I love the noise that nemesis makes especially as it goes round the first corner after the first inversion. Its so fast and it sounds like its roaring. PERFECTIONNNNN

“What do you think of this?” *shows photo of Smiler* “Eh, not scary.” “This?” *shows photo of Nemesis* “A little scary” “And…” *shows the octonauts junior coaster* _”uhm yeah that’s… that’s… scary.”_

I think Galactica is a very under appreciated coaster and should be Credited more as an overall ride "experience" rather than as an intense ride as it is quite a serene unique ride. 👌

Nemesis is such a mental ride. Still my number one after all these years. Can’t wait to get back on the beast!!

octonauts is the most thrilling and scary coaster of all

Mine is oblivion for only one reason. Everytime I'm going on it. NO QUEUE XD

Can’t believe octonauts is not your no.1! 😂 absolute classic

Spinball whizzer would be higher on my list if the brake sections were meant to provide brakes for the car not my neck

First time at Alton towers ever on Tuesday, genuinely thought the smiler would be my favourite no competition always thought the nemisis’ theming etc was what made it but when I went on it I was blown away, the intensity through the elements and the layout is unreal and it’s one of my favourites ever now

So what's the MOST laps of Runaway Mine Train you guys have had in one go? Best for us was 9 laps,this was last year and at the very end of the day.All the kids,and adults for that matter thought it was hilarious that each time we chanted the operators name out we got another lap 😄 Was a great end to an amazing day.

Random people be like: roller coaster fans over there, they must love rides like Smiler and Oblivion Roller Coaster fans: PRAISE THE OCTONAUTS

1. Smiler 2. Nemesis 3. Wickerman 4. Galactica 5. Oblivion 6. Spinball Whizzer 7. Rita 8. Th13teen 9. Runaway Mine Train 10. Octonaughts (Edited)

Loved hearing your thoughts to the coasters at Alton Towers! I've only ridden 4 of the coasters and here's how I rank them: 1 Wicker Man, 2 - Nemesis, 3 - Galactica, 4 - Runaway Mine Train. I rate WM over Nemesis beause it's (slightly) more smoother than Nemesis and I've ridden it more times. Would love you to do this style video for Thorpe Park in the future!

The run away mine train might be a kid ride but you get wiped around the turns

It feels like Alton Towers is like the ideal park to get over a fear of coasters. I don’t like big drops but there is enough going on here that I feel like I could work my way up to some of the bigger rides.

The best coaster is still the rollercoaster restaurant that thing hauls down its layout

Oblivion is the only coaster I ALWAYS feel nervous for

10:13 I agree the soundtrack is one of the best at towers also remember you dancing to it a couple of years ago

I can’t wait to visit again this year... Oblivion will always be my favourite 👍🏻

The Smiler is my bae not going to lie.. XD The theming, crazy intensity and memories made throughout the whole Smiler experience makes it my favourite. Got to give a shout out to Nemesis though, the location and theme as well as the uniqueness of the ride is world class. It may be lower on many people's list, but Thirteen did something I've never seen on a coaster before, one of the craziest parts to a coaster I've ever seen. The most unforgettable first ride of your life!

I can not express how much I NEEDED this video

I've never been (I live in NEW England), but it's always fun to see the coasters in action and what people think of them! I'd like to go on The Smiler, Th13teen, and Wickerman one day -- but I'm not entirely sure any force on earth could get me to go on Oblivion. Good theming, sure, but I think being stopped at the top like that would scare the life out of me. XD

I agree with you Nemesis is great, hopefull parks can open up soon!

I went on thirteen for the first time in around the summer of 2019, best ride I’ve ever been on

Alton towers is one of those parks i have to visit some day absolutely love the rides and theming troughout the park

I've never been to Alton towers, but my bucket list top 3 coasters: 1. Nemesis 2. Smiler 3. Wickerman

Been waiting for this one for forever and now it's finally here! 🤘

10.Octonauts 9.Runaway mine train 8. Rita 7.TH13TEEN 6. Spinball 5.Oblivion 4.Wicker man 3.Nemesis 2.The smiler 1.Galactica OK I can tell this will be controversial

I didnt had long time enough in this park, so here is my top 7 of the ones i got to ride 1 Nemesis: loved everything about it, Insane forces, and out of this world use of the terrain 2 Smiler 3 Wickerman 4 Oblivion 5 Th13teen 6 Rita 7 Galactica

School? Forget it...

