Our Last Ride On NEMESIS! The Final Day Of Operation For This Alton Towers Classic!
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- On Sunday 6th November 2022, the original Nemesis operated for the final time before closing for a re-track at Alton Towers. In this vlog we take a our final rides on this beast of a coaster, that opened back in 1994. We capture the amazing atmosphere around Forbidden Valley during the last day of operation including footage of the ride running for the final time. Nemesis will now be closed until 2024, where the ride will then re-open after a full refurbishment!
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Thank you for joining us on this very special day for Alton Towers. Comment down below with your favourite Nemesis memories from over the years!
The sound of Nemesis is a legend in itself, it's gonna seem hella quiet for the next 12 months, The ride makes it's own unique soundtrack.
I'd have to say my favourite memories from the old nemmy would be my first ride in 2019 and my last ride on it in the dark during scarefest
The first time i went on the beast. It was this year i tryed nemesis and it was the first ride i wemt upside down on. When i went throught that corkscrew I fell in love intently. Nemesis will always have a place in my hart. And my last ride brot me great joy. Long live the Beat. Long live the LEGEND. LONG LIVE NEMESIS!
For me it’s my first ride on Nemesis, I was absolutely TERRIFIED of the thing as a kid. The monster, the lift hill, just the entire atmosphere. Then one day I was with a group of friends and wanted to seem brave so I got on it. We were on the 2nd row and it was the most incredible ride! I’ll never forget the feeling of that loop, Nemesis will be missed, but I can’t wait for it to be back to its former glory!
Can u do a pov on one of the rides next when your on it
The way they sent off the ride is absolutely iconic! So well done!
See you in 2024!
Hi I’m in 2024 nemesis is open babbyyyyyy
@@Bfdifan1234 uhhhh ooookay
Ah this was beautiful to watch, I'm glad you got to experience it considering how significant the ride is / was to this channel starting in the first place.
Thank you. Without Nemesis I wouldn’t be the person I am today!
Sean hi
I will never forget my first ride on nemesis back in 2001 and it was the most intense thing I had ever experienced. It got me hooked on coasters ever since.
It was great to see everyone there. I had my last ride and got the photo.
Long live the BEAST. Long Live the LEGEND. LONG LIVE NEMESIS
Great coverage as always 🥰 my experience on nemesis the one and only time i dared to go on was around 2015 when i closed my eyes all the way around and was frozen in fear 🤣 but what i do remember is it was raining and after i got off and felt elated after facing my biggest fear a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky 🌈 so powerful. Also my fave thing about Nemesis is your video on its birthday when you rode it in the rain about 50 million times, quality content, quality channel, beautiful couple. We love you both from us here in stoke Liz & George xxx
Thanks for sharing!
I’m actually tearing up because of this. Nemesis was one of the first major rides I ever went on and she has a special place in my heart, she’ll be missed but can’t wait to get back to Alton towers to see her again in 2024
It was such a special day!
@@ThemeParkWorldwide This legendary Alton Towers coaster will surely be missed. However, I’m excited for it’s transformation.
The way you’ve documented this is amazing and really makes you feel as though you are there witnessing it first hand. Your both amazing at what you do, you don’t miss an ounce of detail ☺️ thank you 👍🏻
Thank you!
24:38 The codes are the colours of Nemesis Reborn.
9005 is jet black, 9011 is graphite black and 3003 is ruby red which are the colours of the track, supports and vein details respectively.
Loved the marketing since day one on this project. The original was amazing but reborn looks so much better with all the new theming!
Thats amazing! I'm so glad I came back to this video to learn about this cool easter egg :)
I had the pleasure to experience this ride 18 years ago and it is still one of the BEST coasters I've ever been on. I'm so happy that the owners are spending the money to retrack this INCREDIBLE coaster. The roar, the speed, the screams, it's all so GOOD! Thank you for documenting this moment!
