The History of Nemesis - Secret Weapon 3 | Expedition Alton Towers

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  • Опубліковано 20 лис 2018
  • Nemesis is the best rollercoaster in the UK. Opening in 1994 as the second inverted coaster in the world at Alton Towers after Batman - The Ride, it offers an intense and fun experience for those willing to ride it. Join us on the Expedition as we take a look at the history of the ride.
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  • @icantthinkofagoodname.3983
    @icantthinkofagoodname.3983 3 роки тому +401

    I love how nemesis is supposed to be this evil Eldritch monster, but in the advertisement it helped guests put on their restraints and blasted some rock away so the guests wouldn’t crash into it.

    • @touristattractionalfie9376
      @touristattractionalfie9376 2 роки тому +34

      I said to my dad once, if I’m nemesis’ advert why is the nemesis monster meant to be so bad, it gave them a epic ride to go on

    • @user-ng9gd4vl9s
      @user-ng9gd4vl9s Рік тому

      Fake News, clearly

    • @yourmother897
      @yourmother897 Рік тому +11

      He’s trying to help

    • @bunkuswunkusdunkus
      @bunkuswunkusdunkus Рік тому +8

      I think the nemesis would rather keep its visitors alive just to torment them more than they already have been by the coaster itself.

    • @bunkuswunkusdunkus
      @bunkuswunkusdunkus Рік тому

      I think the nemesis would rather keep its visitors alive just to torment them more than they already have been by the coaster itself.

  • @Phobos_Anomaly
    @Phobos_Anomaly 5 років тому +586

    I became intimately familiar with Alton Towers as a teenager, despite having never been to the UK, because of an insanely detailed recreation of it in Roller Coaster Tycoon that someone had uploaded to a fan site in the early 2000's. I loved managing the park as it was a challenge to manage such a big park in RCT. Despite never being there myself, I have some weird nostalgia for the virtual Alton Towers thanks to RCT

    • @adamadamwoo789
      @adamadamwoo789 5 років тому +6

      SAMMEEE

    • @Rabbitzz
      @Rabbitzz 4 роки тому +5

      I really hope you get to go, you should come with me!

    • @albertchaves
      @albertchaves 4 роки тому +6

      Yeah me too. I like the background history of RCT that John Wardley helped Chris Sawyer to develop the game.

    • @jamescollings5515
      @jamescollings5515 4 роки тому +4

      If you get the chance to visit the park, I would 100% recommend, one of the worlds best and most unique park

    • @julienmauguin3214
      @julienmauguin3214 4 роки тому +4

      I still dont know how im french and still know about the smiler and others rides promotions 😂

  • @finnianheart
    @finnianheart 5 років тому +573

    alton towers sure loves using hall of the mountain king in their commercials lol

    • @whityouyahbam
      @whityouyahbam 5 років тому +162

      It's funny you say that, when I was a kid and didn't know the name of the song I would always just call it the 'Alton Towers Theme Song' 😂

    • @johnnyrotten8801
      @johnnyrotten8801 5 років тому +48

      They've always used this song ever since I was a young lad and they always will .

    • @smilerpunk922
      @smilerpunk922 5 років тому +46

      @@johnnyrotten8801 They actually stopped using it for a while, but then Tussauds was bought by Merlin and they brought it back. Thank goodness they did

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 5 років тому +44

      The Smiler's rarely heard rendition of the theme is my ringtone

    • @cheesyisgod
      @cheesyisgod 5 років тому +15

      @@whityouyahbam Everyone I know would still call it that, they still play it through the park till this day lmao

  • @jamescurzon2456
    @jamescurzon2456 5 років тому +285

    Nemesis is my favourite ride not only because of how good it is, but because after 25 years it’s still really smooth

    • @Stuntman707
      @Stuntman707 5 років тому +17

      Yeah, that is really testament to B&M quality when newer rides are rougher in comparison.

    • @dhtelevision
      @dhtelevision 5 років тому +6

      James Curzon Th13teen is smooth as well.

    • @Chrisallengallery
      @Chrisallengallery 5 років тому +7

      It's a little rough but nothing like Infusion at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

    • @Chrisallengallery
      @Chrisallengallery 4 роки тому

      @@matty8505 It's not bad for a 25 year old coaster.

    • @lunalovegood1031
      @lunalovegood1031 4 роки тому +2

      mines air/ galactica wagtever you wanna call it but air is the best there in my opinion just something about it that gives me loads of thrill and the feeling that you are flying in the air fascinates me

  • @plagiarize
    @plagiarize 5 років тому +257

    It's crazy to think that the second inverted coaster built is still the best one, 25 or so years later.

    • @DomDoesCoasters
      @DomDoesCoasters 5 років тому +2

      It was like the 4th or something, not the 2nd

    • @unicornxxolololol3869
      @unicornxxolololol3869 5 років тому +11

      @@DomDoesCoasters it was the second inverted coaster

    • @alaeriia01
      @alaeriia01 5 років тому +2

      It's not the best. Raptor, Afterburn, Banshee, and Montu are all extremely good.

