The Smiler facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Smiler |
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The Smiler trains dueling
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| Alton Towers | |
| Location | Alton Towers |
| Park section | X-Sector |
| Coordinates | 52°59′14″N 1°53′43″W / 52.98722°N 1.89528°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 31 May 2013 |
| Cost | £18,000,000 |
| Replaced | The Black Hole |
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| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
| Model | Infinity Coaster |
| Track layout | Infinity Coaster 1170 |
| Lift/launch system | 2 Chain lift systems, 2nd is vertical. |
| Drop | 98.4 ft (30.0 m) |
| Length | 3,838.6 ft (1,170.0 m) |
| Speed | 52.8 mph (85.0 km/h) |
| Inversions | 14 |
| Duration | 2:45 |
| G-force | 4.5 |
| Height restriction | 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) |
| Trains | 4 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 16 riders per train. |
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| The Smiler at RCDB | |
The Smiler is a super cool roller coaster at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It's known for having a record-breaking 14 inversions, which means it flips you upside down more times than any other roller coaster in the world!
To ride The Smiler, you need to be at least 140 centimetres (55 in) tall. When you're on the ride, you'll zoom along at speeds of about 53 mph (85 km/h). You'll also feel a strong push, similar to what a drag car driver feels, about 4.5 Gs.
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All About The Smiler
The Smiler is a special type of roller coaster called a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster. It was a huge project and cost about £18 million to build.
Opening Day Fun
The Smiler was supposed to open earlier, but there were a few small problems that needed fixing. It finally opened to the public on May 31, 2013. Everyone was super excited to try out the new world-record-breaking ride!
How The Smiler Works
Each train on The Smiler has four cars, and four people can sit in each car. This means 16 riders can go on the ride at once. The ride is designed so that up to five trains can be on the track at the same time. This helps lots of people ride it every hour.
Safety and Reopening
In June 2015, there was an incident on the ride. Five people were hurt when a train bumped into another train that had stopped. After this, the park closed The Smiler to make sure everything was super safe. Engineers checked everything very carefully. The ride reopened in March 2016, and it has been running safely ever since. It's totally safe to ride today!
Images for kids
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The Smiler's theming feature
