| Rita, Queen of Speed, Alton Towers, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire |  |
The entire UgLand area of the park was re-themed to "Thunder rock Rally" to accommodate Rita, a female racing car driver. On this coaster, riders accelerate from a standstill to 62 mph in two and a half seconds before sweeping through some tight turns and ending back in the station in less than a minute. The ride experience is very quick but great fun. Some say it passes by in a blur, others say that it's just too short, either way it's incredible fun! To give the impression of a race day, upbeat music is played through the queue-line, where you can get good views of the entire ride. Also, the highest part of the track is green so it blends in with the surrounding trees!
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| Type: Accelerator
Manufacturer: Intamin
Opened: (to the public) 2nd April 2005
Height: 69 ft
Speed: 62 mph
Length: 2122 ft
Max g-force: 4.7 |
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Force Factor
Average Member Rating Out of Ten
Actual Rating: 7.727
Members Who Have Been on and Rated Rita: (55)
Ratings in Brackets
kitsune(10), coasterdolphin(10), CoasterKing(10), exodus123(10), gothicprince(10), Patrick(10),
COASTERFAN87(10), wheelhs1(10), servella(10), coastercrazy11(10), nemesisamazing(10), Ghostmage(9), Jools(9),
tommylawrence(9), Adz123(9), nemesis12345(9), danthecoasterman(8), The Grape Wizard(8), KarlThrillDude(8), DDF14(8),
alexdude98(8), jacoaster(8), slappy mcguire(8), fretboardpyro(8), Sharpy_2010(8), Casio(8), wadler(8),
AmandaPanda(8), Tony(7), suryavl(7), wabbit42(7), Thrill Yeti(7), Brad(7), ciallkennett(7),
nemesis_guy(7), B&Mboy(7), DarrenBloomfield(7), 07barkerk(7), Inverse(7), Tom Green(7), Air_Dan(7),
Tri_Force_Delta(7), Rush(7), furie(7), DjTommyB(7), Martyn H(6), memphis_O.W(6), Emmett(6),
A-Kid(6), Kebab(6), nemesisnutter(6), james6(5), Waffleman(5), Enicomb(5), Blaze(4),
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| coastercrazy11 |
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Posts: 24
Location: thirsk
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This ride is AMAZING!!because im just a starter for thrill rides i thought this would be a good ride to start with. I
got in the queue and all the anticipation of the ride whizzing around your head and queuing right next to th13teen
really makes you think what the ride will be like. so as we got nearer and nearer to the station my brother started
getting me really nervous. when we finally got to the station i was shitting my self about the launch and then the man
said "gate 8" or somethjing like that so we stood there in "gate 8" waiting for the car to launch and next one to come
into the station! The gates openend and so i sat down, closed the restraint and clipped in my belt thing. as the lights
were starting i was saying to my self "no no no no no no!!!!" and i started getting really nervous but excited too!! and
ooooofffffff wweeee weeennnttt.....i loved every minute of it, the force, the airtime on the first hill, i loved it!
Later that day the rest of my family decided to go on Hex but i was dying for another go on Rita. So we queued up,
got put in EXACTLY the same place and off we went again ! this time was better even though my hood blocked my vision
which made it scarier but as we came over the first hill my head leaned forward and round the corner my head smakced on
the side and i was left with a bruise for a week!!!!! ouch it hurt...but it was worth it :)
so all in all....this
ride is AMAZING and worth the queue <3 deffo recommend
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| cyclonekid |
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Posts: 6
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I am DYING for a ride like this in Australia. The only accelerator we have is the Superman Escape and that is a kingda
ka style but we have another launch ride. This new style should be copied. I am sick of going vertical. I want to go
horizontal
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| JiMaNeYbOb |
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Posts: 0
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This ride when i first ever went on it, didnt really do it for me because i was so amazed by air and nemesis.
but the
second time i went on it was awesome and really did take my breath away! yeah it could of been longer but that doesnt
ruin it for me!
oh yeah and people saying
"hahaha rita what a name duhhuhuhuh! -_-
its backwards for Alton Towers
Intamin Rocket, so shut ya face!
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| Screamer |
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Posts: 0
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I didn't really like Rita. Somehow I can tell it was actually a decent ride, Accelerators are just not my cup of tea. I
prefer B&M inverted coasters. Nice rush from the acceleration though, and I enjoyed the ride around.
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| OfficialAltonTowers |
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Posts: 28
Location: WALES !!! Soon to be Crewe !!!
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Mazza you are correct for the 2010 season Alton Towers renamed Rita: Queen of Speed, to just Rita, and the ride has seen
rethemeing to fit in with Th13teen, which is next to Rita.
