I used to live the village of Alton which neighbours Alton Towers.. It always amazed me how such a quiet village had the one UK’s most popular theme parks right next door.. Although, the traffic was awful when Alton Towers was open, it paid off with residents of Alton getting free tickets..

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Awesome!😁

@Showname7745

5 ай бұрын

I can see Alton towers from my window we use to go on school trips there

@megso14x

4 ай бұрын

​@@Showname7745thats a lie because none of the rides go over the tree line except for rita but its painted green so you cant see it

@Showname7745

3 ай бұрын

@@megso14x I live on the top of a big hill

@megso14x

3 ай бұрын

@@Showname7745 still nothing goes over the tree line so its impossible to see the rides

Flamingo land trips were what I lived for as a kid, glad to see it getting the respect it deserves.

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

🤩🤩🤩

@fortnitedmkcrossover

8 ай бұрын

Thank you finally

Imagine being Thorpe Park and being behind a seaside funfair in a car park 😂

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Theres a lot to do at blackpool 🤩 I live close to thorpe its getting stale until next year!

Kumali is the best and most comfortable SLC out there, just wish the layout was bit longer. I wish there was theming and audio like the old days

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Agreed! Odyssey I prefer slightly more but its painful! The drops insane! Love kumali though the gs it pulls at the bottom of the drop! 😍

@rideexpedition

10 ай бұрын

Mayan at Energylandia is probably the best, because it has the vest restraints and is much newer

@Celatra

9 ай бұрын

The Great Nor Easter: am i a joke to you?

@willknight83

9 ай бұрын

Kumalis a shite inverted coaster theres not a single decent ride at Flamingo Land

@rideexpedition

9 ай бұрын

@@willknight83 I 100% agree... and it's my home park 😅

“Wind be bored for a second” like half the time at theme parks isn’t spent in line😭

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Not if you know how to do it properly and have a start 😁

winter wonderland

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Its good fun :D

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@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

😅😂 how dare they remove apocalypse! Still salty! 😅

@bessechurger

10 ай бұрын

Not really a top 5 park anymore, they’ve removed Pandemonium and Apocalypse, and have only really added one decent ride since. They seem to be completely rebranding as a family park, and that does help make more money, but doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily a good park anymore. The only good rides there are Shockwave, Maelstrom, and Loki. Those rides alone aren’t good enough for it to make the list.

@BlakePlayzzz

10 ай бұрын

I only went to drayton manor when i was young in thomas land tbh

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

@@BlakePlayzzz Its very good for the kiddies 😄

@phivey.b

10 ай бұрын

@@bessechurgeri loved pandemonium and apocalypse. g force has gone too but the theming on that was non existent. also they're trying to rebrand as a family park yet haven't they increased the height restriction on storm force 10 and the rebranded river rapid by a whole 3" due to the accident?

I've gone to 3 out of the 5 theme parks mentioned (Flamingo land, Alton towers and Chessington)

@1minutethemeparks

4 ай бұрын

Nice! 😁

i love 25 mins from altontowers !

@1minutethemeparks

2 ай бұрын

Nice 😁

I am happy my local park flamingo land is on there 😄

@1minutethemeparks

7 ай бұрын

🤩 Ita good fun 😁

I agree❤ Alton towers for life

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

🤩

Went to Chessington yesterday and mandrill mayhem is amazing!!

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Glad you gad fun 😁

I have only ever been to alton towers and pleasure beach, now I feel like I've peaked and it's just downhill from here

@1minutethemeparks

3 ай бұрын

Still all good parks :D

AYYYYY

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

😆

I have been to Alton Towers and went on smiler when I was queuing up for it I was scared but when I was on it it was not as scary as I thought it was going to be

@1minutethemeparks

8 ай бұрын

Its a good one to get over coaster fears 🤩

@johnhatton7337

8 ай бұрын

@@1minutethemeparks yes I agree

Great vid I completely agree with you!

