My dad and I went on this ride, and when he go off, this yellow liquid was leaking from the side of his leg. It looked like he was peeing himself, turns out he had a bottle of orange Fanta in his pocket (how he fit it in, I will never know) and it had burst from the pressure. He didn’t even realise what was happening until he had walked off the platform, honestly one of the funniest experiences ever.
I put my hands up near the end of the launch and found that it didn't hurt at all. I find a ride seems more fun when your hands are in the air. Tip: put your hands up immediately after the launch, then you won't get hurt.
Rita is actually good, it’s short but provides good pops of airtime, a forceful launch, snappy transitions, a mad sense of speed and an overall smooth experience
Tejinder Chauhan If you've ever been on the ride, you'll see that he says go as you move off. And the lights just switch from red to green, there's no amber light, and within a millisecond you shoot off.
Absolutely love this ride! I've ridden every single coaster at every Merlin park in the UK and I have yet to experience something as intense as Rita. The launch is just out of this world!
the first time i went on it when i was younger, i leaned forward by a few cm and my head got 'stuck' and due to the force i couldn't move it back until half way around the track haha. it hurt
When I was on it the start was delayed so I lifted my head to look around to see what was going on and it just abruptly started and my head smashed into the seat sideways.
I'm going with my College on the 5th April! I can't wait! Its a weeks time today! Woop woop! Me and my best friend are watching the videos non stop! Omg omg I really can't wait! Wopppuyy
Went to Alton towers last Friday went on Rita , my back hurts ,still Alton towers best rides are 1. Smiler ,best ride I have ever been on and then oblivion and then thirteen and then this ride ,Rita
Last year, me and my friend where in the queue for Rita , it was quite long and we didn’t have fast track so we had to wait like an hour? When we got near the top of the queue my friend said to me “hey look, the front row line is shorter, let’s go there”, so we went and sat in the front. Instant regret.
CoasterForce is going as part of our annual GhosterForce Live. We'll also be visiting Drayton Manor, Chessington and Thorpe Park as part of our 10th GhosterForce celebrations.
i went to alton towers today and i went on this ride, u really dont understand how insanely fast it is until you actually go on it. its generally quite a long ride but it doesnt seem like it because its so fast, queuing time is a long time but its worth it
Priya Kumari I'm glad I'm not ;) I loved this ride! But the tension is immense; I mean I understand that the objective of queueing is to build up the adrenaline, but when I'm stood there waiting to be strapped up and shot off, I doubt myself - though fortunately for us we fast tracked Rita, Oblivion, Air, Th13teen, Nemesis and Nemesis Sub-terra! Haha! X
This video inadequately describes the speed of Rita. It was AMAZING! I went on almost every single thrill ride except the Smiler (obviously) and the Nemesis Sun-Terra because it was closed.
oh noes wotdoido It’s not a nickname. It used to be called Rita: Queen of Speed when it was themed to racing but then got themed to escaping the dark forest and from then was just called Rita.
FUN FACT: Did you know that Rita has the 2nd shortest ride time (from start to first brake run) in the world at 20 seconds! The shortest is a little kiddie coaster (15 seconds).
In terms of acceleration you can tell the difference , when you see people put their arms up before launch then grab the hand bars when it sets off then you realise it yourself as it's brutal speed and your at the top before you know it
My dad hates rollercoasters so naturally myself and my mum took him to alter towers for his 50th birthday... the catch was that we blindfolded him and said “we get to choose your first ride” We chose this one, he didn’t get to take off the blindfold until he was strapped in and the look of horror on his face... it shot off and my dad just kept screaming “I’m going to die” “I’m disowning you!” Funniest thing i have ever seen!
Great ride. Thought it was an easy one to start of with tho and I was wrong! It is very fast, terrifying but extremely great and fun at the same time!:)
William Tiley Incase you didn't listen, at the beginning of the ride, someone said 'Keep your heads back'. But you must have done the opposite. And the turns weren't that tight, so you should have been able to control where your head it going. And how was it painful?
i know that this comment is old but im a 5'0 14 year old and i was fine so height isn't really the problem, maybe you're just a little sensitive to speed?? idk
This may as well have been called 'Billy Pantiegirdles Slightly Startling Journey Round The Wheatfields Of Debbie Mcgee's Front Parlour' for all the charm it exudes.
