Only rode it once but it was the highlight of the park by far - so sad to see it in this state. Great job on documenting its life, old age and now death though - thanks Darren.
Absolutely disgusted in how Brighton Pier Group have treated the Ultimate they don't care all about scrap metal cash coming in from it hopefully they may sell some parts to the enthusiasts such a shame the UK's longest coaster record holder had been treated like this
What’s ‘Lightwater Valley’ gonna 🐝 like 👍 without ‘The Ultimate’? ‘The Ultimate’ was the *BEATING **_HEART_* ♥️ of ‘Lightwater Valley’. THINGS WILL *NEVER* BE THE SAME!!!!! *Totally unfair* (or should I say: *”Totally un-fairground!”* )
It should close now i think Brighton pier group have ruined the whole place removed alll the good rides and the ultimate only one ever to be built like that
This is a very sad piece of history and I agree with some of the other comments that this park won't be around for many more years. I was lucky enough to go on the ride and I much preferred the 2nd half of the ride.
The level of stupidity involved here, in destroying a perfectly good rollercoaster, is simply off the scale! Why couldn’t it have been improved? To destroy something like this is an unmitigated act of vandalism!
There's no cash available. Sadly the management of the park ruined the park by not following up with decent support rides to complement the Ultimate. Then you're in a position where you have a star attraction and not much else. Totally mis-managed and they've ruined this park.
As a lifelong rollercoaster nerd, the image at 0:57 almost put a tear in my eye, well maybe not a tear but it's sad to see any coaster pulled down. Darren, your drone shots are really coming along, great job.
Disgusting how they've treated the whole park let alone The Ultimate. Seems to be going the way of American Adventure, Loudoun Castle and Pleasure Island to name a few.
Could we see Lightwater Valley closed by next year ? I can see it. The only way they could get back from this is is they built a massive new thrilling rollercoaster to replace this with like the UKs first RMC or something like that that’s the only way this park has a chance to survive.
Lightwater Valley hasn’t attempted anything like a world record ever since. Plus the new management aims to make it more family oriented. If anything, the park will likely go downhill in the next year or so.
This is heartbreaking. They have shown so much disrespect for this once record breaking and unique peice of history. They just quietly dismantling of her without ceremony or acknowledgment. No selling parts to enthusiasts. This park has lost the heart and soul. It will never be the same again.
Its so sad to see, seems a desperate rush to get rid of the viasble bits before the park re-opens, wonder how long the rest of the track will remian after.
Hope you are ok Darren. I live just down the road from this and fear Ripon's iconic history is disappearing, but thanks to you the ultimate story is now immortalised. Thanks again for showing how a documentary should be made, pictures say a thousand words.
Think the owners have made a big mistake taking this ride down. Light water valley will never be the same. It was the ultimate what got the guest through the gates. I for 1 will never go to this theme park again.
I hope you’re ok Darren. I’m gutted my mum never took us here. I think I said previously a lad at school (90-95) went here and raved on about the ultimate. I never gave the place a thought again until your first video of this. That track still standing will require a bit more work to get down I bet. Take care and thanks for the update. 👍🏼
These drone shots are magnificent! Really makes the video breathtaking. Thanks for the video today, Darren. See you on the weekend? If not, enjoy the weekend. Cheers Darren! 🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸
Such a bloody shame. Fond memories of that crazy ride. My youngest boys should be able to experience it. Why as time moves on is the country becoming a worse place to live. Places closing etc. bring back 20 years ago
Another brilliant but upsetting video Darren, the second lift Hill won't be that long before that's on its side, as for the rest of the track that's easy, I suspect that the first lift Hill will take a while especially if they are removing it peace by peace, all that metal looks in pretty good nick tbh and the wood doesn't look half bad either! Hopefully they'll save the wooden sleepers.
I only ever rode this once, but loved it. Such a unique ride. Sadly this park seems to be going the same route as American Adventure and Camelot and for the same reason.
Just a reminder to park owners, if you care about your park's future and want it to continue after you sell it, make sure you sell it to the right people and put deed restrictions on the land.