Hello from USA. I love the theming and the landscaping of this ride. To me that is everything. Really enhances the whole experience. I'm glad it's getting a rework.
It would still be regarded as a great design if it wasn't for all that but it wouldn't have captured people's hearts like it has. I wish Merlin took more cues from Alton for their other parks.
i love how the queue for the last ride on Nemesis is the exact same as the queue for Nemesis Reborn on opening day
NEMESIS at Alton Towers Theme Park is in my honest opinion absolutely awesome it really is.
The very first time i went on this ride was back in March/April 1994 when i was 15 years old when it very first launched as a brand new ride & everybody was raving about it.
Me & my older brother queued up for it for at least 2 hours to go on this for the very first time & even to this day at 43 years of age i still definitely do not regret doing it at all.
I am extremely happy that Alton Towers/Merlin Entertainments are doing a major refurbishment of this ride to extend the operational life of it for hopefully another 30 years or so.
I fully agree with Shawn in that NEMESIS is a fantastic ride designed & built by a brilliant ride manufacturer (Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers Inc) of Switzerland.
And also don't forget the legendary ride designer John Wardley as well.
Oh & i almost forgot, please please can you bring back the river of blood theming to the ride (the red coloured water that flows).
I think i can speak for everyone when i say that we all are very much looking forward to seeing NEMESIS again when its finished having its beautiful full re-track & makeover in 2024.
You totally deserve it Nemmy. ❤️
Such an historic vlog. We'll all be able to look back on this in a few years and remember Neme version 1. Roll on 2024, can't wait to see what suprises are in store for the beast.
@@danielledewitt1 All new B&M track is filled with sand as standard now. The technology wasn't available in 1994.
I think the way Nemesis is landscaped will help to still echo the sound somewhat
Thank you. It was a special day!
@@matthewrobertson95 let's hope the sand won't affect the roar too much
@@ThemeParkWorldwiderrrr
Nemmy is such a iconic ride. so glad they are working on it to keep the legend alive
I remember the red water and awesome ride back in the day. All the queline waterfalls..
I just watched a Tomorrow’s World video from 1994 talking about the possibilities of the Internet - crazy to think that when Nemesis was built almost none of us were connected. The whole world has changed and yet Nemesis is still as relevant and thrilling as it was the day it was built!
my favorite part of the history of nemesis is that day where my sister was scared and then the 1st thing in the day she did nemesis and cried when she got off it
Nemesis has a special place in my heart. It’s my favourite coaster in the UK and Towers won’t be the same without her next year.
I had to be there for the final day, glad to see everyone so cheerful for its send off. Alton Towers finished it with a bang, really impressed at what they've done recently. Can't wait to see Nemesis in 2024!
Such a amazing vlog .I was 24 when nemesis opened I saw the advert the tv and I went to ride it I queued 2 hours to get on it and I was hooked no ride comes near to this for me .I’m now 52 I took my 2 children to ride it this year for the first time and they absolutely loved it .Here’s to many more years and many more rides on nemesis
Wow, watching the crowds flood to nemesis after the announcement made me emotional! The first time I came to alton towers nemesis took my breathe away! Can’t wait for a ride when she reopens in the 2024 season. So glad they are looking after a classic ride and great to see the phalanx coming in to take over ❤️🌟
This was my first rollercoaster when I was 14 and I’ve been hooked ever since. My daughter’s are 16 and 18 this year and they share my love now!
So gutted, missed Scarefest and Nemesis in the dark, had an op on my back at the start of October, first time missed it in years but we will be ready for 2024. So glad we‘ve got Shaun and Charlotte to bring us these vlogs, thank you guys!!!
I used to go to theme parks as a kid, mainly Drayton and a few other family ones and my Dad used to always rant and rave about this incredible beast called 'Nemesis' which he did opening month. Fast forward to 2016 and I finally get to ride it, I'm terrified but I knew that I'd enjoy it. The sensation of being thrown down that Helix and rising up into the Zero-G roll was incredible.
