Alton Towers Almanac: Gallery: March 12th 2005

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The whole area is now looking a lot more complete, although there's still plenty to do...

One of the trains testing, seen here during the launch.

The train as it flies over the first air time hill.

This train is the one being used for the test as it has the "dummies" in to simulate how the ride would perform with guests on board.

The top of Ug Swinger is now back on the ride. It will not take much longer to construct the entire ride.

The sign greeting guests to Ug Land.

Ug Land's new entrance banner.

The large fence in front of the station is to stop people jumping over into the single rider queue.

A closer look at the launch section.

If you look closely, you can see a worker on a "cherry picker", at the top of the first airtime hill.

The final turn of the ride, which is taken at a higher speed than some people were expecting.

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