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Megafobia
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Oakwood Theme Park | |
Coordinates | 51°46′51″N 4°48′20″W / 51.7807°N 4.8056°WCoordinates: 51°46′51″N 4°48′20″W / 51.7807°N 4.8056°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | 30 April 1996 |
General statistics | |
Type | Wood |
Manufacturer | Custom Coasters International |
Designer | Dennis McNulty, Larry Bill |
Track layout | Twister |
Height | 85 ft (26 m) |
Length | 2,956 ft (901 m) |
Speed | 48 mph (77 km/h) |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 100 Seconds |
Max vertical angle | 55° |
Acceleration | +2.75g (25 m/s) |
G-force | 2.75 |
Height restriction | 120 cm (3 ft 11 in) |
Megafobia at RCDB Pictures of Megafobia at RCDB |
Megafobia is a wooden roller coaster located at Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom. It was built in 1996 by Custom Coasters International, who wanted a ride to showcase their company in Europe. Megafobia features a twister style layout. It is often ranked in the top 10 wooden roller coasters in the world.
Megafobia was the first white-knuckle attraction to be installed at the Oakwood Theme Park (then Oakwood Leisure Park) in West Wales and transformed the park's fortunes from a small family leisure park to a major UK theme park. Until the construction of SW8 commenced at Alton Towers in 2017, it was also the most recent wooden roller coaster to be built in the UK.
On April 30, 2016 it celebrated 20 Years at Oakwood.