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

❤️❤️🤩

Been to Alton Towers twice and got on a total of 5 rides between both times

@1minutethemeparks

3 ай бұрын

Ouch you gotta go off peak🤩

Fun fact, never get in the group queue as it's always a 2 hour queue. I suggest getting in the single riders queue as it takes only 5,15 mins. (Smiler. Alton towers)

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Agreed 😂

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@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Love fantasy island 🤩

@ronaldhobblesteincool

10 ай бұрын

Yeah its definitely not top 5

I went on the smiler yesterday at alton towers

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Nice! Did you like it?

The first ride at the start was smiler

@1minutethemeparks

8 ай бұрын

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 Smile always

and the perfect weather to enjoy all of them

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Flamingo land is the best one out of those 5

@1minutethemeparks

8 ай бұрын

😦

Thorpe park isn't even really near to me but you can see stealth from my school.

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Nice 😁

You wont be bored for a second- Me in the saw queue

@1minutethemeparks

6 ай бұрын

Agreed😂 the saw queue sucks!

@Geofle

6 ай бұрын

@@1minutethemeparks real

Because of where I live I go to flamingo land every year now

@1minutethemeparks

7 ай бұрын

Nice 😁

I live like 20 minutes from Crealy, decent theme park

@1minutethemeparks

7 ай бұрын

Not been yet need to check it out 🤩

I like alton towers but the only thing about it thats negative for me at the moment as a family of 5, its great for young kids, its great for teenagers and adults but not so great for both in the same group. pleasurebeach is brilliant for young kids in the same group, plenty of rides to go on for their height and rollercoasters for them as well and you can just head to those whilst other members of your family can go on bigger rides not far away. for example my wife and son went on the big dipper and me and my daughter went on the train. the train is a really cool feature because it passes underneath so many coasters! with alton towers the ticket price for a 5 year old is too expensive for the rides they can go on, and if you all head to the different sections like over to smiler.. theres nothing there for young kids to go on, so its cbeebies or bust with alton towers if you have a young child with you and its a hell of a trek over to the other areas of the park.

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Fair play, alton towers is a lot of walking 🤣

I went to Blackpool one but I didn't get to go on the blue or red one (i forgot what they r called) ☹️☹️☹️ the red one was closed bc of what happened with the accident that happened and high winds some of them were closed

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

The big one (redone) isnt great these days very rough awesome if you've never done before though! And infusion (blue one) is one of the uks most hated rides because its very parinful so you didnt miss much I hopenyou still had a good time :aD

as a crazy fan of cars, Stealth solos and makes Thorpe park my favourite 😂

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Fair play😂

Woodlands is also a theme park and it has the biggest play area in the uk with loads of dropslides

@1minutethemeparks

3 ай бұрын

Not been to this one 😁

Oh my gosh I’ve been on the one in the first clip is called the twister I literally was about to faint after it

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

The smiler? 😁

@twig7198

9 ай бұрын

the twister???

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

@@twig7198 😂

I defo recommend Paultons park!

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

5th spot was a tough one! We do love paultons park though 😁

@twxlxght_st4r

10 ай бұрын

Storm Chaser and Magma are my favourite rides! But In you opinion can you do a video were you rank the top 5 rides at paultons park? @@1minutethemeparks

@Jrippinzgames

10 ай бұрын

Paul tons park

@SteveDavies80

10 ай бұрын

Paultons park is definitely one to watch. When I moved to the south coast 20 years ago it was awfull. In recent years, after the peppa pig investment paid off, they have invested well in family coasters and themeing. I wouldnt put it in any top park list, due to lack of white knuckle rides, but as a family park, its first class.

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

@@SteveDavies80 Agreed

I remember a few months ago I went to Blackpool for the first time for a job, I wasn’t a massive fan of the town, but it kinda won me over after I went to Pleasure Beach because you wouldn’t expect a beachside town amusement park to be a genuinely amazing as it is

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

I agree blackpool is a dump 😂 But the seafront is one of the best in the country😁

@matthewknight5926

10 ай бұрын

@@1minutethemeparks yeaaaa but it definitely made the trip worth it atleast 😂

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

@@matthewknight5926 100% did you go ok valhalla?

