Raptor Attack

Raptor Attack was an enclosed steel roller coaster at the Lightwater Valley theme park in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. and was the world's first underground subterranean rollercoaster, opening in 1987.

Raptor Attack
Previously known as Sewer Rat and Rat Ride
Mineshaft and ride entrance
Lightwater Valley
LocationLightwater Valley
Coordinates54.1739°N 1.5687°W / 54.1739; -1.5687
StatusRemoved (2020)
Opening date2 April 1987 (as Rat Ride)
4 April 2010 (as Raptor Attack)
General statistics
TypeSteel Enclosed
ManufacturerAnton Schwarzkopf
DesignerWerner Stengel
ModelWildcat (45m)
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height50 ft (15 m)
Drop35 ft (11 m)
Length1,837 ft (560 m)
Speed40 mph (64 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration1:25
Height restriction120 cm (3 ft 11 in)
Trainsa single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per train.
Raptor Attack at RCDB
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