Like the rollercoaster video -- great drone work, so thank you for that. Keep up the good work, Darren -- I'm subscribed and watch every one of your videos! (FYI: your logo in the top left corner of the video is very good, but, you need to make the mountains bolder and use a bold font for the "Adventure Me" type. It works well the way it is on your main RUclips header. Thought you'd want to know 😀)
A great video Darren, but it's sad to see this rollercoaster taken down, especially when the metal work seems to be in good order. Sacrilege, nothing short of it!
I'm not doing anything wrong, nothing they can do about it. I would tell em to get lost lol. And I'm outside on a public footpath, nobody around at all.
Depends on how quickly they can remove those things at the bottom and then pull it down, it might be pulled down the week after, likely to be done in 2 half's as its a curved bit of track
@@ThemeParksFunfairs Yes mate. I'm not surprised they haven't done like what alton towers have done as a moral, I wonder how much a piece of track would be to preserve what little there or this wonderful ride. RIP
@@ThemeParksFunfairs That's correct! Give it till the end of April and it will be all gone! Then they'll start digging all the ground work up so they can have a few flat rides
Horrible what they’ve done a showpiece attraction they had the lift hills they could have adapted and RMCd it. I don’t see any ambition in this park anymore such a missed opportunity.
Excellent footage and vlog. An all round panoramic view. Sad to see these go. I'm guessing it won't be long before they pull the next part down either. Any ideas if they are going to replace it with another ride...? Did you manage to get hold of part of the structural parts....?
how sad to see the roller coaster laid there like a slayed dragon having its bones picked over ,the music gave a tragic edge to the video ,very sad after serving all the thrill seekers for years to end up like this end of an era . while im here did LWV once house the supa looper coaster ?
Absolutely gutted they've destroyed this park alot of people won't go now. I see it closing in a few years. Or at least I hope so for ruining the ULTIMATE & RAPTOR ATTACK.
I never went on this yet but bet it was a brilliant coaster! Really well put together video Darren, the music also makes it that much more poignant too.
Although sad to see it go, I am pleased they are taking it down and not just leaving it there to rot and become an eyesore. Who knows, they may use the available land to expand the park and offer new attractions? Although I won’t hold my breath for anything like what they have destroyed 😢
@@kylekaye9147 not with a rotting and dangerous structure like a coaster. Plus you’d never get to see it or explore it. Better it’s taken down and the space utilised or returned to nature. In my opinion.
Genuinely really saddened to see this 😢. The Ultimate was one of only very few rollercoasters I’ve ever ridden and the thrill of the ride was so amazing we rode it more than once. An absolute travesty that they’re unceremoniously ripping this one time world record breaker down 😔
I'm loving these updates but it's so sad at the same time. Can't understand how the Big Dipper is turning 100 this year and yet Lightwater Valley have got rid of this bad boy after only 30 years.
Yes, back when we had dreams. I think I was only aware of this coaster around 1990 due to a feature on the Radio One breakfast show. They appealed for listener suggestions to name this, then new beast. No internet back then! It was also featured on an old ITV hospital documentary called Jimmy's, based in Leeds from memory. Total travesty now really; it wasn't really what I'd call a true coaster but the views and location were unique. 😢
What’s ‘Lightwater Valley’ gonna 🐝 like 👍 without ‘The Ultimate’? They have themed the whole park around under-12s. ‘The Ultimate’ was the *BEATING **_HEART_* ♥️ of ‘Lightwater Valley’. THINGS WILL *NEVER* BE THE SAME!!!!! *Totally unfair* (or should I say: *”Totally un-fairground!”* )
Yes it was uncomfortable, however this was built by British Rail! The station is apparently being turned in a cafe etc The train cars have also been told on now (no longer in rat building)
Did they need the room or something .they could of refurbished it done a whole new take on it have a inside section in the dark , seems like a bad decision
😢makes me very sad everytime i watch these videos nice drone footage ❤brighton pier group will sell up i think after they have totally changed the park its a absolute disgrace
I can tell people this while brighton pier group own lightwater valley i will never be going thier again they not getting any of my money cause of this they should have repaired the ultimate 😤 could have put new theming and lights and stuff in the tunnels or just back original revamp/redo the track and hills a bit like blackpool do with rides but na all demolished and for scrap shows you how much they care
They are downsizing to the point of all small traveling children's rides. They won't build anything from the ground up, certainly not another rollercoaster.