    • @captaincaveman284
      @captaincaveman284 5 років тому +9

      @@alaeriia01 havent ridden the other two but have ridden Nem and Mont........Nemesis is far ahead of Mont in my opinion.

    • @adamwhite5164
      @adamwhite5164 4 роки тому +1

      Montu is pretty good too

  • @urotrigger9207
    @urotrigger9207 5 років тому +617

    Bring back the Ribena coloured water!!!!

    • @mariokart6216
      @mariokart6216 5 років тому +33

      UroTrigger It's Not Very Well Known That The 'Ribena Coloured Water' Was Bad For The Environment

    • @consciencekiller
      @consciencekiller 5 років тому +45

      i convinced myself that the purple water was made from the short-lived nemesis drink (if anyone remembers that)

    • @madisonhawthorne8368
      @madisonhawthorne8368 5 років тому +20

      They got to many complaints from the residents as per usual saying it was killing wildlife around the area 😵😂🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @thecinematicmind
      @thecinematicmind 5 років тому +3

      Okimi Nemesis Drink? Huh.

    • @mollsterw2847
      @mollsterw2847 5 років тому +11

      I was at Alton towers today and said to the employee before the ride set off BRING BACK THE RIBENA WATER... I ain’t even embarrassed think my friend was tho

  • @thecorrected7401
    @thecorrected7401 5 років тому +400

    Is that a miniature model of the entire coaster I see in that video? Towers should sell replicas of that. I would buy one at a high price. It's a travesty that there's no real Nemesis store at Towers anymore. Whatever merchandise they do sell is always themed towards the loop part of the ride rather than the actual alien. It's so weird that the most iconic character in the park isn't really represented these days. Hoping that 2019 brings some special celebrations for Nemesis' 25th anniversary.

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 5 років тому +5

      I need to get to the park to grab a 25th anniversary shirt. There is almost NO Nemesis clothing available anywhere :-(

    • @Uniqetz
      @Uniqetz 4 роки тому +3

      John wardly in the Park is good I think...

    • @jmp_fr
      @jmp_fr 4 роки тому +3

      Well there seems to be a considerable amount of merch in the Galactica store. But not models. Sad times.

    • @SmilingAdvocate
      @SmilingAdvocate 4 роки тому +4

      I went on October 12 this year and found only two Nemesis monster plushies. One is a Nemesis themed bear and one is a small monster plush with a keychain clip thing. I went with my college and one girl got the bear while I got the monster. The monster plushie has a light red body with dark red spots like a giraffe pattern, three green eyes (one on a stalk on its head like the ride, a green star eye and a green round eye) and has a humanoid shape and he’s wearing a black onesie for reasons unknown. No idea which shop the girl got her bear from (she wasn’t walking around with my group) but I got mine from the Galactica shop as well as I saw the bear there

    • @AdamKitchen700
      @AdamKitchen700 4 роки тому +1

      Try Splash Landings or the Galactia shop, plenty of nemesis 25 stuff in both shops

  • @lachlanjenkin1659
    @lachlanjenkin1659 6 місяців тому +8

    Tbh even though nemesis is a villain I find it cute how nemesis politely lowers the restraints to protect the guests riding it so they don’t go flying off and crash into the landscape

  • @AshleyMillsTube
    @AshleyMillsTube 2 роки тому +11

    When I was a kid, just before the park closed the ride was completely empty so I kept running round after riding it and rode it 13 times in a row. I remember feeling only slightly perturbed by this, and very proud. I rode it as an adult (read weakling) once a few years ago and felt like I'd just been beaten up! Great but brutal roller coaster.

  • @ExpeditionThemePark
    @ExpeditionThemePark  5 років тому +273

    In my opinion Nemesis is the best coaster in the UK. A legend over 20 years old. Newer rides have came but will they have the longevity this has and impact on the park as much. Rather than complain that it is not the best in the UK. Tell me why and what your fav is?

    • @QDude24
      @QDude24 5 років тому +5

      I have never been to the UK, but I have traveled along mainland europe
      And Kärnan in Hansa Park is without a doubt the best coaster I ever did, great theming, story, music and, of course, a fantastic ride

    • @leeperkin621
      @leeperkin621 5 років тому +14

      i agree but smiler is a close second

    • @lilythompson4634
      @lilythompson4634 5 років тому +7

      Expedition Theme Park agree nemesis is insanely good I can’t pick a favourite but nemesis is up there. Something about it just takes your breath away no matter how many times you ride it

    • @Heelexio
      @Heelexio 5 років тому +4

      Favourite for me in the uk at the min is probably either saw (just cos I love the eurofighter layout) or stealth (cos i just love LSM launches)

    • @XParks
      @XParks 5 років тому +1

      Nemesis is without a doubt the best in the UK except when Olympia Looping is here that is.

