NewsPlusNotes: Alton Towers Releases Beautiful New Photos of Wicker Man Coaster

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Alton Towers Releases Beautiful New Photos of Wicker Man Coaster

© Alton Towers

Alton Towers has released some new promotional photos of Wicker Man, the park's new wooden roller coaster, that are pretty stunning. The park used the moodiness of the evening sky along with thematic lighting and smoke to really set the feeling of the coaster.

The custom design was built by Great Coasters International and has a total track length of just over 2,000 feet.

© Alton Towers

One of the main features of the ride is the actual Wicker Man statue that the track passes through several times. The theme park is advertising that the coaster combines both wood and fire - it is still open for debate how much of the fire will be real and how much will be lighting and special effects.

Either way, the ride looks great so far!

© Alton Towers

Wicker Man isn't the tallest or fastest wooden coaster but appears to have been designed as a thrilling family ride, something that will appeal to a wide variety of rider ages. It was built on hilly land that once was home to Alton Towers' log flume, and it takes advantage of the elevation changes throughout the course.

Testing video should hopefully be right around the corner, it will be great fun to see the Wicker Man explode into flames as the trains roar through him!

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