I'm so glad that it's being refurbished, and yes the roar will be missed, but atleast it will be here to stay.
"May Be Chained, But Still (and always wil be) untamable"
i’ll miss her! going on with my friends for their first ride and just knowing what they were about to experience and then the satisfaction when they were ecstatic afterwards has to be my favourite ever time! i’ll be dragging them back when it’s done 😂
Thank you both for documenting this for us all. My last ride was the summer of 2018 before I moved to the US, and with all the coasters out here Nemmie is still very missed. I’d spent years playing RCT wishing to be able to visit Alton Towers and sit back for fright time and after the first ride, I knew I was hooked. Whenever I’ve gone to the park with others, I’ve always made sure Nemesis is their first experience. Can’t wait to see your updates leading up to her new lease of life.
I first rode Nemesis in 1995 & was blown away, easily the most intense coaster I had ever been on at that point. It had 110 minute wait time & the que went through the woods.
Cracker of a Video, great that both of you were there to document it all, such a great coaster which deserves to have the restoration next season to keep the beast roaring for many years to come. I look forward to seeing the updates on the channel throughout next season and riding it once again in 2024!!! Such a good send off. Hats off to John Wardley!
My Nemesis memory is 1994, may time. 11 years old. Walking down into forbidden valley and seeing it. Blown away. Never seen anything like it. Terrified. No way was i getting on that thing. Dad went on, we did the rest of the park, then me and my friend waited at the end of day as they went on again. Last train in the station i was at the exit waiting. My dad said sure you don't want to jump on? Just thought, lets do it, jumped in and did it. Riden it many times since, although had a large gap 2005 to 2022 so glad i got many rides in on a quiet early season day this year. So glad its being preserved, my daughter is now a coaster lover and she is 130cm so by 2024 she may meet the requirements, cant wait. Fantastic its going to be around for the next 2 or more decades. By the next retrack or eventual removal I'll be an oldish man and still riding!
Amazing. Thanks for documenting this special moment!
Haha! This year was the first time I rode nemesis. My friend went on by herself because I was too scared… we then left forbidden valley, rode some other rides - during which I had a very firm word with myself… haha… and we went back and I did it! So much fun - what a ride!
Can’t wait to experience her all over again when she reopens!
Once you go on it, there’s no going back! You just want to do it again and again!
😢 That old, rusted track gives Nemesis that retro alien look. I’m gutted I won’t be able to ride it till 2024 now 😢
Can't believe that I was 5 years old when Nemesis was built, Vampire and Nemesis were my favourite back in the day, their theming and atmosphere are second to none. Long live Nemesis! Love you loads and keep on riding!
I was 2 when nemmy was built
What a way to send her off (for now). Everyone flocking to Nemesis, exactly how it was on the opening day. Just perfect
Lol I remember when I was a child my big brother forced me on nemesis and I thought it can't be that bad until I saw how big it was and when the train roared past and looped I was quite scared. I was literally like a millimetre past the height restriction. I was begging to get scared and was just about to ask a person to let me off when the ride started. I was absolutely terrified and hates every minute of it but re riding it this August I found it extra fun. That's my memory of nemesis
My favourite memory of Nemesis was when I first visited Alton Towers with my parents. I went on it with my mum whilst it was raining and it was so much fun. We got drenched but our photo on the ride is one of my favourites, we both were just laughing so much and looked so happy, and because of that it’s such a special memory for me!
Nemesis was the first ride I ever rode at Alton Towers! I remember being so scared and the signs around the ride made me feel even more nervous. But if I didn’t get on that ride despite the fear, I wouldn’t have made so many great memories visiting not only Alton towers, but other theme parks too! That first ride on nemesis sparked my love and appreciation for roller coasters and theme parks. Going to miss nemesis next season, but cannot wait to see her back in action in 2024!! ❤️
Thanks for sharing your memories!