Just a note to anyone who's going to ride this before the ride starts make sure your head is against the headrest coz otherwise your head will get slammed against it when the ride starts
Rita is one of the most thrilling rides in the park in my opinion but the only issues is that you bang your head on the side whenever there is a turn because it is so sudden. I would recommend it but be prepared to come out with sore ears or a headache 🤕
I went on this rollercoaster yesterday and watching a video just isn't the same because of the g force on the ride it feels like your going into space XD
I went on this not once but twice Idk what was going through my head , it was a good ride but its that quick u bang ur head a lot 😂😂 and the set of jeez it’s so quick in real life I regret putting my hands up
I remember looking at Rita and thinking “surely this thing can not really reach 60mph in 2 seconds.” 🤷♂️ with my ignorance and arrogance, I went on it, MY GOD! The G Force!!!!😳😳😂😂
Imwent on this ride a few days ago im 11 and I was laughing on it and I was sitting at the very front itmwas soooo fun and so is ripsaw if you go I definetly reccommend going on this ride x
I was in shock after this ride. I wanted to go on 13 after but I was so shocked that I had to have a double decker to calm down and I didn't go on 13 ☹
You don't realise how fast this really is until you ride it! The launch is totally insane!!! One of my favourite rides in the park
dmc 96 I love this ride
its pretty shocking how fast it really is
dmc 96 it’s not that fast compared to dragster red force or maxx force
I’m going to Alton towers tomorrow so I hope these rides are fun!
dmc 96 you should go to Ferrari world
My dad and I went on this ride, and when he go off, this yellow liquid was leaking from the side of his leg. It looked like he was peeing himself, turns out he had a bottle of orange Fanta in his pocket (how he fit it in, I will never know) and it had burst from the pressure. He didn’t even realise what was happening until he had walked off the platform, honestly one of the funniest experiences ever.
Sounds funny 😂
I thought this ride was so slow. So In the beginning I put my hands up.
*never should of done that*
+THE SATURDAY S I know right I went to Drayton manor and saw apocalypse via youtube and went on it yeah its a lot a lot a lot higher than you think
I put my hands up near the end of the launch and found that it didn't hurt at all. I find a ride seems more fun when your hands are in the air. Tip: put your hands up immediately after the launch, then you won't get hurt.
THE SATURDAY S made the same mistake, but on kingda ka... Writing from afterlife...
try putting your arms up on a 161kph ride...backwards.
THE SATURDAY S so, you’re saying that you didn’t see it whilst you’re waiting in the queue?
Rita is actually good, it’s short but provides good pops of airtime, a forceful launch, snappy transitions, a mad sense of speed and an overall smooth experience
The scariest part is how it just shoots off, with no real warning.
expect for the GO GO GO
no real warning? theres lights that go from red to green....then a voice of a man who says go go go... i'd say that gives you a pretty good warning
Tejinder Chauhan If you've ever been on the ride, you'll see that he says go as you move off. And the lights just switch from red to green, there's no amber light, and within a millisecond you shoot off.
Brunette483 hold on tight you must escape.................gogogo!!!
I hate it but when i was on superman, i thought the doors were opening so i was just talking and we shot of backwards to 161kph lol.
Absolutely love this ride! I've ridden every single coaster at every Merlin park in the UK and I have yet to experience something as intense as Rita. The launch is just out of this world!
You've ridden stealth too?
These rides are amazing in the dark- I went for Halloween and the atmosphere was great
same! 2 hour and half queuing for us though >:(
I went on this when it was pissing it down with rain...like being stabbed by a million needles
+Harry Deans ooohh thats gotta hurt. Alot
:(
Harry Deans I think i went on the same ride the same day you went lmao. I was at the front aswell
Yeah u went yesterday and went on Rita and it as pissing it down
Welcome to Britain
Play at 1.5 speed for the real experience!
