Book now at altontowers. It was very popular back then. So that meant the only rides were Rita and the Corkscrew. Then construction started on Rita's new neighbour, Th13teen, replacing the Corkscrew. Ug Land was closed but reopened in under the new name " Dark Forest " due to the arrival of Th13teen. Rita lost the tagline "Queen of Speed" and is now used as an abandoned drag racer that is used to escape the forest.
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Alton Towers. Operating since 1 April The incorporation of the trees and the forest area is awesome and I really appreciate Alton Towers using their surroundings to their advantage. Despite the nice theming, the lack of thrill elements and height on Rita does let it down somewhat for thrill seekers.
Alton Towers have built such extraordinary coasters before that it feels like a bit of a cop out. That being said though, not every ride has to please those searching for extreme thrills and this ride is great for those who are starting to ride those bigger coasters or are building up their confidence.
It is a unique experience at the park as the only launch coaster and offers a short but fun ride through the beautiful woodland near the Towers. Twitter Facebook Instagram Home. You are commenting using your WordPress.
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Powered by WordPress. Theming When Rita opened, it was located within Ug Land, a prehistoric area which was home to the classic Corkscrew roller coaster.
Ride Experience The queue line for Rita is empty, boring and covered in graffiti. Final Score Rita is a pretty fun coaster which delivers a fairly powerful kick at the start followed by an enjoyable ride with some good air time but a lack of thrills after that initial launch. Even at its most basic level, it seems a great shame for a park that has often excelled in creating unusual themes should go for the most screamingly obvious idea for a launch coaster, namely motorsport. Even less appealing is that this most quintessentially British of theme parks should be seeking to theme its rides around American imagery, particularly given the horrendous clashes it creates with the cartoon caveman theme of the existing Ug Land rides.
Attempts have been made to suggest that this is some sort of bizarre prehistoric form of motorsport, but this is monumentally half-hearted. But what of the ride itself? Generally, the astonishing speeds attainable with this technology have been seen as an excuse to send trains to ludicrous heights, breaking the ft barrier.
The Corkscrew, a ride that once attracted hordes of thrill-seekers from every corner of the kingdom, now sits literally in the shadow of its younger sister, with bright red Intamin track cutting across both front corners of the Vekoma relic. Another sharp contrast is in the sounds the two rides make. The silence is deafening, and is somehow difficult to accept. In contrast to Nemesis, where the belligerent roar of the train is integral to the sense of fury that the ride is designed to encapsulate, Rita seems unsettlingly eerie and soulless by comparison.
I could write a 10, word dissertation on what makes this so abysmal, but I shall spare you the unabashed torrent of bile that would inevitable be forthcoming if I were to discuss it any further. The queue winds its way along much of what used to be the Corkscrew queue, making it difficult for first timers to establish exactly who is queuing for which ride. Be warned — the front seat queue is far longer than you are led to expect, and makes for very slow progress indeed.
On the whole, the station actually looks distinctly temporary, and you get the impression that the ride staff are making the best of a pretty bad job. Boarding is a very straightforward affair, which will no doubt be a relief to anyone who has faced the Herculean task of climbing through the back row of a Colossus car.
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