Galactica • Alton Towers

Duration Harness Disappointing! Layout

I just find it to be uncomfortable and dull.

Comfort Fun Harness Theming Dead spots Intensity

Galactica (née Air) is a perfectly decent flying coaster, though it lacks the intensity of other similar rides I've experienced. The new portal is a welcome addition to an otherwise underwhelmingly-themed ride. The short-lived experiment with VR was a capacity disaster but they seem to be able to maintain a decent dispatch speed without it. While the layout is perfectly fine, there's very few memorable moments.

Inversions Comfort Harness

My favourite coaster. Music is the best and such an awesome experience. Great for first big coaster for kids

Location Comfort Fun Rattle Reliability

This ride does what it says on the tin; it gives the simulation of flight. It isn't intense or fast, but it doesn't feel like it needs to be. Just live in the moment and fly.

Intensity Smoothness Layout

This ride was revolutionary when it came out and it still is! This is an extremely fun ride with a great layout. This is the smoothest ride I’ve ever been on. Some of the drops and turns made you go numb! That first inversion is brilliant!

Fun Smoothness Layout

The sensations on this ride are incredible. It truly is an amazing layout, and flying so close to the scenery and through those inversions is so comfortable and satisfying.

Comfort Fun Smoothness Capacity

Despite being one of the lower tier flying coasters now, Galactica (forgetting the VR which even further worsens capacity issues) is an elegant, fun ride with moments of mild intensity

Location Layout

I really loved Air when it first opened; despite it's many, many reliability issues and much documented lack of force! I would associate what it does mostly with those long Japanese coasters that trundle around at speed but not doing an awful lot. Air definitely is not long, nor does it do a lot either. Despite this I did declare it to have one of the greatest half-rolls ever; a reference to the dive into the cut-and-cover tunnel proximity effect. Air was a demo of what a flyer could do; without actually doing it. It also attempted to widen Alton Towers audience; rather than selling the "terror" they opted to try and sell it as a come-fly-with-us mentality. Fun, rather than machismo. Not a move many follow but one I can appreciate. The relative tameness of the ride has, in the long run, I think proved to the low ratings it now sees and maybe also the decision to VR the thing... Which I haven't tried yet. No rush. (I can do VR at home - why on earth would I go to a theme park to try it... The whole point in going to a park is do do something REAL!)

Fun Smoothness Capacity Layout

Enjoyed my first rides on this, as flying was a new experience. Considering this was one of the first, Air is a good roller coaster however it pales in comparison to, for example, Manta at SeaWorld. The layout just isn't exciting once the novelty of flying wears off. The virtual reality is actually the best VR I've tried so far, however that isn't saying much. I enjoyed the experience, but as expected the capacity was poor and the Galactica theme is fairly bland in my opinion. The queue line is already vandalised as well which is really disappointing.

Nice surprise! Fun Rattle

Not actually ridden this since the Galactica re-theme.. its still Air to me ;) It was my first flying coaster, and i remember loving it ! the sensations were awesome, and the roll is so much fun ! Overall really enjoyed it (as Air)

Smoothness Harness

Felt like I was going to fall out of the restraint off the lift hill

Comfort Smoothness Layout Capacity

Comfort Smoothness Too short

Fun

Inversions Fun Smoothness Intensity

Nice surprise! Fun Smoothness Too short Harness Reliability

Comfort Smoothness

Nice surprise! Location Smoothness

Nice surprise! Comfort Layout Too short Theming

Comfort Fun Layout Theming Capacity

Comfort Fun Smoothness Too short Intensity

Nice surprise! Comfort Smoothness Intensity

Comfort Smoothness Layout

Comfort Smoothness

Comfort Smoothness Intensity

Comfort Smoothness

Fun Smoothness

Nice surprise! Comfort Too short Reliability

Nice surprise! Smoothness

Masterpiece

Masterpiece