Have you read the Brighton Pier Group company description and business aim for the future , complete rubbish , there won’t be a light water valley now they have control of it.
In my imagination 💭, ‘Lightwater Valley’ is in *Scotland* 🏴, not *England* 🏴. It’s in Ayrshire, Scotland 🏴 instead of Yorkshire, England 🏴. There, *”The Ultimate”* is _HERE TO STAY!!!_ First ScotRail [instead of British Rail] did the construction 🚧 of that ride 🎢 instead.
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Lightwater valley is done at this point. The Brighton pier group really killed this park.
Only rode it once but it was the highlight of the park by far - so sad to see it in this state. Great job on documenting its life, old age and now death though - thanks Darren.
Absolutely disgusted in how Brighton Pier Group have treated the Ultimate they don't care all about scrap metal cash coming in from it hopefully they may sell some parts to the enthusiasts such a shame the UK's longest coaster record holder had been treated like this
What’s ‘Lightwater Valley’ gonna 🐝 like 👍 without ‘The Ultimate’? ‘The Ultimate’ was the *BEATING **_HEART_* ♥️ of ‘Lightwater Valley’. THINGS WILL *NEVER* BE THE SAME!!!!! *Totally unfair* (or should I say: *”Totally un-fairground!”* )
This will be the next UK theme park or whatever it is these days to close down!
I hope it is light water valley is probably the worst park in the uk it’s just a funfair now
It should close now i think Brighton pier group have ruined the whole place removed alll the good rides and the ultimate only one ever to be built like that
Hello Darren how are you I am very sorry to hear the bad news of your dog Barney love your vidio take care stay safe ❤😢
This is a very sad piece of history and I agree with some of the other comments that this park won't be around for many more years. I was lucky enough to go on the ride and I much preferred the 2nd half of the ride.
The level of stupidity involved here, in destroying a perfectly good rollercoaster, is simply off the scale! Why couldn’t it have been improved? To destroy something like this is an unmitigated act of vandalism!
There's no cash available. Sadly the management of the park ruined the park by not following up with decent support rides to complement the Ultimate. Then you're in a position where you have a star attraction and not much else. Totally mis-managed and they've ruined this park.
@@sparkyUK They certain have. If it opens in 2024 I’ll be surprised.
As a lifelong rollercoaster nerd, the image at 0:57 almost put a tear in my eye, well maybe not a tear but it's sad to see any coaster pulled down. Darren, your drone shots are really coming along, great job.
Same here mate it’s actually saddening how much These supposed “showmen” Care about the history of these rides
Literally tearing people’s enjoyment and memories down. Consigned to the scrap heap with one shove 😢
Thank you for documenting this Darren.
This series of updates are so sad, pulls at the heartstrings with the accompanying soundtrack, childhood memories going to the scrap heap😢
Disgusting how they've treated the whole park let alone The Ultimate. Seems to be going the way of American Adventure, Loudoun Castle and Pleasure Island to name a few.
As many others. A tear in my eye. Held quite some history for me. Thanks for the great Video.
Hi Darren hope you're feeling a bit better brilliant video 📹
Brilliant video. Footage amazing. Thank you Darren. Very poignant music.
Could we see Lightwater Valley closed by next year ? I can see it. The only way they could get back from this is is they built a massive new thrilling rollercoaster to replace this with like the UKs first RMC or something like that that’s the only way this park has a chance to survive.
The chances of that happening Is very unlikely so I guess they will just close down
Lightwater Valley hasn’t attempted anything like a world record ever since. Plus the new management aims to make it more family oriented.
If anything, the park will likely go downhill in the next year or so.
What a great loss so sad 😢
This is heartbreaking. They have shown so much disrespect for this once record breaking and unique peice of history. They just quietly dismantling of her without ceremony or acknowledgment. No selling parts to enthusiasts. This park has lost the heart and soul. It will never be the same again.
