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Sonic Spinball - Alton Towers (Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK)
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| Roller Coaster: | Sonic Spinball (2010 to present)
Spinball Whizzer (2004 to 2009) |
| Amusement Park: | Alton Towers (Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK) |
| Classification: | Roller Coaster |
| Type: | Steel - Sit Down |
| Status: | Operating since 3/27/2004 |
| Make / Model: | Maurer Söhne / Other / Xtended SC 2200 |
| Designer: | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Dimensions: | 180.4 ft x 203.4 ft |
| Categories: | Spinning Cars |
| Maps: | Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite) |
| Capacity: | 950 riders per hour |
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| Length: | 1,476.4 ft | |
| Height: | 55.8 ft | |
| Inversions: | 0 | |
| Duration: | 1:15 | |
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| Trains: | 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per car. |
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| Theme: | The originally theme was as a giant pinball machine, with the balls being the trains which are finished in metallic silver. For the 2010 season the theme was changed and the ride is now based on the Sega character "Sonic". |
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