Here’s to another 40 million more riders going forward, great vid guys ❤
Definitely 🩸
Nice for you to be there on the final classic ride. Congrats Shaun.
Thank you. It was a special day!
Thank you for documenting the last night. It was really emotional to watch. Unfortunately I couldn’t be there in person. The roller coaster that captured my heart. Thank you so much ❤
Thank you!
Absolutely incredible - thank you so much for documenting this for paupers like me stuck down south! 😄 I love that they made an event of the final night. The actors looked pretty intimidating!
Bring on 2024. ☄
So many memories of the legend that is Nemesis, it will be great to see it back in 2024 for another 30 years. We'll definitely be back on it again soon.
I remember my first trip to Alton Towers as a teenager on my high school annual trip. I was too scared in Y7, but in Y8 I got on and it was utterly amazing, from there that’s what made me always happy to ride on the most intense and crazy coasters. It’s legendary.
Thanks for sharing your memories!
Nemesis was my first big ride and first upside down ride after being afraid of the bigger ones for years, I loved it and have done the smiler since which I said I would never do purely out of fear I’ve always been an enthusiast but when it comes to it in person the fear has been to much but Thankyou to Nemi and this channel for helping me get over that fear 💕
This had me tearing up. Such an iconic and important ride and a moment in history beautifully documented. I'm going to miss her, but so glad they're taking these crucial steps to preserve our beloved beast.
This was such a special day
28:33 - Didn't realise that was you doing that until I watched this! What a send-off for one of the world's most iconic rollercoasters, Towers really went to town with that one there! Can't wait to see Nemmy in her new form in 2024! My favourite moment on Nemesis was my first ride on November 10th, 2019, it was the most intense thing that I had ever done and I absolutely loved it, so much so, I went back round and did it again!
I queued for 3 and a half hours for this as a teenager when it first opened. Worth every minute. Sad to see it close for its update, end of an era but at least it will come back, shame they couldn't of done something similar with the Corkscrew.
I first rode Nemesis the year it opened when I was 17 and just done a last ride on it with my daughter who is now 17 herself. Wonder if there will be a third generation from my family that will be riding it in another 17 years time?
Thanks for sharing your memories!
I remember going on nemesis on my first visit. I wasn’t nervous because I’d done big rides before but the intensity of it blew me away. I was also shocked at how gorgeous it looked, it was my first B&M and the track looked so impressive. My first ride was on the front and to this day it’s my favorite row. I ALWAYS wait for front. The views and whippy inversions make it so good. Especially the helix into the zero G roll which is one of my favorite elements to this day. It’s also my mums favorite coaster!
Thanks for sharing your memories!
I know some people are upset at Alton Towers for not stating that its reopening in 2024, but in a advertising way its actually quite clever. People think its closing for good, so are more likely to buy a ticket to go and see and ride nemesis before it shuts, the work is then done for the year and then Alton Towers can then reopen nemesis in 2024 and base it on a story line that nemesis is then fighting back after being investigated by the Phallex or the beast has made an unexpected return thus encouraging more and new riders to come Alton Towers and see what has changed and see how nemesis is fighting back. That way you get both the people who came before it shut and people who have never rode it before.
Nemesis was my first inverted coaster and something I’ll never forget. Opened me up to the world of coasters. Look forward to riding version 2 in 2024.
Awwww this made me cry so proud of Alton towers for doing this I had some good times on nemesis so glad it will be back
My favourite time with nemesis would be getting soaked on the lift hill when all the water ran off onto our legs
Thanks for taking us along on the final day of Nemesis ( in its current form 😉) .
Memories, first it opened the year me and Chris got married and I remember doing the whole extended queue when it opened , about 3 hours I think but so worth it , been my favourite ever since .
Another memory was national roller coaster day when it rained all day and the park was dead . We met John wardley and saw you on a nemesis marathon , I think you got about 37 goes 😆.
