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Edge of the Forest

Edge of the Forest is an attraction at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

No on-ride video is attached for Edge of the Forest yet. Specs and park context are still listed below.

RIDE TYPEAttraction
PARKAlton Towers
LOCATIONStaffordshire, England, United Kingdom
MINIMUM HEIGHTCheck with the park

ABOUT THIS RIDE

What Edge of the Forest is

Edge of the Forest is an attraction at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. Alton Towers currently lists 43 rides and attractions in this directory.

Edge of the Forest is a named attraction in the ride directory for this park.

Useful names to open next on the Alton Towers page include The Smiler, Nemesis Reborn, Wicker Man, Oblivion, and Rita.

This page does not yet have a verified on-ride video for Edge of the Forest. The listing still keeps the park, ride type and height notes in one place.

What to expect

Treat Edge of the Forest as part of a Alton Towers day rather than a standalone destination unless you already know it. Status, queues and age rules come from the operator.

Check Alton Towers on the day for opening status, queues, accessibility and any extra restrictions on Edge of the Forest.

FAQ

Edge of the Forest questions

Where is Edge of the Forest?

Edge of the Forest is at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. Open the park page for the rest of the listed attractions.

What type of ride is Edge of the Forest?

Edge of the Forest is listed as an attraction in this directory.

Is there a height requirement for Edge of the Forest?

Check the official Alton Towers attraction page. This directory only shows a minimum when we have a listed figure.

Is there an on-ride video of Edge of the Forest?

Not on this page yet. Specs and park context are still listed when we have them.

Ride lists are a local snapshot. Supported parks use ThemeParks.wiki; other names come from operators. Thumbnails are YouTube stills from linked on-ride videos from the last three years where we have them. Specs are rounded published figures. Always check the park for today’s opening times, height rules and closures.

MORE AT ALTON TOWERS

Park page
On-ride video thumbnail of The Smiler.On-ride video

Alton Towers Steel coaster

The Smiler

The Smiler is Alton Towers’ inversion-heavy steel coaster in X-Sector, built around a tight layout rather than a tall lift hill.

85 km/h max speedOpened 2013Approx. 13 years
Ride guide YouTube
On-ride video thumbnail of Nemesis Reborn.On-ride video

Alton Towers Inverted coaster

Nemesis Reborn

Nemesis Reborn is the inverted coaster in Forbidden Valley: riders hang beneath the track as the train dives through a rocky cutting and the trees around it.

80 km/h max speedOpened 1994Approx. 32 years
Ride guide YouTube
On-ride video thumbnail of Wicker Man.On-ride video

Alton Towers Wooden coaster

Wicker Man

Wicker Man is the wooden coaster in Dark Forest, running through a full-size wicker figure and the trees around it rather than a bare wooden out-and-back.

71 km/h max speedOpened 2018Approx. 8 years
Ride guide YouTube
On-ride video thumbnail of Oblivion.On-ride video

Alton Towers Steel coaster

Oblivion

Oblivion is Alton Towers’ vertical-drop coaster: a B&M dive machine that holds the train over a 87-degree drop into a tunnel, then runs a short, fast course in X-Sector.

110 km/h max speedOpened 1998Approx. 28 years
Ride guide YouTube
On-ride video thumbnail of Rita.On-ride video

Alton Towers Launch coaster

Rita

Rita is the launch coaster in Dark Forest: an Intamin hydraulic launch that throws the train to 100 km/h, then runs a short, low course through the trees.

100 km/h max speedOpened 2005Approx. 21 years
Ride guide YouTube