Top Roller Coasters at UK Theme Parks: Ultimate Thrill Ride Guide

ICON is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Lancashire. The £16m Thrill Ride is the first multi-launch roller coaster in the United Kingdom. ICON is potentially the best roller coaster in the UK, although it faces tough competition from The Wicker Man at Alton Towers Resort.   ICON at Blackpool Pleasure Beach ICON was manufactured by Mack Rides of Germany, Read more…

Infusion is located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in North West England. Infusion is built entirely over water.   Infusion at 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. Infusion was Read more…

Kumali is located at Flamingo Land Resort in North Yorkshire. The £6m Thrill Ride which opened in 2006 is named after the alpha male of Flamingo Land zoo’s lion pride.   Kumali at Flamingo Land Kumali 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 Read more…

Experience the world’s only Jumanji-themed rollercoaster at Chessington World of Adventures Resort.   Mandrill Mayhem at Chessington World of Adventures Resort Mandrill Mayhem sweeps up riders in the long arms of a mandrill, as the horde whisks adventurers around the sites of Jumanji, dodging the hazards of the jungle. Spiralling to the summit of the 55ft tall Jaguar Shrine, riders Read more…

Megafobia WAs located at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales. Constructed in 1996, Megafobia was the first white-knuckle attraction to be installed at Oakwood Theme Park (then Oakwood Leisure Park) and transformed the park’s fortunes from a small family leisure park to a major UK theme park.   Megafobia at Oakwood Megafobia was the most recent wooden roller coaster Read more…

The Millennium is located at Fantasy Island in Lincolnshire. Standing at 46-metres tall it is one of the tallest roller coasters in the UK.   Millennium at Fantasy Island Millennium was built to celebrate the arrival of the new millennium but despite its name, was opened in May 1999. It was Fantasy Island’s first “Extreme Thrill Ride”, and circles the Read more…

Minifigure Speedway is the world’s first LEGO themed duelling rollercoaster that not only races forward but also races in reverse!   Minifigure Speedway at LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort Inspired by the great Speedway circuits seen across the world, this high octane ride is the ultimate family coaster that is a real, live race between the Team Legends and Allstars, led by Read more…

Mumbo Jumbo is located at Flamingo Land Resort in North Yorkshire. The £4m Thrill Ride which opened in 2009 held the World Record until 2011 for being the Steepest Roller Coaster in the World.   Mumbo Jumbo at Flamingo Land Mumbo Jumbo is not a particularly fast roller coaster, its excitement comes from the way it defies gravity. Examples of Read more…

Nemesis Inferno is located at Thorpe Park in Surrey. The ride is themed around an erupting tropical volcano, the layout was conceived and designed by John Wardley and built by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), the same combination that brought us Nemesis roller coaster at Alton Towers Resort. As a result, Nemesis and Nemesis Inferno are often compared.   Nemesis Inferno Read more…

Nemesis Reborn is located at Alton Towers Resort in the beautiful Staffordshire countryside.   Nemesis at Alton Towers The original £10m ride was very well received, consistently ranking highly in industry polls and it was thanks to its popularity that when the original Nemesis rollercoaster reached end of life in November 2022, the entire 250-tonne, 716-metre-long track was completely replaced and Read more…

Nickelodeon Streak at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in North West England was one of my favourite rides when I was a child. The classic wooden rollercoaster offers a lovely smooth ride and some good airtime. From when the ride first opened in 1933 right through until 2006 the trains on Nickelodeon Streak had no restraints.   Nickelodeon Streak at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Read more…

Oblivion is located at Alton Towers Resort in the beautiful Staffordshire countryside. The £12m ride was the world’s first vertical drop roller coaster.   Oblivion at Alton Towers Oblivion 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. Read more…