Lastly was a PPE event where we had ert at park close so we got to lap Nemesis for an awsome 30 minutes 😍😍🤩🤩👍🏽🧱
This was such a special day!
I remember scare fest 2009 when it was sponsored by the Twilight Movie's. walking into forbidden valley and the nemesis station with Muse, Paramore and Linkin Park blasting out of the speakers. Was a very special moment listening to Super Massive Blackhole while riding nemesis :D going to miss the ride next year.
Amazing vlog really felt we were there with you nemesis was my first ever coaster and this year it was my sons first ever coaster. John wardley said on the radio the other day there is some surprises to come i cant wait too see it in its new form. Roll on 2024.
My first memory of nemesis was last year as I was so scared to get on it, but my parents forced me on, as soon as we left the lifthill i loved every second and didnt turn back
Thank you so much for documenting this. I was gutted to not get to AT this year but I’m already planning a trip in 2024 to ride the retracked Nemesis. This was my first inverted coaster and my dad and brother went on with me, I came off just blown away by the power and experience. Always a soft spot for it!
Nemesis holds a special place in my heart, the first coaster I ever rode at towers ❤ Heres to many more years of the beast! 🎢
Awesome send off from Alton Towers. Got chills when John Wardley was riding, that ambience... Nemmy is just indescribably special to me, my 2nd non kiddie credit in about 2011, and she is still in my top 5 somewhere. Also maybe the tape and stuff is a sign that they will be refurbing the games and shops around Forbidden Valley? Do love some speculation.
Nemesis must be the most iconic coaster in the UK. I remember making special trips to the park and queuing for hours back in the 90's to get a ride on her on many occasions. Hopefully the refurbishment will see it in operation for many years to come, maybe one of the new surprises will be a pre-show like some of the newer rides have?
Watched all videos mostly from your time with your friends doing this Themepark worldwide to now with your fiance, Nemesis is an amazing ride considering it does not have a big drop it's amazing how it builds up speed. Remember you riding this all day for a record... i remember riding this over 11 times in one day.
Thank you so much!
This is a very special historic video. Thank you for this. I can remember walking down forbidden valley for the first time after the re-theming of thunder valley. Seeing nemesis and being too frightened to go on it. It took me 2 more years to pluck up the courage. Then in 1996 I rode nemesis and everything changed. I became hooked on coasters. It was all down to that one ride. The first rollercoaster I’d been on. Always been a huge fan of AT for as long as I can remember (and meeting Henry Hound of course), but as coasters go, it was nemesis that gave me the love of them.
Thank you!
Why am I crying 😭 such an emotional video
My special memory of nemesis was this may,my mum dragged me on it and it started a passion for theme parks and also brought my mate on it who was terrified and he loved it so I've got 2 great memories from just over 6 months
I remember queuing over 2.5 hours to ride it in 1994 when it first opened, and it was so good I went round and queued up all over again. I really hope they bring back the red waterfalls! Still my favourite UK coaster.
Yeah that summer was a nightmare for queuing for it.
Rode it first in1994, got me hooked on coasters. Took my daughter on a few years ago for the first time, now she’s hooked too. Great memories for me and now for her 👍🏻
My favourite memory of Nemesis is back in 2006. I was 6 and me and my dad was on the front row. My first ride on the front row and as we went over the crest of the lift hill, my dad says to me "Aaron, I think we're gonna die" and that just made me smile during the ride. Its those memories I will miss and its new memories I will create when the ride reopens in 2024.
You must of been a tall 6 year old to be tall enough to ride it
@@joncot25 Pretty tall yes lol
My favourite memory of nemesis was that it was my first ever coaster at alton towers! I’d always been a bit apprehensive to go to alton towers but went on a school trip and was dragged on by my mates. Best decision ever and I can’t wait to see the upgrades in just over 6 months now !
