012 in preparation for the Smiler, the new coaster for 2013 at Alton Towers.

Alton Towers Roller Coasters
Present AirNemesisOblivionRitaRunaway Mine TrainSmilerSpinball WhizzerThirteen
Former 4 Man BobAlton MouseBeastieBlack HoleCorkscrewMini AppleNew BeastThunderlooper
Concepts Secret Weapon 1 & 2unknown

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