  • @mangomodel666
    @mangomodel666 5 років тому +76

    Nemesis is a truly terrifying and intense ride, only rode it once when I was about 14 and screamed the whole time! Fave rollercoaster ever is probably Air at Alton Towers, really feels like you are flying. I was sad to learn that my childhood coaster the rattlesnake located at pleasurewood hills has been gone for some time, rode that so many times growing up.

    • @thefaulkness
      @thefaulkness 5 років тому +1

      Shame that air has been rethemed to a vr roller-coaster. Although you can take the headset off and still enjoy it as air

    • @sparkey3800
      @sparkey3800 5 років тому

      mrdinger although it was made a lot slower and air was my first ever roller coaster so I was pretty upset

    • @thefaulkness
      @thefaulkness 5 років тому

      @@sparkey3800 theyve made it slower?! oh ffs. It wasn't that fast to begin with

    • @mollycorkeyflatters8639
      @mollycorkeyflatters8639 5 років тому

      I wish that Expedition would cover Air, I’m from Canada and have never been to Alton Towers, but people keep talking about how great it is!

    • @bryemycaz
      @bryemycaz 2 роки тому

      Rattlesnake returned in 2019 as the Egg Express.

  • @antonbradbury
    @antonbradbury 3 роки тому +17

    7:55 It's actually both. The unusual track layout is supposed to represent Nemesis' long, winding tentacles and the track supports are the metal bolts pinning it down, which is why they are a dull, grey colour and the track is a strange, rusty white.

  • @schmally4111
    @schmally4111 5 років тому +35

    I first rode Nemesis when I went to Alton Towers with my parents then years later with my husband and our friends and then again with our two boys. Can't wait to take my grandson.
    Nemesis and Alton Towers have always had a special place in our family.

  • @Ataraxia462
    @Ataraxia462 5 років тому +112

    I’ve never been to Alton Towers but I have always wanted to ride this. From the pov’s I’ve seen the extremely unique layout really allows for a sense of speed considering the relatively low height of the lift hill. And the theming really looks fantastic.

    • @roughriders6086
      @roughriders6086 5 років тому +9

      K it’s absolutely amazing. The sheer force that kicks in after the first decent is something else. I’ve been visiting Alton Towers since being a toddler and nemesis is still my favourite in the U.K. it’ll never be beaten for me.

    • @JohnDRobinsonelectronicdrums
      @JohnDRobinsonelectronicdrums 5 років тому +1

      it's the closest feeling to flying in a stunt plane you could get and a very smooth ride

    • @rach_laze
      @rach_laze 5 років тому +1

      @@JohnDRobinsonelectronicdrums in no way is nemesis a smooth ride lol, I might be a bit biased here because I have connective tissue problems but any rollercoaster that can dislocate my hip from rattling ain't a smooth ride 😂 legit feels like you've had your brain shaken, never had that problem with oblivion or air lol

    • @JohnDRobinsonelectronicdrums
      @JohnDRobinsonelectronicdrums 5 років тому

      well it used to be when I rode it but that was a few years ago :)

    • @xennonlang938
      @xennonlang938 5 років тому +1

      It is without a doubt the best ride I've been on and I had no clue what was really happening the entire time, would highly recommend if you ever come to England!

  • @alextaylor8704
    @alextaylor8704 4 роки тому +30

    7:38 Oh my god it’s Mr Morris from Friday Night Dinner! XD

  • @jamiehasted1265
    @jamiehasted1265 4 роки тому +11

    So, Nemesis was my first RC experience, and kinda got me hooked.
    One year (when air opened) we got in to the park early to ride air, once done we went to Nemesis, rode it once, got off, ran the empty queue, then when we came back in to the station from the second run, the guy said "no need to get off". The floor came up, went down and we went straight away! After the third time in a row... We needed a seat. Lol
    As for Inferno, sure that does have a story, which was the beast tried to escape by digging down, and it caused a fissure and volcano in Thorpe Park.

  • @willpower3551
    @willpower3551 5 років тому +73

    Nemesis Inferno did have a backstory-just watch the Inbetweeners!

  • @willberman1562
    @willberman1562 4 роки тому +15

    Thank you for actually covering uk/European theme park rides in decent detail. All the us/Canada based channels I follow never do

  • @garnettfox
    @garnettfox 5 років тому +21

    Ah Nemesis, the best roller coaster I've ever experenced, loved it as a kid, love it as an adult. Though I admit the ride experence has gotten a bit rougher over the years with the Beast showing it's age, last time I rode it the twist just as we re-entered the station jarred my hips pretty badly, no enough to put me off the ride but enough that I still felt it the next day.
    I love the backstory of Nemesis, though the version I remember as being a little different. That while the Beast is pinned by the coaster it would eventually get it's self free, but it can't as the sound of people screaming in fear and joy as they ride Nemesis keeps it frozen in place so that it can't get lose.

