| Wicker Man | |
|---|---|
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| Alton Towers | |
| Location | Alton Towers |
| Park section | Mutiny Bay |
| Coordinates | 52°59′20″N 1°53′19″W / 52.98889°N 1.88861°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 20 March 2018 |
| Cost | £16,000,000 |
| Replaced | The Flume |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Great Coasters International |
| Designer | Skyline Design LLC |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Drop | 72.2 ft (22.0 m) |
| Length | 2,608.3 ft (795.0 m) |
| Speed | 43.6 mph (70.2 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:50 |
| Capacity | 952 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 120 cm (3 ft 11 in) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 12 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train. |
| Website | Official website |
 Fastrack available | |
| Wicker Man at RCDB | |
Wicker Man is a wooden roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Manufactured by Great Coasters International, the £16-million ride opened to the public on 20 March 2018 following a three-day weather delay. It set several milestones among wooden coasters including the first to be built in the UK in 22 years and the first to incorporate fire.[1][2] Initially codenamed "Secret Weapon 8", a traditional naming scheme for major upcoming projects at Alton Towers, its official name was revealed in January 2018.[3][4]
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Fox Newswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Rdzanek, Austin (25 August 2017). "Alton Towers New Coaster To Be Called "Wicker Man", Logo And Name Trademark?". Amusement Insider. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Alton Towers announce SW8 as 'Wicker Man'". Airgates - The Theme Park Experts. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.