Some Dummy articles 10/9/21
Want to tame your inner thrill seeker? Alton towers may be the right place for you!
Alton towers may just be the most iconic and best park in the UK and is known throughout the world as a Thrill capital on the same level at Cedar point in Ohio! But why is that? why is deemed as the best park in the UK? Well I'll answer it for you. Firstly, Alton Towers is home to a large collection of roller coasters (7 to be exact. Which may not sound like a lot, but for a theme park that's a pretty large amount!) many being either worlds first or early versions of their kind such as Oblivion and Galactica (previously known as Air) which were the worlds first dive and flying coaster respectively. Or the ferocious Nemesis, the world's second B&M inverted coaster after Batman: the ride at Six Flags Great America. Nemesis is widely regarded as the best of its type mostly due its effective use of the terrain and excellent theming. They even have a world record breaking roller coaster, The Smiler which has 14 inversions which is more than any roller coaster in the world!
Icon: Do you dare to ride it?
Icon is the Mack rides multi launch roller coaster that opened at Blackpool pleasure beach in 2018 and took the UK coaster community by storm. It reaches a top speed of 52.8 mph and a maximum height of 82ft (25m). Icon represents a huge investment of £16.25 million. Since 1994, The Pepsi Max Big one has been the park's signature attraction, standing tall at 213ft. However in 2018, the park finally saw a major addition to rival the likes of Alton towers and Thorpe park who had been dominating the UK theme park industry for decades. Their last major addition was in 2007 with Infusion the park's Vekoma SLC (suspended looping coaster). Not only was Icon already impressive but was a very new experience for UK and even Europe as a whole as the only other Mack multi launch coasters in Europe are Blue fire at Europa Park, Germany, and Helix at Liseberg, Sweden. Icon is located in the heart of park and can be seen from almost anywhere when visiting and features 15 interactions with the park's other attractions such as the Big Dipper, Steeple chase and the Big one, and because of this it makes it stand out from most rides as interactions like this are very hard to pull off with most types of rides. The theming does leave a lot to be desired but the large amount of interactions and an overall beautiful off ride look more than makes up for it. Smoothness is one incredibly important factor for a roller coaster, as it can either make or break the experience for many people. Luckily Icon is incredibly smooth and in my opinion it is by far the smoothest ride in the UK. The seats are stupidly comfortable and lap bars create a unique experience as it gives you a lot of freedom compared to over shoulder restraints which feel more restrictive.
Other dummy titles:
The island like no other. Does Thorpe park match up to Alton Towers?
Does the thrill capital of the South stack up against its more beloved cousin?
Tamer thrills. The guide to UK's best family rides.
The best family rides for the more feint of heart. Parks such as Chessington world of adventures and Paultons park hold some of the best in the country.
How to cut the queues. Getting in as many rides as possible.