The first time I rode it is my favorite memory. Was way more intense than i expected and I fell in love! Definitely one of my top 3 coasters
Greatest send off in theme park history, let’s propose a toast to the great, historical and classic Nemesis 🍾🥂
Favourite memory of Nemesis is getting to go round twice as the park was empty. Twice the fun! That was the end of 2012 so I was lucky enough to experience Sub-Terra in its first season, fantastic backstory around the Nemesis coaster with that ride. Phalanx acting on top form too - amazing memories!!
For me my special memory on nemesis is my dad not wanting to take his sunglasses off and saying he’s worn them before. Then for the rest of the ride after the vertical loop he was holding on to them after almost losing them 😂
Memories are...
Staying in the AT Hotel when it first opened with my family then watching & waiting for my parents to ride Nemesis (several times) - probably one of my first ever theme park memories. As well as the Nemesis music in the hotel lift!
Riding it for the first time with my Mum and brother when I first got the courage to go on bigger rides - as soon as it left the lift hill I had my hands up and knew I was going to love it.
Riding it with friends for their first ever time. Including my husband in the pouring rain when he witnessed a rain spiral hit me straight in the face which he found hilarious... and was caught on the ride picture!
What an awesome atmosphere. Love the sound effects - I hope they keep something like that when it reopens.
I first rode Nemesis back when they had just taken The Missile from American Adventure and I didn't get to ride it so we went to Alton Towers and I was about 8 years old going on Nemesis for the very first time I was terrified as it was my first time on a Rollercoaster like this. Walking down I just felt so nervous hearing it Roaring around and then getting into the station sitting on the seats I knew there was no turning back and I'm glad I went through with it and I've loved it ever since and can't wait for it to return in 2024.
My over abiding memory of the absolutely iconic ride known as Nemesis was back when it first opened. Alton Towers is a three hour coach journey for me and my friends so we didn’t get in the park until midday. We wanted more than anything to ride Nemesis, so we queued and we queued. After 3 hours, 45 minutes we got on it. We must have been in queue lines that haven’t been opened in years that we’re high up in the hill. We only got on three rides that day, it was crazy. But I wouldn’t change it for the world. What a ride.
This is what in inspired me to open my own chanel the coaster kid and my 1st upside-down rollercoaster I was petrified on the 1st round but then I probably rode nemesis 4 or 5 more times later that day its a beast and it will allways have a big place in my heart.
What an amazing evening… spotted myself waving on on the train @22:40… incredible!
I've Been Rideing Nemesis Back In The 2000's + & I'm Really Going To Miss It Have A Great Time Theme Park Worldwide 💕
Never got to ride front row did all the ones inbetween but loved your cover of her final night, the phalanx were brilliant just like when they ran sub terra thanx for sharing and keep on riding
Nemesis front row is absolutely brilliant.
Very emotional. I remember my last senior school trip was to Alton Towers about a month after nemesis’s opening waited ages to get on. I was 16 and now at 44 it hold very happy memories. Just sad my lad wasn’t tall enough to expect he OG nemesis. At least he has a couple of years to sprout 6 inches 😉. See you in 2024
Great send off you both done a great job covering this for those that couldn't get down a sad time but better times coming soon
Thank you!
My memories of Nemesis are riding it for the very first time with my now wife over 20 yrs ago. It was also my very first visit and we have come back every year since and stayed onsite. My other memory was taking my eldest son, Sam on it last year as he had finally reached 1.4m! And finally, the best way to start the day was that first drop and corkscrew with the red blood flowing beneath, it wakes you up and gets you ready for the coastering day ahead!
Great video to revisit before tomorrow!!!
Love this! 6th Nov, what a day! Back in 1992, my 14th birthday, 06.11.1992 - had the whole park to ourselves. Non-stop rides on the Thunder Looper. Rode Nemesis this year - bring on 2024!
Still my favourite ride! Went on it on opening week back in 94 when I was 10 years old and it's still holds it own against the coasters of today.
I was so lucky to get over to Alton Towers from Ireland in 2010 and I remember riding Nemesis a few times that day. It was amazing. I will try to come back in 2024 to see the new version, that will ne awesome!
