Galactica
Alton Towers, Alton, UK
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Flying coaster · Steel · B&M
Opened 2002 · Owned by Merlin
Opened as Air, this B&M flyer tips you face-down over the Staffordshire valley and skims the ground rather than looping.
- Height
- 65 ft
- Top speed
- 47 mph
- Length
- 2,789 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Opened
- 2002
- Builder
- B&M
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Plan your ride
Lines are shortest at park open and in the last hour of the day. Enthusiasts swear by the back row for the biggest airtime.
Good to know
No inversions — intense, but you never go upside down
Flying coaster — smooth modern track
Compact layout — 2,789 ft of track
