'Nemesis was different' - How Alton Towers built 'Britain's best rollercoaster'
20.03.2024 - 18:17
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Regarded by many as the UK's top rollercoaster, Nemesis at Alton Towers has recently had a complete facelift and has reopened under the new name, Nemesis Reborn.
The 30-year old steel coaster first opened on March 19, 1994, at the Staffordshire theme park. It was hailed as Europe's first inverted rollercoaster and has since become a hit with white-knuckle ride lovers across the world.
With four inversions and numerous twists and turns while reaching speeds of up to 50mph, since it opened Nemesis has consistently rates as one of the top rollercoasters in the world and the best in the UK. On the Coaster Kings website, Nemesis comes in pole position of the UK's top ten rollercoasters, with the review stating: "This truly classic UK coaster has a huge fan based from all over the world. Designed by B&M, Nemesis is considered one of the most intense and best in the world."
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Construction of the original Nemesis took place at Alton Towers between 1991 and 1994.Thousands of tons of rock were excavated to build the ride pit deep into the ground as planning restrictions meant it could not go above the treeline, reports the Liverpool Echo.
The attraction was the brainchild of celebrated rollercoaster designer John Wardley. During its original incarnation the ride has travelled over 800,000 miles and carried more than 52 million people.
According toAlton Towers, the original Nemesis travelled the equivalent to the moon and back - and back to the moon again - with more people riding Nemesis over 30-years than the population of Colombia, Spain and South Korea.
Now 30 years on since it opened, John, now 73, said: "The design and