Glad to see that you were all thinking of me while I was missing out on the fun, haha. Andrew and I were talking today at Wonderland and I'll definitely have to make it up there for a repeat performance of this trip in a couple years.
I was looking forward to introducing Andrew and AJ to Alton Towers seeing as its probably the best park in the UK. Alton Towers is also home to Nemesis which is by far the best coaster in the UK and it was running awesome when we visited.
Despite it being a warm Saturday in April we managed to get everything done with relative ease. It's always great to see people enjoy these parks that you tend to take for granted for the first time. Andrew and AJ seemed quite impressed.
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The road to Alton Towers was a bit of a shock to Andrew and AJ. They couldn't quite believe that all these winding roads led to a huge theme park.
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But arrive we did! (And I even got Andrew hooked on Lucozade!)
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Yes, we're at Alton Towers!
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This is the Losers Group. Also known as the people who didn't have annual passes and have to wait to enter the park with the regular guests.
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Divv and Andrew on the other hand are members of the cool club and get into the park early.
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Where we get to go and ride exciting things while the others wait!
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Like Squirrel Nutty!
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Hi losers!
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We also got Tractor ERT!
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OK, the losers finally got in. Lets go ride some real rides!
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Dave and AJ enjoy some front row Rita action.
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As do Scott and Mike.
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Rita's just a load of fun.
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It also has some nice airtime moments.
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After Rita we got to enjoy the recently reopened Sky Ride.
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Then it was over to Forbidden Valley for a ride on Air.
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AJ and Andrew prepare themselves for some serious lying-on-your-back fun. No not that kind of fun!
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I'll admit, I'm not much of a fan of Air.
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But the other guys seemed to enjoy it.
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Finally! Time to ride Nemesis! Reason enough for anyone to visit the UK!
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Nemesis was running really well today.
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I think AJ and Andrew will agree that its one of the best coasters around.
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Mmmm... Nemesis...
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It really has such a messed up and cool layout.
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Nemesis also has these blood rivers. Although they're supposed to be red but turn out pink.
Kinda like Shawn's tattoo. :P
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Sorry about that Shawn. But when we realised that when we were in the queue we agreed that we had to include that quip in the update!
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Dave, Mike and Andrew also gave Ripsaw a go whilst they were in the area. They got off rather lightly.
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We then worked our way around the rest of the park. Hitting up Duel next.
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Scott does his best zombie impression.
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Scott and Divv went on to disturb everyone else by rocking out to Duel's awesome soundtrack.
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Some of the losers count powered coasters so we had to ride the Mine Train.
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Although as powered rides go this one is pretty good. As AJ will attest to.
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Oh yeah. Steve was meant to be flying back to Scotland on this morning but his flight got cancelled. So instead of hanging around an airport all day he came to Alton Towers to hang with us some more!
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One of Dave's many camp poses of the trip.
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As we were making our way round we quickly checked out the new Mutiny Bay area.
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The splash battle appeared to be quite popular.
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Both the riders and onlookers get absolutely drenched.
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Working our way around the rest of the coasters, we did Spinball Whizzer next.
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Making full use of the single rider line we all got on pretty quickly.
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Whilst not quite up there with Dragon's Fury its still a fun ride.
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Although not worth the hour long regular queue. As I said you have to make full use of single rider on this one.
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Next it was time for AJ and Andrew to complete the UK's B&M collection.
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Despite the fact that it's a one trick pony. Oblivions still quite a special ride in my view.
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Although I will admit that the likes of Griffon have diluted the experience a little.
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It was then time for me to laugh at the other six who decided to do Corkscrew.
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Yeah, I'm sure they loved this.
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Looks like they enjoyed it!
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OK Elissa, don't freak out but I'm afraid this McDonalds has turned to the dark side also.
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Having all the other coasters conquered it was time for some more Nemesis whoring!
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We all got a few good rides in to round out the day.
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AJ even claimed he got to ride with a really hot chick. However, we have no proof.
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Nemesis really was running as good as ever when we visited. I'm glad Andrew and AJ got to experience it to its full potential.
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We had great whether, an excellent touring plan and most of all loads of fun at Alton Towers! And there was still more fun to be had that night. Although I'm not too sure if any of those photos should be posted up here! I'll be back with more soon!
"Nemesis also has these blood rivers. Although they're supposed to be red but turn out pink.
Kinda like Shawn's tattoo. "
HAHAHA! You're so funny Divv, you should be a stand-up comedian!
It's getting yet another touch-up this summer...2 more if that's what it takes. Next time you see it, you'll think it's the most bad@$$ maple leaf you've ever seen.
Alton looks like a great park. Good mix of coasters and other attractions to keep you busy for a full day. Nemesis looks especially great.
Ahhh Alton Towers! Definitely the best park of the road trip.
The drive in was certainly a shock to me. I was just getting use to the whole left hand side of the road business, when the winding narrow road with coach buses hading straight for you was added. There were plenty of times when I was terrified! And who decided to put stone walls on both sides of a really narrow two lane road??? I still can’t see the logic on that, especially when se passed the bus by about 6 inches!
Once we were in the park, thanks to our handy Merlin Park pass!, I was extremely impressed with the ride line up and the efficiency of the staff at Alton Towers. They just seemed to be pumping people through the queues that day. They couldn’t figure out the single rider system as we all ended up beside each other every time we used it on Rita and Spinball.
Rita: Great ride! It exceeded the expectations I had. Forceful launch, airtime on every hill, easily re-rideable. I’ll take it over Stealth any day!
Air: I can’t see why people hate this ride. It may not be super fast, tall, or force full, but it does the job of making you feel like your flying incredible well (besides the whole on your back part). I loved the low to the ground turns, and the turnaround close to the parking lot. I wouldn’t go and say it’s an awesome ride, but just a fun and pleasant coaster to relax after Nemesis!
Nemesis: What can I say besides WOW! I was speechless after the first ride and couldn’t believe what had just happened. It definitely is one of the best coasters around, and it’s 14 years old! The trenches and compact layout were spectacular and our front row ride was just insane. It can’t be described in words, you have to ride it to fully understand the awesomeness that is Nemesis! As Divv said it is reason enough to visit the UK. As for AJ and the hot chick I’ll need to see some photographic evidence
Oblivion: A one trick pony but a good one at that! The build up of suspense in the queues was really well done with the video and soundtrack, and being able to see the drop while waiting certainly got my nerves going.
The rest of the rides at the Towers were pretty good. The mine train had a really fun layout down by the raft ride. Corkscrew was well painful, and after Dragons Fury Spinball was pretty tame. Hex was a fun and nauseating experience. I would have loved to walk through the gardens, but I’ll save that for next time, along with Charlie and the chocolate factory.
It was a great day, and then Blackpool that night was let say “Fun”, if it wasn’t for Lucozade I would not have been a happy camper on Sunday.
Divv could you bring some over in October, along with Irn-Bru? I’m going through withdrawal!
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