Stealth (roller coaster)

Stealth
Stealth in 2024
Thorpe Park
LocationThorpe Park
Park sectionAmity
Coordinates51°24′18″N 0°30′55″W / 51.405°N 0.515278°W / 51.405; -0.515278
StatusOperating
Opening date15 March 2006 (2006-03-15)
Cost£12 Million
General statistics
TypeSteel – Launched
ManufacturerIntamin
DesignerWerner Stengel
ModelAccelerator Coaster
Lift/launch systemHydraulic launch track
Height62.5 m (205 ft)
Length400.0 m (1,312.3 ft)
Speed80 mph (129 km/h)
Inversions0
Max vertical angle90°
G-force4.7
Height restriction140–196 cm (4 ft 7 in – 6 ft 5 in)
Trains3 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train.
ThemeSpeedway
WebsiteOfficial website
Fastrack available
Disabled access Wheelchair accessible
Must transfer from wheelchair
Stealth at RCDB

Stealth is a launched roller coaster in the Amity area of Thorpe Park located in Surrey, England. Built and designed by Intamin of Switzerland for £12 million, the Accelerator Coaster model opened in 2006 as the fastest roller coaster in the UK before being passed by Hyperia in 2024. It is also the third tallest in the UK after Hyperia and the Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. [1] It reaches a height of 62.5 metres (205 ft) and accelerates from 0 to 80 mph (129 km/h).[2] Riders experience a maximum of 4.7 g.[3]

  1. ^ "Stealth: Your questions". Stealth.thorpepark.com. August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 July 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Stealth - Thorpe Park (Chertsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ "The Science of Roller Coasters" (PDF). Thorpe Park. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.