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| Nemesis, Alton Towers, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire |  |
Nemesis is Alton Towers' iconic attraction and is one of the UK's top rollercoasters. Nemesis has something
about it that can't actually be explained or described in words, but can only be understood by riding it. This feeling or experience that Nemesis gives, is probably best known as as the 'X-Factor.'
Nemesis pushes the boundaries for any theme park rollercoaster as it reaches every limit possible for any one human to endure. With it's cramped turns and tight inversions, Nemesis exaggerates the feeling of fear while giving an exciting and heart stopping experience. Nemesis is one of the rides that brought the term 'White Knuckle' into the industry when it took the world by storm in March 1994. It brought a whole new depth to the industry and its thrilling layout combined with its excellent theming inspired design companies to push the boundaries of future coasters. The effects of Nemesis's design can still be seen today, in rides like Black Mamba and Hydra: The Revenge, both of which utilise their terrain and surroundings to create an unparalleled experience. When they were building Nemesis, a huge tent was erected over the site and the story began! During routine excavation works, workers uncovered a dormant alien creature which rose up and vented it's fury! Using loads of steel, the workers bolted down the beast in order to tame it. Your ride is based around the escape of the monster. Nemesis was Europe's first inverted coaster and took 440 tonnes of steel and 7,542 bolts to construct. The ride and theming was designed by Tussaud's Imagineer John Wardley and some say it's his best work to date. The rust effects on the track were actually added by Tussaud Studios to give the ride a more scary feel. Nemesis: A legend, A masterpiece.
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| Type: Inverted, steel
Manufacturer: B&M
Opened: 19 March 1994
Height: 43 ft
Speed: 50 mph
Inversions: Corkscrew, zero-g, loop, corkscrew |
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Force Factor
Average Member Rating Out of Ten
Actual Rating: 9.264
Members Who Have Been on and Rated Nemesis: (72)
Ratings in Brackets
Casio(10), 07barkerk(10), DDF14(10), dj-fireball999(10), CTotoro(10), premal944(10),
Colossus The Power o(10), Enicomb(10), exodus123(10), eddy1282(10), james6(10), bobatalton(10), jacoaster(10),
wabbit42(10), gothicprince(10), nemesisamazing(10), coasterC(10), Sharpy_2010(10), fretboardpyro(10), RedRiot UK(10),
suryavl(10), tommylawrence(10), Enigma Shadow(10), servella(10), Adz123(10), spicy(10), CCJared(10),
danthecoasterman(10), kitsune(10), ciallkennett(10), slappy mcguire(10), theme park fan(10), Martyn H(10), wadler(10),
Brad(10), Tri_Force_Delta(10), nemesis12345(10), Blaze(10), furie(10), AmandaPanda(10), nemesisnutter(10),
Inverse(10), Nemesis Inferno(10), CoasterKing(10), A-Kid(10), joeraine(10), Shifty_JaY(10), B&Mboy(9),
memphis_O.W(9), Tom Green(9), Tony(9), Emmett(9), COASTERFAN87(9), MinteButtons(9), Eldeano4(9),
Jools(9), Air_Dan(9), Kebab(9), marc(9), Patrick(9), flamingolandlover12(9), DarrenBloomfield(9),
alexdude98(9), Ghostmage(8), nemesis_guy(7), Waffleman(7), DjTommyB(7), Rush(6), The Grape Wizard(6),
alexr(6), KarlThrillDude(5), AltonTowersFan(1),
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| alexdude98 |
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Posts: 65
Location: Home sweet home!
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Great ride, it's not rough and it's just fantastic!
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| nr02 |
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Posts: 8
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Love it. Best invert I've ever been on, if not one of my favourite rides ever.