  • @a_cowwithlegs
    @a_cowwithlegs 5 років тому +128

    That one song that they always use

    • @Dobcool
      @Dobcool 5 років тому +4

      That one song they use in the smiler

    • @samtinkle9076
      @samtinkle9076 5 років тому +19

      Always a remix of In The Hall Of The Mountain King. *Always.*
      Except that one time it wasn’t.

    • @soos2234
      @soos2234 4 роки тому +3

      Canada, Canada, ha ha ha ha Canada!

    • @_mylo_xyloto_1816
      @_mylo_xyloto_1816 3 роки тому

      @@yoursleepparalysisdemon8171 No, I think they mean that there was a small time in the nineties that the park didn't use ITHOTMK as its theme song

  • @JakeLX
    @JakeLX 5 років тому +21

    I think Nemesis is so cool. It is so unique how it was built and the fact that it still comes highly regarded even now is a testament to the attraction.

  • @andrewvarney5687
    @andrewvarney5687 5 років тому +46

    Fun fact: the Clip of King Cobra was narrated by Horror Movie Legend Vincent Price.

    • @Deth93
      @Deth93 4 роки тому +3

      I'd recognize that voice anywhere.

    • @ryanahr2267
      @ryanahr2267 4 роки тому +2

      That's what I thought. I adore that man and wish I could have gotten to meet him.

  • @joevinski1
    @joevinski1 5 років тому +59

    Fantastic video brother thinking I’m definitely gonna have to go across the pond to see this Alton towers

    • @SyphaB
      @SyphaB 5 років тому +10

      You should, it’s fantastic. I have a season pass so I go all the time as I only live half an hour away. It never gets old. The best time to go in my opinion is Halloween for scarefest as there is horror theming all around the park and a lot more to do.😊

    • @xennonlang938
      @xennonlang938 5 років тому +4

      If you love coasters, Alton towers is a MUST in my opinion, Oblivion and Nemesis are sooo good and unbelievably comfortable for their age however I cannot comment on the Smiler yet

    • @jmp_fr
      @jmp_fr 4 роки тому +2

      It's a fabulous park. One of the best in the UK

  • @zo__zo6834
    @zo__zo6834 2 роки тому +8

    My favourite ride of all time, there's just something about it that's perfect... the location, the close walls, something about the sound the track makes. It just keys the whole experience together. I've never found anything that matched it, even stuff higher and faster... Amazing on a chilly dark winter night on the front row! This got me over my fear of rides when I was a young kid because it was FUN and an EXPERIENCE. And I still go back to it and get that same high after all these years! Simply... A masterpiece.

  • @munchbob1
    @munchbob1 3 роки тому +2

    “The ride gathered constant complaints from locals to the park for the noise it made...”
    *INTENSE IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING*

  • @Roylovelock
    @Roylovelock 5 років тому +43

    spot on, nemesis is the top coaster in this country FULL STOP.....
    The coaster has strange features where you sit. Toward the back its soft and tame, but front (left) is intense and feels a lot more than the 4.5g is advertised.
    Im really looking forward to taking my 10 year old twins on the old gal next year as they have not ridden her yet, the first ride on the front should be something they will remember.
    This for me is the perfect coaster, it is constant as you stated on the video, no lulls just unadulterated terror and thrills. Those near misses make the coaster.

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 5 років тому +8

      The very back row is the most intense though. I was obsessed with it at Scarefest I rode four times in a row and had to keep running around again in the dark

    • @captaincaveman284
      @captaincaveman284 5 років тому +5

      @@visionist7 hell yeah the back row was always the best for doing the zero g over the station as you got throw about a lot more, but that's always the way......BACK ROW FOR LIFE!!!

    • @kimberleysmith818
      @kimberleysmith818 Рік тому

      Good for you! I was about 12 when it first came out and I remember my dad taking me on it. Corkscrew was my first upside down coaster and I loved it.
      I remember the thrill of queuing with dad for Nemesis! Sadly I’m now at an age where rollercoasters, especially upside down ones make me super sick 😢
      Hope your girls loved it!

  • @PhilipDanielHayton
    @PhilipDanielHayton 5 років тому +38

    Damn right, still the best ride in the UK. It remains to this day an absolute masterpiece in every single way. Ride experience, theming, story, mystique, marketing. It’s got the lot. A fine addition to the British Engineering hall of fame.

    • @downonthestour
      @downonthestour 5 років тому +4

      It's technically Swiss/german engineering 😉

    • @PhilipDanielHayton
      @PhilipDanielHayton 5 років тому +2

      AmuroWhiteDemon haha your right! I can’t take credit away from B&M. I should have said imagineering. 😁

    • @Stuntman707
      @Stuntman707 5 років тому

      Cannot agree more, and it always amazes me how smooth it is compared to how jerky some newer rides by other manufacturers have become.