Nemesis really is great, just something about being amongst all the rocky terrain. First time on smiler tuesday, probably my new favourite. I did love both rita and thirteen, just can't justify the queue times with how short they are though.

9: River rapids - nice relaxing one 8: mine train - good end of day ride 7: Thirteen - not as thrilling as the first few times, you expect the drop 6: Rita - had a bad first experience, banged me head on the restraint a lot 5: Spin ball - good coaster but wouldnt go on it every visit 4: Nemesis - never been a fan of looping coasters (fear of throwing up everywhere lmao) but went on this and 95% sure i passed on the first loop lol 3: Galactica - was scared to go on this but so glad i did in the end. can get busy at times which is why its here 2: Oblivion - I would put 2nd and first as joint, was scared to go on oblivion at first but so glad i did as I love it, i remember going on it again and again and again with like a 5 min queue! 1: Wickerman - need i say more? Reason the smiler isnt here is i havent been on it before (im not a wuss ok lmao im scared of throwing up) i would go on it but i dont want to embarrass myself by throwing up over everyone, anyways me and my family are getting merlin passes next year to might get the courage to finally go on it

excuse me but why is octonauts last? huh? OCTONAUTS IS KING!

How can you rank galactica that low :( I love that coaster! I went in the summer of 2020 and we stayed until late and we got like 8 rides on it! :) The theming in the station is amazing!

Great video! My order is: 1. The Smiler 2. Wicker Man 3. Galactica 4. Oblivion 5. Thirteen 6. Nemesis 7. Rita 8. Spinball Whizzer 9. Runaway Mine Train 10. Octonauts

Hello Shawn, this is a great video and it was great to hear your opinion on the many different Rollercoasters at Alton Towers. Keep it up! Cheers Peter :)

spinball would be higher for me if it was still sonic :(( the theming was so nice back then imo.

the fact nemesis opened in the early nineties and is still your number one shows the quality of the ride !

Oblivion was my first big coaster....and for this it will always hold a special place in my heart

I’ve been waiting for this one !

0:55 Octonauts 2:05 Runaway Mine Train 3:35 Rita 4:50 Spinball Whizzet 6:00 Galactica 8:00 Thirteen 9:00 *Oblivion* Cart Position: On Top of the Track Ride Time: 1 Minute and 15 seconds Track Length: 373metres Maximum Drop Height and Angle: 60m, 87.5 degrees to the horizontal (almost vertical) Launch Acceleration: Negligible Top Speed: 110km/h Top Acceleration: 4.5G 10:26 Smiler 🥉 12:05 Wickerman 🥈 14:00 *Nemesis*🏆 Cart Position: Below the Track Track Geometry: Ride Time: Track Length: Launch Acceleration: Top Speed: Top Acceleration:

"If you're a kid you'll love the octonauts rollercoaster..." me: Is an adult...loves octonauts roller coaster

September 2020 was my first time back at Alton Towers in Six years. Had an awesome day out and I would have to say The Smiler is my favourite coaster. Great video Shawn 👍🏼

Last time I went on the mine train, we went round about 4-5 times, mainly because there was a really bad storm happening that had closed most of the big rides so most of the visitors to the park had left. We were all soaking wet, freezing but the ride operators got us really fired up and excited.

Ranking all 10 coasters at pleasure beach would be a good video if this is becoming a series

Great ranking, really makes me want to see if my friends want to go soon. I personally would have put Galactica/Air a lot higher but I respect that it's not for you.

Seeing this has raised up my hopes of going later 😁 Thanks for posting this!

For me, nemises has legendary status and will many peoples "first big coaster" but smiler is something else. Absolutely incredible, shout out to galactica (or air as I still refer to it as). For me it feels a little slower than the others but the sensation of flying is great, especially when you flip onto your back and you're fying backwards. Love it. Top 5 1 smiler 2 nemises 3 air 4 Rita 5 oblivion

Justice for Rita

first you are making all the vids i wished for keep it up shawn :)

cant believe you put the scariest coaster in the park at number 10. Pure thrills all the way round octonauts.

I've been waiting for this for ages I'm so happy you've decided to do this. Love your yt channel 😁

My top three are: 1) Oblivion 2) The Smiler 3) Nemesis 😃

Rita's my no1 at towers mainly cause it's the only launch coaster I've been on so I really love it

I literally just got back from my Alton Towers trip. Love this place so much!

