The Ultimate, Lightwater Valley | Both Lifts Destroyed!

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With The Ultimate at Lightwater Valley now closed for good, the second lift hill has now been pulled over and is laying in the field. Currently being dismantled. This was filmed on April 17th 2023 from a Drone.
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@thelordaboveknowall 10 ай бұрын

We have reached the end of an era…god bless The Ultimate…one of the best roller coasters to ever exist.

@jackrich_350 3 ай бұрын

I agree 💯

@louisetoonarmy Жыл бұрын

So sad to see, I grew up going to Lightwater Valley, rode The Ultimate with my parents many times, went on school trips there too nearly every year. Rollercoasters like this should be protected. Sadly Lightwater Valley has gone downhill over the years and only caters to young children so I'm not surprised. When I was young I enjoyed the extreme rides as soon as I was tall enough, desperate to get on. Enjoyed the soopa loopa too, especially the couple of backwards seats if you remember those! Absolute madness and so sad tearing down such a significant rollercoaster. Following Covid my days are spent in front of a laptop. What I would give to ride the Ultimate instead. Can we not destroy laptops and Teams and build more rollercoasters? Surely that makes sense.

@christopherthompson2167 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely insanity to destroy this one of a kind roller-coaster, is like vandalism 😢😢

@NickyMitchell85 3 ай бұрын

I agree ☝🏻

@daveknight8889 Жыл бұрын

A great but sad video. Watching Lift Hill 1 come down brought tears to my eyes. So sad to see such a great and unique ride being torn to bits like this :(

@gavinrichardson3918 Жыл бұрын

I remember many years ago we went there and the rain was pouring down so the park was almost empty! Later in the day it dried up and became quite a nice day but still empty. Me and my brother rode this ride 5 times without getting off because there was hardly anyone there! Started feeling sick in the end and it was so rough my whole body hurt but it's a day ill never forget

@nathan83699 Жыл бұрын

The ultimate is gone but not forgotten a sad ending to a great roller-coaster, its very upsetting to see it all being stripped away 😢

@martinporter4980 Жыл бұрын

Must say it’s a testament to its lifts’ build quality how they fell almost complete. Still very sad to witness though IMO.

@a11csc Жыл бұрын

gone but not forgotten darren

@Citinited 10 ай бұрын

This was about the only reason to go to Lightwater Valley, now it's gone

@SimplyTheBex 3 ай бұрын

Tears rolling fown my face watching this. A legend destroyed. RIP The Ultimate 😢

@aligiff17 Жыл бұрын

Woah this is haunting, sad, beautiful & eerie at the same time, your drone footage is so atmospheric, Darren, another one gone, sadly I think this marks the beginning of the end for this park, had many a day trip to Lightwater Valley. Great video. 👍😊

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alison

@lindseykaine-walley6339 Жыл бұрын

That was a tear-jerker, another one bites the dust. Never went there but so many of these theme parks end up the same. So sad.

@alistairshaw3206 Жыл бұрын

At least I had the privilege of riding on the Ultimate Beast many years ago. It was an amazing coaster. What a waste, demolishing this iconic ride 😢

@steverock4329 Жыл бұрын

Such a sad and tragic ending for a place that once made a lot of happy memories for a great number of people 😢 Thanks for sharing Darren

@josephbantock801 Жыл бұрын

Such a shame I hope the company realises they have ruined the park for a lot of people 😭

@handsoffmycactus2958 Жыл бұрын

They’ll be shut down soon enough.

@swb9144 Жыл бұрын

Visitor numbers are shocking , if it survives this year I will be shocked

@nathan83699 Жыл бұрын

The company doesn't care, they just want it gone

@moomoo991 Жыл бұрын

They want to hasten the process so they can stick more golf courses and holiday homes there, they wanted the land not a theme park.

@NiskaMagnusson Жыл бұрын

all good things must end, had happy memories here many years ago. It is what it is. Maybe something else will come along in future!

@DisneyMarkUK Жыл бұрын

This is tragic to see but thanks for documenting it Darren.

@moomoo991 Жыл бұрын

This genuinely makes me sick. That's my childhood, and as a 40 year old roller coaster enthusiast, one of my favorite rides ever. BPG know the price of everything and the value of nothing and I hope they f***ing go bust tbh.

