i love the smiler. i actually really like the last two inversions the most. as it comes out the 3rd from last inversion it just goes stupid and i love it.
The Smiler is and always will be a special ride to me and it was number 1 for me since I first rode it until scarefest last year. I had a couple of rides on nemesis and that ride was running better than ever and it did just about top the smiler for me but it is still very close between them. I’d say that the smiler is without a doubt the second best coaster in the uk for me at the moment and is definitely far above any of thorpe’s coasters. I haven’t ridden Icon yet but that should hopefully change later this year and therefore my rankings will also probably change considering how good people say that is but as of right now it sits firmly at number 2.
Dan I am so happy to see your channel growing I heard about you at 5k subs and adored your content I’m so happy to see a comedic,nice and caring UA-camr grow!
@@DigitalDan I remember you being the one channel I would watch on UA-cam for coaster content for a whole year.... then lockdown happened and I wouldn’t be able to get all hyped up for going to a theme park by watching your videos/listening to the podcast. But lockdown ends sooooon
Great video. I can't decide between Nemesis and the Smiler for best AT ride. Watching this made me want to get on the smiler right now, even though at the mid section I always feel dizzy as hell. 😆
7:33 thats how I felt in second gen 10 inversion coaster I have ridden. It does that but 4 times instead of 2 (Colossus with lap bars and whippier transistions, that can give you an idea about flamingoland's new 10 inversion that's the same model)
In all seriousness, and my opinion, no, no it isn’t, but I can see why it is for some people. I mean it’s pretty obvious but IMO it’s ICON. Anyway. You seen the fairground rides at Alton towers? That’s fun. That’s also all I’ve got to say! Looking forward to the livestream 👍
The smiler is my favourite ride in the UK atm but I have not actually been on icon yet I hopefully plan to ride icon this year. (you know what permitted) although my beloved smiler will take some beating I will go with an open mind!
I don't rlly mind the roughness but as we use the single rider queue we end up riding it about 5 or 6 times, that's when the roughness begins to matter coz the headache is unreal 😂😂
PS. I haven’t been on Icon. In my opinion, the Smiler is the 3rd best rollercoaster in the UK behind Nemesis and the Swarm. It’s queue line is absolutely demented and the theme was made by a psycopath. The strobe room before the baggage hold is very well themed and disorientating. As you make your way up into the station, you see it painted very well, tying into the theme of the ride very well. As you sit down on the ride and pull down your restraint, the staff will sometimes be kind enough not to staple you. The dispatch sequence is fantastic and you get pulled down out of the station on the back row, which can be very fun. The first heartline roll before the lift gives great hangtime and always leaves me wondering which way is up. Then, crazy correction music blasts your ears. Ouch. The chain then pulls you up the lift hill and you have the possibility of going up the same time as the other train goes up the second lift hill. You then go down the great drop, the inversion is very whippy, and then the rest of the first half is just a blur of inversions, however, the airtime hill is unbelievably strong. As you go up the vertical lift hill, it surprises people because they thought the ride was over. Cresting the top of the lift hill, you can get waves from the other train as you decend the drop, which is similar to the first. The second half is also a blur. The second airtime hill is also fantastic. I would just like to say that when you leave the element just before the last two barrel rolls, there is a jarring jolt. This can be uncomfortable. The final two rolls feel crazy and vomit-inducing. As you leave the ride, the exit is very well themed with a great paint job, and dark sections of the tunnel that I am scared of, so I always walk briskly through. As you enter the shop, the merchandise screams at you and the Smiler shopping channel plays, creepily ending your amazing experience.
I have never been on it BC I'm to small but I enjoy having strawberries there its a great place if u like loudness especially next to...I won't talk about that crazy thing!!
It's took me a long time to get on the smiler......only had one ride on it but it did surprise us in a good way...... Not sure it would ever be my number 1...... top 5 yes
I went on this ride the other day after being so scared. I have to say it’s not as scary as it looks. It’s reputation in the media made me more scared but I didn’t feel unsafe on the ride. What I will say is it’s a very bumpy ride and with the force of it, I struggled to keep my eyes open so I couldn’t really enjoy it. I hope this helps people.