  • @beepboop5612
    @beepboop5612 4 роки тому +22

    So on the nemesis ride at Alton towers on the seat in front of you it says “keep your head back against your seat” or something along those lines. Anyway, so me being an absolute genius put my head forward to talk to my friend in the seat beside me (during the ride may I add)and my head bounced from side to side like 3 times. It was still really fun and I had a great time :)
    Conclusion: I’m an idiot.

    • @901tb
      @901tb 2 роки тому

      i kept my head forward and looked like the hunchback as i couldnt sit back up again ( we were on the back so it was already shakey ), my back hurt so bad the rest of the day and i couldnt sleep at all but i dont mind nemesis is just too good

  • @Hatska2wolf
    @Hatska2wolf 5 років тому +7

    I love Nemesis, it’s scary to think how old it is already and that there will probably come a day in my lifetime where I’ll no longer be able to ride it for whatever reason. So for now I’m going to keep going to the park on slow days on riding Nemmy multiple times in a row.

  • @CharlotteWeb100
    @CharlotteWeb100 3 роки тому +2

    5:00 My husband is a design engineer and when the kids were younger and first rode Nemesis, he gave them a full lesson in physics and literally talked them through the entire ride at the top of his voice.
    “Then Zero G which means??”
    Kids - “Weightle -WWWWWARRRGGH!!”
    “Weightlessness excellent!!!”

  • @johnmelling9950
    @johnmelling9950 Місяць тому +1

    Nemesis is iconic due to its surroundings. Any B&M inverted will always be a good coaster to ride but the pit that Nemesis is built into takes it to another level. The layout of the ride is perfect. Its non stop intense action right until the section after the vertical loop where you get a few seconds to catch your breath before being thrown into the surprise last inversion that catches new riders out. Ive not ridden it for many years but with the newly installed re-track it gives me another chance to get on it in the future

  • @JetstreamAviation747
    @JetstreamAviation747 3 роки тому +3

    In John Wardley’s book he says that the theme is that the track are the tentacles of the monster and the supports are what is being used to pin down the monster.

  • @thecinematicmind
    @thecinematicmind 5 років тому +3

    One of my all time favourite Rollercoasters.
    Perfect Queue Design, iconic theming, spectacular music and the best layout of any Rollercoaster in the UK.

  • @mattey456
    @mattey456 4 роки тому +5

    I remember when I stayed at splash landings a couple years ago, l got early entry both days. I made a beeline straight for this and must of ride 5/6 times within the first hour of the park being open just get queueing until it got busy.

  • @keysontop
    @keysontop 4 роки тому +16

    UA-camr: "The ride gathers constant complains about the noise it makes."
    Me: "Alright, lets hear the sound it makes."
    Man: "Many who visits ulton towers are brave. But to ride the thunderlooper, you have to be very brave."
    Me: "I would complain too."

  • @namugriff
    @namugriff Рік тому +2

    Nemesis has now been closed for a major refurb next year. New track to make the ride less noisy. Wonder if it will still have the same frill when it reopens in 2024.

  • @roselol7398
    @roselol7398 3 роки тому +4

    Every time I go to alton towers I forget how intense nemesis is. To this day I would say its still the best ride at the park (let down slightly by the removal of the red/pink waterfalls)

  • @nathanforester5993
    @nathanforester5993 5 років тому +14

    The backstory of the Nemesis is very Eldritch/Lovecraftian.

  • @iitzfizz
    @iitzfizz 2 роки тому +2

    the theme music definitely is a huge part of it, i remember my first time riding nemmy on a school trip to alton towers (my first time) and hearing that music walking into the station got some so pumped up!

  • @asmallquest
    @asmallquest 5 років тому +9

    A great video about a great ride. It’s one of those you never forget your first time on Nemesis. To be honest that ride is the only reason I visit the park from time to time

  • @oliviakelly9483
    @oliviakelly9483 4 роки тому +6

    I love how at 4:21 the man is talking about how you don’t need to have the longest tallest fastest rollercoaster when someone is just going to top it next year but then a couple years later they make the smiler and that has the most inversions on a roller coaster 😂

    • @Cat-eu2rc
      @Cat-eu2rc 4 роки тому +5

      A couple of years? Try 19. Also, the most inversion record isn't one that's topped all too often. Prior to the Smiler's 14 smashing the record in 2013, Colossus held it for 11 years, with 10.

    • @Gabes1321
      @Gabes1321 4 роки тому +1

      Cat C I can’t wait for the new colossus ride at Flamingo land, can u??

  • @jakemorgan8915
    @jakemorgan8915 5 років тому +5

    By far the best ride in the UK, I remember being so scared as a kid waiting in line where the wind off the loop hits u and think hell no but I couldn't get bk over the fence lol. Plus can eny1 remember the nemesis drink that tasted like blackcurrant liquorices

    • @cosmicwartoad2587
      @cosmicwartoad2587 3 роки тому

      I do. Got it every chance I did. Pity it was limited edition.