M 😂 yes
Omg I went on it today ooffffff it was sooo fast and sick
Note to self put your head back before the ride starts
me and my friend went on this and he pissed himself on the launch.
When I saw the comment I was like not scary and bad, then I went on it like I should have believed 😂
unikatie 15 hahaha i told you lool
Banta101 yes that was really fast. I sat on it.
Daniel Swif
Daniel Swift hi
This ride is amazing. The g-force can be a bit unbearable at the beginning when you first set off though
Try Top Thrill Dragster then.
Puga Pew thanks for that! won't be going on it then.
Apparently it has a g force of 4.7 more than oblivion and the smiler.
X-Steven-X you’ve clearly never been on it
*laughs in literally any other true launch coaster*
My neck nearly snapped stupid me I was leaving forward when it said go bad bad bad mistake
I nearly shit myself, i didn't expect it to go that fast
the first time i went on it when i was younger, i leaned forward by a few cm and my head got 'stuck' and due to the force i couldn't move it back until half way around the track haha. it hurt
+Alexandra S I did that on Stealth in Thorpe Park 😂 my friends mum laughed so hard
Yeah don't ever do that again lol.
Love Rita although wish it could be longer
Told my friend to lean forward at the start!
Then what happened?
he had a bad neck! xD
lol. But it's not good to put friends in bad luck. Btw how is life, just sayin.
+Oo Hannah Nouri oO It's a joke you idiot
ThemeParkMite No need to be rude. I thought he would get hurt.
My sister goes here 3-4 times a year she loves it.She goes on all the rides she can,SHE LOVES THE air and smiler and thirteen
When I was on it the start was delayed so I lifted my head to look around to see what was going on and it just abruptly started and my head smashed into the seat sideways.
Raccoon_Lord I’m sorry I laughed at your comment
Omg no wayy
Sorry but this made me laugh 😂
the beginning is painfully fast, it looks so slow but when you are actually on it OMG
My FAVE Alton towers ride
The Phandom is here too?
+UnimaginativeLlama the fandom is everywhere
I'm going with my College on the 5th April! I can't wait! Its a weeks time today! Woop woop! Me and my best friend are watching the videos non stop! Omg omg I really can't wait! Wopppuyy
Hold on tight! You must escape..
GO, GO, GO
me: *gasps for air cause of the launch*
Do all the ride operators look like Simon Pegg?
Every single one
Plot twist: They are all Simon Pegg
+sassiestpineapple 😂😂😂 I just saw your comment on the log water ride at alton towers and now I'm seeing your comments everywhere
+somegirl81 I feel honoured 😂
HOPE WOOD
god, the relieve that fills u once you make it around the last turn! such a good rid
You never fail to amaze me how you actually manage to keep hold of your camera in these videos!
Haha I totally forgot that I wrote this comment, that was 3 years ago Jesus Christ 😂
I'm going to alton towers soon with a lot of friends wish me luck this is why I'm watching these just to see what it is like wish me luck again
I'm Definitely going on this amazing Ride!!!!
I've been on it and it's amazing!!!😝😎
I know its wicked
@@emmayoungsx how was the ride 4 years later 😂
this was the fastest thing ever, I couldnt breathe for the first 20 seconds - i was convinced i was gonna die 😂
L W literally me today!😂
I’m 10 and I love this ride as well as nemesis and air
has rita ora been on this 😂😂
directionerzainab ! hahhaaahha 😂😂😂
directionerzainab ! Your not funny
neither are you
Hahahhaha XD you are literally the funniest person on, never before has such a great sense of intelligence been conveyed in a single UA-cam comment.
you talking to me
looove this one, definitely my favourite ride at alton towers!
I am going to Alton towers tomorrow Can't wait to go on this!
Went to Alton towers last Friday went on Rita , my back hurts ,still Alton towers best rides are 1. Smiler ,best ride I have ever been on and then oblivion and then thirteen and then this ride ,Rita
This ride is great, the tension before the launch is unreal😁
ride stealth at Thorpe park, that's 80mph
+Coasterfan3657 ride kingda ka in six flags great adventure. Its 128mph.