I went on this ride on a school trip we had to wait 2 hours but it was worth it cause i took my friend who cryed on wikerman on the front row by the 80 degree hill lift thing she was having a near panic attack 😊😇😇
Went on it for the first time on Wednesday (and went on it five times). Still debating whether it's overtaken The Swarm as my number one though (can't say Icon as I've never ridden it)
Hello There, a great video with a really decent review, thank you for giving us your perspective on this, it's much appreciated, personally I do prefer the look of Icon as it has some really nice launches, compared to "The Smiler", but then Nemesis has some pretty impressive theming and is pretty unique. Cheers Peter :) p.s. "The Swarm" has some really nice theming overall and some decent landscaping.
Last time I queued for smiler I waited 40 mins in the queue I was like 10 mins close to the ride and there was a storm so they closed so I’ve never got to ride smiler ;-;
Guys I’m this comment is completely off topic but is it just me or does Rita get too much hate because like it’s no5 the best ride but ppl are saying it’s weaker than spin ball and that’s stupid
Remember in the building stealth out of Lego video and your said if it reaches 500 likes you’ll build the whole thing out of Lego well it reached 500 likes start working on building the whole thing !
Dan: it feels like you’re gonna fall out The sun: news story Sick video though mate about the coaster with the worlds first 180 degree lift hill even though Wicker Man is way better 🔥
Not gonna lie I've been on it every year it has been opened been my favourite since and I've never ever had a rough ride on it really only the last 3 a jolty but not really noticable
Worse off, you wouldn't even have enough pieces or space. You would essentially be the constructors as it would cost the same price, to make it out of lego. It would be hell indeed. And I never went to alton towers once.
Honest question to you all: Who's ridden this coaster fully well knowing about its history of faults and incidents? I'm still extremely reluctant to go on the Smiler because of the many faults that this ride had over the years since it opened, and of course the major incident on 2nd June 2015, but there is part of me that is optimistic thinking "it's almost ten years ago that incident happened" and of course, some friends and family have since been on it and not really said anything but good things about it.
I've been on it a good 30+ times post the accident, it really is a great ride and at the moment all rides in the park and in the UK are safer than ever 🙌🏻
But, if enterprise is stuck...some people are gonna be left up in the air. The spinning keeps you pinned to the seat, but without that...wouldn’t they just get endgamed right there
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What's your opinion on The Smiler? 🤔
Amazing ride
Good but Rita is better (joke)
not rid it yet😭😬
A good bucketlist ride! 🔥
2nd best, behind icon
I thought this guy would have at least 5 mil subs- he is so underrated the editing is 👌
Thank you so much I really appreciate it 😊🙏🏻
'Words such as the, and... and marmaliser' this is why you are a leader in the field, Dan
😂😂😂
Teachers be like:
"I'll give you £2.50, for a packet of water"
Great deal mate
Holy shit your pfp is intimidating
M-Matt... I-Is that you...
It was the rollercoaster that got me into becoming a theme park Enthusiast back in the early months of 2013, for 8 years now i haven't stopped...
Same here it started us off as well amazing ride been a fan since it opened
Ur mom started me off ⬆️
i love the smiler. i actually really like the last two inversions the most. as it comes out the 3rd from last inversion it just goes stupid and i love it.
you madman
Quality video Dan! 🙏 Congrats on that 9K too! Absolutely smashing it mate 🙂
Rita is the best coaster in the world.
Cheers mate, means so much to me! Thanks for all the support throughout 😄🙌🏻🔥
Smiler is great and I think it deserves more love. If it was in America people from the uk would be slobbering over it and desperate to ride it
Very true 🔥🔥
The Smiler is and always will be a special ride to me and it was number 1 for me since I first rode it until scarefest last year. I had a couple of rides on nemesis and that ride was running better than ever and it did just about top the smiler for me but it is still very close between them. I’d say that the smiler is without a doubt the second best coaster in the uk for me at the moment and is definitely far above any of thorpe’s coasters. I haven’t ridden Icon yet but that should hopefully change later this year and therefore my rankings will also probably change considering how good people say that is but as of right now it sits firmly at number 2.
Dan I am so happy to see your channel growing I heard about you at 5k subs and adored your content I’m so happy to see a comedic,nice and caring UA-camr grow!
It's been amazing watching your channel grow for the last 2 years I've been watching, well done on nearly being at 9k!😌
Thanks so much for sticking around! That's a long time, all the support is much appreciated 🙏🏻🙏🏻🔥
Defo will get 10k this year you deserve it. Great content as always.
