Saturday, July 4th 2009




 

Adventure Island, Southend, Essex, UK

Rage | Green Scream| Ramba Zamba | Mighty Mini Mega | Raging River | Dragons Claw
Barnstormer | Sky Drop | Over the Hill | Other Attractions


Ride guide by Ian Bell. Photos courtesy of CF-Member Martyn "martinb" Branford.

Keeping with cheesy fairground tradition, Rage comes in possible the most garish colours you've ever seen. However, don't let that put your off this wonderful ride! "Rage" is the name of Adventure Island's newest and bravest super hero and you take flight on him as you battle the inversions, anticipation and speed of the coaster track.

Riders are winched up a vertical chain lift before tipping over the edge and down a 97 degree drop before hitting a vertical loop, a zero-g roll, an immelmann loop and a super-fast helix before hitting the brakes.

Rage also features a quirky voiceover at the top of the lift hill, similar to Oblivion's "Don't Look Down", that features the Superhero Rage warning riders: "Superheroes Ready!".

The inversions are tightly packed together creating a disorientating ride and there is a speckle of hang-time on the loop. The ride is typically Gerstlauer smooth and is best enjoyed in the front seats.

Throughput is very fast for a ride of this size so you can be sure of many re-rides! The minimum rider height limit is 1.2 metres meaning most of the family can ride. At the time of writing (March 2007), Rage is a two ticket or blue wristband ride.

Name: Rage
Manufacturer: Gerstlauer

Coaster type:
Euro-Fighter Model 320+
Opened: February 2007
Speed:
43.5mph
Height:
72 ft
Length: 1184 ft


Photos
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Upside down, oh boy you turn me

inside out!

Come on down!

"And to your left you'll see Rage"

A bit of loop action

Right then left

Smooth brake run

Ian's Daily Telegraph Photo shoot


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Actual Rating: 7.500

Members Who Have Been on and Rated Rage: (2)
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Ollie


Posts: 7696
Location: Hampshire
7/10. Really good ride for the park and did it 26 times in one day. Although the quality of the ride and the roughness
changes with each ride depending on where you sit.
ciallkennett


Posts: 2299
Location: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
V I whored :P 25 times I did it. 7/10. Gets faster throughout the day and is epic at night :D
ciallkennett


Posts: 2299
Location: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Going her on the 20th Feb and will be whoring all day :D
ashleyB2961


Posts: 1
Location: 
i thimk that this is stupid a great rollercoaster like this in a fairground that has no good rides! what were they
thinking?
Jewls1993


Posts: 1
Location: 
The Dragon Claw made me shitless!
MsIsly


Posts: 1
Location: 
V I mean dragon's Claw sorry, lol
MsIsly


Posts: 1
Location: 
V How bout Fireball?
Jewls1993


Posts: 1
Location: 
VV Durr...
bradleyhart


Posts: 1
Location: 
only good ride here
no1 dragster fan


Posts: 0
Location: 
I think this ride is better than speed at Aokwood!
MsIsly


Posts: 0
Location: 
a shock to find such a great ride like this on the east sea!
Divv


Posts: 106
Location: Manchester, UK
Good coaster for the park, but nothing special in the grand coaster scheme.
spicy


Posts: 1057
Location: UK
Brilliant little coaster, loved the first drop with some great ejector airtime. Puts Adventure Island on the map- 9
Dom


Posts: 172
Location: York
Meh, it's quite fun. The vertical lift hill is cool, good drop, fun loop, good inline. Fab for the park, squeezes in to
a tiny space. 6 or 7
Sam


Posts: 3136
Location: Middlesbrough
Very fast and compact- an enjoyable and fun ride. Not world class by any means, but for a glorified wild mouse
fairground ride it does the job very well. The park is worth visiting just for this.
kir


Posts: 1258
Location: Walton-on-Thames /Portsmouth, England
Awesome coaster, really packs a punch for something so small. I'm totally in love with the "Superheroes Ready" at the
top of the lift hill. Fab!
A-Kid


Posts: 1902
Location: West Sussex
I really liked it so much I went round 18 times !!
furie


Posts: 7294
Location: Stafford
Good for the park, but seriously nothing special at all.
CoasterKing


Posts: 186
Location: Staffordshire
Briliant. A great ride and a great addition to the park. The queues aren't always that big either.
No1Airfan


Posts: 186
Location: Staffordshire
A true cool RC for this small park! Replacing the Raging River the 'Coaster which I rode 3 times! My 1st in the back,
2nd in the left front[my head wan crazy!] and finally my 3rd time in the right front wee I was fine!
Knucklecoaster


Posts: 186
Location: Staffordshire
A pretty decent ride wiv some intense forces, ok so Speed is far better but baring in mind the limited space wiv which
Adventure Island had to work wiv they've done a decent job at producing one of the best rides on the east coast!
dc006f5086


Posts: 34
Location: Essex England
Fun and Enjoyable, nice amount of Airtime on the drop as well as some hang time on the loop, a little rough at points
depending on what train you are on, but with queues normally not being any longer than 5 minutes, you will get plenty of
re-rides making up for the short ride duration...
Ben


Posts: 5430
Location: Central London
Great ejector on the first drop, turns into a smooth and forceful loop with fantastically done hangtime at the top. The
entrance and exit to the cut-back are horrible, with the bit in the middle great. From there it stays a little on the
rough side, a bit short and lacks re-ride potential. Having said that, the perfect ride for AI, looks awesome, and does
give a great ride. 7.
Mike


Posts: 1470
Location: Essex
A good, smooth ride, but far too short for my liking and the restraints can really hurt and get you hot if pulled down
too far.
Martinb


Posts: 1470
Location: Essex
Good fun thrilling ride, which I honestly thought was better than Speed.
AeRo


Posts: 1346
Location: Aberdeen
Smoother than Speed, but it was only a week old when I rode it.










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