I have just come across your channel and it's some great content. I go to Alton towers 2 or 3 times a year and I have never seen it that quiet. When did you visit?
@cstew42272 күн бұрын
The fact I work here it’s crazy this video was helpful appreciate it
@kitej16 күн бұрын
Hey guys so I was at this years ace winterfest which was at seaworld San Antonio, I have a video about it but anyways uhm after the presentation there was a box with a yellow feather that chuck had asked ray about and both of them had no clue what it was, they looked in the box and closed it but nothing really said about it. But the year was 2025 if I remember correctly. So it’s very interesting that all of this stuff is getting announced now. But all in all your ideas are all great and we shall see what the parks do.
@RideorDine6 күн бұрын
@@kitej1 ahhh okay thank you for the clarification! No wonder we could find video, we knew we remembered something about a feather and chuck 😂 but we were a little off.
@RideorDine6 күн бұрын
@@kitej1 excited to see what’s to come!
@alexharrison8087 күн бұрын
SeaWorld San Antonio should build some more animal exhibits, another looping roller coaster, and a dark ride.
@RideorDine7 күн бұрын
@@alexharrison808 absolutely!! We’ve been wanting a star coaster and dark ride forever!!
@ChrisGoforthChannel7 күн бұрын
well the secret is out for sure. some of those rides would be a great addition for rescue junior. There is definitely enough land for a third gate. If a third gate was to be built, it would mean a commitment for renewing the Sesame Street contract. PLUS the SWSA new park president use to be the president at Sesame Place! I would love to sea, (did you see what I did there) Discovery point expanded and add more animal interactions. One thing is sure, next year is gonna be great!
@RideorDine7 күн бұрын
@@ChrisGoforthChannel I wonder if we’ll see the announcement of an extension and the third gate at the same time? That is very intriguing information about the park president. I’m trying not to get my hopes up but knowing that now…. 🤣 Adding a jellyfish exhibit to Discovery Point would be amazing. I’m not even sure how far along they are with the San Diego one but the artwork made it look very cool
@tinsote71767 күн бұрын
I think the plot of land behind Steel Eel is the best spot for a Sesame Place. The area by Discovery Point is too hilly for a theme park. If anything, that area should be saved for an onsite hotel atop the hill where the flagpole is. Could you imagine the views it would have of the parks?
@RideorDine7 күн бұрын
We live in town and we would absolutely staycation at a SeaWorld hotel that has a pool and access to aquatica! It’s all (potentially) very exciting!!
@tinsote71767 күн бұрын
@@RideorDineI would too and I live down the road! However, I imagine they’ll have to see how well the planned SeaWorld Orlando hotel does first.
@Its_Jenn_againn9 күн бұрын
Great vlog! This is one of my closest parks and i love it so im glad you had a great time!!
@Kaliya2024sub26 күн бұрын
I went there and the scariest ride ks sea dragon😮
@AFCompanyАй бұрын
So close about the Steel Force sign. Actually they were going to call Mantis Banshee but the public felt it was offensive so they changed the name and sent the sign to Dorney. They kept the image but changed the name to Steel Force. However Cedar Fair still had the rights to the Banshee name and eventually used it at Kings Island.
@RideorDineАй бұрын
Yeah! I’ve told Brittany this before as well but I wanted to keep it focused on Mantis since my mom has been on that coaster but not to Kings Island 🎢
@Jordynwade-zi1ipАй бұрын
I'm a Moana fan 😁😁😁
@madisynng8691Ай бұрын
Hello Brittany 🙂
@RideorDineАй бұрын
Hello! :)
@madisynng8691Ай бұрын
Hi Brittany I was in Mrs Callahans class Mrs Callahan is sweet
@katywillcox2256Ай бұрын
It is part of the merlin franchise and they are very strict on what you can and can't film. Other parks include alton towers, all of the lego parks, Chessington world of adventures just to name a few.
@xsm5525Ай бұрын
this deserves more views! thank you! the VHS footage from back in the day really makes it!
