10 Defunct Alton Towers Attractions - Attraction Graveyard
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Күн бұрынIn this Attraction Graveyard episode, we discuss 10 defunct Alton Towers attractions. This historic park has had many attractions come and go through the years. Many were replaced for one reason or another. Rides like the Flume, Corkscrew, Black Hole, The Beast and Twirling Toadstool all enjoyed long tenures at the park but were removed due to deterioration. While Thunder Looper didn't comply with height requirements for the park. Submission and Ripsaw were two flat rides that had both gotten older and less comfortable as time went on.
Nemesis Sub Terra was a strange removal due to high operating costs and only stayed open for 3 years. Three rides occupied one building throughout the years, all of which are gone now. They are Around the World in 80 Days, Toyland Tours, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Ride. The Alton Towers Dungeon now occupies this space. While the park's development has been great overall, we thought it would be nice to stop and look back at old old defunct attractions in Alton Towers Resort that made this park what it is today.
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@ThemeSeekers 3 жыл бұрын
Which one of these defunct Alton Towers attractions do you miss most? 💀
@emily-tristancresswell1863 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely Corkscrew - it was pure fun, and as a smol thrillseeker, I appreciated a rollercoaster with a lower height limit. That said, in the years before it closed, I remember my head being bounced around like a pinball, so I understand why it had to go.
@ThemeSeekers 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's sad that it had deteriorated and become uncomfortable. Maybe someday they will build a replica!
@literallycannotbeasked 3 жыл бұрын
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory defo
@ThemeSeekers 3 жыл бұрын
Us too! 🍫
@louiswright8282 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThemeSeekers Maybe for Alton Towers 50th anniversary?
@x_jaskier_x8385 Жыл бұрын
Great to see that Nemesis: Sub-Terra has made its way out of the graveyard at this point!
@ThemeSeekers Жыл бұрын
Absolutely! 😀
@Foooooooodie 7 сағат бұрын
😂 I agree went on few months ago what a waste of my time queuing up and after it finished I thought omg with was that 😂😂😂
@batmummy6166 11 ай бұрын
Thunder looper is still missed by me. It was such a fun ride. Loved the black hole. Ripsaw was so bad with the water jets, it was a good laugh though. I had forgotten about the beast! Love Alton towers. Went every year as a child and now I enjoy taking my kids too ❤
@SteveAndAlexBuild Жыл бұрын
Yep it’s the thunder looper I miss most . Back then it was a really thrilling coaster 😍😍🧱👍🏼
@gemmi1 11 ай бұрын
That nemesis sub terra was the weirdest thing I've ever experienced
@zaineecake912 Жыл бұрын
When he said the flume lasted 6 mins I thought that was its whole lifetime for a second
@Noperison Жыл бұрын
Lol
@giannihallett4951 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I remember queueing 6 hours for the corkscrew in 1980
@sarahwatkins4520 Жыл бұрын
Of all the rides on this list, Black Hole is the one I miss the most 😢
@darrengrimmer8541 3 ай бұрын
I’m 53 now.. so for me corkscrew is my memory growing up
@autumnbailey2416 8 ай бұрын
Just went on Subterra this weekend. Glad to see it has resurfaced!
@timduncan9745 2 жыл бұрын
Will watch this later..cheers for doing it
@ThemeSeekers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Tim!
@LILC63 2 жыл бұрын
I love log flumes and it’s a shame it had to close.
@ThemeSeekers 2 жыл бұрын
Here's to hoping they open another one in the future! 🚿
@sarahwatkins4520 Жыл бұрын
R.I.P to that giant killer rubber duck 😂😂
@markylon Ай бұрын
Glad to have ridden all of these. Sub Terra is back open now
@cinemainsymphony737 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, great memories. Last rode Thunder Looper in 1992 and lastly in 1995. Last rode Corkscrew in 2005 along with Black Hole. Going to Alton Towers this weekend for the first time since 2005 (I think, anyway! Have been doing the parks in the States since, and lastly in the UK with Thorpe Park in 2015).
@ThemeSeekers 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing! It's a very different park now compared to 2005 but you will have a blast 😀 Enjoy your trip!