Can’t wait for the stealth full build.
Great video as always.
Thanks so much! 10K would be beyond mental haha 🙏🏻🔥
i still remember watching your Icon recreation series in Planet Coaster, it's great to see how far you've come mate!
Thanks so much mate, that feels like so long ago yet feels like yesterday at the same time 😂🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@DigitalDan I remember you being the one channel I would watch on UA-cam for coaster content for a whole year.... then lockdown happened and I wouldn’t be able to get all hyped up for going to a theme park by watching your videos/listening to the podcast. But lockdown ends sooooon
congrats on 9k Dan, always enjoy your vids. Skys the limit.
Thanks so much 😄🙏🏻
The smiler is deffo my fave UK coaster followed by Nemesis and Icon.
Great video. I can't decide between Nemesis and the Smiler for best AT ride.
Watching this made me want to get on the smiler right now, even though at the mid section I always feel dizzy as hell. 😆
Thank you! Both incredible rides! 🙌🏻🔥
Smiler’s my favourite In the UK as I have never been on ICON but might go this year, I haven’t been to Blackpool pleasure beach since 2015 so lol
ICON is amazing.
Congrats on 9k, very well deserved mate
Thank you! 😊🙏🏻
Hey man congrats on almost hitting 9k, keep up the solid work👍
Thanks so much! 🙏🏻🔥
7:33 thats how I felt in second gen 10 inversion coaster I have ridden. It does that but 4 times instead of 2 (Colossus with lap bars and whippier transistions, that can give you an idea about flamingoland's new 10 inversion that's the same model)
the best part of this record breaking 14 loop coaster is an air time moment which says it all
I preferred Rita and wicker man. I nearly passed out on the Smiler 😂. My son (12) went on it twice (on his own the second time). He loves it!
For me a night ride on Wickerman is at No. 1, however haven't been to Blackpool yet, hoping to go later in the year.
Icon is good after dark. Back row
Agree with a night ride on WM!! Makes it so much more intense.
The energy in this video is impeccable.
Thank you 😂🙏🏻
@@DigitalDan I cannot tell you how many times this made me laugh because I react such the same way😭😭 “airtime of the smile k’chow”
In all seriousness, and my opinion, no, no it isn’t, but I can see why it is for some people. I mean it’s pretty obvious but IMO it’s ICON. Anyway. You seen the fairground rides at Alton towers? That’s fun. That’s also all I’ve got to say! Looking forward to the livestream 👍
Thank you, hope you enjoy it! Icon is incredible! 🙏🏻🔥
5:33 it was because of the err… incident.. and it dost say “halfway corrected” anymore. That’s why they cut it out
Pls do a top 10 fav coasters and explain why. I’m invested 😭
Yo, congrats on 9k, u deserve it g 👍
Thank you bro 🙏🏻🔥
The smiler is by far my favourite in the uk but I have not done icon at Blackpool yet so
Can confirm walking the queue is about the same length as the ride, it was literally a walk on last October so did it a few times!
I'd love that right now 😭😂
Ooh going this October... Hopefully will be like that!
6:50 me and my dad say the exact same part. Love the airtime hills
my current uk top 5 is
1)nemesis
2)icon
3)smiler
4)stealth
5)shockwave
The smiler is my favourite ride in the UK atm but I have not actually been on icon yet I hopefully plan to ride icon this year. (you know what permitted) although my beloved smiler will take some beating I will go with an open mind!
Smilers been my fav coaster in the uk since i first rode it in 2018
I don't rlly mind the roughness but as we use the single rider queue we end up riding it about 5 or 6 times, that's when the roughness begins to matter coz the headache is unreal 😂😂
6:48 "and then, urgh we are in space!" 🤣 Got me going... Good video.
Thank you 😂😂🙌🏻
G A L A C T I N A U T
PS. I haven’t been on Icon.
