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| Ultimate | |
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| Lightwater Valley | |
| Location | Lightwater Valley |
| Coordinates | 54°10′26″N 1°34′07″W / 54.1739°N 1.5687°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 17 July 1991 |
| Closing date | 5 November 2019 |
| Cost | £5.2 million |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | British Rail Engineering Limited |
| Designer | Big Country Motioneering Robert Staveley |
| Track layout | Terrain |
| Lift/launch system | Two chain lift hills |
| Height | 107 ft (33 m) |
| Length | 7,442 ft (2,268 m) |
| Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 7:34 |
| Capacity | 400 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 51 in (130 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 10 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 40 riders per train. |
| Ultimate at RCDB | |
The Ultimate was a steel roller coaster located at Lightwater Valley theme park in North Yorkshire, England. Manufactured by British Rail Engineering Limited, the roller coaster opened in 1991 as the longest roller coaster in the world, surpassing The Beast at Kings Island in the United States. It held the record until the opening of Steel Dragon 2000 in Japan.
The Ultimate operated through the 2019 season and was shut down following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. After several years of standing idle, the decision was made to remove the ride in 2023. Park management cited safety concerns and the costs to refurbish the ride as the reason, as well as the park's shift in focus to becoming more family-orientated.