@cinemainsymphony737 2 жыл бұрын
@@ThemeSeekers yes, I can imagine. I’m struggling to remember if I’ve been there since 2005? I rode Air, Ripsaw, Nemesis, Rita, Corkscrew, et al, my last trips were Nov 1992, July 1995, April 2000, June 2005. Now this weekend! Bring it aaaaawn! Start with WickerMan?
@ThemeSeekers 2 жыл бұрын
Wickerman is a great one to go on first, if it's open! It's been shut the past few days. Another new one for you would be Thirteen which we like a lot.
@coasterinc1987 3 жыл бұрын
awsum video and great use of my black hole lights on pov... the number of times i see that crop up is crazy coz of the fact that there were so few of them! certainly a few rides missing though like astrodancer/dinodancer/dynamo, enegizer/boneshaker, beastie, the cine360 dome cinemas (2 of them), tri star, the swans, 4 man bob, alton mouse, the many many many shows that were in the theatre (that would make for a video in itself, all the shows and the parade)
@ThemeSeekers 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yeah maybe we'll have to make another video 😄
@coasterinc1987 3 жыл бұрын
just a video of rethemes and moves could be interesting... like you covered with the log flume changing to the flume, there have been many rethemes of rides of the years
@worldofthemeparks3553 2 жыл бұрын
You k what I like you chessington and alton vids you just earned yourself another subscriber
@ThemeSeekers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Bobby 😀 glad you like our content!
@worldofthemeparks3553 2 жыл бұрын
@@ThemeSeekers one day I want to be like what you doing I just need few more months and I will get everything I need
@AB-om5fq Жыл бұрын
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride, closed due to the licence for Roald Dhal IP expiring and AT failing to renew the licence in relation to the impacts from the Smiler incident in 2015.
@EspressoCookieThatlikesCoffee 22 күн бұрын
Fun fact: The thunder looper is still in operation as it was Moved to Brazil
@Ethan-ey4jx 3 жыл бұрын
I think the Toyland Tours ride was revamped into Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is because of the Tim Burton Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie from 2005, which turned out to be a success. Therefore the following year, Toyland Tours got refurbished and was turned into Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
@ThemeSeekers 3 жыл бұрын
That makes sense! Although it's strange that they went for the style of the book rather than the style of the new movie.
@ToonyKid 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThemeSeekers That’s probably because of copyright infringement
@ThemeSeekers 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe so! Perhaps licencing was out of budget 😀
@Ethan-ey4jx 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThemeSeekers The 2005 movie follows with the book too, as opposed to the Gene Wilder Willy Wonka from 1971.
@micgreenson7308 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best channels on KZfaq I've seen wow amazing thanks for the vids
@ThemeSeekers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Mic! 😀
@sonovadob Жыл бұрын
The thunder looper used to scare me. Surprised it was only there for 6 years!
@JohnPiltz Жыл бұрын
Black hole, or as I like to call it 'The Beast but in the dark'
@Ian_Faulkner Жыл бұрын
The beast wouldn't fit in the black hole tent😂 As the black hole was a jetstar 2 and the beast was a larger jetstar 3 which had a higher spiral lift and, 3 drops, instead of the 2 that the black hole had.😊
@jamiefloyd6429 Жыл бұрын
Corkscrew didn't feature any loops, just two corkscrews, drops and helixes by the way.
@steveyford7127 17 күн бұрын
Errr I was on Nemesis Sub Terra THIS MORNING dude.
@anniejones1555 2 ай бұрын
Nemesis Sub-terra is open now
@techtitanuk5609 3 ай бұрын
Love ripsaw
@angeleyes7868 Жыл бұрын
This video made me sad :( last time I visited Alton towers was in 2007 so many rides shut down
@ThemeSeekers Жыл бұрын
It's still great today, you should make another visit! 😀
@jimbobjones5863 27 күн бұрын
Wasn't the Blackhole the same as the Beast? Except obviously in darkness
@jimbobjones5863 27 күн бұрын
Also where's the Mouse!!!