@RideorDineАй бұрын
Thank you!! 😊
@madisynng8691Ай бұрын
it does deserve more views they work so hard to make these videos and editing them ❤
@Laura-lc5ngАй бұрын
Been to towers years ago too far to come as I live near Blackpool glad u both enjoyed. Nemish reborn I wish I could go it I went on air now glatica I loved it was my first big coster I went on try icon and hiperia and stelth other big rides in the UK and don't try infusion it's a head banger
@joeplatt4036Ай бұрын
Awesome video. Towers is my home park and it's great so see your first impressions of it. The footage from '94 really took me back to a very important year In the parks history. Curse has been such a fantastic addition to the park although I am biased it is absolutely my favourite dark ride.
@RideorDineАй бұрын
Thank you!! Seriously the best dark ride! We had no idea what to expect going in, but expectations were still exceeded!
@BrzndzVlogzАй бұрын
The retro footage 🔥
@shaunpayne81Ай бұрын
A great video you guys have done at Thorpe Park, I had to watch it as I'm visiting next Friday, it's a 3 hour drive from my house. Can't wait to get on Hyperia too.
@shaunpayne81Ай бұрын
Wow its so great to see what first time visitors think of Alton Towers, as Coasterfest has said we take for granted so much stuff. Great video you've made here and another subscriber here too.
@RideorDineАй бұрын
Thank you so much 💕
@coasterfestАй бұрын
Your old videos made me a little emotional, 1994 was the year I fell in love with Alton Towers and rollercoasters, I was 11 when I first visited. Hearing that music blast out on Towers street, in your 1994 clip, hit especially hard. Thank you so so so much for including them, nostalgia overload. Living so close, and visiting so often, it's easy to take Alton Towers for granted, and pick out all of the tiny faults. But watching first time visitors, have reactions like yours, reminds me that we're so lucky. Great video.
@RideorDineАй бұрын
Ahhh love to hear this! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I know the video quality isn’t the best (it was 1994 so makes sense 😂) but I’m glad we found it and were able to include it as well! Home park syndrome gets all of us, but you’re lucky to have Alton Towers as a home park 💕
@coasterfestАй бұрын
@@RideorDineGenuinely surprised it still played at all, none of my old camcorder tapes work. Out of interest was it digitised a long time ago or only recently? If it was recently did you have to do anything special to recover it, or did it just genuinely store that well?
@andyspruce7817Ай бұрын
The same I was 15 at the year Nemesis opened and its my home park along with Drayton Manor and Nemesis unlocked ny coaster love, my kids are just getting to the height when they can do the towers, ive yet to ride wickerman, I was last at towers shortly after smiler but I have memories of that place back to the 80s and many rides that have gone. Also the tower is a Manor house not really a castle that was ever used for military purposes but yes its the only park with a genuine period building as its centre piece. Just got back from an amazing disneyland paris trip too and def have runaway mine train fans thanks to big thunder Mountain which I think is the best version of that ride and that ride concept.
@RideorDineАй бұрын
@@coasterfest we digitized all of our home videos and old camcorder footage about 5 years ago. It held up fairly well. The older stuff looked like this Alton towers footage. Some other stuff from the late 90s/early 2000s looked much better.
@HarryJSmithАй бұрын
Such a shame you guys didn’t get to do Hex, it’s such a great dark ride
@RideorDineАй бұрын
I know :( but luckily we’ve done a similar style ride before so that cushioned the blow. Really curious to see what Alton Towers does with that space!
@andyspruce7817Ай бұрын
I love hex and hope it's coming back ive heard its not going, I really want to do the similar one at parc de asterix Paris.
@Spindler2007Ай бұрын
Apparently, Hex is supposed to reopen this season but it hasn't yet but hopefully, it might do sometime this Summer.
@stevebrown1974Ай бұрын
Hi guys! I've been looking forward to watching this video after watching your other UK park ones! Glad you had a fantastic time, it's always great to see non-British people enjoying the park. It's my favourite park here in the UK, just a shame I live 2 hours away from it! If ever you come back to the UK, it's definitely worth visiting the park when there is an event on such as Oktoberfest, Scarefest or their Fireworks weekend. The atmosphere during those is incredible and the park stays open until 9pm allowing you to ride all the rides in the dark. Wicker Man and Nemesis are totally different beasts at night, not only because it is dark but also because they've had 12 hours to warm up! You would not recognise Wicker Man back row at 9pm in the dark!! Few little bits of info for you... Most of the large boulders you see lining the park paths (especially around Katanga Canyon) are taken from the pit they dug for Nemesis. If you stand in the right position at the Smiler, the track will look like the Staffordshire knot - the traditional symbol of Staffordshire - the cobra roll entwined with the batwing element resembles the knot The two corkscrews at the entrance to the park were taken from The Corkscrew ride - the ride that made Alton Towers back in the 1980s. They closed it due to its age to put Thirteen there in 2009 Emily Alton was a little girl in the dolls house in the queue line of The Haunted House and Duel (previous incarnations of The Curse) and the girl - and the effect used to create her - was so iconic they based the story of The Curse on her. The mother of Emily in the new dolls house "preshow" in the Curse's queue line is actually the girl who played the original Emily! Hex is based on a real local legend of an Oak tree wrapped up in chains. The tree is still standing complete with chains about half a mile from the entrance towards Alton village And its the ruins of a stately home, not a castle!