@martinporter4980 Жыл бұрын

Yes, proper accountants as they say. I visited their rotten pier last Sunday and with pints of beer at £7 we voted with our feet. Never went on one of their crummy attractions either.

@TheConsettonian1987 8 ай бұрын

It makes feel sick in the stomach too and one day in the future they could make the place into a nature reserve or even a housing estate!

@paulsharp1679 Жыл бұрын

Shame, I used to work there during the 90's. Many a happy memories there

@rockabilly375 Жыл бұрын

Was a great unique coaster. Sad. Thanks for making the video

@mattcatlow47 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately this parks days are numbered surely, we went at the end of lockdown and it just can’t compete with the bigger parks now 🤔

@moomoo991 Жыл бұрын

Probably then destroying and removing major actions didn't help that?

@jacksmurthwaite677 3 ай бұрын

Such an iconic rollercoaster

@catthompson3427 4 ай бұрын

This is so sad 😢 Loved this ride, one of a kind and here in the UK!!

@ELB116 Жыл бұрын

Great video and Another heartbreaking watch. Still struggling to understand why this amazing ride has been destroyed. How i wish someone who cared about the ride and the parks history had purchased the park instead of the money grabbing brighton pier group. Give it a few years luxury lodges will sit on the land.

@melvynappleyard Жыл бұрын

Erm......its old and not fit to ride no more,dangerous🤷‍♂️

@ELB116 Жыл бұрын

@@melvynappleyard i would hardly call 30 years an old ride. Blackpool Pleasure beach do an amazing job keeping the classic woodies alive such a shame the ultimate wasn't treated as good 😢

@peskyspider5103 Жыл бұрын

@@melvynappleyard The Big Dipper at Blackpool is turning 100 years old this year. If you actually look after rides they can last for ages, these guys just didn't care. Crazy because you would think The Ultimate would be the main reason to buy the park in the first place.

@moomoo991 Жыл бұрын

@@melvynappleyard only dangerous since it was sbno and intentionally neglected. 30 years is in no way old-especially for a steel tracked roller coaster!!! Decent maintenance and essential tcl could have kept this running brilliantly. But no nothing, penny pinching sh*t bags wanted the land didn't they melvyn?

@timduncan9745 Жыл бұрын

@@moomoo991 well said my friend

@TheConsettonian1987 8 ай бұрын

Darren it was definitely part of Yorkshire or even England’s history, such a shame and I wouldn’t be surprised if they make Lightwater Valley into a nature reserve or something one day in the future, if you or anyone else agrees?!

@otakarkuby3926 Жыл бұрын

Nice filming

@kevincross9206 Жыл бұрын

This just strikes me as destruction for destructions sake (and 💵)

@robwarner9371 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the closure of Southport’s Pleasureland. No notice given, so coaster enthusiasts were unable to take a last ride on the much-loved classic Cyclone woodie, and they chainsawed a chunk out of the track at the bottom of the first drop to render it unrideable. Heartbreaking.

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

Yes I remember that. Or the Wild Mouse.

@an04ker Жыл бұрын

I truly hope lightwster valley seizes trading in the not too distant future

@andybbeck2043 Жыл бұрын

very sad but super video Darren as allways

@sparkyUK Жыл бұрын

Sad to see, but thank you for filming this. End of an era for me.

@vincentpilsworth3195 Жыл бұрын

So sad to see this go...never had the chance to experience this ride 😢😢

@andyins1 Жыл бұрын

this is so sad to see , this was one of my first coasters to ride and at least i still have memories of the good days when this park had somethink for me and my family to enjoy . i wontbe going to tis park anymore as there is nothing for us now, thanks lightwater valley😥😥😥😥

@stemartin6671 Жыл бұрын

We booked up to visit a few years back. Spent over 100 quid on tickets. When we got there, there were signs at the ticket offices stating the large adult rides were all closed and the park was now only aimed at 12 years and below. Also no refunds on tickets would be given. Even though nothing was mentioned on the site at the time of buying said tickets. We were massively disappointed, and they changed all the height restrictions so my kids couldn't go on many of the rides that were left. This was a great place once, and the ultimate was the highlight. Now the park isn't worth visiting for us. Total shame. The new owners should be ashamed of themselves.