@matthewknight5926

10 ай бұрын

@@1minutethemeparks yeaaaa. I wasn’t familiar with the ride so I assumed it was a dark ride… then I saw how they were using fucking vacuums to get the literal pools of water out of the boats… genuinely surprised my phone survived the ordeal, it was absolutely brilliant

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

@@matthewknight5926 Sounds about right 😂 im glad you enjoyed it im obsessed love it so much! 🤣

Who was just waiting to here the words Alton and towers

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

🤣

Thorpe park is 🔛🔝

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Fair play :D

I have been to Alton Towers

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed 😄

‘Britains greatest escape’ I love The Smiler it’s my fav 2

@1minutethemeparks

7 ай бұрын

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

i just came back from blackpool pleasure beach today and The Big One (The Pepsi Max) was incredible and honestly if you are scared of coasters trust me it will get rid of your fear!

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Glad you had fun 😁

@Cursed.Coasters

10 ай бұрын

I guess I'll see cause I went on shambhala (249ft) qnd red force (367ft) a month ago keeping in mind the big one is 235ft I am still scared of coasters so it differs from person to person😊

@sillybilly8241

10 ай бұрын

its really rough and jolty though

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

@@sillybilly8241 The retrack made it worse 😭

@edsstuff8407

10 ай бұрын

@ITS_KAI- yeah so do I

I live very close to alton towers, and for some reason I've never been a huge fan I haven't been for a while though, might need to refresh my memory on the park

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Im the same with thorpe park lol although I still go alot as my brother loves it 😂

Thorpe park was way better than Alton towers for rollercoasters last time I went to them both in a summer. Stealth alone makes it my favourite. Alton Towers has nicer grounds to explore though. Also isn’t smiler the one that kept malfunctioning and broke a load of legs?

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Smiler crash was a freak accident due to human error :/ thorpes coasters are good for the uk but easily beaten by other european parks :/

LEGOLAND TOPSS

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

A lot of childhood memories, but its not a top 5 :( very good for kids though 🤩

Alton Towers is def on top with nemesis reborn I love it

@1minutethemeparks

3 ай бұрын

100%😁

Who else remembers when chessington was just a zoo….. My sisters school year were there the same day they were filming Grange Hill scenes

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Nice! And I cant remember when it was just a zoo :(

Flamingo land is good, but it’s small and the indoor play area with the big fish tank is unsafe (be your kid/sibling if they go in) my sister went down the broken slide and banged her head on the pole (what was suppose to have padding in) and there was a meta spike that made her have to go hospital then and there, the staff didn’t help I had to run to the front and get the staff what took about 15 minutes and another 5 to get there because he was slow.

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

The staff can be a bit iffy at flamingoland :/

@wimpyss

10 ай бұрын

@@1minutethemeparks I agree they left the play area open too, my sisters blood was on the toys 😬

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

@@wimpyss 🤢

I’ve been to three of these Alton towers thope park and chessingtion

@1minutethemeparks

4 ай бұрын

Nice 😁

Adventure Island should take like spot 7 or 8

@1minutethemeparks

8 ай бұрын

Adventure island is great, the staff are so friendly 😁

@GMAN-419

8 ай бұрын

@@1minutethemeparks yeah and I love the rides axis is crazy I closed my eyes for a second then I was upside down

I've been to all of these, besides number 5

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Whats your number 5? 😁

Flamingo land: Sik Alton towers: wickerman (until next year) Thorpe park: swarm Chessington: mandril Fantasy island: odyssey Blackpool: icon My fave park is Alton towers, Thorpe park Blackpool Chessington (my local park) Flamingo land Fantasy island I meant Thorpe park until next year-

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

A good list :D

@winstonchurchill586

10 ай бұрын

Are you 5 years old? There is no way you just said wicker man is the best ride at Alton towers. It’s a children’s ride.

@Britishairwaysfan

10 ай бұрын

@@winstonchurchill586 bro many people agree with that the full experience please shut up as I am not five! It has great airtime or negative g’s it’s a great ride bro hasn’t watched rating and reviews and I yes it’s is but not a family ride also I ride it back row I doubt you did did you? Just watch reviews and ride it again and appreciate the full experience 💀 shush bro 💀

@Britishairwaysfan

10 ай бұрын

@@1minutethemeparks thanks

@winstonchurchill586

10 ай бұрын

@@Britishairwaysfan It’s a children’s ride. Is runaway mine train your second favourite? 😂

Been to all the top 3 and imo thorpe parks the best. Altons closer to me but even tho saw was closed it easily was my favourite bc of stealth it was amazing

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Nice, I live close to thorpe so its getting stale for me until next year! 😁

Fun Fact! The oldest theme park in the UK is blackgang chine located on the Isle of Wight. It opened in 1843 and is still open to this day!