@RideorDineАй бұрын
Thank you so much for watching! We’re glad you enjoyed 😊 All of this info you shared is so interesting!! We love learning about the parks when we’re there and after as well. We don’t always do a ton of research about hidden gems or unknown facts before we go to a park, but then look up stuff like crazy after we leave 😂 so thank you for adding to that for us!! We loved Alton towers! One of the best parks we’ve ever been to! Would love to visit next time during some kind of event.
@ianjamesgulliver1062Ай бұрын
:)
@bubbles-hm2jcАй бұрын
I’m going with my sisters here!
@RideorDineАй бұрын
Awesome!! Have fun :)
@UKThemeParksАй бұрын
Vampire used to have that heavier swing before the cars changed in 2002, in saying that it is the only original Arrow thats had the floorless conversion!
@HaveaBreakHaveSomeRamen2 ай бұрын
The best time to go to theme parks is when kids are at school. The most you'd wait for a ride is 30mins.
@HaveaBreakHaveSomeRamen2 ай бұрын
I knew she'd hate Rattlesnake before she went on it 😂
@Cmertlik2 ай бұрын
We're the lines long on that day?
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
No, not bad at all! Maybe 10-15 mins was the longest we waited.
@CmertlikАй бұрын
Just went to Gilroy gardens yesterday and your video helped with my visit
@RideorDineАй бұрын
@@Cmertlik that’s so awesome to hear! Glad it helped and hope you had a great time!!
@joeplatt40362 ай бұрын
Great video folks. Really enjoyed it and love your style of video. Very professional and your take on the park was super interesting. Hope you had a great time at Alton Towers.
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!! We really loved Alton towers, that will be a fun video. We’ll post next week!
@Marnie_Plays2 ай бұрын
Omg you only went 6 days before me lol😂
@willgrandex2 ай бұрын
cant stress enough how overlooked nemesis inferno is. she's aged like fine wine and i'd even dare to say it's on par with nemesis at towers but comparing them is the most useless thing ever as the layouts give completely different experiences! im glad you had an amazing day at thorpe though, it's such a gem of a park.
@jackpomeroy58552 ай бұрын
I'm going to Hershey this summer, and you know what, I'm starting my Hershey vacation at Hersheys chocolate world
@TomboyNatzz2 ай бұрын
I think the important thing about the SWARM theming is try not to think about it too much, we’re 🇬🇧 not too good with theming and backstory and stuff, USA has that down to a T, us not so much 😂😂
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
😂😂 not sure if we have it down to a T in the US, but I get your point. Loved Swarm either way!
@jackpomeroy58552 ай бұрын
I'm going to Hershey this summer, it's been a dream of mine to go there. and to be honest, I live in Massachusetts, but other than that I'm so excited to go to Hershey Park and the new hershey's chocolatetown
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
That’s awesome!! You’re going to have a blast!!
@jackpomeroy58552 ай бұрын
You bet I will. The only rides I won't go on are the roller coasters, especially the new wildcats revenge
@fourthgirl2 ай бұрын
I have to hit Marini's candies. I never leave without a cinnamon candy apple and ride the carousel. Love grabbing two rings on the same pass.
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
So cool! Wasn’t ever able to grab 2 rings in 1 pass, but definitely tried!
@fourthgirl16 күн бұрын
@@RideorDine It's left hand first and quick right following.