This coaster is a very good example of a below tree line
Accelerator coaster, would have love a below ground section though and some landscaping to make ride fit arround a
trough or two, but altogether not a bad ride, nearly broke my arms off though, lol. 8/10. Also in addition you cant
compare rita to stealth, yes there the same coaster type but there not the same sort of ride, compare stealth to kingda
Ka or Top Thrill Dragster, in my POV the rita is a different breed of Accelerators and you should all see that.
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| Mazza |
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Posts: 19
Location:
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I thougth it was just called Rita now. Didn't they remove the 'Queen Of Speed' part?
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| Neo37 |
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Posts: 0
Location: Liverpool
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The airtime and the force from the launch, plus the new theming make Rita a good ride. I don't get the way some people
underrate it.
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| Tom Green |
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Posts: 53
Location: North Lincolnshire, UK
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Great rush from the acceleration but that's it. Stealth is more powerful.
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| wabbit42 |
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Posts: 131
Location:
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Got on this twice in a row on my first rides thanks to ERT. I have to say, the launch is satisfying but not quite
Stealth. Tiny bit of airtime on the first hill, a head banging corner and a second hill, a wonderful sweeping corner at
speed and a final litle airtime hill. Good but not fantastic. Also, the new theming is top notch.
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| Sharpy_2010 |
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Posts: 20
Location:
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liked it but quite short
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| Pingu on drugs |
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Posts: 0
Location:
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Good ride to start off the day i have to say...its quick and the acceleration is awesome but a bit short
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| lbwoody |
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Posts: 1
Location:
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They changed the name from Rita queen of speed to just Rita. lol.
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| tommylawrence |
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Posts: 26
Location: Ashton (aka chav land).
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the new voiceover for rita makes me laugh. it sounds like a drunken old man :P
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| holly 09 |
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Posts: 3
Location: Manchester,UK
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i didnt actually find this too rough and actually really enjoyed it. A bit too short but sooo fun
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| rednat |
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Posts: 2
Location:
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It is a rough ride but is still awesome
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| Jools |
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Posts: 1805
Location: The house, which windows you looked through last night. I KNOW IT WAS YOU!
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V Yup. to Rita
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| Tjex1 |
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Posts: 42
Location: In My House
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Does anyone know whether they are changine the name of this for the retheme of ug land?
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| HarryT |
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Posts: 18
Location:
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This was also closed on my visit, so I hope to be going on it when I go again.
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| tommylawrence |
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Posts: 26
Location: Ashton (aka chav land).
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coastercrazy11 - obviously, it's Nemesis
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| Adz123 |
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Posts: 30
Location: SCUNNY!!!
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This is a great ride not as good as nemmy though
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| Blaze |
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Posts: 1325
Location:
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Really want to change my rating now. Back row at night is actually excelent.
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| paul hazlewood |
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Posts: 0
Location:
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crap crap crap crap crap,,, thats all i can say about this ride,,,even its name rita! is crap, i love alton towers, but
this has to be the parks biggest mistake yet
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| coasterC |
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Posts: 13
Location: Wiltshire, UK
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Closed because of weather when I went. Wasn't too annoyed because it looks tame compared to Velocity and Stealth.
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| DarrenBloomfield |
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Posts: 21
Location: Banbury,Oxfordshire
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Having already rode Stealth and Furius Baco i wasnt expecting this ride to amaze me but it was good in its own right,
painful in the rain though.
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| MetaKnight2393 |
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Posts: 1
Location: Battleship Halberd
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FUN FACT:
Tiff Needell did the voiceover for the beginning of this coaster!
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| bestever48202 |
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Posts: 1
Location: England
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It was a bit rough but the whole thing is amazing!
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| bestever48202 |
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Posts: 1
Location: England
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Amazing!
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| Blaze |
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Posts: 1325
Location:
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Surprisingly good at the back, some airtime on first hill, but quite a bit of 'Intamin Shuffle'.
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| Tjex1 |
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Posts: 42
Location: In My House
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Lap bars needed, same with Stealth
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| Blaze |
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Posts: 1325
Location:
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Must be speed queen of some small and insignificant country, then. Juts not good enough for a park anything like AT.
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| geordie kev |
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Posts: 0
Location:
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a full on speed queen
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| Blaze |
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Posts: 1325
Location:
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Thought you would, it's a Thrope kind of ride, not a Towers kind of ride. No thought or effort put in. Just like your
opinions.
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| KarlThrillDude |
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Posts: 9
Location:
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love it it so cool but not as good as air and oblivion
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| alanaltyohno |
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Posts: 3
Location:
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i still think it was good , also , some people say that even at the front there is loads of air time , there should be
more air time at the front as you go over the hill at the highest speed !