In my opinion, the Smiler is the 3rd best rollercoaster in the UK behind Nemesis and the Swarm. It’s queue line is absolutely demented and the theme was made by a psycopath. The strobe room before the baggage hold is very well themed and disorientating. As you make your way up into the station, you see it painted very well, tying into the theme of the ride very well. As you sit down on the ride and pull down your restraint, the staff will sometimes be kind enough not to staple you. The dispatch sequence is fantastic and you get pulled down out of the station on the back row, which can be very fun. The first heartline roll before the lift gives great hangtime and always leaves me wondering which way is up. Then, crazy correction music blasts your ears. Ouch. The chain then pulls you up the lift hill and you have the possibility of going up the same time as the other train goes up the second lift hill. You then go down the great drop, the inversion is very whippy, and then the rest of the first half is just a blur of inversions, however, the airtime hill is unbelievably strong. As you go up the vertical lift hill, it surprises people because they thought the ride was over. Cresting the top of the lift hill, you can get waves from the other train as you decend the drop, which is similar to the first. The second half is also a blur. The second airtime hill is also fantastic. I would just like to say that when you leave the element just before the last two barrel rolls, there is a jarring jolt. This can be uncomfortable. The final two rolls feel crazy and vomit-inducing. As you leave the ride, the exit is very well themed with a great paint job, and dark sections of the tunnel that I am scared of, so I always walk briskly through. As you enter the shop, the merchandise screams at you and the Smiler shopping channel plays, creepily ending your amazing experience.
people who say the music is too much are just weak. it’s the best and no one will insult it.
i’m kidding oblivion’s the best.
Oblivion is a good one- I’ve done it 3 times so far in my life
I have never been on it BC I'm to small but I enjoy having strawberries there its a great place if u like loudness especially next to...I won't talk about that crazy thing!!
It's took me a long time to get on the smiler......only had one ride on it but it did surprise us in a good way......
Not sure it would ever be my number 1...... top 5 yes
BRO 9.01K yeeeessssssss btw Im the casual gamer. CONGRATS!
Thanks so much! Means a lot 😊🔥
Amazing video Dan! Tbf I thought you were going to say #1 in the UK. P.S You make a great Francis Jackson haha!
Thanks so much! Means a lot to me! I don't think anyone could replace Francis though 😂🔥
i literaly am now more exited to go on the smiler when i go to alton towers
For me The Smiler comes 4th for coasters in the UK - it’s a great coaster (especially the airtime!!). Stealth is 1st for me followed by The Swarm 2nd!
What about 3rd?
I went on this ride the other day after being so scared. I have to say it’s not as scary as it looks. It’s reputation in the media made me more scared but I didn’t feel unsafe on the ride. What I will say is it’s a very bumpy ride and with the force of it, I struggled to keep my eyes open so I couldn’t really enjoy it. I hope this helps people.
Well done🎉
1. The smiler
2. Oblivion
3. Icon
4. The big one
5.galactica
Great videooo bro 👊🏽
Thanks dude! 🙏🏻🔥
What WHAT get this man to 100K
Somehow within the last year or two it has gotten so much more smoother, whatever maintenance their putting into this needs to be put into other rides
It really has, love it 🙌🏻🔥
"the smiler reaches speeds of up to 150mph" lmao dudeeee
That’s slow for Rita
Only Americans 😂
1mph faster than formula rosa
*You have encountered a wild GP!*
The smiler is second on my list just behind Icon but if it didnt have the cobra roll it would be the best ride in the uk for me.
People outside the UK: Yes
People mostly in the UK: No
The next thing ya know, Dan will have more subs than T series lol
That'd be insane but that is heavily out of reach for me 😂😂🔥
I spent 3 hours in the smiler queue in 31 degree heat. I had such severe heat stroke by the time I got on it I had no idea what was happening.
I went on this ride on a school trip we had to wait 2 hours but it was worth it cause i took my friend who cryed on wikerman on the front row by the 80 degree hill lift thing she was having a near panic attack 😊😇😇
Went on it for the first time on Wednesday (and went on it five times). Still debating whether it's overtaken The Swarm as my number one though (can't say Icon as I've never ridden it)
im going towers bro, imma need that discount for a packet of water 💦
The smiler is amazing and since I haven’t been to to much theme parks but I do love them they’re the best but ye smiler is the best
Hello There, a great video with a really decent review, thank you for giving us your perspective on this, it's much appreciated, personally I do prefer the look of Icon as it has some really nice launches, compared to "The Smiler", but then Nemesis has some pretty impressive theming and is pretty unique. Cheers Peter :) p.s. "The Swarm" has some really nice theming overall and some decent landscaping.