@jackthelad932 ай бұрын
it’s meant to be a big water effect in the cave, it’s not worked for a few years 😢
@Kyle-Russell2 ай бұрын
Vampire used to be a lot better before they changed the trains
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
🤯 I didn’t realize that they changed the trains! They certainly looked newer but I thought it was the outlier and always floorless. Kind of makes me wonder what could have been with Big Bad Wolf
@gamingandcraftswithlogan8714Ай бұрын
@@RideorDineyeah, the trains were changed in ‘02 if I remember correctly. The ride was originally made by arrow but when they declared bankruptcy, vekoma was called in to change the train model, as the manufacturers for the original trains were obviously bankrupt, so it would be virtually impossible to operate the ride with those trains. If the trains were kept, vampire probably would’ve closed before bubbleworks did, as it was a bit rough in ‘02 before the trains changed.
@burtiefusion2 ай бұрын
Rattlesnake is horrible and definitely avoid now .
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
😖😖
@AdrenalineRush2362 ай бұрын
In the cave in Zufari, there's meant to be a ton of water that falls down those rocks. It's a bit like a tiny version of the train scene on the movie tour at universal California. The last time I saw that effect working was may last year and it hasn't worked since.
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
Ahh okay thanks for that. That makes more sense! Hope they get it back working again!
@schpleeb2 ай бұрын
I don’t know if you’ve heard of John Wardley but he’s an absolute hero for essentially bringing the theme park to the UK, and it all took off here at Chessington before he went on to do Nemesis etc. Gruffalo has had that same ride system since about 1991 but was originally known as Professor Burp’s Bubbleworks 😂 it was brilliantly silly. Vampire was built at the same time (it was all Transylvania back then). Sorry I’m waffling now
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
Not at all, thank you for sharing the info! We love hearing the story of the parks. And we only know so much from initial visits. Gruffalo was really neat. And all of the queues and theming was great throughout the park! Really enjoyed it!
@FlyingHawlucha2 ай бұрын
205ft not 200ft And its the fastest accelerating roller coaster operating but u didn’t do any research
@davidrowlands94982 ай бұрын
The name Nemesis was used because Thorpe is owned by Merlin, the same company that operates Alton Towers. If they named this ride anything else everyone would say it was fantastic but everyone compares it to the much better, original Nemesis. I call this ride Nemesis Inferior.
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
Haha Nemesis Inferior is great! 😂 We did know it’s also operated by Merlin, which is why we thought they’d try to pick a different name. To differentiate. But either way, both great coasters, just one greater than the other. 😄
@jamiehasted12652 ай бұрын
The reason it is called Inferno is because the story is that the Nemesis creature tried to escape it's bonds by digging down, this created a fissure underground and caused a volcano in Thorpe.
@TPC_19942 ай бұрын
I didn’t know if you wanted some clarification or not but the train in the swarm is the alien and you went to the church for cover but the swarm attacked the church and abducted you which is the story , I love the swarm but stealth is the best for be , the launch is increadible!! I’ll be at hyperia on the opening day and I’m sure it’ll be my new fav at Thorpe but I don’t know if it’ll beat nemesis reborn 👀
@TPC_19942 ай бұрын
Hope you guys had a great day Thorpe is my local park I live 10 minutes away I hate colossus though it is unbearable for me 😂
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
Oh thank you!! We love theming and the “story” attached to rides, so thank you for helping shed some light on the swarm story. That makes more sense. Swarm was good, but agree Stealth was our favorite! Hyperia will be awesome! Have fun!
@TPC_19942 ай бұрын
@@RideorDine no problem! Glad you enjoyed the best ride at the park 👀
@rhiannakendrick95882 ай бұрын
flying fish normally goes around 3 times the operator just let you have rerides
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
Okay, makes way more sense! 3 would be more enjoyable to me, but appreciate the operator letting us go around again :)
@BobaTimes2 ай бұрын
Loved the new perspective of Thorpe Park with you guys! Instant sub! In regards to swarm the cart with the aliens, they are literally the aliens crashing through everything and invading etc. they’re the swarm of flying aliens. If you watch the ride trailer for when it comes out, it makes more sense. And the pro alien signs are like people welcoming the aliens etc
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
Ahhh good idea to watch the ride trailer! Swarm was really cool!
@AudreyMealiff2 ай бұрын
Hello, New sub here, from Ireland. My boyfriend and I also were in Thorpe park a few weeks ago for our first visit. We had similar views as you guys on a lot of the rides. The American theme of the park and the shouty soundtrack is so annoying, I think they could improve on that. The Walking Dead is such a letdown, the front sign is the best part of it, and the coaster is so weak. Come to Ireland 🇮🇪 to visit our Emerald Park, if you haven't been already. 😊
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and subscribing!! 😊 We would love to visit Ireland and emerald park! Hopefully soon we can make that trip.
