Wicker Man Off Ride | Alton Towers Resort in 4K 60fps

Off-ride footage showcasing Wicker Man, the newest roller coaster at Alton Towers and the only wooden coaster built in the UK so far this century. Like all the rides at the park planning restrictions forbidding construction above the park's treeline forced the ride's designers to be creative. It might be one of the smallest ride designed by Great Coasters International (GCI), but it certainly punches above its weight with loads of airtime, lateral forces and several passes through the giant themed Wicker Man sculpture. The ride also features a fantastic pre-show (no spoilers here!) and a unique lift hill that changes its gradient midway through, presumably to work with the terrain of the site, which was previously home to a much-loved Alton Towers attraction - The Flume, which operated in the same location between 1981 and 2015. It might not quite have the white knuckle moments as the park's other coasters such as Nemesis, Oblivion, The Smiler or Rita, but it's an excellently rounded thrill coaster that was running really well when this footage was captured!