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Sit Back its fright time...Nemesis was Britain's 1st inverted coaster and it will probably be the best. It opened in 1994 and it must be the ultimate thrill sensation the second the train clicks off the lift hill you adrenaline starts pumping then round the 1st helix and down into a corkscrew no one that has ridden it can explain how you feel at this point they only way to know is to ride it your self. Ever since it opened in 1994 the Roller Coaster Club Of Great Britain (RCCGB) have voted it "Best Steel Coaster In The World" I would think they voted it because of its surroundings for those who have never seen nemesis it is built into a huge hole and when riding your feet have narrow misses with the floor and other objects and the theming is just outer this world the 1st thing you notice is the huge nemesis monster and the twisted track with the train flying around it at speeds of 50mph it has become Alton Towers number 1 ride on busy days the Queues can be around 2 hours long but if you can get in there Quick you can pick up a virtual queuing ticket which will cut your waiting down to around 20 minutes or about 40 minutes for the front |
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The second you enter Forbidden valley you hear its mighty roar then you get nemesis in your sights and then you realise where that noise is coming from and how fast it is going. Then you take your second look at it and think WOW! this is like no other coaster I have to ride it. As u enter the Queue the music gets your heart pumping then the train flies over head after what seems a long wait in the queue you enter the monster and you can either wait for the front or go anywhere else on the train the front can add anything from 30 minutes to about a hour on to your wait. when you get in the seat its a weird feeling as you aren't on top of the track your hanging below it. I aren't going to try and describe what the ride is like that's your job but I will say this its AWESOME! |
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| The legend |
| Nemesis comes from another dimension, a dimension beyond our imagination! There are theories then there is the legend...... Beneath the ground at Alton Towers something strange and horrible lurked: A creature put on the Earth 2 million years ago. Nobody knew where it came from or knew want it wanted. The creature was disturbed during maintenance work on one of the other rides in Forbidden Valley. The creature, angry at being discovered, caused havoc, ripping up trees and buildings sending them hurtling skyward. A security silence fell over Alton Towers as historians, archeologists and the Ministry of Defence nervously began some serious investigations. What they discovered was Nemesis. It had to be controlled- 250 tonnes of steel and 200 men pinned down Nemesis, not ordinary steel, not ordinary men! The steel holding down the monster, was twisted and bent into unusual shapes- the steel was the roller coaster track- Nemesis. |
| Quick Facts |
| Opened-
1994 Weight- 440 Tonnes Length- 716 Metres Capacity per train- 32 Duration- 90 secs G-Force- 4G Top speed- 81 Km/Hr Bolts- 7,452 |
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