Why did Th13teen’s advert be given a watershed edit for being “too scary” yet The Smiler’s was beyond terrifying not given a watershed edit?

The only thing Colossus needs imo is a new train. The current one makes me feel like I've been shoved in a suitcase and booted down the stairs.

Dan: “I’m quite plane opinoned” Also Dan: “I love steeplechase”

my mum prefers 13 over smiler, she said it was down to the flashing lights in queue and the cobra roll jerk

Controversial opinion = Nemesis over Icon....allll day long!

My controversial opinion is that Colossus is smooth... I was expecting it to be unbearably rough on my first ever ride back in April, but it was butter smooth and I had no headbanging either (for comparison, Saw was awful apart from the indoor section and I also had no headbanging)! My favourite Coaster at Thorpe and my second overall after the original Nemmy. Cannot wait for Inversion (I refuse to call it by its official name)!

my controversial opinion’s are thorpe > alton towers saw #1 at thorpe due to themeing, saw the ride is also not rough. first time on it this year and it was great

Loving the content recently and congrats on 15k well deserved

Great vid Dan as always and i'd actually agree with your statement about Wicker Man! I'd say my controversial opinions are i actually enjoyed the Ultimate a lot (though that was back in 2018) and i'd say velocity is a bit overrated as it's quite jolty and there's a bit of stapling in the final section! I prefer Mumbo Jumbo to it!

I think mine would be that The Swarm and Saw are the best rides at Thorpe Park- I didn’t used to have this view but my recent rides on both have been INCREDIBLE. No Saw slander here 🙅🏼‍♀️🙅🏼‍♀️

love your vid congrats on 15

Congrats on 15.5k!!!

great vid as always dan👍🏾 my controversial opinion is that th13teen is the best ride in the uk and its my fav of all time cuz its so fun and the drop and tesla coil always catch me by surprise. i also think the theme is one of the best ive seen

Hello There, a great Video and it was great to hear people's opinions as well hear different perspectives of Theme Parks and Theme Park Rides. Thank you for sharing this, it's much appreciated. Cheers Peter :)

Good video as always unfortunately I wasn’t featured but that’s fine but some of those opinions rush > stealth 🤔 no way 😂 Luv the vids keep them up

Stealth is absolutely mad tho you got to agree and the zombie apocalypse theme for swarm that they bought a WHOLE FLIPPIN PLANE just to poke some holes in it and put some fog machines is just amazing

Nemesis Inferno is my favourite ride right now, and will probably stay. How much you like a ride can really depend on the people your riding with. I was really scared at first, then got the best adrenaline *rush* and rode it again. And again. x5. Yep, I spent half of my day on Inferno. Congrats on 15k as well.

I prefer the smiler over nemesis

Raj's bouncy bottom burb is the most intense ride in alton towers

Great video Dan

black mirror is bad on your own but if you have someone who easily gets scared it's great. I brought my 10 year old sister in it it was hilarious

Keep smashing ya videos dan hope your reach to 20k subscribers keep it up bro 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

great video‼️💙

I guess a controversial opinion of mine is that Galactica is one of my favourite rides

The overall theming and backstory of the smiler is more scary than 13

Saw the workers on the new ride at flamingo land on Friday and it looks amazing tbh

I don’t like roller coasters but I want to start getting into them and I LOVE your videos. Also anyone has any good rides to help someone get over there fear.

6:15 completely agree with this honestly after riding black mamba i cant believe anyone compares it to the original nemesis its not even in the same ball park.

My very controversial (according to popular consensus) Alton Towers coaster ranking: 1) Nemesis 2) Wickerman 3) Thirteen 4) Galactica 5) Smiler 6) Oblivion 7) Minetrain 8) Spinball 10) Ritrash (nothing deserves to be next to this on a comparison list (except hero))

Saw is very rough on the front row but smooth on the back row

Controversial Opinon: The swarm is overrated

Since we’re all adding controversial opinions: -Shambhala isn’t the best B&M hyper -Kumba is less intense than Batman the Ride clones -Lightning Rod is the worst RMC I’ve ridden (compared to Wonder Woman, Irat, Goliath, Steve, Iron Gwazi, Twisted Colossus, Twisted Timbers, and Storm Chaser) the reason being it’s so rough to the point of discomfort for absolutely no reason despite the fantastic layout (I rode less than a month after the Ibox retrack as well and it felt like it needed to be RMC’d ☠️)

oh my god I didn't think id be in the thumbnail

Agree with you on the steeplechase being a good ride

i think a controversial opinion of mine is that legoland is one of the best Uk parks. yes they’re not a park with extremely thrilling rides, but the park is well kept and haunted house monster party + flight of the sky lion are some of the best dark rides in the uk, flight of the sky lion being my favourite dark ride that I’ve done. its such a fun park, and it upsets me that it’s not talked about much.