  • @ShockerTopper
    @ShockerTopper 2 роки тому +2

    Jesus the backstory is SO detailed lol..like you would never expect an original awesome backstory to a RIDE here in United States. You brits are the best when it comes to cool stuff like that haha, I love it. I want to go to Alton Towers so badly, it seems like the best amusement park ever! I was born and raised in Southern California down the ways from knotts and Disneyland so I have been to both countless times, however six flags magic mountain is 2 hours (of misery) and so haven’t been there as much as I’d have liked to. But ya you guys are so lucky to have such a bad ass amusement park in England!

  • @DanJD1255
    @DanJD1255 Рік тому +1

    Nemesis is an absolute classic, gives me a buzz every time! Same with Oblivion, such classic rides at Alton Towers that has stood the test of time.

  • @Twmpa
    @Twmpa 3 роки тому +1

    Best roller coaster I have ever ridden - Nemesis. It pulls off the magic trick of being extremely intense but with virtually no discomfort. I have not been on any other roller coaster that could do this.

  • @MISSGNOMETF2
    @MISSGNOMETF2 6 місяців тому +4

    SHE IS REBORN!

  • @Stuntman707
    @Stuntman707 5 років тому +2

    Nemesis is the best in the UK without a doubt. It's fast, forceful, smooth, well themed throughout the whole ride and Alton Towers would not be the park it is today without it. The tight ground clearance, the roaring track and the relentless pace, it's everything a good rollercoaster should be. It's a magnificent ride and I still love it just as much today.

  • @shaysunstrider
    @shaysunstrider 5 років тому +1

    Went to the park couple weeks back. It’s still the best ride there by a mile, only the smiler comes close. What was even better was that queue times were only 5 minutes because of newer rides, even for the front row. So good.

  • @1992disney
    @1992disney 5 років тому +10

    Has anyone noticed that the voiceover for the King Cobra coaster clip was done by the late Vincent Price?

  • @SmilingAdvocate
    @SmilingAdvocate 4 роки тому +2

    I’ve got a not-so-fearsome Nemesis plushie. He’s small and has an eye on top of his head as well as a star eye and another round eye, a humanoid shape and he’s wearing a black onesie for some reason. A girl from the college group I went with bought a Nemesis themed teddy which is just a red bear

  • @earsnax3709
    @earsnax3709 5 років тому +3

    i'm sure you get this all the time, but your videos are so wonderful and stress relieving. You've made me fascinated with something I had little knowledge of. Thank you so much.

  • @truemetalsonic
    @truemetalsonic 5 років тому +28

    The best coaster in the UK? It's got to be Octonauts - I'm joking, Nemesis probably but I really enjoy the smiler

    • @hannamouse1
      @hannamouse1 5 років тому +7

      No. No. No. It's Flying Fish at Thorpe Park, duh!

    • @Awzuki
      @Awzuki 4 роки тому +1

      Octonauts lmao

    • @Gabes1321
      @Gabes1321 4 роки тому +1

      No it’s hero at Flamingo land dUuUuHhhh

    • @ilybae6655
      @ilybae6655 3 роки тому

      WHAT ABOUT THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE LAND

  • @janineadkins8259
    @janineadkins8259 5 років тому +5

    Took my two girls on this a few days ago - still thrilling and intense at 25 years old!

  • @marinakyriacou6525
    @marinakyriacou6525 5 років тому +1

    Hands down my fave coaster ever. It never fails to bring a smile to my face when I ride it. It was actually the first roller coaster I ever went on.

  • @Travelmatt23
    @Travelmatt23 3 роки тому +2

    Nemesis is something of a master piece. From it’s location, landscaping to it’s intense and speedy layout throughout. Can’t see another U.K. coaster topping this for a long time.

  • @rockyl9120
    @rockyl9120 4 роки тому +2

    The routine excavation back story looks like when they dug up pazuzu from the start of the excorcist! Fantastic ride, one of the best I’ve been on

  • @midnightoil7138
    @midnightoil7138 5 років тому +5

    I went here for the first time the year this opened. The line was 2 and a half hours wait. At the time we'll worth it.

  • @Robfnord
    @Robfnord 2 роки тому

    I will always have amazing memories of nemesis and Alton towers, from staying at the hotel as a kid and going on it first thing in the morning back when it was new and then legging it back to have another go, to going again recently for my 39th birthday and feeling a bit more wobbly when I got off but still wanting another go and probably appreciating the whole experience even more, incredible how something can hold up for so long, can’t wait to go back there again

  • @thisisjustanchannel
    @thisisjustanchannel 5 місяців тому +2

    i dont know how true this is but inferno apparently has a small connecting storyline to nemesis where the monster makes a volcano erupt

  • @tashg144
    @tashg144 3 роки тому

    I am having such a nostalgic time watching all these videos! I visited Thorpe park and Alton towers quite a lot through the 90’s and nemesis was my favourite ever ride

  • @DanVillainFilms
    @DanVillainFilms 5 років тому +73

    Next do (or at some point) The Smiler!

