Galactica
Galactica is a flying roller coaster located in the Forbidden Valley area of Alton Towers amusement park in Staffordshire, England. It originally opened as Air on 16 March 2002 and is the first flying coaster manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard.
- Roller coaster
- Description: roller coaster at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England
- Also known as“Aerial Inversion Ride”“Air”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alton Towers and Nemesis Reborn.
Alton Towers
Alton Towers, the largest theme park in the United Kingdom, is in Staffordshire, England.
Nemesis Reborn
Roller coaster
Nemesis Reborn, previously Nemesis, is an inverted… Nemesis Reborn is situated 390 feet north of Galactica.
Nemesis Sub-Terra
Drop tower
Nemesis Sub-Terra is a haunted drop tower dark ride… Nemesis Sub-Terra is situated 700 feet northwest of Galactica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Denstone.
Norbury
Hamlet
Norbury is a village in Derbyshire, England. Norbury is situated 3 miles east of Galactica.
Galactica
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Latitude
52.98592° or 52° 59′ 9″ north
Longitude
-1.88256° or 1° 52′ 57″ west
Open location code
9C4WX4P8+9X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=roller_coaster
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Galactica” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include R-Cade Training Facility and Extraordinary Golf.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Rollercoaster Restaurant and Galactica Station.
Staffordshire: Highlights
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