@interceptor-ss8kb Жыл бұрын

We went September time last year, it's exactly like American Adventure was before it went under all the big rides gone and some low budget fairground rides left. Sad times

@stemartin6671 Жыл бұрын

@@interceptor-ss8kb yup. Totally felt let down and was shocked at what they'd done to the place.

@interceptor-ss8kb Жыл бұрын

@Stem Artin Brighton Pier Group own it they don't have the bank balance to run a theme park, they struggle enough on the upkeep of the Pier. They shouldn't have been allowed to buy Lightwater.

@stemartin6671 Жыл бұрын

@@interceptor-ss8kb that's correct. They've tried to cut costs and turn a profit but, going off their other ventures it won't last...

@Philly72 4 ай бұрын

The Legend has gone and thier will never be another like her 😢 all our memories will keep her alive, and I hope that one day somewhere if not more fittingly here.... that they will rebuild a World's longest Rollercoaster again! Back in Britain for the World to come and see!! for now may she rest in peace our Ultimate, goodbye and farewell. 😪🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

@andrewmatley7688 Жыл бұрын

found memories off this awesum rollercoster went on it many times thanks for the video.

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@MrGlyn46 Жыл бұрын

Back in 1991 Blue Peter (BBC programme) invited my year at school to go ride the ultimate for their show. We were the first members of the public to ride it if I remember correctly. Spent a full day going round and round. We all got a Blue Peter badge.

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

Good memories. I have a BP badge too.

@David-R-Hall Жыл бұрын

Thanks for documenting all this Darren. A great, but sad video 😢

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

Thanks David

@matthewgriffiths8423 Жыл бұрын

So sad to see. All the happy times enjoyed by so many people 😢

@zolfodor4835 Жыл бұрын

Lightwater valley was great when i was a kid,loved that ride,sad times.

@oddsandwindsocks5905 Жыл бұрын

Sad to think in 6 mmonths nature will have reclaimed the forest again and there be no trace.

@simonbradshaw3708 Жыл бұрын

I will never be visiting the park again, nothing there to attract me now. What's to become of some of the other old rides like the underground rollercoaster which was once called the rat?

@craigs6892 Жыл бұрын

Exactly our view , NEVER going again . This was what attracted many , this park will go down the toilet like Camelot did 15 years ago , now totally demolished and housing estate. Ripon will suffer in many ways within a few years .

@daveknight8889 Жыл бұрын

That's already gone, removed a few years back. Nothing left there now except little kiddie's rides. I'm sure that'll do well during term time when they're all at school...

@ballbag Жыл бұрын

The Rat queueline and building still there, just had the coaster sold from out of it.

@stemartin6671 Жыл бұрын

The rat, the large rotating swing ride, and a few others had gone already. The parks now aimed at kids under 12.

@barbaraking6980 Жыл бұрын

Oh ! You knew is was on the cards, perhaps they waited for the weather to improve so they could finish the job. Sad to see it go :( .... Great view Darren , thanks for sharing👍

@Tpkuk Жыл бұрын

No words. Thank you for this video

@shirleylynch7529 Жыл бұрын

Sad. Great music. Maybe they have destroyed most of it but you keep it alive by your footage and drone filming. Well done Darren

@LasVegas68 11 ай бұрын

This may sound funny but I have watched this Coaster on KZfaq more times than I can say. To me it was one of a kind ride and I just knew I would love it if I ever had the chance to ride it. I feel so sad for the people who have ridden this Coaster and enjoyed it many times over. 😢

@lindsayarmitage3474 Жыл бұрын

Went to Lightwater Valley yesterday Darren and got some great pics of the now abandoned station 👍

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

Such a shame to see

@FifthFantasy 4 ай бұрын

This and the Bat? were my first rollercoasters. I was absolutely petrified, but I went for a second go on the Ultimate. I remember you spent a good hour in the queues for it, so one of my school trips there I was waiting in line for most of it 😂 I'm glad I did though. I recently found a picture I took of the entrance, so I thought to check if the Ultimate was back up and running after COVID. it's awful to see that it's gone now. Another childhood theme park ride gone :(

@FifthFantasy 4 ай бұрын

*Rat rather. The dark coaster. Of course that's gone too :/

@UKThemeParks Жыл бұрын

Devastating 😢

@swb9144 Жыл бұрын

Probably the worst decision ever from a park.....☹️☹️☹️

@Thurlby99 Жыл бұрын

Another piece of history destroyed such a shame its ended up this way. Makes you wounder what they were thinking when they decided to demolish it.