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| coastercrazy11 |
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Posts: 24
Location: thirsk
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this looks amazing but when i go i always chicken out :/
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| snipper1 |
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Posts: 0
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love this ride, never fails to thrill from when i went on when it opened about 15 yrs ago till present day, ace
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| AltonTowersFan |
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Posts: 10
Location: Going up the lift hill of Nemesis
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Help, by accident y rated it a 1, I MENT A 10
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| maccat215 |
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Posts: 4
Location: Birkenhead, Merseyside
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great coaster, could never turn down a go on this, one of my favourite rides in the park
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| JiMaNeYbOb |
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Posts: 0
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I MEANT 300 FOOT
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| JiMaNeYbOb |
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Posts: 0
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This coaster really is amazing! yeah it isnt 30 foot high like american coasters and it doesnt go 100MPH like american
coasters, but thats because coasters in the UK are ORIGINAL.
GAT THAT INTO YOUR HEADS YOU STUPID YANKEY TWATS. ALL U
GUYS DO IS GOO 200-300 FOOT HIGH AND THEN DROP AT 90MPH (WOW -_-) AND THEN GO UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN, UP AN...
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| AltonTowersFan |
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Posts: 10
Location: Going up the lift hill of Nemesis
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You´v not been to Alton Towers if you didn´t ride nemesis. 100000000000000 out of 10
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| Screamer |
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Posts: 0
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Amazing. So smooth and comfortable, yet thrilling. One of those coasters that make you scream from pure enjoyment,
there's only one word to describe Nemesis: "WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!"
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| OfficialAltonTowers |
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Posts: 28
Location: WALES !!! Soon to be Crewe !!!
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Now Nemesis is the Oldest Roller Coaster in the theme park, wow Nemie how i will miss you when your gone 10/10 for any
Alton Rides, Nemie was the first coaster i went on when a kid, and is still Un-arguably the best coaster in the park,
1000000000/10
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| Screamer |
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Posts: 0
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My personal favorite coaster @ Aton, well deserves it's 9/10 :)
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| nemesisamazing |
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Posts: 44
Location: Preston
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My name says it all
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| Tom Green |
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Posts: 53
Location: North Lincolnshire, UK
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Classic, 16 years on and it's still one of the best UK ride experiences.
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| brandyboy |
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Posts: 0
Location: In Front Of My Computer Screen.
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if u havent riden this you havnt lived yet ! ! ! !
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| Tom Green |
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Posts: 53
Location: North Lincolnshire, UK
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John Wardley's finest moment. Timeless.
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| nemesisamazing |
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Posts: 44
Location: Preston
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AMAZING
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| COASTERFAN87 |
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Posts: 9
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great ride, very intense
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| nemesis12345 |
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Posts: 12
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The irn bru better than nemesis made me laugh a bit :)
Oh and pretty much all the other coasters you mentioned being
better than nemesis, especially spinball. LOL.
You think you 'proved' your point in that it's overrated by naming lots
of coasters? Doesn't work like that.
I agree it's not the best invert in the world, I've been on Montu, but it's
certainly the best coaster in the UK and probably in the Top 5 in Europe.
Better than I remember it every time I go,
Alton wouldn't be the same without it. 'Nuff said :)
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| oliver57 |
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Posts: 17
Location: United States
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BEST INVERT IN THE WORLD
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| Sharpy_2010 |
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Posts: 20
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Quite intense, probably 8 , was enjoyable
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| flamingolandlover12 |
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Posts: 16
Location: Middlesbrough, England
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@Pingu on drugs, i do too think that it is over hyped but it is still an amazing rollercoaster x :)
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| Pingu on drugs |
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Posts: 0
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I think its a good ride...but its over-hyped. It can compete for the best coaster in britain...but europe, hell no! Its
just not forceful enough i think. I have no idea how people think its the best inverted in the world....its just not
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| alexdude98 |
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Posts: 65
Location: Home sweet home!
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This is the best coaster in the UK.
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| coasterC |
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Posts: 13
Location: Wiltshire, UK
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@tommylawrence Yeh, lol!! Now I kinda see ciallkennet's point as it looks scarier. Thorpe park made SAW get a really
scary effect that way too with all the old metal and rust and stuff.
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| tommylawrence |
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Posts: 26
Location: Ashton (aka chav land).
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@coasterC sorry you still failed :P
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| coasterC |
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Posts: 13
Location: Wiltshire, UK
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@ciallkennet REVERSE EPIC FAIL because when nemesis was opened in 1994 it wasn't half as dirty as it is now!! Maybe the
towers thought the look was cooler later on.
