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Attractions Near Me – Roller Coaster Quiz
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#1. This ride previously operated as The Missile at American Adventure. ? This ride is located at Pleasurewood Hills
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The Correct Answer is Wipeout @ Pleasurewood Hills
Wipeout at Pleasurewood Hills previously operated as The Missle at American Adventure, the ride was relocated to Pleasurewood Hills and renamed The Wipeout when The American Adventure sadly closed in 2005.
#2. This ride has the fastest acceleration of any roller coaster in the UK. ? This ride is located at Thorpe Park Resort
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The Correct Answer is Stealth @ Thorpe Park
Stealth at Thorpe Park is one of Europe’s fastest rollercoasters. The ride has the fastest acceleration of any coaster in the UK with riders being propelled from 0-80mph to 205ft in under 2 seconds. The experience has the equivalent brake horsepower as two Formula 1 cars.
#3. This ride was Europe's first fully looping roller coaster. ? This ride is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
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The Correct Answer is Revolution @ Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Revolution at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, formerly Irn Bru Revolution, is an Arrow Development shuttle roller coaster. The Thrill Ride uses an Electric Motor and Spring Tension Launch mechanism to propel the ride.
#4. This ride was Europe’s first inverted roller coaster. ? This ride is located at Alton Towers Resort
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The Correct Answer is Nemesis @ Alton Towers
Back in the 1990s, most designers were building big, plain roller coasters. John Wardley wanted to create something cleverer, better, and more dramatic. He decided to make Nemesis, at Alton Towers Resort, Europe’s first inverted roller coaster, with a truly thrilling storyline to go with it. For most people, the scariest bit of Nemesis is when you do the first drop and see the jagged rocks right under your feet. Then, immediately after, you’re spun upside-down with the soles of your feet facing the sky.
#5. This ride was the world’s first vertical drop roller coaster. ? This ride is located at Alton Towers Resort
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The Correct Answer is Oblivion @ Alton Towers
Oblivion at Alton Towers was the world’s first vertical drop roller coaster when it opened to the public on 14th March 1998. The roller coaster has a simple layout with a 180ft drop at 87-degrees. As each car reaches the drop it is held by a holding chain for a maximum of five seconds, giving the rider a clear view of the long drop, before a brake is released allowing the car to drop into the tunnel. Each car features two rows, with the back row being slightly raised in order to give passengers a clear view of the drop.
#6. This ride is built entirely over water. ? This ride is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
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The Correct Answer is Infusion @ Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Infusion was relocated from Pleasureland Southport, Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s sister park when Pleasureland closed in 2005. Previously known as the Traumatizer, the ride was dismantled and moved to its current location where it reopened in 2007.
#7. This ride excites its riders from the way it defies gravity. ? This ride is located at Flamingo Land Resort
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The Correct Answer is Mumbo Jumbo @ Flamingo Land
Mumbo Jumbo at Flamingo Land is not a particularly fast roller coaster, its excitement comes from the way it defies gravity. Examples of this include its beyond-vertical 112-degree drop and its abnormal banking. The ride features an “outside” turn, meaning you bank to the left whilst turning right, this is the opposite of a banked corner which you find on most standard roller coasters.
#8. This ride was originally named AIR. ? This ride is located at Alton Towers Resort
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The Correct Answer is Galactica @ Alton Towers
Alton Towers conceived the concept of a flying roller coaster twelve years prior to the ride opening. Following the opening of Nemesis in 1994, there were plans to open a flying coaster in 1998, but this was delayed due to technological limitations. As with Nemesis and a number of Alton Towers other Secret Weapons, the roller coaster was developed in part by ride designer John Wardley. Construction of the ride began in 2001 and it officially opened to the public on 16 March 2002. A £4.5m marketing campaign for the ride included commercials based around the ride’s slogan, “assume the position”.
#9. This ride was was the most recent wooden roller coaster to be built in the UK until the construction of Wicker Man. ? This ride is located at Oakwood Theme Park
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The Correct Answer is Megafobia @ Oakwood
Megafobia was the most recent wooden roller coaster to be built in the UK until the construction of Wicker Man commenced at Alton Towers in 2017. The roller coaster was constructed in 1996 by Custom Coasters International, who wanted a ride to showcase their company in Europe.
#10. This ride features a unique custom layout and a breathtaking top speed of 56mph. ? This ride is located at Flamingo Land Resort
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The Correct Answer is Kumali @ Flamingo Land
Kumali at Flamingo Land features a unique custom layout and a breathtaking top speed of 56mph. Featuring a total of four inversions, riders experience up to 4.7g. The ride features an 87-foot tall loop, 55-foot Zero-G roll, a Cobra Roll and Boomerang, which is suspended over a lake at a height of 75 feet.
#11. With extensive gothic theming, this ride is very popular at Halloween. ? This ride is located at Chessington World of Adventures Resort
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The Correct Answer is Vampire @ Chessington World of Adventures Resort
When the Vampire roller coaster was first constructed at Chessington World of Adventures, it was heavily themed in Gothic style. Theming included guests entering through castle gates, a fog-filled underpass beneath the coaster track, a graveyard canopy with Gothic tombs and a dark passageway leading into the station. The ride station is dressed as a castle ballroom with flaming chandeliers, Gothic murals and a large pipe organ stage piece, with dramatic lighting and audio. Some of the original theming has now been removed but the ride still proves very popular, especially during the Halloween season.
#12. This ride features a World Record-Breaking 14 inversions. ? This ride is located at Alton Towers Resort
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The Correct Answer is The Smiler @ Alton Towers
The Smiler at Alton Towers features a World Record-Breaking 14 inversions. The thrilling ride is split into two halves, the first half immediately starts with a heartline roll (inversion 1) before the train ascends a regular chain lift hill.
#13. This ride is the world’s first horror movie roller coaster. ? This ride is located at Thorpe Park Resort
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The Correct Answer is Saw – The Ride @ Thorpe Park
Saw – The Ride at Thorpe Park, is the world’s first horror movie roller coaster. The ride features a vertical lift hill and a ‘beyond vertical’ drop of 100 degrees from a height of 100ft. A number of elements including a headchopper in the form of a set of spinning blades interact with the ride in order to increase the rider’s thrill level. Saw – The Ride is very similar to Speed at Oakwood and Rage at Adventure Island.
#14. This ride is the UK’s first new wooden coaster built in over 20 years. ? This ride is located at Alton Towers Resort
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The Correct Answer is Wicker Man @ Alton Towers
Wicker Man at Alton Towers is the UK’s first new wooden coaster built in over 20 years, a globally unique experience that will reconnect riders with the primal essence of rollercoasters. Guests are ‘chosen’ to take part in a celebratory ‘rite of passage’ as they race through the flaming Wicker Man.”
#15. The seats of the ride are located on either side of the track meaning that riders are completely suspended in mid-air with nothing above or below them. ? This ride is located at Thorpe Park Resort
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The Correct Answer is The Swarm @ Thorpe Park
The Swarm is a steel Wing Coaster at Thorpe Park in Surrey. As with all Wing Coasters, the seats of the ride are located on either side of the track meaning that riders are completely suspended in mid-air with nothing above or below them.
#16. This ride is the UK’s first and only motorbike launch coaster. ? This ride is located at Flamingo Land Resort
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The Correct Answer is Velocity @ Flamingo Land
Velocity at Flamingo Land is the UK’s first and only motorbike launch coaster. Accelerating from 0-60mph in just 2.8 seconds you’ll get to ride at lightning speeds on the tallest and fastest creation of its kind in the world. The ride features a unique restraint design created specifically for Flamingo Land Resort, leaving your upper body to move freely.
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