@erraticjoe499 Жыл бұрын

This is sad, I used to work at LWV in 2012, as well as many of my good friends. The ultimate was probably the best thing they had, such a shame to see this park go down in flames.... there isnt many left now in the UK worth visiting... what happened?

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

Closed after covid and never reopened. They would have needed to spend some cash to get it back open but they wanted the scrap money instead.

@theorganicyorkshirerose Жыл бұрын

It’s heartbreaking to watch. Spent my 16th birthday riding this for hours. I had hoped to take my kids on this ride now they are rollercoaster ready but…😭😭

@melvynappleyard Жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to go on it and my God it hurt

@elainedenton4852 Жыл бұрын

This park used to be so good had the best times here with my kids i have many memories on this coaster it’s such a shame

@GrandTheftAidan Жыл бұрын

One of the first rollercoasters I went on. I was only a young child and was scared sh**less lmao. Still got the onride photo for it. Went back probably a year before it went into SBNO, and wanted a photo again, but they didn’t take card payments. Sad times. Seeing that lift hill being dragged over was sad :(

@tedlym.3390 Жыл бұрын

I'm a roller coaster fan from Warren, Michigan, USA. Cedar Point is the go-to roller coaster capital of the Great Lakes region. Unfortunately, crooked US politicians are messing with other astounding US amusement parks. Thank you,

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

I've yet to go to Cedar Point.

@gyggh60 18 күн бұрын

Unforgettable ride evr

@lyall01 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Apart from the awesome history you post on your channel. I really love the music. P.s keep up the good work

@ThommosTech Жыл бұрын

Thanks for keeping us updated. Sad to see such an integral part of my school holiday memories being demolished for scrap. They'll come for the train next 😭

@sophieclarke7540 5 ай бұрын

Heartbreaking. Such a terrible demise for this amazing coaster.

@MrMistoffelees Жыл бұрын

Another excellent video. Am I the only one who expected a considerably more impressive noise from the lift coming down?

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

Yeah me too

@thedaveaftertomorrow 8 ай бұрын

This is highly depressing, the lifts on the ground look like dead dinosaurs. The Ultimate and The Rat used to be great 😢

@RonniMenziesStirling Жыл бұрын

Absolutely breaks my heart to see The Ultimate being demolished. This ride was absolutely one of a kind, and every effort should have been made to save it. Bad move.

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@martinmarsola6477 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Darren for this and a earlier video on the disappearance of the coaster. Will miss seeing it for sure, but at least you have it film to view again. See you on the next, Darren. Cheers mate!B 😊

@bobsrailrelics Жыл бұрын

So sad to see. An amazing ride, just wish I had had a go on it.

@catbreath007 Жыл бұрын

We went on this ride a few times when my kids were a lot younger and didn't realise it had fallen into disrepair. That sodding virus bug has a lot to answer for in so many ways 😳

@moomoo991 Жыл бұрын

It was neglected and not operating long before covid struck btw.

@danlightfoot6592 Жыл бұрын

The ride could have been saved under the right ownership, but Brighton Pier Group are appalling. The Ultimate was only given new chains in 2019 - the last year it operated. They used the guise of Covid to let this ride fall in to disrepair.

@glenbowen7900 6 ай бұрын

I don't understand how this didn't have heritage status, it's a historic structure, it should've been protected.... So sad.

@20PhantoM07 Жыл бұрын

Gutted, would have loved to have gone on that it even seen it, why do such interesting things get destroyed all the time.

@Jill_SmokeandMirrors Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing it being built in the days of The Rat and the Soopa Loopa. Gutted that I never got to ride it. By the sounds of things it had been tough going financially for the original family owners since the Ultimate was built and they had trouble finding a buyer for the park. Big business people don't care about the heritage I'm afraid unless they can find a way of making a substantial amount of money out of it. A planned new theme park in the more affluent south has just fallen through and getting people to invest large amounts of money in the north would be a challenge in order to make the park great and exciting enough to attract the amounts of visitors to make it all worthwhile, especially as these are not prosperous times. This will purely be about cold, unfeeling spreadsheets, financial projections and numbers. Sadly Robert Staveley, the original visionary behind the park with the passion to commit to an audacious project of this scale is no more. (Edit, I was mistaken in thinking he had died, thanks AdventureMe) I wouldn't be surprised to see the park being sold off for housing since the upkeep of the site alone must cost a fortune. Still so very sad though. The end of a great era.