I really love Galactica. It's so much fun flying around forbidden valley and it's amazing at night. A close 2nd for me is definitely Nemesis, it's just amazing. Wickerman is also incredible so that my 3rd fave. 4th is Thirteen and 5th is the Smiler. It was my first time on all of these rides and we did the Smiler first thing back row, it was awesome but made me so dizzy!

My list: 10. Octonauts 9. Spinball whizzer 8. Runaway mine train 7. The smiler 6. Wicker man 5. Rita 4. Oblivion 3. Th13teen 2. Galactica 1. Nemesis

Abit surprised you put 13 so high wasn't the biggest fan of it but it's the only coaster I've got stuck on 😂

nice video, i haven't seen much of your channel before and this is my 1st full video, but you gave some great reasons for your picks and just a good video. my favourite is definitely smiler (i even have a hoodie) but your opinions are great too!

Was there yesterday. Wicker an unfortunately wasn't open, but did Runaway Mine Train,Nemesis and Galactica in the first hour. Thirteen and Rita not too long queues and excellent rides. Front seats on Smiler, awesome and some great airtime. Headed then to Congo Rapids and got to go round twice followed by three laps on Runaway Mine Train. Wasn't able to get on Oblivion or Spin all due to queues and time. Had a great day. Thanks again for your informative vlogs. X

I love having 3 times on Run away minetrain

Looks like a cool park. Sadly, I live in California and the flight alone would be quite a lot of money.

This is very hard! Compared to what I thought. But here's my rankings: 10. Octonauts RC Adventure (Sorry!) 9. Runaway Mine Train (Choo Choo!) 8. Spinball Whizzer (This Is Difficult!!) 7. Rita (Yeah, not much to this) 6. Galactica (It's definitely improved) 5. Oblivion (It's great, but short) 4. TH13TEEN (I've never not enjoyed) 3. Nemesis (Ok I love this but it's hard) 2. Wicker Man (Fantastic ride) 1. Smiler. Hope you enjoyed reading this :) And yes I do have a few reasons for why the Smiler is at number 1. I'll edit this later :)

Nemesis, Spinball Whizzer and the Runaway Mine Train are my highlight 3 at Alton Towers!

Makes me happy to see that spin ball whizzer is ranked above Rita. When I went on Rita it genuinely gave me a really bad headache on the first turnaround

The only reason octonauts isn’t first is because it’s too thrilling and scary.

My list 10. Octoaughts 9. Runaway mine train 8. Spinball whizzer 7. Rita 6. Th13teen 5. Oblivion 4. Wicker man 3. Galactica 2. Nemesis 1. Smiler I love all of the rides and the only one I haven't been on is the octonaughts

Thanks for the video! Me and my friends are going on our Y11 leavers trip to Alton Towers on Thursday and I'm the self proclaimed "researcher" and I'm making an action plan. We have all decided smiler and oblivion first so no one backs out. Great vid!

This makes me want to go to Alton Towers even more!

Alton Towers Rides That I Have Been On: Wicker man x 2 Oblivion Nemesis x 2 The Smiler x 2 Rita Thi3teen Galactica My favourite is definitely smiler

My Rankings: 1:Smiler 2:Nemesis 3:Wicker Man 4:Rita 5:Galactica 6:Oblivion 7:Thirteen 8:Spinball Wizzer(I Did Not Go On) 9:Runaway Minetrain 10:Octonauts Rollar Coaster

my top 9 (i havent been on octonauts) 9:runaway mine train 8: Rita 7: Oblivion 6: spinball Whizzer 5: Galactica 4: Nemesis 3: th13teen 2:Wickerman 1:Smiler

10 octonauts roller coaster adventure 09 Rita 08 run away mine train 07 spin ball wizzher 06 Oblivion 05 thir13teen 04 wicker man 03 galactica 02 the smiler 01 NEMESIS

I've only been on octonauts, runaway mine train and wickerman but my favorite is obviously wickerman. The only thing I don't like is the first drop as I hate drops.

Great video, Nemesis had to be #1, I remember as a kid watching my family all go on, with thunder looper in the background then it was a right of passage when you where finally tall enough you where dragged on regardless if you where brave enough. Those days we had 90min queues but my record a few years ago was 16 in a day, but beaten you record but I couldn't handle any more.

keep up the good work mate love the vids.