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| nemesisnutter |
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Posts: 126
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Still the best invert in the world in my opinion. If not the best roller coaster in the world. :D
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| alexdude98 |
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Posts: 65
Location: Home sweet home!
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Woop! This is the best ride at the Towers! But then again, I haven't riden Th13teen yet.
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| holly 09 |
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Posts: 3
Location: Manchester,UK
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AMAZING!!
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| rednat |
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Posts: 2
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The best ride in europe !!!!!!!
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| wolveskid12 |
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Posts: 2
Location: Staffordshire
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I agree that this IS the best roller coaster in the U.K, if not, Europe
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| tommylawrence |
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Posts: 26
Location: Ashton (aka chav land).
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Going after easter with a group of mates, very exited :D
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| HarryT |
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Posts: 18
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The ride was really forceful, I enjoyed every minute of it. The loop is very forceful. The queue was about 1 hour so it
wasnt that bad. It was very fun. I will be going on again.
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| DannyCoasterJ |
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Posts: 14
Location: cheshire,england.
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What a blast. recomend back row left seat :D
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| Adz123 |
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Posts: 30
Location: SCUNNY!!!
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Shame on you everyone from alexdude98 to KarlThrilDude how is this not 10
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| Adz123 |
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Posts: 30
Location: SCUNNY!!!
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Best Ride in the world let alone best in the UK
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| paul hazlewood |
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Posts: 0
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but why does its chain lift make an awfell clacking noise when it use to be quiet?
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| ciallkennett |
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Posts: 3668
Location: Oooh! Who lives in MK and not in the sea...CI-ALL KENNETT!
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v EPIC FAIL! xD The track is 'dirty' and 'rusty' to give it a more scary look.
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| coasterC |
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Posts: 13
Location: Wiltshire, UK
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right... now nemesis was really good, and the ride overall was fun, but they seriously need to clear her up a bit! The
tracks are grimy and rusty, and the bone station is nearly brown now, so they could bring out the silver paint on a
winter break. I was pretty sure it was Tom Baker reading the story... was it?
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| DarrenBloomfield |
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Posts: 21
Location: Banbury,Oxfordshire
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I didnt enjoy nemesis inferno(thorpe park) and wasnt expecting to enjoy nemesis either but what a fantastic ride!, it
has none stop thrills from start to finish and definately owns the proclaimed 'X-Factor'
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| Adz123 |
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Posts: 30
Location: SCUNNY!!!
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this is incredible by far the most thrilling ride in the park
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| carrot2010 |
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Posts: 1
Location: thurrock
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best coaster in the park by far!
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| Eric |
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Posts: 8
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Such a cool ride, last time i went to Alton towers we went on this ride so many times, it was brilliant, a short que
time and a brilliant ride!
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| MetaKnight2393 |
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Posts: 1
Location: Battleship Halberd
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Thanks, Alexdude! I also noticed that Pagey has no posts on the forums. I bet he just signed up so he can troll the
comments to offend UK members.
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| bestever48202 |
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Posts: 1
Location: England
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I felt sick after coming off this ride (Not a good idea to have fish and chips afterwards)
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| alexdude98 |
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Posts: 65
Location: Home sweet home!
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go metaknight2393 and blaze! you are both so true!
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| alanaltyohno |
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Posts: 3
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the only reason why people think USA rides are better than UK rides is because they cant be the same. The UK have very
strict planning laws, where as the USA dosent.
The UK have more twisted, shorter , steaper roller coasters and more
themed where as America has long sweaping drops and longer rides
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| Brookes |
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Posts: 1439
Location: Stoke!
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One of my favourite coasters and definitely my favourite at Alton. It's a brilliant ride.
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| Blaze |
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Posts: 1325
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the funny thing is, UK or USA does not make the rides, most of them are built by Switzerland. B&M and Intamin are both
from that country, the location of the rides is meaningless in terms of what country builds best rides, as it is clearly
Switzerland.
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