+CoasterGuy try suggesting something that would be easy for someone in England to get to genius
+Coasterfan3657 I was suggesting something ridiculous just as stealth is. It's still a long distance from AT to Thorpe.
+CoasterGuy um.... its 2-3 hours away
The launched version of skyrush
Ummm.... I don't know about that haha
Holy shit it's fetus Taylor
Rita deserves a coaster parody
Rode this beaut from the front seat a couple of years ago. ..takes off like 💩💩💩💩 off a shovel. Bloody brilliant!😁😁😁
I went on it twice today and I screamed all the way both times.
I went on the front row on this today,he pulled the thing down SOO TIGHT!i couldn't enjoy it!
Went on this at Scarefest this year. When I came off I had a panic attack because of the speed. It's absolutely insane!
When I went on this, I had instant bruising on my wrists from the unexpected speed/g-force but I love it, really good ride!
I banged my ear on it :(
Last year, me and my friend where in the queue for Rita , it was quite long and we didn’t have fast track so we had to wait like an hour? When we got near the top of the queue my friend said to me “hey look, the front row line is shorter, let’s go there”, so we went and sat in the front. Instant regret.
My sister was doing her hair at the start of this ride and wasn’t looking at the lights and it zoomed so fast lol her face😂
CoasterForce is going as part of our annual GhosterForce Live. We'll also be visiting Drayton Manor, Chessington and Thorpe Park as part of our 10th GhosterForce celebrations.
Queuing for the front seat on this ride was definitely worth it!
1 1/2 hour wait so worth it. Even though it's over in about 24 seconds. My brother and I went, and we went front seat amazing
i went to alton towers today and i went on this ride, u really dont understand how insanely fast it is until you actually go on it. its generally quite a long ride but it doesnt seem like it because its so fast, queuing time is a long time but its worth it
I've been on this three times and every time i still forget how fast it is.
I'm going to alton towers 29th March 2014, petrified of fast rides and heights aswell aha! :"3
Don't worry ur not the only 1 x
Priya Kumari I'm glad I'm not ;) I loved this ride! But the tension is immense; I mean I understand that the objective of queueing is to build up the adrenaline, but when I'm stood there waiting to be strapped up and shot off, I doubt myself - though fortunately for us we fast tracked Rita, Oblivion, Air, Th13teen, Nemesis and Nemesis Sub-terra! Haha! X
u been on oblivion??
No, I was too scared haha!
haha im might try and hav a go cuz in the summer im going xx
Words really can’t describe how fast this ride is, I almost passed out on it
That was the only ride that made tear come out of my eye
This video inadequately describes the speed of Rita. It was AMAZING! I went on almost every single thrill ride except the Smiler (obviously) and the Nemesis Sun-Terra because it was closed.
I loved this when I went on it
Rita earned the nickname 'Queen Of Speed'
oh noes wotdoido It’s not a nickname. It used to be called Rita: Queen of Speed when it was themed to racing but then got themed to escaping the dark forest and from then was just called Rita.
FUN FACT: Did you know that Rita has the 2nd shortest ride time (from start to first brake run) in the world at 20 seconds! The shortest is a little kiddie coaster (15 seconds).
When I first went on this ride I didn’t like it because I kept my eyes closed 😂 The second time I loved it, it’s really fun 💘
This ride is the best ride ever!!!!
I love this ride so much
I absolutely LOVED THIS RIDE!!! HAHAHAHAA!!!!
Coaster: "You must escape!"
Also coaster: *is just a giant loop that doesn't go out of the Dark Forest*
i thought this ride was slow but the g-force at the start😵ended going on this 4 times it’s actually a really good ride!
In terms of acceleration you can tell the difference , when you see people put their arms up before launch then grab the hand bars when it sets off then you realise it yourself as it's brutal speed and your at the top before you know it
My dad hates rollercoasters so naturally myself and my mum took him to alter towers for his 50th birthday... the catch was that we blindfolded him and said “we get to choose your first ride”
We chose this one, he didn’t get to take off the blindfold until he was strapped in and the look of horror on his face... it shot off and my dad just kept screaming “I’m going to die” “I’m disowning you!”