@ThereturnofAnderson2 ай бұрын
So let me get this straight, a youtube channel about coasters and theme parks has someone who was unsure about getting on half the coasters
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
😂😂 well..we are 2 people with 2 different opinions, likes, and dislikes. And only 1 of us is unsure about some of the coasters…haha. Also..there’s a lot more to do/fun to be had at theme parks outside of just coasters. Dark ride/drop tower/log flume stan for life!! 💕
@Kyle-Russell2 ай бұрын
Thrope park and Alton towers where owned by different when they came under the same company they started major investment at thrope park and built colossus then there was a major fire where nemesis inferno now stands. so they had to build some thing very quickly as as the original nemesis was the best rollercoaster they wanted to piggyback off the ride.
@RideorDine2 ай бұрын
Ohh very cool insight about the inferno name/fire. Thank you for sharing that!
@RJE482 ай бұрын
Have a look at Alton Towers, it's set in the grounds of a former country home. The difference is that because the Theme Park is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, no rides can ever be seen from the surrounding areas. This theme park has had to be very clever in how they design their roller coasters, making sure they are below the tree line. This also means they have dug down on many occasions to produce some really intense low level coasters. It is really worth a trip for a couple of days. Also the hotels have a water park included!
@DG95Official2 ай бұрын
Glad you've enjoyed Thorpe Park, hope you'll visit for Hyperia soon
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I have just come across your channel and it's some great content. I go to Alton towers 2 or 3 times a year and I have never seen it that quiet. When did you visit?
The fact I work here it’s crazy this video was helpful appreciate it
Hey guys so I was at this years ace winterfest which was at seaworld San Antonio, I have a video about it but anyways uhm after the presentation there was a box with a yellow feather that chuck had asked ray about and both of them had no clue what it was, they looked in the box and closed it but nothing really said about it. But the year was 2025 if I remember correctly. So it’s very interesting that all of this stuff is getting announced now. But all in all your ideas are all great and we shall see what the parks do.
@@kitej1 ahhh okay thank you for the clarification! No wonder we could find video, we knew we remembered something about a feather and chuck 😂 but we were a little off.
@@kitej1 excited to see what’s to come!
SeaWorld San Antonio should build some more animal exhibits, another looping roller coaster, and a dark ride.
@@alexharrison808 absolutely!! We’ve been wanting a star coaster and dark ride forever!!
well the secret is out for sure. some of those rides would be a great addition for rescue junior. There is definitely enough land for a third gate. If a third gate was to be built, it would mean a commitment for renewing the Sesame Street contract. PLUS the SWSA new park president use to be the president at Sesame Place! I would love to sea, (did you see what I did there) Discovery point expanded and add more animal interactions. One thing is sure, next year is gonna be great!
@@ChrisGoforthChannel I wonder if we’ll see the announcement of an extension and the third gate at the same time? That is very intriguing information about the park president. I’m trying not to get my hopes up but knowing that now…. 🤣 Adding a jellyfish exhibit to Discovery Point would be amazing. I’m not even sure how far along they are with the San Diego one but the artwork made it look very cool
I think the plot of land behind Steel Eel is the best spot for a Sesame Place. The area by Discovery Point is too hilly for a theme park. If anything, that area should be saved for an onsite hotel atop the hill where the flagpole is. Could you imagine the views it would have of the parks?
We live in town and we would absolutely staycation at a SeaWorld hotel that has a pool and access to aquatica! It’s all (potentially) very exciting!!
@@RideorDineI would too and I live down the road! However, I imagine they’ll have to see how well the planned SeaWorld Orlando hotel does first.
Great vlog! This is one of my closest parks and i love it so im glad you had a great time!!
I went there and the scariest ride ks sea dragon😮
So close about the Steel Force sign. Actually they were going to call Mantis Banshee but the public felt it was offensive so they changed the name and sent the sign to Dorney. They kept the image but changed the name to Steel Force. However Cedar Fair still had the rights to the Banshee name and eventually used it at Kings Island.