@1minutethemeparks

8 ай бұрын

Still need to go get a #1minutethemepark 🤩

Me going to camel creek 😂

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

😂

I won't go to alton towers because of that person dying on the smiler after the crash

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

It was a freak accident, its doubtful it will happen again 😂

I’m in Chessington hotel

@1minutethemeparks

7 ай бұрын

Have an awesome time 😁

I went to flamingo land

@1minutethemeparks

8 ай бұрын

Hope you had a great time 😁

Flmingo land my local park ⚠️ never go on hero I had to be evacuated and my head got bashed when I rode it when it opened again⚠️

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

😂 Good old hero (death trap) We actually found one worse Volare at wiener prater, now that one really hurt 😅

@benlinfoot4048

5 ай бұрын

​@@1minutethemeparksI live in york near flmingo land we go there with my school.

my right ear loved this video

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

? 🤣🤣😅

LESGOOO BLACKPOOL PLESURE BEACH IS SECOND I LIVE IN BLACKPOOL SO I CAN JUST WALK TO IT YEAHHHHHHH🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@1minutethemeparks

7 ай бұрын

Nice!! 🤩🤩

Favourite ride at each park: Chessington: Mandrill Mayhem Flamingo Land: Kumali & Sik (can't decide) Thorpe Park: Stealth (for now) Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Valhalla & Icon Alton Towers: The Smiler

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

A good list 😁

@Distortion_XD

10 ай бұрын

Good list stealth surely swap that for saw or collosus

@kirstroberts221

10 ай бұрын

Same picture!!!!

Flamingo Land was my childhood, it’s a shame it’s just so unbelievably run down now

@1minutethemeparks

4 ай бұрын

Still a great little park 🤩

You guys in the uk and the us are so lucky I live in Canada and there is literately 2 so whenever I want to ride something not at Canadas wonderland or la ronde I have to travel.

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Ouch :/

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Are they atleast good theme parks?

@briandevine8292

10 ай бұрын

@@1minutethemeparksTrue

Went to Alton Towers last year. I have the money to travel to the UK again I might do Pleasure Beach in September. But first Europa Park in May.

@1minutethemeparks

5 ай бұрын

Have an awesome time! 🤩

I beg to differ.. great Yarmouth pleasure beach is the absolute best park ever! Just my humble opinion.❤

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Yarmouth pleasure beach is a lot of fun 😁

Nice to see flamingo land actually getting the respect it deserves lol.

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Its a great park 😁

@oliverbrinkworth4779

9 ай бұрын

Its not, its a dump, half the rides are broken and the zoo is pretty poor.

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

@@oliverbrinkworth4779 I though it was one of the better theme paek zoos 🤔

....Oakwood 🥺

@1minutethemeparks

4 ай бұрын

Good little park, but not top tier 😁 Needs a serious refurb lol

Got to go to Blackpool for the first time in years and went on Valhalla and icon for the first time. So good, desperately trying to find a reason to go again

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Valhalla is the reason to go again! 😂

I actually agree with this Blackpool pleasure beach and Thorpe park plus Alton towers really top 3 in uk

@1minutethemeparks

8 ай бұрын

🤩 Thanks for watching

SURPRISED BLACKPOOL WAS 2 should of been 1 😂

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

🤣

I knew alton towers would be first, I’m planning a trip this year to go there

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Nice 😎

wickerman is better personally but smiler's a close second!

@1minutethemeparks

4 ай бұрын

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

I am very near Alton living in rocester

@1minutethemeparks

7 ай бұрын

Nice 🤩

Are there any good ones in Scotland? Idk if any of these are in Scotland

@1minutethemeparks

3 ай бұрын

Theres 1 in scotland called M&Ds we have never been it doesnt look great though 😅

Flamingo land is the best in my opinion

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Fair play

Tbh Blackpool is better than Alton Towers because Blackpool has amazing thrillers and the queues aren’t that long but if your not riding smiler thirteen or oblivion it’s not worth the wait

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

I get what you mean, towers operations have been awful this year!

