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New Beast - Alton Towers (Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK)

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Roller Coaster: New Beast (1992 to present)
Alton Beast (1988 to 1991)
Amusement Park: Alton Towers (Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Sit Down
Status: Defunct
Operated from 1992 to 1997
Relocations: Alton Towers as New Beast
Divertido as Space Mountain
Salitre Magico as Tornado
Make / Model: Schwarzkopf / All Models / Jet Star 3 / Jumbo Jet
Designer: Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Lift / Launch System: Electric Spiral Lift
 
Length: 2,862 ft 
Inversions: 0 
Speed: 44 mph 
 
Trains: 2 cars per train. Riders are arranged inline in 6 rows for a total of 12 riders per train.
 
Notes: It was previously believed the "New Beast" and "Alton Beast" were not the same physical rides, but rather two different physical rides of the same model.  This has been confirmed not to be the case by a Alton staff member who worked the ride both before and after the switch.  Welds made to the Alton Beast by Alton maintenance staff were present on the New Beast when it return the next season.
Location: The Alton Beast was originally located in the Talbot Street section of the park.  It was taken down after the 1991 season and sent to Stein (who took over the Schwarzkopf factory at the time) for refurbishment.  When it retuned it was erected in the Thunder Valley section of the park.
Theme: Red track with white structure.  Prior to the Alton Beast to New Beast refurbishment and relocation, the ride had dark green track with light green supports.
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