Thirteen will always be my favourite but nemesis a close second, trying out the wicker man for the first time next weekend I can’t wait 😁

My top 10 10. Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 9. Runaway Mine Train 8. Spinball Whizzer 7. THI3TEEN 6. Rita 5. Oblivion 4. Galactica 3. Wicker Man 2. Nemesis 1. Smiler

Defeated a long-standing fear of rollercoasters by riding Nemesis yesterday. One of the best decisions I've ever made, and one of the most fun and thrilling experiences out there! Fully intend on riding more coasters now!

Didn't know Wickerman was quite so quick. Took my tall 5 year old on it, our first go was in the back 2 rows as well. He almost passed out. Didn't stop him wanting to go straight back on the next day. Front row then and it was a lot less intense.

In my opinion, one of the best moves Alton towers can do is replace Rita with another coaster. Maybe an intamin launched one like Taron etc, a new coaster that will be one of the best in the park, and maybe the world

Hey! dont know if you remember me but I was the boy who did the I fly with you in 2019. And my mum was there too.

Perfect ranking. Agreed.

Thanks! Very informative.

Went to Alton Towers for the first time back in September, they minetrain went round 5 times for us! Was a nice break from the more intense stuff and aload of fun interacting with the ride ops.

Last time i went to alton towers, galactica didn't have it's vr element anymore that it used to when it was first opened, thats what added to the theme of galactica

Rode Oblivion in early November to complete the full set at Alton Towers. Love the park!

The smiler, very intense

Hey ,Shawn . Cant wait for your next frontier adventure video!!!

I remember me and a few freinds going here and riding nemesis when it first opened and not really understanding the enormity of its popularity now all these years later and ive not had the opportunity to ride it since when i look back now im so glad i went on it. I agree with your top 10 100 percent agree. Great vid again shawn

Great schedule of videos going on at the moment. Enjoying looking forward each day coming from work to watch this in the current lockdown. Will watch this later, just thought I'd comment now

10. Octonauts - very slow and unexciting if you’re above a certain age 9. Spinball Wizzer - a mildly fun time but not worth the headaches I often have afterwards 8. Runaway Mine Train - fun one for the whole family even if I still wouldn’t choose to go on it myself over something like Wickerman. I like that it doesn’t just go round once 7. Rita - this is the one that I would say suffers the most from the tree line restriction, looks quite time in comparison to Stealth, theming relatively weak compared to pretty much all the other members of the Big 7. I do like how part of the track is painted green to blend with the trees 6. Oblivion - the drop is all the more intimidating due to going through a hole in the ground, revolutionary for drops in rollercoasters. A little too short but still a must. Memorable soundtrack 5. Galactica - great flying rollercoaster that makes you feel like superman. Much better without the VR which was too gimmicky, the one time a tried it my headset didn’t even work 4. Thirteen - one of the best themings in Alton Towers, great queue line experience that is genuinely creepy. That drop is a very nice surprise which shouldn’t be spoiled for any newcomers 3. Wickerman - very good family ride for those below 1.4 to go on that is still thrilling for adults. Incredible theming and one of the more intense wooden rollercoasters, I’m surprised with how dark they are willing to get with that pre-video 2. Smiler - Still an insane ride. Love how the music and visuals mess with your brain and how the design of the track is like a bowl of spaghetti. Best experiences in the front row where it isn’t rough,the experienced is definitely also enhanced by that fake laughing gas 1. Nemesis Reborn - My favourite ride experience at Alton Towers, although this and Smiler are very closely tied for first place in mind. Love the monster design and the lore added by Sub-Terra, very Alien (1979). Best experienced at the front where you feel so close to hitting the scenery and the bars . The new music to come with the retheming weirdly remind me of the First Order score for the new Star Wars trilogy (that could just be me)

rita may be pretty bare-bones but i'll always love it for being the ride that got me over my fear of those acceleration launches!

1st: Smiler 2nd: Galactica 3rd: Wicker Man 4th: Nemesis 5th: Spin Ball Whizzer 6th: Thi3teen 7th: Rita 8th: Oblivion 9th: Runaway Minetrain 10th: Octonauts

I have been waiting for this for ages, interesting to hear your opinions :)

13:48 that was very smooth shawn haha

What about Raj’s bouncy bottom burp?!? I know many don’t, but I consider it a coaster and the greatest at Alton Towers!!!!!

This video was uploaded on my birthday

glad to hear the king of Alton Towers speak, such a fair rating. Definetly looking forward to my visit to Alton Towers sometime

Excellent video, thanks