Drayton Manor is definitely number 2

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

No chance shockwave is going to be sitdown, pandamonium and apocalypse have been removed :O

I was thinking bro say aton tower

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

😂

Only change for me really is to swap Thorpe Park and Blackpool.

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Fair play :D

Wickstead park left the chat

@1minutethemeparks

3 ай бұрын

Not been to thos one 🫨

I love Chessington, Tigers rock is my favourite ride

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Fair play :D

Blackpool no 1

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

💪💪

I went on a Thursday in a school week and I went on 5 rides from opening to closing that was as many as u could go on

@taajmanzoor344

10 ай бұрын

I went to alton towers the week before still a school week the longest ride was 5 minites

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

@@taajmanzoor344 It can be a tough one to judge lol

Sik at Flamingo land is king 👑

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Fair play lol

Alton Towers on top 😂

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

🤩

Bro I go to chessington every Saturday

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Nice 😁

I've only been to 5 UK parks and my favourite is defo alton towers

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

💪💪💪

Why did I call alton towers, Acton town

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

🤣

Alton towers smiler also the one that killed people in recent memories and also notorious for breaking down. Alton towers has a bad reputation for accidents and things breakings down

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

A freak accident due to human error highley unlikely it would happen again, the smiler is awesome :D

I agree with black pool pleasure beach but i went to alton towers recently and tbh it is kinda disappointing its really dropped off now

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

I agree im giving them some slack as they have alwayd been good, but operations have been terrible this year scarefest looks like it will be stale again etc :)

@denied2182

10 ай бұрын

@1minutethemeparks well it was just like everything like food there was disappointing to say the least and there just isn't enough variety with it specially compared to the amount of walking you gotta do

Your friendly neighbourhood Alton Towers fanboy is very happy now😊

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

😁🤩

Nah bro paultons park gotta be up there with peppa pig world, W place 100% recommend

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Good familly parks defo top 10! 😁

Nemesis will return

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

🤩

Soooo we just forget about the smiler disaster

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

😂

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

It was a horrible freak accident :/ still an awesome park and an awesome ride! 😁

i have been to pleasure beach twice i really recommend going

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

Its a lot of fun 😁

Feme park

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

😂

I think thorpe park goes ahead of Blackpool after exodus opens

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Thinking the same lol :D

You must be the only person in the UK who thinks The Smiler is the best coaster in the country. It certainly isn’t!

@1minutethemeparks

9 ай бұрын

😵‍💫😵‍💫😁

Alton Towers! You're having a laugh. My 5 5 Chessington 4 Towers 3 Flamingo 2 Thorpe 1 Blackpool

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Fair play, towers have had very bad operations this year :(

@paulwilliams5296

10 ай бұрын

@@1minutethemeparks I just found it too spaced out. Flamingo land is the hidden gem. If you get a 2 day pass and stay in a caravan it's a fantastic family weekend. Bloody expensive! Can't take it with you tho, that's my motto

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

@@paulwilliams5296 Awesome good motto I agree 😁

@paulwilliams5296

10 ай бұрын

I should enquire at Leeds united as flamingo land are one of their main sponsors and I'm a life long season ticket holder. You never know

What about Drayton manor. Correct me if I’m wrong. I’ve never been to any of these top 5

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Drayton manor removed 2 good thrill rides :/ its still good but they have A lot of work to do to get back up top. Just my opinion though 😁

Just me wondering how Blackpool pleasure beach got second.hasn’t been the same since Noah’s ark was there in the 80s & 90s

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

Bppb is awesome 😍

@flaw3dgenius222

7 ай бұрын

Its still there just cannot go in it. Btw Icon and Valhalla is waaaaay better than Noahs ark and i loved the Ark

@1minutethemeparks

7 ай бұрын

🤩

Paul tons park

@1minutethemeparks

10 ай бұрын

5th place was tough! Love paultons 😁

@Jrippinzgames

10 ай бұрын

Same