The Beginning Of The End For This Place Give It A Year Or 2 Darren And You Will Be Making A Video Similar To The Camelot One You Made.
As per,great poignant music mate, love it, fits in a treat 👍🏼
Thank you ❤️
Bayas Dad 🐶
Its so sad to see, seems a desperate rush to get rid of the viasble bits before the park re-opens, wonder how long the rest of the track will remian after.
If there's scrap value, probably not long. But they won't be in a rush out of view as you say.
I bet it was fun to watch when it fell down./ I'd half expected a shot of you standing in the middle of the downed lift hill Buster Keaton style.
Hope you are ok Darren. I live just down the road from this and fear Ripon's iconic history is disappearing, but thanks to you the ultimate story is now immortalised. Thanks again for showing how a documentary should be made, pictures say a thousand words.
I've never been on this ride, but always been fascinated with it, brill video
Absolute fantastic vlog
This was the first rollercoaster I ever rode on, It's sad to see it go
Think the owners have made a big mistake taking this ride down. Light water valley will never be the same. It was the ultimate what got the guest through the gates. I for 1 will never go to this theme park again.
I hope you’re ok Darren.
I’m gutted my mum never took us here. I think I said previously a lad at school (90-95) went here and raved on about the ultimate. I never gave the place a thought again until your first video of this.
That track still standing will require a bit more work to get down I bet.
Take care and thanks for the update. 👍🏼
These drone shots are magnificent! Really makes the video breathtaking. Thanks for the video today, Darren. See you on the weekend? If not, enjoy the weekend. Cheers Darren! 🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸
This video literally made me emotional. The Ultimate was my first ever roller coaster. LWV is going to end up exactly like Camelot.
I genuinely have no words! 😔😢 at least I have my memories! ❤🙏🏻
Same here. Speechless.
That is so heartbreaking to see. 😢
Hi Darren, paired with your great music these images are quite sad to see, this park wont last long now .
Can't see a long term future unfortunately for this park now .
Many thanks for the video Darren. Enjoyed that ride. Queues were rubbish. How come Grand National is still going in Blackpool (1935)
From all it's maintenance including its recent re-tracking. Same as the Big Dipper (1923).
Such a bloody shame. Fond memories of that crazy ride. My youngest boys should be able to experience it. Why as time moves on is the country becoming a worse place to live. Places closing etc. bring back 20 years ago
I wish I had been there when it was open, so sad to lose more history. These theme parks seem to be a dying breed.
This is like watching an old friend being slowly murdered! Cant see the park ever recovering from this
That's so true
I was lucky enough to ride this. Gutted to see it in this state 😢
Another brilliant but upsetting video Darren, the second lift Hill won't be that long before that's on its side, as for the rest of the track that's easy, I suspect that the first lift Hill will take a while especially if they are removing it peace by peace, all that metal looks in pretty good nick tbh and the wood doesn't look half bad either!
Hopefully they'll save the wooden sleepers.
It's all downhill from now. Great video Darren.
Having ridden this on a school trip when it was new, it’s a sad site to see! I’d have been about 14 then… this and the Rat were my favourites 😂
Very sad seeing this. Just another childhood memory gone along with Camelot and American Adventure.
Its a disgrace..what a coaster it was
Give it another month or so and it will be all gone for good!
i hope they keep the station building tho turn it into a gift shop
Woah very good replacement for a large scale roller coaster
I only ever rode this once, but loved it. Such a unique ride. Sadly this park seems to be going the same route as American Adventure and Camelot and for the same reason.
Just a reminder to park owners, if you care about your park's future and want it to continue after you sell it, make sure you sell it to the right people and put deed restrictions on the land.
Sad times. It was a great coaster and pretty much the best thing there. I always thought the rest of light water valley was a bit rubbish.