    • @ExpeditionThemePark
      @ExpeditionThemePark  5 років тому +10

      I will!

    • @DanVillainFilms
      @DanVillainFilms 5 років тому +1

      Expedition Theme Park YES! We belong to The Smiler...

    • @jamesdowning4000
      @jamesdowning4000 5 років тому

      Elijah Grimes no 🤦‍♂️

    • @DanVillainFilms
      @DanVillainFilms 5 років тому +3

      Jebus I already got a yes from the content creator. I’d say that’s a yes. What do you have against the Smiler? I know there was an accident but that was human error.

    • @jamesdowning4000
      @jamesdowning4000 5 років тому +4

      Elijah Grimes I have nothing against the smiler lol, I just think u saying ‘we belong to the smiler’ is a bit cringe 😂 calm down man

  • @amusementnow4416
    @amusementnow4416 5 років тому +1

    That's such a spectacular backstory to avoid the confusion that so many roller coasters have with their metal tracks!

  • @datzpjcrenshaw
    @datzpjcrenshaw Рік тому +1

    I'm waiting for Ol' Nemmy to reopen in 2024 to go to Alton!

  • @_skiiwi5616
    @_skiiwi5616 5 років тому +2

    It’s still my favourite coaster to this day!

  • @elena3941
    @elena3941 2 місяці тому +1

    i love alton towers because of their awesome theming! my local park is Phantasialand in germany, which also love, but i love the more edgy and darker theming and lore of alton tower rides. coming to the UK (to birmingham) for a semester abroad in autumn and will definitely go to alton towers.

  • @MeltedToast84
    @MeltedToast84 5 років тому +2

    I frickin love this rollercoaster, I rode it this year and it is legendary! The intense thrills, fantastic theming and unique track layout add up to a great experience that I would highly recommend.
    Legendary name
    Legendary theme music
    Legendary coaster

  • @lukegreen5341
    @lukegreen5341 5 років тому +3

    I've Been On Nemesis The Original Roller Coaster At Alton Towers Theme Park Back In August 2016 And It Was Super Awesome Fantastic Roller Coaster In The World. Thanks Expedition Theme Park Mate. X

  • @Jauch09
    @Jauch09 4 роки тому +2

    Nemesis was the second rollercoaster I ever went on, the first was runaway mine train, when the car got back in the station I got out of my seat and my knees didn’t function and I collapsed to the floor, my dad had to help me walk out

  • @CommanderEliza
    @CommanderEliza 5 років тому +2

    One of my first big coasters! Yay for Nemesis 💖

  • @MattFromWiiSportsResort
    @MattFromWiiSportsResort 5 років тому +5

    4:35 Well that attitude changed quickly!

  • @Clay3613
    @Clay3613 5 років тому +1

    Wow, really selling me on the danger of the "Thunder Looper" with that voice. Now if it was a stand-up coaster I'd be terrified for my spine.

  • @CrazyDuckie94
    @CrazyDuckie94 5 років тому +1

    I remember riding this
    the loop was amazing...
    when u get to the top you feel weightless and motionless for a second
    Can't wait to ride it again someday

  • @abagar2000
    @abagar2000 4 роки тому +4

    Nemesis: Yesss, they're talking about me! Look, I know that the other coasters are great, but come on, be honest. They wouldn't have existed if it wasn't for me.
    Oblivion: Ah yes, good old Nemesis. Back when Alton Towers was truly starting to get rid of that rubbish fairground image.
    Air: Even today, it looks intimidating, doesn't it? The track is directly above your head, and those inversions are still as mind-bending as before!
    Rita: When my ride came out, I was so high on the belief that I'd overtake Nemesis as the best ride on the park. I was wrong, Nemesis is still the best.
    Th13teen: I remember walking by Nemesis on my first day here at the Towers. It's even better in person than it is online, I guarantee it.
    Smiler: Oh yeah, I've seen Nemmy before. Let me tell you though, he doesn't have as much inversions as me. Still not a bad ride, but I'm just better.
    Wicker Man: He's still the king. No matter what anybody else says, I still believe that Nemesis is the king. Don't @ me.

  • @matthewsouthwell9653
    @matthewsouthwell9653 3 роки тому +1

    Actually, i discovered the back story of Nemesis Inferno on an onride photo folder from SAW the ride. The story is that the same creature that came out of the ground at alton towers retreated back underground after escaping the twisted steel used to hold it down and traveled very far away, ending up on an island. It rose out of the ground as a volcano (somehow) and now sits in the heart of the jungle of the island.

  • @FrIeDeGgS887
    @FrIeDeGgS887 5 років тому +2

    Nemesis looks like such an amazing ride! I really hope to experience it one day... I bet without the intense height restrictions it wouldn't be nearly as good of a ride. When you have restrictions like that you're forced to be more creative, which you can clearly see from this coaster. Went to CP and Raptor is my second favorite coaster there (under SV of course.) B&M inverts are by far their most intense coasters and I always love riding them. Even just the Batman at SFGAm manages to be pretty intense.

