What are the BEST 5 rides in the UK? [post pictures :P]

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03-10-2005, 06:46 PM
-Soph-

What are the BEST 5 rides in the UK? [post pictures :P]

What are the best 5 rides in the UK?
post pictures if you can :p [makes it more exciting :p]
here are mine

1 - Oblivion [Alton towers]
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6561/images7xl.jpg
This ride is a vertical drop [65 feet drop] Roller coaster, The Maximum G-force on this ride is 4.5 G's and the top speed is 68 MPH it was built in 1998 by a swiss engineer, the cars can carry 16 passengers on 2 rows. The drop is actually 88.5 degrees, but its enough to convince you its vertical! Only 1 third of the drop is visable, as 2 thirds of it is underground.

2 - Ripsaw [Alton towers]
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3783/images5im.jpg
This flat ride, was built in 1997, it spins around upside down, and has 35 water jets on it

3 - Nemesis! [alton towers]
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8260/nemismall1zj.jpg
This is one ace ride! the theming on the ride makes it special and well known

4 - Rita [alton towers]
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/152/images3xr.jpg
An ace ride if you ask me! Launches at 100 KPH [61 MPH] and it never really slows down through the ride, made me jump a bit xP

5 - Spinball Whizzer [alton towers]
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/4849/sw3sg.jpg
Haha Yes this IS my 5th favorite ride! its not scary, I think its just so cool, the cariages spin, and go down steep hills, [giving you bad butterflys :p] This is one of the new[ish] rides at alton towers

Now post yours xD
03-10-2005, 06:50 PM
Tristan

Lol all from Alton towers. Are u sur u meant in the UK not alton towers :P
03-10-2005, 06:51 PM
-Soph-

All the good rides are at alton towers though!!!
03-10-2005, 06:56 PM
Kimmeh.

My favourite one has to be The Squirrel Nutty Ride. It makes me laugh!

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6...ral02tn7ea.jpg
03-10-2005, 06:57 PM
-Soph-

LMAO I remember going on that when I was a little baby
03-10-2005, 07:00 PM
Mit

wat r u on. air is the best ride in the uk, no ride has the smoothness of air ;)

1. Air
http://www.towerstimes.co.uk/history...ir/extra00.jpg click here to see pic :) best because it is smooth long isnt just a one themed ride, eg cork***** or big drop.

2. Nemesis
www.stdavidschurch.freeserve.co.uk/nemesis.jpg Alton towers one, is wicked although a bit bumpy

3. Freezer Thorp Park
www.gettheloop.com/loopmay2/freezer.gif
best wlak through ride i have ever been on

4. Colosus thrope park. although it knocks ur brains out its quite cool

http://www.hertsad.co.uk/flatfiles/c...scork*****.jpg

5 Oblivion, quite fun :)
03-10-2005, 07:03 PM
-Soph-

I did like air, its really smooth, but I like really scary rides :p

and! the queue is like a maze when you dont know where your going [me and my friend got lost :p, and it was when we stopped in the hotel, you get in an hour earlier than everyone else, so there was no one to follow either!]
03-10-2005, 07:17 PM
2hd.

My favourite is probably Nemisis Inferno, possibly Colussus or Samurai?? My little brother likes air.
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5291/dscf01398jw.jpg
03-10-2005, 07:22 PM
-Soph-

Ive heard good things about that ride!

when I finally get to go to thorpe park. it will be the first thing I go on :p
03-10-2005, 08:00 PM
Mit

nemesis inferno is wicked, especially the bit where u go through the smoke :D
03-10-2005, 08:59 PM
-Soph-

I love smoke on rides,
when nemesis was first opened [at alton towers] I cant remember the year :p but that used to have smoke on it [around the station mainly]
12-10-2005, 05:46 PM
-Soph-

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mit

2. Nemesis
www.stdavidschurch.freeserve.co.uk/nemesis.jpg Alton towers one, is wicked although a bit bumpy

you really think nemmie is rough? ;p

I take it you've never ridden the cork***** then :rolleyes:
12-10-2005, 06:12 PM
Mentor

unluckly i havent manged to get on alot of the new roller coasters but from what i have got on
so far i can only think of my first two in the uk "/

1. Nemisis is an easy first
2. Air Is probaly second

ill update when my brain kicks in, or post a better list.

Want pictures? well im lazy, serch the names on google.co.uk lol :D

Keep in Mind Nemisis is the worlds most intece rollercoaster with up to 4 G's in parts, athogh cork***** is far less intence its just the hard and lumpy restraints that make it painful
12-10-2005, 06:35 PM
-Soph-

ouch dont say the name cork***** :p it brings back bad memorys
[they stopped it at the top, just to bring something to someone] we all thought it had broken down hehe
12-10-2005, 09:41 PM
Mentor

lol, what were they gieving to someone? count it wait lol
13-10-2005, 05:56 AM
-Soph-

someones hat "/
16-10-2005, 07:07 PM
Michael.

Urghhh. Air has got to be one of the worst rides I've ever been on. Here's My Top 5!