Funniest thing i have ever seen!
Such a fun ride - it's faster than it looks though!
Will probably go on this in the coming months, hope to survive
I didn’t think it would be as fast as it was so at the launch I was like JESUS
Queuing up for this now!!
Great ride. Thought it was an easy one to start of with tho and I was wrong! It is very fast, terrifying but extremely great and fun at the same time!:)
ben on this loads with my 9 year old daughter. awesome! ! !
I love the start when it says *KEEP UR HEAD BACK U MUST ESCAPE, GO GO GOOOOO*
This was head bangy and painful. Stealth is so much better.
William Tiley Incase you didn't listen, at the beginning of the ride, someone said 'Keep your heads back'. But you must have done the opposite. And the turns weren't that tight, so you should have been able to control where your head it going. And how was it painful?
Oo Hannah Nouri oO I had my head back in the launch.
What may be the cause is that I am a 5'2 14 year old.
+William Tiley i know this is late but im 14 and i was ok?
Nicola123 Are you 5'3?
i know that this comment is old but im a 5'0 14 year old and i was fine so height isn't really the problem, maybe you're just a little sensitive to speed?? idk
Went on this today has to be my favourite of them all well galactica and the smiler were closed
This may as well have been called 'Billy Pantiegirdles Slightly Startling Journey Round The Wheatfields Of Debbie Mcgee's Front Parlour' for all the charm it exudes.
Just a note to anyone who's going to ride this before the ride starts make sure your head is against the headrest coz otherwise your head will get slammed against it when the ride starts
Looks really fun!!! I'm going there with my school friends (best friends) on schools reward’s day!!!!
击ChemicalCheezWiz have fun and also take care cuz it looks bit scary..
t that was the scariest ride there, congrats to you for riding it! quite short though
Rita is one of the most thrilling rides in the park in my opinion but the only issues is that you bang your head on the side whenever there is a turn because it is so sudden. I would recommend it but be prepared to come out with sore ears or a headache 🤕
Went on this today, it's the fastest thing I've ever been on, it's f'ing insane
It was the speed at the start that got me when i rode it.
First rollercoaster i’ve ever been on 😂👍🏼
Last time i went to Alton towers, we got in the line for Rita and just as we got to the back it stopped
I went on this rollercoaster yesterday and watching a video just isn't the same because of the g force on the ride it feels like your going into space XD
I went on this not once but twice Idk what was going through my head , it was a good ride but its that quick u bang ur head a lot 😂😂 and the set of jeez it’s so quick in real life I regret putting my hands up
Great ride
When you see it on a video, its slower than actually being on it
Black ops 2: Zombies at 0:24 ?
James Roberts 😂😂😂
James Roberts lol
Love it so much!!
I remember looking at Rita and thinking “surely this thing can not really reach 60mph in 2 seconds.” 🤷♂️ with my ignorance and arrogance, I went on it, MY GOD! The G Force!!!!😳😳😂😂
Definitely going on this one!!!
Imwent on this ride a few days ago im 11 and I was laughing on it and I was sitting at the very front itmwas soooo fun and so is ripsaw if you go I definetly reccommend going on this ride x
in april 2015 i went on it with school it was amazing
I fainted on this lol and they got it on camera
Oh yeah I went to put my hands up and then my back slammed forward but I kept my hands up ,hands up on scary rides ! Who's with me??!
In the video it looks so slow
but next to it it's really fast
if there was a blitz in the 200 foot range and was long it would easily be the best in the world
I was in shock after this ride. I wanted to go on 13 after but I was so shocked that I had to have a double decker to calm down and I didn't go on 13 ☹
IT'S FASTER THAN IT LOOKS!
rita is amazing
I remember going on this but was so cool
i didn’t hear the warning of having to put your head back the first time i rode this and ended up with a headache for ages :’)
ok im going to alton towers on sunday (Day after tommorow) im sooooooooooo exited
Rita queen of speed! ❤️
Mahleesha no it's boring ain't called that anymore too