Like the rollercoaster video -- great drone work, so thank you for that. Keep up the good work, Darren -- I'm subscribed and watch every one of your videos! (FYI: your logo in the top left corner of the video is very good, but, you need to make the mountains bolder and use a bold font for the "Adventure Me" type. It works well the way it is on your main RUclips header. Thought you'd want to know 😀)
Thanks. I have updated it for future videos. I know what you mean.
A great video Darren, but it's sad to see this rollercoaster taken down, especially when the metal work seems to be in good order. Sacrilege, nothing short of it!
some nice scarp on there top money stuff
Not checked for a while, greetings from Thailand great shots with drone. Amazing how you never get challenged when you have the drone up ??
I'm not doing anything wrong, nothing they can do about it. I would tell em to get lost lol. And I'm outside on a public footpath, nobody around at all.
The park reopens for the 2023 season this weekend. I’d imagine the second lift hill will be pulled down some point next week?
Depends on how quickly they can remove those things at the bottom and then pull it down, it might be pulled down the week after, likely to be done in 2 half's as its a curved bit of track
@@nathan83699 true only time till tell
@@ThemeParksFunfairs Yes mate. I'm not surprised they haven't done like what alton towers have done as a moral, I wonder how much a piece of track would be to preserve what little there or this wonderful ride. RIP
@@nathan83699 LWV won’t do that tbh. Brighton Pier Group want it gone as soon as possible, haven’t messed around taking it all apart
@@ThemeParksFunfairs That's correct! Give it till the end of April and it will be all gone! Then they'll start digging all the ground work up so they can have a few flat rides
I will NEVER come back to light water valley now! This was the main reason why I went. Light water valley is over at this point. Rip the ultimate ❤️💙
This is gut wrenching 🥲 rip ultimate
Horrible what they’ve done a showpiece attraction they had the lift hills they could have adapted and RMCd it. I don’t see any ambition in this park anymore such a missed opportunity.
Excellent footage and vlog. An all round panoramic view. Sad to see these go. I'm guessing it won't be long before they pull the next part down either. Any ideas if they are going to replace it with another ride...? Did you manage to get hold of part of the structural parts....?
I recon this week they'll pull it down. No I didn't get near to it. Just drone shots. No ride to replace it.
Interesting design that is was partly raised and partly ran on the ground . Did it set any records for it overall length perhaps?
Was the longest coaster in the world for a while then Europe for a long time 1 Mile and a half of track was the longest in the UK to this day
@@tommyp6627 Thanks for the information. , It looked like it was an awesome long ride ,pity it's being torn down
how sad to see the roller coaster laid there like a slayed dragon having its bones picked over ,the music gave a tragic edge to the video ,very sad after serving all the thrill seekers for years to end up like this end of an era . while im here did LWV once house the supa looper coaster ?
Yes it did have the soopa loopa. Just in the trees behind the ultimates last turn to the station.
Absolutely gutted they've destroyed this park alot of people won't go now. I see it closing in a few years. Or at least I hope so for ruining the ULTIMATE & RAPTOR ATTACK.
I never went on this yet but bet it was a brilliant coaster! Really well put together video Darren, the music also makes it that much more poignant too.
Absolutely disgraceful, workers are not to blame just doing there job but the owners should be ashamed
I’m DEVASTATED watching this 😭
Although sad to see it go, I am pleased they are taking it down and not just leaving it there to rot and become an eyesore. Who knows, they may use the available land to expand the park and offer new attractions? Although I won’t hold my breath for anything like what they have destroyed 😢
Extremely unlikely. BPG know the price of everything and the value of nothing and have an endgame. I give it a few years tops now if even that sadly.
The best they will do is add a tiny little baby ride
It would be far better left even if to fall I to disrepair, they do it with grade 2 listed buildings and even then there amazing to see in most cases
@@kylekaye9147 not with a rotting and dangerous structure like a coaster. Plus you’d never get to see it or explore it. Better it’s taken down and the space utilised or returned to nature. In my opinion.
@@David-R-Hall Personally I find a derelict roller coaster far more aesthetic pleasing then nothing at all. I would go see it
Genuinely really saddened to see this 😢. The Ultimate was one of only very few rollercoasters I’ve ever ridden and the thrill of the ride was so amazing we rode it more than once. An absolute travesty that they’re unceremoniously ripping this one time world record breaker down 😔
If you like that ride, you should get on way more!
