Black hole (ride)

Black hole (ride)

The "black hole" is a common name for a ride that is a combination of two popular ride types, the roller coaster and the dark ride. The ride may take place either in pitch darkness (e.g. the now-defunct "Black Hole" at Alton Towers) or in near-darkness with ultraviolet or similar lighting effects (e.g. the "Space Invader" at Blackpool Pleasure Beach). Some black-hole rides are purpose-built, most famously the Space Mountain rides at various Disney parks, while others are modifications of standard coasters (e.g. the Alton Towers "Black Hole" was a Schwarzkopf Jet Star enclosed in a light-tight building).


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