Rita
Rita, formerly known as Rita: Queen of Speed, is a launched roller coaster located in the Dark Forest section of Alton Towers amusement park in Staffordshire Moorlands, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alton Towers and Thirteen.
Alton Towers
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alton Towers, the largest theme park in the United Kingdom, is in Staffordshire, England. It is generally considered by rollercoaster enthusiasts to hold its own with any such park in the world.
Thirteen
Roller coaster
Photo: Freddo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thirteen is a steel roller coaster at Alton Towers in England. The ride was constructed by Intamin and opened on 20 March 2010. It is the world's first vertical freefall drop roller coaster, on which the track and train freefall approximately five metres in darkness.
Driving School
The Cuckoo Cars Driving School is a ride at Alton Towers for young children. It is styled as a mock driving institution where young children learn how to drive small cars. Driving School is situated 750 feet west of Rita.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Denstone.
Alton
Village
Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is noted for the theme park Alton Towers, built around the site of Alton Mansion, which was owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury, and designed by Augustus Pugin.
Denstone
Village
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denstone is a village and civil parish situated between the towns of Uttoxeter in East Staffordshire and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It is located next to the River Churnet. Denstone is situated 2 miles southeast of Rita.
Rocester
Village
Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rocester is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Its name is spelt Rowcestre in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is located on the Derbyshire border. Rocester is situated 3 miles southeast of Rita.
Rita
- Type: Roller coaster
- Description: roller coaster
- Categories: steel roller coaster, launched roller coaster, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Farley, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98498° or 52° 59′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.88996° or 1° 53′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C4WX4M6+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1364776737OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=roller_coasterWikidata ID
Q751928
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Rita” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rita - Queen of Speed”
- Dutch: “Rita”
- French: “Rita - Queen of Speed”
- French: “Rita”
- German: “Rita - Queen of Speed”
- German: “Rita – Queen of Speed”
- German: “Rita”
- Italian: “Rita”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Th13teen and The Gardens.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rita”. Photo: rogerbarker, CC BY 2.0.