@markbryan8262 10 ай бұрын
I rode the flume when I was 10 I rode ripsaw when I was 10 I rode Charlie and the chocolate factory when I was 9 I rode twirling toadstool when I was 10 and I recently rode nemesis sun terra and it was really good
@andymountain130 Жыл бұрын
They was a river boat like a wakcky fun house mid 80s on the side of the lake
@mmaaaaaxxx Жыл бұрын
When i was younger i never sent on the flume and Charlie and the chocolate factory ride. Wish I did now just to say I'd been on them but hey can't change the past. I honeslty always thought charlie and the factory would have been another 4D movie like ice age was
@ThemeSeekers Жыл бұрын
If you've done the Alton Towers Dungeon, some of the Charlie amd the Chocolate Factory ride is still used on that!
@spochysrandomnetwork2865 Жыл бұрын
can you do a defunct PortAventura Attractions please?
@ThemeSeekers Жыл бұрын
Hey that's a great idea! Watch this space 🤩
@spochysrandomnetwork2865 Жыл бұрын
@@ThemeSeekers here are some ideas: el tifon, sea odyssey, trono de pacal, fumanchu..
@shyamal903 Жыл бұрын
Now Nemesis Sub-Terra has returned and is not defunct anymore.
@ThemeSeekers Жыл бұрын
True! Now only 9 more to go 😂
@shyamal903 Жыл бұрын
@@ThemeSeekers 😆😆😆😆😆
@jumpcutfilms1958 Жыл бұрын
Ripsaw was brutal
@thetalltourist3053 Жыл бұрын
Thunder looper should never have gone !
@andrewbrazier9664 Жыл бұрын
Limited planning permission due to noise levels generated for local residents
@RAW555R Ай бұрын
Is that why they had to remove it because of the noise of people screaming?
@willrichardson3021 11 ай бұрын
I thought Corkscrew would be NUMBER 1
@Cupidssatan 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand all these restrictions due to neighbour complaints. They live near a theme park, what do they expect? What is the issue with the rides being higher than the trees? I’m so confused by it.
@southofthemersey7351 Жыл бұрын
The villages and the houses in them were there a long time before the theme park opened.
@Jasontvnd9 Жыл бұрын
@@southofthemersey7351 Same folk complaining will be the ones benefiting from the footfall.
@southofthemersey7351 Жыл бұрын
@@Jasontvnd9 Footfall for what? The house you live in?
@Jasontvnd9 Жыл бұрын
@@southofthemersey7351 how many of the local businesses benefit from a large footfall theme park next door? local businesses tend to employ locally.
@tornadoe13 3 ай бұрын
You get a thumbs down for no flashing lights warning. Epilepsy can kill people so PUT A WARNING ON NEXT TIME!!
@timbob7856 Жыл бұрын
Sub terror actors also got put on their asses a few times by startled guests
@ok7513 10 ай бұрын
I remember a story ages ago where someone started trying to fight a guy dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog for the Spinball ride 😂
@Foxstar1387 Жыл бұрын
Submission aka castration the ride
@BB_038 3 жыл бұрын
Tip for future videos: turn the music down a little. It makes it hard to hear your voice sometimes.
@markflack Жыл бұрын
What happened to ‘the mouse’ roller coaster? I remember banging my ankles on it as it had sharp turning points..👍
@quinnpaddock4241 Жыл бұрын
X area of Alton towers has always been dodgy where rides break down and where accidents happens
@quinnpaddock4241 Жыл бұрын
Needs a new corkscrew ride ......
@smilerfanatic8889 Жыл бұрын
There was only 1 accident...
@quinnpaddock4241 Жыл бұрын
@@smilerfanatic8889 the black hole ride was dangerous tho I hurt my neck on it in old days
@smilerfanatic8889 Жыл бұрын
@@quinnpaddock4241 doesn't make it dangerous
@AltonAxel Жыл бұрын
U who un
@techtitanuk5609 3 ай бұрын
Nemesis sub terra was awful completely boring.
@paulmatthews5470 Жыл бұрын
I wonder what happened to the Black Hole tent...
@TheDanielShepherd Жыл бұрын
The only thing you failed to mention was that the black hole track was the same as the beast.
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