Stealth (roller coaster): Difference between revisions

 

== Ride experience ==

 

After passengers are securely restrained, the launch sequence begins when the brake fins are retracted. The train moves forward and attaches to the catch car. Smoke was reintroduced in the 2023 season and is produced from below the cars, presumably to simulate wheelspin. Overhead, a series of five red lights illuminate one by one in a horizontal row, as the voice in the recording once again states “Place your heads back, face forwards…”. Shortly after, a second row of green lights begin to illuminate as the voice in the recording enthusiastically shouts “Three, two, one, GO GO GO!” followed by the sound of tires screeching. After that, the train launches, quickly accelerating to {{convert|80|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in 1.8 seconds into a steep, vertical [[Top hat (Roller coaster element)|top hat]] element with a height of {{Convert|62.5|m|ft}}. The train turns 90 degrees to the left as it crests the top hat and makes another 90-degree left turn as it descends the other side of the element. After reaching the bottom, the train enters an [[Air time (rides)|airtime hill]], which produces a brief sensation of weightlessness before the train enters the magnetic brake run and returns to the station. As the car returns to the station, the voice in the recording enthusiastically says “Woah! What a race! Now undo your safety belts, push your bars up, and exit to the left hand side. What a race!”.<ref>{{Citation |title=Stealth at Thorpe Park - POV - Front Row - 4K - 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL3ouDsYR3c |access-date=2023-12-07 |language=en}}</ref>