5. The Beastie (Alton Towers) - It's rough, it's mean, it takes no prisoners. Ultimate thrill.
http://www.towerstimes.co.uk/rides/a...d/beastie4.jpg

4. The Froghopper (Various Themeparks) - Amazingly scary. It BOUNCES.
http://www.miramarevents.com/marketp...hopper-300.jpg

3. The Tweenies Playground (Alton Towers) - Endorsed by the best ever television programme - 9 thumbs up
http://www.towersalmanac.com/Admin/r...playground.jpg

2. The Dragons Apprentice (LegoLand Windsor) - See the Beastie. Very much the same. Still terrifying.

1. Whirly Birds (LegoLand Windsor) - Everyone's big enough to be a pilot on the Whirlybirds. Climb on and let the spinning propeller take you up and down and up again before you know it. Don't forget to take in the view! YOU CONTROL IT YOURSELF! WOW!
http://cache.lego.com/images/legolan...177x269ico.jpg
17-10-2005, 03:11 PM
-Soph-

let me guess you dont like scary rides then? ;p
17-10-2005, 06:50 PM
Michael.

I was taking the miccy. I dunno which ride I like best, probably Spinball Wizzer. That was fun. Nemesis was good like, and I like fun wooden rollercoasters cos they make me laugh.
17-10-2005, 06:55 PM
-Soph-

wooden rollercoasters are realllllly funny if you ask me, they were going to build one at alton towers, but they cant get planning permissions

[if you want proof, I have some :p]

I like wooden rollercoasters because they give you loads of air time at the top of the hills ;p
19-10-2005, 12:31 AM
Clo.

Rush [Thorpe Park]
http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/images/e...ures/Rush1.jpg

Slammer [Thorpe Park]
http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/images/e...s/slammer1.jpg

Tidal Wave [Thorpe Park]
http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/images/e...idal_wave4.jpg
(The wave seriously goes that high.)

Oblivion [Alton Towers]
You all know what it looks like.

Rameses Revenge [Chessington World of Adventures]
http://tinypic.com/erbo7a.jpg
Practically the same as Alton Towers Ripsaw but you get more wetter on this one :)
19-10-2005, 06:34 AM
Mit

when i last went to thorpe park they were tesing out slammer and rush. they had dummies in it and one of the dummies heads had fallen off lol.
19-10-2005, 04:10 PM
Michael.

I <3 WATER RIDES.
19-10-2005, 04:21 PM
-Soph-

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clo.

Rush [Thorpe Park]
http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/images/e...ures/Rush1.jpg

Slammer [Thorpe Park]
http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/images/e...s/slammer1.jpg

Tidal Wave [Thorpe Park]
http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/images/e...idal_wave4.jpg
(The wave seriously goes that high.)

Oblivion [Alton Towers]
You all know what it looks like.

Rameses Revenge [Chessington World of Adventures]
http://tinypic.com/erbo7a.jpg
Practically the same as Alton Towers Ripsaw but you get more wetter on this one :)

The shoulder harnesses on rush look seriously dodgy :p
have you seen how short they are? lmao

that ripsaw-like ride looks good :p
except the theming no way reaches the ripsaw's theming ;p hehe
19-10-2005, 06:00 PM
2hd.

I think Rush only has lap-bars, though it might be Slammer, i confuse. :)
19-10-2005, 06:23 PM
-Soph-

its one of the two :p

Ill try and get a picture of the restraints for you ;p

they look dodgy :p
23-10-2005, 11:38 PM
Clo

[QUOTE=Michael-W]Urghhh. Air has got to be one of the worst rides I've ever been on. Here's My Top 5!

5. The Beastie (Alton Towers) - It's rough, it's mean, it takes no prisoners. Ultimate thrill.
http://www.towerstimes.co.uk/rides/a...d/beastie4.jpg

Woo, we went on the beastie x] Because we was waiting for spinball whizzer and got bored so we went out of the queue and went in the kiddie's part, ended up on the beastie and squirrel nutty ride. Haha, we got told off though for hiding an ice cream in our bags then getting it out on the ride, as she'd told us no icecream was allowed on the ride. Baha.
24-10-2005, 10:57 PM
monkey0660

in my eyes these are the best

1. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (disney studios paris) http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/3...ter10ig.th.jpg
2. Space mountain mission 2 (disney paris) http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/5...in164hy.th.jpg the track :o
3. nemsis
4. air
5. runaway mine train coz its fun
24-10-2005, 11:22 PM
Clo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clo.

Rush [Thorpe Park]
http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/images/e...ures/Rush1.jpg

Slammer [Thorpe Park]
http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/images/e...s/slammer1.jpg

Tidal Wave [Thorpe Park]
http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/images/e...idal_wave4.jpg
(The wave seriously goes that high.)

Oblivion [Alton Towers]
You all know what it looks like.

Rameses Revenge [Chessington World of Adventures]
http://tinypic.com/erbo7a.jpg
Practically the same as Alton Towers Ripsaw but you get more wetter on this one :)

^^ by the way that clo. isn't me. :)
29-10-2005, 03:10 AM
-Soph-

there are the shoulder harnesses on the slammer, see what I mean about it being dodgy? :p

http://www.fotowhizz.com/tpslammermi...mmer007min.jpg