Yeah! I’ve told Brittany this before as well but I wanted to keep it focused on Mantis since my mom has been on that coaster but not to Kings Island 🎢
I'm a Moana fan 😁😁😁
Hello Brittany 🙂
Hello! :)
Hi Brittany I was in Mrs Callahans class Mrs Callahan is sweet
It is part of the merlin franchise and they are very strict on what you can and can't film. Other parks include alton towers, all of the lego parks, Chessington world of adventures just to name a few.
this deserves more views! thank you! the VHS footage from back in the day really makes it!
Thank you!! 😊
it does deserve more views they work so hard to make these videos and editing them ❤
Been to towers years ago too far to come as I live near Blackpool glad u both enjoyed. Nemish reborn I wish I could go it I went on air now glatica I loved it was my first big coster I went on try icon and hiperia and stelth other big rides in the UK and don't try infusion it's a head banger
Awesome video. Towers is my home park and it's great so see your first impressions of it. The footage from '94 really took me back to a very important year In the parks history. Curse has been such a fantastic addition to the park although I am biased it is absolutely my favourite dark ride.
Thank you!! Seriously the best dark ride! We had no idea what to expect going in, but expectations were still exceeded!
The retro footage 🔥
A great video you guys have done at Thorpe Park, I had to watch it as I'm visiting next Friday, it's a 3 hour drive from my house. Can't wait to get on Hyperia too.
Wow its so great to see what first time visitors think of Alton Towers, as Coasterfest has said we take for granted so much stuff. Great video you've made here and another subscriber here too.
Thank you so much 💕
Your old videos made me a little emotional, 1994 was the year I fell in love with Alton Towers and rollercoasters, I was 11 when I first visited. Hearing that music blast out on Towers street, in your 1994 clip, hit especially hard. Thank you so so so much for including them, nostalgia overload. Living so close, and visiting so often, it's easy to take Alton Towers for granted, and pick out all of the tiny faults. But watching first time visitors, have reactions like yours, reminds me that we're so lucky. Great video.
Ahhh love to hear this! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I know the video quality isn’t the best (it was 1994 so makes sense 😂) but I’m glad we found it and were able to include it as well! Home park syndrome gets all of us, but you’re lucky to have Alton Towers as a home park 💕
@@RideorDineGenuinely surprised it still played at all, none of my old camcorder tapes work. Out of interest was it digitised a long time ago or only recently? If it was recently did you have to do anything special to recover it, or did it just genuinely store that well?
The same I was 15 at the year Nemesis opened and its my home park along with Drayton Manor and Nemesis unlocked ny coaster love, my kids are just getting to the height when they can do the towers, ive yet to ride wickerman, I was last at towers shortly after smiler but I have memories of that place back to the 80s and many rides that have gone. Also the tower is a Manor house not really a castle that was ever used for military purposes but yes its the only park with a genuine period building as its centre piece. Just got back from an amazing disneyland paris trip too and def have runaway mine train fans thanks to big thunder Mountain which I think is the best version of that ride and that ride concept.
@@coasterfest we digitized all of our home videos and old camcorder footage about 5 years ago. It held up fairly well. The older stuff looked like this Alton towers footage. Some other stuff from the late 90s/early 2000s looked much better.
Such a shame you guys didn’t get to do Hex, it’s such a great dark ride
I know :( but luckily we’ve done a similar style ride before so that cushioned the blow. Really curious to see what Alton Towers does with that space!
I love hex and hope it's coming back ive heard its not going, I really want to do the similar one at parc de asterix Paris.
Apparently, Hex is supposed to reopen this season but it hasn't yet but hopefully, it might do sometime this Summer.