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

Robert staveley is still alive and owns the land the park sits on. It can't be used for housing as its designated for agricultural use. It was bought by the Brighton pier group last year, who wanted to downsize the park into a kiddies park.

@Jill_SmokeandMirrors Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureMe Ah wow, having now re-watched it, I had misheard the info on the video of the story of the coaster. I thought that's why the park had been passed to the family. I'm very glad Robert's still with us but blimey, he must have strongly mixed feelings about the demolition. Thanks for the information. (Also I didn't realise that Amanda Staveley of NUFC fame is his daughter.) The charity I worked for has just ceased trading as over the years it had got too big and unwieldy for the tiny team to manage. It really needed to do fewer things well, get some stability and grow slowly with some solid foundations. Perhaps that's what Brighton Pier Group are attempting with their refocusing? Good to hear that Bellway won't be moving in any time soon. Thanks again.

@Simon-xc5oy 11 ай бұрын

In this day and age having land designated for agricultural use now means nothing. They just change the law or bend the rules. Near my home is farmland, thats designated the same. That is about to be built on. They just changed the use of the land. And on the other side of my village is a small industrial park that designated for business and unites. Its been getting run down since the 90s and now they have changed its use and its getting houses built there and the units knocked down. Its all about the money and if the land is not making cash for someone it will end up being stolen for houses one way or another at some point. It does not matter who objects or what local people think, we just get over ruled as Nimbys or for wanting progress to stand still.....

@vickibella8761 Жыл бұрын

Sadden to see this mighty structure in bits

@KIKoasterKid Жыл бұрын

Why do they destroy this classic so carelessly… is baffles me

@Chrismartin88 Жыл бұрын

This would have cost more to remove it then to get it back up and running,

@moomoo991 Жыл бұрын

I made this argument back last summer. I honestly think one of the caveats for Brighton Pier Group In the acquisition was that they had a cheap way of desposing of the Ultimate. zero ambition, zero vision, zero respect. Asset grubbing scroates.

@danlightfoot6592 Жыл бұрын

£2.9m to bring back, which comprised of: • new track • new trains • trench descent out of tunnel towards the station to prevent stalling An absolute bargain when you look at the cost of a new coaster. Structurally, it was deemed perfect in the on site survey carried out in September 2022.

@shaunpatchett2510 Жыл бұрын

I think Lightwater valley is now doomed to failure just as other theme parks have such a shame, I rode the ultimate when it first opened and many times inbetween right up until the very last ride, I suspect that the whole site will be covered in houses in the not too distant future. Another iconic place gone forever.

@Simon-xc5oy 11 ай бұрын

I had no idea it was in such a bad way. I remember it when it originally opened and it was a big deal, back in the 80s. Went with my parents a few times and on a school trip. Back then it had an operating farm, a large wooden Fort adventure playground and the Hellslide which was terrifying. There was a good boating lake, but the thing all the older kids wanted to go on was the motorbikes. A small figure 8 motorbike track. Then there was the ram, a bloke driving a 6 wheel moon buggy thing that you all got in the back of and it went off road and through woods and along a stream. It was a loooong time ago now. As I grew older the place to go for the big rides was Alton Towers, so that became my fun place for coasters. I never road the Ultimate, even though it was the longest coaster. It meant I would have had to go just for that and there seemed little point after Alton Towers. Still its sad to see it struggle. It will indeed collapse and be sold for housing, you can see it happening. Thats all we do in the Uk now, build houses that people cant afford. And its always on greenbelt land or in the woods, or farmland that we need for crops, the stupidity and greed is sickening.

@filmalive Жыл бұрын

Has anyone been back since this video was made? Would be interesting to see what is left, if anything, now the main season is well underway

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

I'll be back soon for another update

@nathan83699 Жыл бұрын

Someone said that there's very little left on site now, just the station building with the hall of mirrors, the track in the station still remains for now, the train cars have been placed into storage for time being and likely never to run again! 😢

@cliffcook3993 Жыл бұрын

I think the Brighton Pier Co Have sealed the fate of LWV by removing the only thing people actually went there for, if it lasts another 2 seasons i will be amazed, i would not visit there when there are better alternatives in the same county to visit.