  • @mattsnowden4846
    @mattsnowden4846 2 роки тому

    This is a brilliant video. Nemesis is easily my favourite coaster in the country! It's also my most ridden coaster (by far) but I somehow never get tired of it, and still get the same rush of euphoria each time I ride. It really is special, and I don't think I could bare to visit AT again if they ever removed it. A true masterpiece of design and engineering 👌

  • @Halloween10247
    @Halloween10247 5 років тому +1

    I have never been to Alton towers, but I live 45 minutes away from six flags great America and Batman is awesome!

  • @FreshSalad645
    @FreshSalad645 3 роки тому

    I always find it interesting when I see a Shuttle Loop in another park. My local park still has the same Shuttle Loop and it carries so many memories for me. They had noise complains from it. They didn't remove it, they fully enclosed it inside a building, the ride is now done fully in the dark !

  • @bdizle516
    @bdizle516 5 років тому +8

    The king cobra is now at Drayton manor as a Ben 10 ride🤟🏽

    • @joshspencer1523
      @joshspencer1523 5 років тому

      Bdi Zle yeahhhhhhhhh dude what a ride rock on dudeee🤘🤘🤘

  • @coll1nz229
    @coll1nz229 2 роки тому +1

    Riding it in the dark is so sweet

  • @Joypyf
    @Joypyf 4 роки тому

    I have been binge watching all your coaster docs lol they’re great! Keep it up! ☺️

  • @Malebrignon
    @Malebrignon 5 років тому +2

    I concur with The Smiler. Every time I meet a new coaster enthusiast, it's the first one I mention to them.

  • @BertieFett
    @BertieFett 5 років тому

    Great video. I remember riding nemesis the year it opened. It was exciting then and its still my favourite uk coaster

  • @lauravturner
    @lauravturner 3 роки тому

    Nemesis is ridiculously smooth. When I first rode it I couldn’t believe it could be that smooth after so many years of operation. Truly a marvellous ride with brilliant theming.

  • @a_09.7
    @a_09.7 Рік тому +1

    Honestly Alton Towers is so lucky to have a ride like Nemesis

  • @petermc7098
    @petermc7098 2 роки тому +1

    Hello There, a great episode, thank you for uncovering this story, it's much appreciated. Cheers Peter :)

  • @katashworth41
    @katashworth41 5 років тому +6

    I remember going just after Nemesis opened so I would have been 7, my brother (then 4) was so scared he couldn’t even watch it 😂. Also does anyone else remember the Nemesis pop? Think it was liquorice and blackcurrant.

  • @johndoe-cm9qe
    @johndoe-cm9qe 5 років тому

    I did the big one and nemesis on open year as a child and they are still my most favourable coasters. I miss that indoor ride next to oblivion, Alton Towers best theme park in the UK the cable car over the gardens and house really make for a spooky atmosphere.

  • @E69apeTheMatrix420
    @E69apeTheMatrix420 4 роки тому +1

    My favourite coaster in the world.

  • @andrewrayner5623
    @andrewrayner5623 4 роки тому

    26 years old today! Convenient time to come back across this video!

  • @paulgibson193
    @paulgibson193 5 років тому +15

    I definitely agree that Nemesis is the best coaster in the UK! Nothing has beaten that for me, it still thrills me all these decades later.

    • @hottestcheese7973
      @hottestcheese7973 5 років тому +1

      I would argue that it is one of the best on earth

  • @GingerBeardMark
    @GingerBeardMark 5 років тому +1

    Another great video, about an amazing Roller Coaster.

  • @danielholmes5523
    @danielholmes5523 3 роки тому

    Was at alton towers other week, and to say nemesis is nearly 30 years old, it is still one of the best rides there.

  • @stephensworldofadventure
    @stephensworldofadventure 4 роки тому

    Awesome coaster. Got me back into rides going on this

  • @mollyparker3867
    @mollyparker3867 5 років тому

    One, if not the best, of the most amazing rollercoasters ever. Very lucky to have it in the UK, and age is only making it better

  • @bi_horse_girl246
    @bi_horse_girl246 10 місяців тому +1

    Nemesis IS the best
    I love it and its amazing how good it is but old it is

  • @leanmeangrillingmachine3456
    @leanmeangrillingmachine3456 3 роки тому

    Rode this coaster a few days ago , still awesome 20 years later 😀

  • @glennji1236
    @glennji1236 5 років тому

    Still awesome to this day 23 years old and still competes with the newer rides today sit back it’s fright time

  • @robinthin7738
    @robinthin7738 5 років тому

    I was at alton towers in summer and was surprised by how quiet and smooth the nemesis went round the track after over 20 years of constant use

  • @randflam
    @randflam Рік тому +1

    Nemesis has one of the creepiest themes in the world but it just gives me a good feeling inside.