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| Blaze |
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Posts: 1325
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airtime? on this? dont think so. even at the front this is pointless apart from the decent launch. OTSRs do not bother
me. the ride does. could have been better hopefully will be rethemed next year.
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| coastercrazy11 |
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Posts: 24
Location: thirsk
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tommylawrence? if rita is ure 2nd fave in the park, wat is ure 1st fave in the park?
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| nemesisnutter |
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Posts: 126
Location:
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The launch was great, the rest of the ride would have been great if it weren't for those horrible Intamin OTSR's. Some
nice lap-bars and Rita would be full of Air Time and fun, not full of head bashing! :(
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| macsftw906 |
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Posts: 0
Location:
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Again , rita gets run down but i really loved it. Front row everytime i went on , and the speed surprised me. Yeah ,
it's no kingda ka but for a fairly small sized coaster the launch packs a punch. The airtime was brilliant , even at the
front , and all the way through it maintains it's speed fairly well , so yeah i really enjoyed rita and think it was
awesome!
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| tommylawrence |
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Posts: 26
Location: Ashton (aka chav land).
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I know some of you are moaning, but I think rita is bloody biliiant! I just got of it today, and I love the launch and
all the layout. You probably won't agree with what I'm about to say, but it is my 2nd fave ride in the park. fantastic
ride
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| Blaze |
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Posts: 1325
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Take back some of the things I have said about it. In front row the launch is actually fairly powerfull, but I feel that
the turns take too long to negotiate. There is very limited airtime, mostly on the first hill but there is also a tiny
amount on the last hill and the bunny hop into the brakes. Very smooth
Don't know how much the weather and the seat
played a part in it, but second time round this was so much better. Still, the tiny amount of airtime, the uncomfortable
cars, short ride time and slow corners bring it back down. Nevertheless, this has gone from a 4 to a 6 or 7.
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| alanaltyohno |
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Posts: 3
Location:
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The launch is good , corners are quiet tight , go g's though , i sat at the front both times and there at least you get
loads of air time , people are saying that they dont get much but , i , only being 13 are quiet light and got apsolutly
loads every hill , but , tbh i dont really like it as it was my second roller coaster after corkscrew and it scared me
lol!
but it would have been loads better it was taller and faster but alton towers has the hight restrictioins which is
really enoying , they should have put it part way under ground or somehting to conpensate for this , like they did with
nemesis and they should have better themeing aswell, more like stealth , then i would have given it a better score .
only like 6 or 7 out of 10 from me.
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| Blaze |
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Posts: 1325
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Make that second just above Corkscrew, but that's gone now so does not count.
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| Blaze |
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Posts: 1325
Location:
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Worst coaster I have ever been on.
Uncomfortable and clumsy restraints and cars, no themeing, slow launch, no speed, no
airtime, no forces.
At least it was smooth.
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| Martyn H |
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Posts: 1138
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I enjoy it when I'm at the front. Gives a little bit of airtime and only gives slight ear bashing. However the launch
does nothing for me.
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| suryavl |
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Posts: 43
Location: Belgium
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It's not a horrible ride by any means, but it does indeed lack. Mainly it lacks strong air time, which is what you would
expect to get quite nicely on each of the 3 hills. Shame, it could have been a lot more fun.
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| Kebab |
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Posts: 937
Location: Dudley, West Midlands
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It felt a lot faster yesterday and had a surprisingly smooth and fun ride, but maybe that was because I was at the
front, which is rare for me. But it still fails in several areas detracting from what could be a great ride to a
mediocre one. The layout is awful, it may look like a mini Exped. GeForce, but doesn't ride like it, Rita just launches
into a few elongated banked turns. It's also very short, however, people may take Stealth as being very short, but
Stealth is very "gimmicky", whereas Rita is slower and needs more of a layout to thrill. It has about 3 or 4 pops of
lacklustre airtime, it doesn't seem to work as effective as on Stealth or Baco. The theme is acceptable, it's no where
near as impressive as the other coasters at the park, but works fine. Due to it pulling a maximum of 4.7G's I was
expecting it to be a little more forceful, however it is far from forceless, the coaster also tends to be rough around
the banked turns. I cannot fault the thrill of the launch and the rush it gives off, but in comparison to the parks
batch of B&M's Rita pales in comparison. 6/10
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| morgar |
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Posts: 4
Location:
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Fun ride this, but it falls short in many areas - the launch is good but the rest of the ride is fairly dull. To me
Stealth @ Thorpe Park is a much better ride. Really this is a bit of a victim of the Alton Towers height regulation
problem
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| Tri_Force_Delta |
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Posts: 28
Location: Bolton
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The launch is great fun, and the rest of the ride manages to keep the speed well.
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| towers04 |
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Posts: 1
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love it
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| ilanager |
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Posts: 0
Location:
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looks really fun
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