Dan is so underrated

My controversial opinion is that Rita is better than Galactica. It just has that punchiness and thrill to it that Galactica lacks. Galactica is pretty fun but Rita is just a better ride in general. Even the theming on Rita beats galacticas theming. I consider Galactica a family thrill coaster rather than a pure thrill ride as the layout just dies down towards the end. Rita is short, but it means there isn’t a full moment on it because of the sustained speed and intensity

Mine is that I wish Seaworld Orlando didn’t make so many coasters lately.

I think the scenic railway at Great Yarmouth pleasure beach is better then wicker man

My controversial opinion: vampire is one of the worst rides at Chessington, so much that I prefer the gruffalo ride 😂 idk it’s just I never get excited to go on it, it’s so rough I get a sore head, I would rather go on blue barnacle a few times considering I love pirate ships or queue an hour longer for dragons fury than go on this

As an American who has gone to my home park of SFGAm and a bunch of parks in the south, my most controversial opinions are: Lightning Rod (at least pre-I-box and post-launch nerf) isn't an elite coaster, being an equal to Wild Eagle and beaten by rides such as Superman Ride of Steel at SFA and Apollo's Chariot. And it's because it's airtime isn't strong or sustained enough throughout most of the ride. Batman the Ride is better than Afterburn and Alpengeist Nighthawk is a good coaster and is an equal to Afterburn and Intimidator, all of which are competing for third best in the park. And Apollo's Chariot is an upper tier B&M hyper, only being slightly worse than Mako, and much better than Raging Bull and Intimidator.

The barrel rolls at the end of Colossus means its a bad ride as they are not enjoyable and feel like an afterthought. Or alternatively the ride designer trying to increase the level of a rollercoaster in a video game with not much space remaining.

Saw’s smooth and colose is ruff and if it wasn’t it might be the best

Accidents there be like: Thorpe: I HAVE NEVER CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS IN MY ENTIRE LIFE Alton: Bro! You literally caused the death of an 11 year old girl on Rumba Rapids Thorpe: Ah! Now I know that on your well known 14 looping roller coaster,16 people are injured! Alton: At least nobody died here except for you and….DRAYTON!! Drayton: Well…THAT IS THE SAME WITH YOU BUT ANOTHER 11YR OLD GIRL FELL OUT AND GOT SMASHED WHEN TRYING TO ESCAPE!!

icon is favorite for me lol and I think colossus is alright and not too rough

Here’s mine (pleeeaaasseee don’t kill me) Here we go: Th13teen is better than Wicker Man Wicker Man is too rough to be properly enjoyed, I wish it was smoother, I genuinely believe Big Dipper is smoother on the front. Th13teen is incredibly themed, has such mystery, is so atmospheric and so mysterious. Has to be one of the best ride experiences you can have if you know nothing about it. And I also think the outdoor section is pretty good, the drop is fine and it does a good job of making you feel lost. The indoor section is simple gold. Wicker Man is short, rough and has no surprises. The preshow is well done and the story is (although unoriginal) well told. My biggest issue is that it builds itself up to be something it is not, it appears so thrilling and every time it’s just jolts and shaking while your not even going that fast. I wish it was an RMC. Rant over (feel free to challenge me)

I love the series black mirror on Netflix, a horror sci fi series so I am excited to do black mirror labyrinth even knowing it’s hated

awesome 😄😄😄

My brother who works on derren said the last few days it’s been completely down… so I don’t really rate it that high 😂😂 also as much as vampire is a childhood ride for me, I feel it needs a bit of a refurbishment as it’s a real head banger now!

Samurai and detonator are the 2 best flat rides in the UK imo

I don’t think vampire at chessington is that bad but in some places it is a bit head bangy and your back hurts a little afterwards

5:08 caught me off guard lol

Galactica for me is >>>>> because it was the first ride that is scary i did and it just is so unique and when i went on it it was smooth

if only rush went upside down

Saw is ok if you lean your head forward , front row on colossus is best but can’t beat stealth and swarm 🎢

I prefer galactica to nemesis😱

My sister somehow thinks the smiler is rougher than collosus. Im still very confused about that

Here's one that I really mean: I love Hero. One of the better rides in England.

I don't like air much and never have. Sik is 10 inversions and the smiler is 14 so I'm not quite sure what record it's beating. It does look fun though

My most controversial opinion is that saw the ride is the worst in practically the whole of merlin theme parks. Maybe the world. That’s how much I hate it Edit: Bro oblivion is so underrated. One of the best in the UK. Top 5 for me

I hope none of these bad opinions are on ur top 100 rides (also collossus is better than the smiler)

This is like the unpopular opinions with theme parks.

