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
Galactica Logo Alton Towers
A flying roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster meant to simulate the sensations of flight by harnessing riders in a prone position during the duration of the ride. The roller coaster cars a
Galactica (roller coaster)
…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…
Manta, a flying coaster at SeaWorld Orlando
Coaster train on the now-defunct Firehawk at Kings Island in reclined position prior to leaving station. The train's direction of travel is to the right.
Diagram showing the difference between a Vekoma Flying Dutchman and Bolliger & Mabillard Flying roller coaster
Galactica (Air from 2002 to 2015) at Alton Towers, Bolliger & Mabillard's first flying coaster