*according to Teesside's local rag anyway.
OK so not necessarily news but didn't know where else to put this :lol:
Our local paper has "Used data from from Roller Coaster DataBase - for the speed, length and height or “drop” of Britain’s top attractions as well as the number of times it goes upside-down - and each of the rides has been given a rank."
Anyone like to hazard a guess at the formula? Anyone actually have Odyssey as their #1? :lol:
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/whats-on/f ... nd-7594234
OK so not necessarily news but didn't know where else to put this :lol:
Our local paper has "Used data from from Roller Coaster DataBase - for the speed, length and height or “drop” of Britain’s top attractions as well as the number of times it goes upside-down - and each of the rides has been given a rank."
The Top 10
1. Odyssey, Fantasy Island, near Skegness
2. Big One, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool
3. Swarm, Thorpe Park, Surrey
4. Smiler, Alton Towers, Staffordshire
5. Millennium, Fantasy Island, near Skegness
6. Kumali, Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo, Malton
7. Ultimate, Lightwater Valley, Ripon, AND Saw - The Ride, Thorpe Park, Surrey
8. Nemesis, Alton Towers, Staffordshire AND Infusion, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool
9. Shockwave, Drayton Manor, Tamworth, Staffordshire AND Colossus, Thorpe Park, Surrey
10. Speed: No Limits, Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire.
Anyone like to hazard a guess at the formula? Anyone actually have Odyssey as their #1? :lol:
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/whats-on/f ... nd-7594234