I forced my dad to go on mine blower with me and he got his arm stuck in a bar and didn’t realise it went upside down and he a massive bruise but I’m velocicoaster he will never go on again bc he’s scared of the airtime so 😂

Hagrid's magical creature motorbike adventure > velocicoaster.

My most controversial opinion has to be that F.L.Y in any other row than the front doesn't make my top 20

My controversial opinion is that Walking Dead is the best indoor ride in the uk and that colossus is the best ride at thorpe

My controversial opinions: Colossus is the best coaster at Thorpe park. Grand national is the 2nd best wooden coaster in the UK. The swarm is the of the worst coasters in Thorpe park. Scorpion is better than kumba Also my sister says that detonator at Thorpe park is really boring

Mine would be all the Wooden coasters at pleasure beach are terrible and should be rmc’d or replaced for something new

Black Mamba at PhantasiaLand is better than Nemesis! The near misses are better and the G’s in the turns are more intense.

Personally duplo dinosaur is a personal favorite, but being a Floridian, I know we do have some dumb men here, my favorite rollercoaster is velocicoaster bc it’s a long rollercoaster that is fun, I enjoy gringots a lot as well but hulk and velocicoaster are my personal favorite, I think Disney should make actual rollercoasters Edit: rip ride and Everest aren’t bad but they need full on rollercoasters that aren’t inside like with upside downies and cork screws

My turn …… Hero is a good ride ……….😂

Nemesis front row > Nemesis back row

Honestly, Rita isn’t a bad ride, it’s fun but brief, I would love for them to extend this but it’s a great filler ride to keep the GP occupied when Towers focused on creating THI3TEEN and deconstructing the corkscrew. It has it’s purpose and I believe it’s genuinely fun and has one of the best launches in the UK. PS. It’s theme fits. (An abandoned rally race because the dark forest is taking over, and you’re trying to escape)

Rita is a good ride. That's my controversial opinion, I'm not kidding

In my opinion blade is better than wicker man but I love both rides in there own way also well done dan

I have to agree idk y people love vampire so much i thought it was a bit boring

digital dan opinions video?!

bubble works at chessington was the absolute best water ride in the UK

I think that rattle snake is better than vampire as vampire is unbearably rough.

this was awesome to watch drunk!! 👍👍👍

Dan you should build icon out of lego

Th13teen is a fun ride.

Sorry I was late again Dan but I'll watch it in bed before I doze off!I love Alton towers because its the theme park I grew up around even though it takes 1 hour to get there and I was going since I was tiny.My fav ride is wicker-man.My fav youtuber bet ur not gonna guess.....................ITS YOU!!!!!!!!

Nemesis was a totally let down for me. Maybe I hyped it up too much? Oblivion is my favourite ride at Alton, and Nemesis... really low down on the big 7 rides for me 🤷🏼‍♀️

I think Saw - The Ride should be removed so Exodus’s layout can be extended onto Saw’s plot. Or Big One should be replaced with a B&M Hyper.

I still find the Pepsi Max Big One number one! And tidal wave is great in the Summer.

Mine would be that is infusion is a good ride I’m saying this because all 3 times I’ve ridden I’ve had no head banging

Rush is obviously better than stealth

I think the food at phantasia land is better than the theming everywhere

I do love Steeplechase, I think it gets too much hate, even if it's uncomfortable, I love it, oh yeah and The Big One is extremely smooth, and it's just plain fun, more controversy, I think Grand National is smooth, forceful and better than Avalanche...

Dan has a great opinion about saw

Alton towers Vs Thorpe park with me being a northerner I’ve been Alton towers every year since 1983! So me and Alton towers have this thing we both established in 1980 for a start but it is a hike to get around the park whereas Thorpe park all within small distance but both parks have now different types of rides like Alton towers only has rapids and battle gallons as wet Thorpe park has tidal wave and storm surge, rides like rush & vortex aren’t at Alton towers only similar is Rita and stealth being fast go start rides! Zodiac was like enterprise which has gone! There’s no rides like quantum anymore! Definitely no rides like detonator, depth charge, ghost train, walking dead or samurai at Alton towers so it’s good to have 2 different ride experiences! Dan have you ever been stuck on a ride for over 20mins and how bad where you stuck and at the point of the ride?

My controversy is that DUPLO DINO COASTER IS THE BEST

Wicker man is rickety and hurts more than u can enjoy it 🤷🏻‍♂️

vampire is still my fav at chessie even after mandrill

Galactica is my faviroute at Alton towers but that’s bc I haven’t risen the smiler

Oh my god

Blackpool pleasure beach is the 3rd best theme park in the Uk and has an argument to be 2nd if another ride was built and infusion and grand national are way too overhated

personally, i hate stealth and think that saw the ride is the joint best coaster in thorpe park

if saw got removed i would stop going to thorpe park