Fun Of More Turning Grass
They’re soooo stupid to just rip it down
It was the only reason to go to the park,nothing else worth going for.
RIP in Pieces
I'm loving these updates but it's so sad at the same time. Can't understand how the Big Dipper is turning 100 this year and yet Lightwater Valley have got rid of this bad boy after only 30 years.
Has removing the Ultimate taken all the adventure out of the Adventure Park?
Probably not for anyone under 8 years old.
@@AdventureMe Good point. I agree!
So sad, the vision of Robert Stavely that made the park and broke the park, now just ripped down.
I know. So sad
Yes, back when we had dreams. I think I was only aware of this coaster around 1990 due to a feature on the Radio One breakfast show. They appealed for listener suggestions to name this, then new beast. No internet back then! It was also featured on an old ITV hospital documentary called Jimmy's, based in Leeds from memory.
Total travesty now really; it wasn't really what I'd call a true coaster but the views and location were unique. 😢
So sad to see. 😢
What a shame
What’s ‘Lightwater Valley’ gonna 🐝 like 👍 without ‘The Ultimate’? They have themed the whole park around under-12s. ‘The Ultimate’ was the *BEATING **_HEART_* ♥️ of ‘Lightwater Valley’. THINGS WILL *NEVER* BE THE SAME!!!!! *Totally unfair* (or should I say: *”Totally un-fairground!”* )
Nice drone shots Darren however just a sad end for what used to be a great if not slightly uncomfortable coaster ride😉👍
Yes it was uncomfortable, however this was built by British Rail!
The station is apparently being turned in a cafe etc
The train cars have also been told on now (no longer in rat building)
@@nathan83699 ok thanks for that info
@@nathan83699 oh my god why do they want too replace a beast of a coaster with a cafe I mean there not even trying anymore
The 2nd half of the ride looked like it kicked ass
Can't blame beeching for this one 😂
Gutted 😨😨😭😭😭😭😭😭
What are they putting there instead, guessing it was to expensive to maintain.
Nothing as far as we know
It's not being replaced by anything. They are stripping the park down significantly
Such a shame, few years and the whole park will be gone.
sell it to southport to replace the cyclone
I think it would take up most of Southport the size of this thing.
so sad to see
Did they need the room or something .they could of refurbished it done a whole new take on it have a inside section in the dark , seems like a bad decision
😢makes me very sad everytime i watch these videos nice drone footage ❤brighton pier group will sell up i think after they have totally changed the park its a absolute disgrace
I can tell people this while brighton pier group own lightwater valley i will never be going thier again they not getting any of my money cause of this they should have repaired the ultimate 😤 could have put new theming and lights and stuff in the tunnels or just back original revamp/redo the track and hills a bit like blackpool do with rides but na all demolished and for scrap shows you how much they care
So sad. love the fact you still call the rat building the rat building haha the ride will always be the rat to me.
And me. None of this raptor nonsense
Why is the ride closings seriously
It was going to happen, it was a bad ride. Its sad I agree but think of the good side, how much more rides they can do in that space!
Loads but they won't do any.
It won't happen Robert.
They are downsizing to the point of all small traveling children's rides. They won't build anything from the ground up, certainly not another rollercoaster.
like poor barney au revoir to them both
r t
So true
Close this stupid park down destroying a good ride Brighton pier group just couldn’t be bothered too fix it
Have you read the Brighton Pier Group company description and business aim for the future , complete rubbish , there won’t be a light water valley now they have control of it.
Should have been saved, your history gone in a blink of the eye.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
In my imagination 💭, ‘Lightwater Valley’ is in *Scotland* 🏴, not *England* 🏴. It’s in Ayrshire, Scotland 🏴 instead of Yorkshire, England 🏴. There, *”The Ultimate”* is _HERE TO STAY!!!_ First ScotRail [instead of British Rail] did the construction 🚧 of that ride 🎢 instead.
Never got to see it gutted