Congo River Rapids

Congo River Rapids is a river rapids ride made by Intamin. It is located in the Katanga Canyon area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. The rapids come close to the Runaway Mine Train as it passes through the tunnel.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alton Towers and Runaway Mine Train.

Alton Towers

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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.

Runaway Mine Train

Roller coaster

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The Runaway Mine Train is a powered roller coaster located in the Katanga Canyon area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. The steel coaster was manufactured by MACK Rides of Germany and opened on March 21, 1992.

Wicker Man

Roller coaster

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Wicker Man is a wooden roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Manufactured by Great Coasters International, the £16-million ride opened to the public on 20 March 2018 following a three-day weather delay. Wicker Man is situated 370 feet west of Congo River Rapids.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and Denstone.

Alton

Village

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Alton is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is noted for the theme park Alton Towers, the UK's biggest and most famous theme park 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 Congo River Rapids.

Norbury

Hamlet

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Norbury is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is located 3 miles north of Rocester, on the B5033 road and the River Dove. The hamlet has links with George Eliot's family, the Evans. Norbury is situated 3 miles east of Congo River Rapids.

Congo River Rapids

Type: River rafting ride
Description: River rapids water ride
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Farley, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.9893° or 52° 59′ 22″ north

Longitude

-1.88678° or 1° 53′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C4WX4Q7+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 70689498

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=river_rafting

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q5160514

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