Coaster reviews

Launch Intensity

This is my favorite launch on any coaster I've ridden, I don't care what the speed and acceleration stats say, this just feels the best. I have ridden Stealth multiple times and other launch coasters such as Taron and Furious Baco, all boasting better stats than Rita, but I don't believe any of them take you out of the station as suddenly or forcefully as Rita does. The modest and low to the ground layout allows Rita to maintain its speed throughout, and whilst very short, its lack of recovery time leading to the break run really makes it FEEL fast, even if it's not breaking any records.

Nice surprise! Fun Dead spots

The best ride to ride with someone who's never gone on it before, I always hope I'm sat in front or behind someone that doesn't know. The ride begins with a respectable drop for a coaster of its type, but unfortunately just suffers from sacrificing a lot of its height to the indoor gimmick, resulting in a short and disappointing first half, but I would argue its totally worth it.

Theming Fun Smoothness

Simply the best themed coaster in the UK, looks absolutely stunning on and off ride. The ride experience also feels super quick and forceful for such a modest layout, absolutely mesmerizing in the dark and best ridden at the back.

First Drop Fun Smoothness Dead spots Layout

Solid, super smooth family coaster, but lacks a lot of variation. The only sensation you get is the smallest amount of air time over the many hills throughout the layout, but they all feel pretty much exactly the same. The ride lacks any intensity at all. The Wicker Man at Alton Towers trumps this ride in every way other than the first drop on Heidi being slightly better. Theming is cute and the coaster itself looks great, but again, gets out done by The Wicker Man ten fold. However if I had a kid and wanted to get them into bigger coasters, this would be one of the first things I take them on.

Launch Intensity Rattle

Super intense launch coaster, the speed never lets up. While the rattle is uncomfortable it kinda works as the ride really does feel furious, like some sort of explosion. Highly underrated i think, as is Rita at Alton Towers, not sure which I prefer, but this is definitely more intense.

Theming Duration Pointless

3 lift hills? and for what? One very long and very pointless ride. Theming and interlocking with the log flume is nice.

Intensity Layout Rattle

Very fun but extremely rattly dueling wooden coaster, which lets it down quite a bit. The best part of the ride is when you enter the tunnel and come out to the other train having vanished off the track, only for it to pass you coming the other way, very slick ride layout design.

Fun Theming Capacity

While the ride is very cool and the story immersion throughout is great, I really wish it wasn’t just mainly screens, really let down with the actual ride theming. It’s good but could have been great. Queue was also horribly long for a fairly empty day, 25 minute max for everything else, and 1 hour and half for this. Capacity is truly an issue on this ride.

First Drop Inversions Rattle

Loved this when I went on it as a kid, but found it quite outdated re-riding as an adult. Incredible that it was made back in 1995 but it is just a collection of very standard coaster elements and doesn't really do anything for me, no surprises or sensations outside of the very respectably sized first drop. Also the rattle is quite bad, bashes your head around a fair bit, maybe needs a re-tracking but would honestly prefer it being replaced with something completely different, as it is currently completely out done by its neighboring coaster Shambhala.

Airtimes First Drop Smoothness

Floater airtime machine! Incredible first drop, super comfy restraints, butter smooth.

Theming Pace Intensity

It has been a while since I've gone on Nemesis, due to it's re-tracking and refurb, and i was worried it wouldn't live up to what it was in my head. You'll be glad to know this isn't the case. Still my favourite ride at Alton Towers and in the UK. The pacing for such a short ride is just perfect, growing in intensity until it hits its lowest point over half way through the ride. All the elements are just so tight it makes Nemesis Reborn so intense, whippy and enjoyable. The ride is the most intense at the back, being pulled through everything at speed, but the front gives it a run for its money with how quickly you enter those elements, with the added bonus of seeing all the gaps and rockwork you're soaring through. The updated theming is just an added extra and looks super fresh, however I do worry that it won't age that well, similar to how The Smiler is looking now. Beyond impressive that the layout of a ride built in 1994 is still competing with most modern coasters.

Inversions Layout Duration Rattle Intensity

Probably one of the most impressive rides that exists in terms of what they manage to fit in in such a small space. However I think the ride isn't nearly as fun or intense as it should be on paper. Most the inversions feel very similar to each other, and when my favourite part of a ride with 14 inversions is the two small airtime hills, that's a problem. It's aging badly with multiple uncomfortable jolts throughout and has multiple theming elements that are damaged or just not working. This ride really needs some love. It's length is great, the drop into its first inversion out of the station is probably my favourite one, followed by the rolling drops after each chain hill. Still an amazing one of a kind ride but has too many issues to ignore. I have lowered my rating from 4 star to 3 and a half.

Theming Launch Rattle Harness Layout

By no means is this ride really rough or anything, but It absolutely baffles me that a brand new B&M has this much rattle, makes me nervous about the Nemesis re-tracking. Theming is decent, backwards spike is fun at the back, launch through the station is cool, but overall the ride is a borefest. Also somehow the restraints were really un-comfy on my collar bones despite being the same as The Swarm which I find very comfy.

Fun Masterpiece Layout

This ride isn't really about spinning, or the launch, or the drop, or airtime (even though the ejector is great). It's about taking a mix of classic and unique elements in positions you never will have before. Every ride is different and you keep going back to get that "perfect" one. Honestly a groundbreaking innovation for coasters.

Inversions Headbanging

Went back to this park just to ride this before the new trains got put in, it was closed all day. Went back a month later, got on it, it was terrible. Super rough and not that exciting, was interesting being stood up though as i've never been on a stand up. Very excited to see how modern trains improve this ride though. Can all headbang central coasters be fixed by lap bars? We'll see.

Comfort Fun Smoothness Launch Intensity

Super smooth, fun and comfy ride, just lacks much intensity at all. The launches are very tame but the length and overall niceness of the ride is very appreciated and makes it one of the better rides in the UK.

Theming Duration Discomfort

I can confidently say in my opinion, this is the best themed ride in the world. I have seen nothing in real life or on videos that even comes close to this. The area this coaster flies around is phenomenal. The coaster unfortunately just lacks intensity or interest in the layout and I'm really not a fan of the riding position you're in, I find it more uncomfortable than B&M Flying Coasters. a couple nice pops of air time at the front, the loading on system is really cool and practical, the rolls are fun, the way it weaves around the surroundings is sick, impressive coaster.

Lap Bar Inversions Hangtime

It's basically just Colossus but vastly improved by the restraints, a strangely welcome addition to the UK.

Theming Pace Masterpiece

Stunning ride that doesn't have a single dull moment, with everything being so tight and close you really feel the speed. Theming is just next level. The music leading into silence before the first launch really builds the tension. Super long, super smooth, super whippy, I have too many good things to say about this ride.

Theming Launch Smoothness Harness

The launch feels like a slingshot, you pick a lot of speed up in such a short amount of time which makes for a really fun start to the ride. Everything until the trim break is fast and whippy, with one element that took me by surprise. The house the station resides in is really cool and Anubis is surprisingly smooth, but is let down by nasty over the shoulder restraints that despite it's smoothness, caused a lot of discomfort for the people i went with who experienced headbanging and shoulder pain. everything after the trim break is pointless and slow, and the final roll only there to cause more discomfort for people that are on the shorter side.