Hi guys! I've been looking forward to watching this video after watching your other UK park ones! Glad you had a fantastic time, it's always great to see non-British people enjoying the park. It's my favourite park here in the UK, just a shame I live 2 hours away from it! If ever you come back to the UK, it's definitely worth visiting the park when there is an event on such as Oktoberfest, Scarefest or their Fireworks weekend. The atmosphere during those is incredible and the park stays open until 9pm allowing you to ride all the rides in the dark. Wicker Man and Nemesis are totally different beasts at night, not only because it is dark but also because they've had 12 hours to warm up! You would not recognise Wicker Man back row at 9pm in the dark!! Few little bits of info for you... Most of the large boulders you see lining the park paths (especially around Katanga Canyon) are taken from the pit they dug for Nemesis. If you stand in the right position at the Smiler, the track will look like the Staffordshire knot - the traditional symbol of Staffordshire - the cobra roll entwined with the batwing element resembles the knot The two corkscrews at the entrance to the park were taken from The Corkscrew ride - the ride that made Alton Towers back in the 1980s. They closed it due to its age to put Thirteen there in 2009 Emily Alton was a little girl in the dolls house in the queue line of The Haunted House and Duel (previous incarnations of The Curse) and the girl - and the effect used to create her - was so iconic they based the story of The Curse on her. The mother of Emily in the new dolls house "preshow" in the Curse's queue line is actually the girl who played the original Emily! Hex is based on a real local legend of an Oak tree wrapped up in chains. The tree is still standing complete with chains about half a mile from the entrance towards Alton village And its the ruins of a stately home, not a castle!
Thank you so much for watching! We’re glad you enjoyed 😊 All of this info you shared is so interesting!! We love learning about the parks when we’re there and after as well. We don’t always do a ton of research about hidden gems or unknown facts before we go to a park, but then look up stuff like crazy after we leave 😂 so thank you for adding to that for us!! We loved Alton towers! One of the best parks we’ve ever been to! Would love to visit next time during some kind of event.
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I’m going with my sisters here!
Awesome!! Have fun :)
Vampire used to have that heavier swing before the cars changed in 2002, in saying that it is the only original Arrow thats had the floorless conversion!
The best time to go to theme parks is when kids are at school. The most you'd wait for a ride is 30mins.
I knew she'd hate Rattlesnake before she went on it 😂
We're the lines long on that day?
No, not bad at all! Maybe 10-15 mins was the longest we waited.
Just went to Gilroy gardens yesterday and your video helped with my visit
@@Cmertlik that’s so awesome to hear! Glad it helped and hope you had a great time!!
Great video folks. Really enjoyed it and love your style of video. Very professional and your take on the park was super interesting. Hope you had a great time at Alton Towers.
Thank you so much!! We really loved Alton towers, that will be a fun video. We’ll post next week!
Omg you only went 6 days before me lol😂
cant stress enough how overlooked nemesis inferno is. she's aged like fine wine and i'd even dare to say it's on par with nemesis at towers but comparing them is the most useless thing ever as the layouts give completely different experiences! im glad you had an amazing day at thorpe though, it's such a gem of a park.
I'm going to Hershey this summer, and you know what, I'm starting my Hershey vacation at Hersheys chocolate world
I think the important thing about the SWARM theming is try not to think about it too much, we’re 🇬🇧 not too good with theming and backstory and stuff, USA has that down to a T, us not so much 😂😂
😂😂 not sure if we have it down to a T in the US, but I get your point. Loved Swarm either way!
I'm going to Hershey this summer, it's been a dream of mine to go there. and to be honest, I live in Massachusetts, but other than that I'm so excited to go to Hershey Park and the new hershey's chocolatetown
That’s awesome!! You’re going to have a blast!!
You bet I will. The only rides I won't go on are the roller coasters, especially the new wildcats revenge
I have to hit Marini's candies. I never leave without a cinnamon candy apple and ride the carousel. Love grabbing two rings on the same pass.
So cool! Wasn’t ever able to grab 2 rings in 1 pass, but definitely tried!
@@RideorDine It's left hand first and quick right following.
it’s meant to be a big water effect in the cave, it’s not worked for a few years 😢
Vampire used to be a lot better before they changed the trains
🤯 I didn’t realize that they changed the trains! They certainly looked newer but I thought it was the outlier and always floorless. Kind of makes me wonder what could have been with Big Bad Wolf
@@RideorDineyeah, the trains were changed in ‘02 if I remember correctly. The ride was originally made by arrow but when they declared bankruptcy, vekoma was called in to change the train model, as the manufacturers for the original trains were obviously bankrupt, so it would be virtually impossible to operate the ride with those trains. If the trains were kept, vampire probably would’ve closed before bubbleworks did, as it was a bit rough in ‘02 before the trains changed.
Rattlesnake is horrible and definitely avoid now .
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In the cave in Zufari, there's meant to be a ton of water that falls down those rocks. It's a bit like a tiny version of the train scene on the movie tour at universal California. The last time I saw that effect working was may last year and it hasn't worked since.
Ahh okay thanks for that. That makes more sense! Hope they get it back working again!
