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Stealth photos

Stealth opened in 2006 with the title of 'Europe's fastest roller coaster', unfortunately it has since lost this title to Furious Baco at PortAventura.

Stealth is themed around a race which is taking place in the 1950's. This is portrayed by 50's music blaring out of the speakers around 'Amity Speedway'. The ride even has it's very own DJ on WWTP radio.

The ride itself stands 205ft above Amity Cove and it is the tallest roller coaster that Merlin Entertainments own. It accelerates from 0-80mph in less than 2 seconds before shooting up the tower.

If you wish to ride Stealth we think that the best time is either first or last. This ride is extremely popular so expect to have to wait some time. However due to the ride's reliability, it is almost guaranteed that it will break or be closed for some/most of your visit. This is why we recommend that if it's open, ride it, it may be closed later. Because of the popularity the queues can reach extreme levels, such as during Fright Nights 2007 when the queue was 180 minutes (3 hours). Is it really worth waiting 3 hours for a ride that lasts less than 15 seconds.

If you do decide to wait it out in the queue, your ride will begin by boarding the themed train. After all the checks have been made, the red lights will begin to count up, the train will roll back slightly and the announcements will kick in. "Place your heads back, face forwards, 3...2...1" The lights will change to green and you will hear "GO, GO, GO" all around the station. Within the blink of an eye, you're accelerated to 80mph, and before you can realise what's happening, you will make a vertical climb to the height of 205ft. A brief look around will be followed by a 200ft vertical drop and an airtime hill before you slow down and return to the station.

Riders must be a minimum of 1.4 meters tall to ride.