Fantastic video you two 👍🏻 Nemesis was my first experience of a Rollercoaster, it ignited my love for them. Just wish I lived closer to Alton Towers, quite a trek from Devon.
I've been lucky enough to have ridden this ride 5 times with the first in 2017. That was the day I met you Shawn. This year I was able to ride it with my cousins and now they can say they've ridden the original Nemesis, my favourite coaster in the UK
Actually got my first ever ride on Thursday last week and honestly, this is the best roller coaster I have ridden ever.
We will miss the beast, but she’ll be back better than ever!
I was so chuffed to finally meet you and Charlotte on Sunday, Shaun! I was the lad who met you when you were walking up to the farewell photo, and then again with you and Charlotte and I said I would keep on riding for you!
My first ever rides in the dark, seeing John Wardley and meeting you; that was the best theme park day of my life. 😄😄😄
It was great to see you!
Great video as always Shawn, I remember my first ride on Nemesis in 1994 and my latest ride on 30th October 2022, It's as good still today as it was nearly 30 years ago. I just hope the ride experience is as good when it reopens in 2024 which I'm sure if will be as they must have consulted with the legend John Wardley to make sure it is.
I remember going on it for the first time in 2007 I was 11 and it just changed me my breath was taken away from the experience. Since then I've grown an interest in rides. But the one thing I love about nemesis is no matter how many times I ride it, it still takes my breath away. Goodnight nemesis thank you
22:20 - oh look there I am on the front row with my brother, absolutely hyped out of my head but cherishing every single moment of that last ride on the beast. Thanks for the memories Nemesis, see you in 2024!
Farewell to the king of coasters 1994-2022 but will be back in 2024
I first rode it in 1995 or 1996 when I was around 16 years old. At the time, it was the first big coaster like this that I had ever ridden and first time I went upside down on a coaster so it was a pretty special moment. I remember feeling scared in the queue line, but I absolutely loved the ride and have been so hooked on coasters ever since. The last time I rode it was in April this year with my family. My boys who are 12 and 10 absolutely love this ride at Alton towers.
Great coverage ! Well done and well documented sad I couldn't come on the last day.
My memory: 1994 queuing as kid in the extended queue line with a palpable fear the whole time, Nervously bending down to tie my shoe laces over and over "just in case"
and more recently coming this year and riding with my girl on a rainy day to say goodbye with 5 wet but brilliant rides!
It is still the best all these years later!
I'll always remember going in 94 opening year and being just too small and glad at the time! then it was about 3 year later I went back and braved it and that was it! absolutely hooked! but my all time favorite was my one and only scarefest doing a front row ride in the dark! absolutely phenomenal I'll be there 2024 opening day to see my favorite coaster again!
Another excellent vlog my fondest memory was when i rode it back in 1994 when it first opened to the public it was my first big intense coaster i even managed to get my mum on it and she wasn't happy after we got off such an iconic legendary coaster farewell Original Nemesis and see you again in 2024 i will ride you again hopefully they will bring back the red blood water fall themeing again
Went on the big one in 94. Didn't take any notice of nemesis as the big one dominated the rollercoaster headlines. Been towers 30 odd times up until 88 but that was it until I went with a group in 96. After doing the big one thought nothing of this ride, in the queue line and up the lift hill. Then a gentle decline, thought it was just a kids ride. Bang, then it hit. Over the corkscrew and into the helix. Wow, I thought what the hell is this? Was stunned. Not been since 96 until I took my ten year old son this year. Visited the park 7 times in last two months. My son loves it, went four times on the 29th october. Three times at the end of the evening. My regret is i missed out on all of those times between 96 until this year that I didn't go to the park and ride the beast.
Thanks for sharing your memories!
Riding it for the first time in 1994 when I was 14 with my dad. My dad loved it and thought the break sound at the end was amazing and would not stop going on about it.