I don’t know if you’ve heard of John Wardley but he’s an absolute hero for essentially bringing the theme park to the UK, and it all took off here at Chessington before he went on to do Nemesis etc. Gruffalo has had that same ride system since about 1991 but was originally known as Professor Burp’s Bubbleworks 😂 it was brilliantly silly. Vampire was built at the same time (it was all Transylvania back then). Sorry I’m waffling now
Not at all, thank you for sharing the info! We love hearing the story of the parks. And we only know so much from initial visits. Gruffalo was really neat. And all of the queues and theming was great throughout the park! Really enjoyed it!
205ft not 200ft And its the fastest accelerating roller coaster operating but u didn’t do any research
The name Nemesis was used because Thorpe is owned by Merlin, the same company that operates Alton Towers. If they named this ride anything else everyone would say it was fantastic but everyone compares it to the much better, original Nemesis. I call this ride Nemesis Inferior.
Haha Nemesis Inferior is great! 😂 We did know it’s also operated by Merlin, which is why we thought they’d try to pick a different name. To differentiate. But either way, both great coasters, just one greater than the other. 😄
The reason it is called Inferno is because the story is that the Nemesis creature tried to escape it's bonds by digging down, this created a fissure underground and caused a volcano in Thorpe.
I didn’t know if you wanted some clarification or not but the train in the swarm is the alien and you went to the church for cover but the swarm attacked the church and abducted you which is the story , I love the swarm but stealth is the best for be , the launch is increadible!! I’ll be at hyperia on the opening day and I’m sure it’ll be my new fav at Thorpe but I don’t know if it’ll beat nemesis reborn 👀
Hope you guys had a great day Thorpe is my local park I live 10 minutes away I hate colossus though it is unbearable for me 😂
Oh thank you!! We love theming and the “story” attached to rides, so thank you for helping shed some light on the swarm story. That makes more sense. Swarm was good, but agree Stealth was our favorite! Hyperia will be awesome! Have fun!
@@RideorDine no problem! Glad you enjoyed the best ride at the park 👀
flying fish normally goes around 3 times the operator just let you have rerides
Okay, makes way more sense! 3 would be more enjoyable to me, but appreciate the operator letting us go around again :)
Loved the new perspective of Thorpe Park with you guys! Instant sub! In regards to swarm the cart with the aliens, they are literally the aliens crashing through everything and invading etc. they’re the swarm of flying aliens. If you watch the ride trailer for when it comes out, it makes more sense. And the pro alien signs are like people welcoming the aliens etc
Ahhh good idea to watch the ride trailer! Swarm was really cool!
Hello, New sub here, from Ireland. My boyfriend and I also were in Thorpe park a few weeks ago for our first visit. We had similar views as you guys on a lot of the rides. The American theme of the park and the shouty soundtrack is so annoying, I think they could improve on that. The Walking Dead is such a letdown, the front sign is the best part of it, and the coaster is so weak. Come to Ireland 🇮🇪 to visit our Emerald Park, if you haven't been already. 😊
Thank you for watching and subscribing!! 😊 We would love to visit Ireland and emerald park! Hopefully soon we can make that trip.
So let me get this straight, a youtube channel about coasters and theme parks has someone who was unsure about getting on half the coasters
😂😂 well..we are 2 people with 2 different opinions, likes, and dislikes. And only 1 of us is unsure about some of the coasters…haha. Also..there’s a lot more to do/fun to be had at theme parks outside of just coasters. Dark ride/drop tower/log flume stan for life!! 💕
Thrope park and Alton towers where owned by different when they came under the same company they started major investment at thrope park and built colossus then there was a major fire where nemesis inferno now stands. so they had to build some thing very quickly as as the original nemesis was the best rollercoaster they wanted to piggyback off the ride.
Ohh very cool insight about the inferno name/fire. Thank you for sharing that!
Have a look at Alton Towers, it's set in the grounds of a former country home. The difference is that because the Theme Park is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, no rides can ever be seen from the surrounding areas. This theme park has had to be very clever in how they design their roller coasters, making sure they are below the tree line. This also means they have dug down on many occasions to produce some really intense low level coasters. It is really worth a trip for a couple of days. Also the hotels have a water park included!
Glad you've enjoyed Thorpe Park, hope you'll visit for Hyperia soon
Would love that!