Smiler is good but like inferno exists sooooo
Great vide mate btw 👍🏻
My dad said that he waited 4 hours for nemesis but I honestly think that smiler is one if not my favourite ride
Last time I queued for smiler I waited 40 mins in the queue I was like 10 mins close to the ride and there was a storm so they closed so I’ve never got to ride smiler ;-;
Well it’s still there so you can ride it when they open.
Legend man, deserve the near 9k
Cheers bro 🙏🏻🔥
It's a touch choice. I'd say Icon, but Helix looks better as a similar Mach Rides coaster. However: nothing compares to The Smiler for what it does.
Octonauts>smiler>icon
bruh the background music your playing makes me wanna cry i miss it so mutch
What is it from, completely forgot
Honestly editing it makes me feel the exact same 😭😭
@@toffeeluke1149 it's the smiler sound track
Love the smiler my number 1
Great video and a good opinion tbhhh although I haven’t ridden it sadlyty hopefully can this yeat
Thank you! Hopefully you can, it's a brilliant ride! 😊🔥
Not gonna lie (and this is q bold prediction) the airtime on Ray's bouncy bottom burps could easily top the two ejector hills on the smiler
1) yes
2) it’s Rajjjjjj
😂😂😂
I have been to Alton towers once and now I have been on the smiler I do think it is the Uk's best ride
110% agree with you dan icon is the best it the UK by far !!!
14 inversions
And there all 🐬 amazing
Guys I’m this comment is completely off topic but is it just me or does Rita get too much hate because like it’s no5 the best ride but ppl are saying it’s weaker than spin ball and that’s stupid
Same I like it too, I agree
Remember in the building stealth out of Lego video and your said if it reaches 500 likes you’ll build the whole thing out of Lego well it reached 500 likes start working on building the whole thing !
I built it yesterday 👀👀, video out later this week! 🔥
Dan: it feels like you’re gonna fall out
The sun: news story
Sick video though mate about the coaster with the worlds first 180 degree lift hill even though Wicker Man is way better 🔥
😂😂 thanks so much! 🙏🏻🔥
Still never been Alton. Need to ride this
I would say that the smiler is the 2nd best in the UK, personally because the swarm exists but the smiler is still an amazing ride.
Yes
Waltzers RMC confirmed for Alton tower’s 2021 based on raj,s shop
You’ve been had by an early april fools joke.
Not gonna lie I've been on it every year it has been opened been my favourite since and I've never ever had a rough ride on it really only the last 3 a jolty but not really noticable
I actually share my bday with the smiler!
now this is my typa video hehe
Personally the smiler is my faveroute coaster
personally, the smiler is incredible, the 400ft, 123mph coaster, that makes my number 1 has gotta be.
Flying Fish.
You should have said at the end of we hit 500 likes I'll build The Smiler out of lego queue line and all!!
That would be hell 😂😂😂
Worse off, you wouldn't even have enough pieces or space. You would essentially be the constructors as it would cost the same price, to make it out of lego. It would be hell indeed. And I never went to alton towers once.
Nemesis
The smiler has been my number 1 for ages now😂
JOIN US!
What is the music at the end? Sounds familiar but I can't place it
It's Towers Street music! 🙌🏻🔥
@@DigitalDan Makes me miss it even more 😭
Honest question to you all: Who's ridden this coaster fully well knowing about its history of faults and incidents? I'm still extremely reluctant to go on the Smiler because of the many faults that this ride had over the years since it opened, and of course the major incident on 2nd June 2015, but there is part of me that is optimistic thinking "it's almost ten years ago that incident happened" and of course, some friends and family have since been on it and not really said anything but good things about it.
I've been on it a good 30+ times post the accident, it really is a great ride and at the moment all rides in the park and in the UK are safer than ever 🙌🏻
Did you hear the crash in June 2 2015 with the smiler
Of course it's the best!
What happened at Ben and jerrys scoop shop?!
But, if enterprise is stuck...some people are gonna be left up in the air. The spinning keeps you pinned to the seat, but without that...wouldn’t they just get endgamed right there
Luckily it was testing but yeah that would've made an article 😂
@@DigitalDan Heart.co.uk would’ve been all over that “Enterprise ride stops in mid air completely safely”
Ahh yes the feared 180 degree drop this drop has no airtime and Its STRAIGHT 😂
⬅️
4:56 me screaming
Yeah fair enough, smiler is my number one, but I haven't been on icon....
Yessssssssss