@gyggh60 18 күн бұрын

It ws my best ride evr all time .

@paulshuttleworth6261 Жыл бұрын

I was planning to visit to have a go on the ultimate this summer. Frankly no point going there no.

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

No. Nothing left at all now.

@gordonwebster3809 Жыл бұрын

ban goes lightwater valley,

@MrDirkles Жыл бұрын

I rode this a year or so ago( maybe 2🤔) and the track was in appalling condition. However, it does seem a bit daft to destroy it when it could have been retracked

@danlightfoot6592 Жыл бұрын

Must have been 2019 in its last season of operation. You're right though, this could have been saved. A survey was carried out in September and the price for all works to bring it back wasn't steep at all - under 3 million - that included new trains and a trench decline out of the tunnel to station to prevent stalling.

@bruceaisher Жыл бұрын

@@danlightfoot6592 Where is the source for it being under 3 mill? They bought the park for 5 million so that is quite a lot considering. But then again its the only reason a lot of people went and they could have tweaked the ride to attract more people

@danlightfoot6592 Жыл бұрын

@bruceaisher direct from the company who carried out the on site survey. Happy to discuss in person :)

@danlightfoot6592 Жыл бұрын

@bruceaisher it's pricy when you consider the cost compared to the purchase price of the park. Consider this though... it takes longer to walk the Ultimate than it takes to walk around the theme park. This ride was the jewel of the park. Now its just a fairground with a permanent fence around it. Also, under 3m is a bargain price. Imagine the cost of a new B&M, Vekoma or Intamin these days if it was 1.5 miles long.

@Dave1976. Жыл бұрын

So sad to watch part 3 of this coming down. Never been, or went on the ride. Its a tear-jerker to watch. Soul destroying, the back ground music makes it sad to. Whats happening with the tunnels's Darren, ? Will they fill them in ? Then nature takes over, no 1 will know. Loved all the drone footage as you follow the ride. Have you been allowed to take any part of the ride with you ?

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

No they won't let me have anything.

@Dave1976. Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureMe could at least let you have a small bit. Regardless of size. What about the tunnels you went through on the ride. ? Will they just get filled in..?

@TheLhana 3 ай бұрын

I went on this with my daughter 9 years ago. It just threw me around and really hurt, it was awful, but even i am horrified at this, it could have been saved but the injuries it inflicted could've been sorted out.

@AdventureMe 3 ай бұрын

It just needed new track and some re profiling of those steep turns. But I suppose it all costs money.

@TheLhana 3 ай бұрын

@@AdventureMe It probably cost as much as dismantling it. They could have saved it, they chose not to.

@little.animals 11 ай бұрын

Shame I never got to ride it 😭

@cuprashoe 11 ай бұрын

It was awesome

@timduncan9745 Жыл бұрын

Pass this place a lot now its motorbike season again to and from masham on way to Yorkshire dales..feel my blood boiling and cussing every time I ride past with a shake of my head

@garethwilson9592 Жыл бұрын

What have they done with the trains out of curiosity

@ballbag Жыл бұрын

Stored in Raptor Attack building, but they've scrapped the bogies and frames. Just the shells left

@jetteraismabash4186 Жыл бұрын

Wonder if the park are selling any parts from it? Some enthusiasts would pay more than scrap value for a small piece of track.

@arranmelaugh5606 6 ай бұрын

Why have they demolished the ultimate? It was literally the only thing worth going on at light water valley!

@AdventureMe 6 ай бұрын

I know. Terrible

@fatlad5090 Жыл бұрын

buzzing

@bruceaisher Жыл бұрын

I would give it a few years before this park bites the dust. The Ultimate was my favourite Roller Coaster to ride when I was a lad and I remember it being better than The Nemesis at Alton Towers. It was the only reason a lot of people went there so I don't know what one earth the owners are thinking. Although it's obvious the new owners just want the land are planning on driving it into the ground so they can build houses there. Such a shame as this was an amazing theme park in its day.

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

The land has gone back to the original owner apparently.

@Coolharry64 Жыл бұрын

Lightwater Valley's not worth going to anymore. I have a feeling that Drayton Manor is gonna end up like this park if it removes Shockwave

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

I don't know. New coaster coming to Drayton next year and lots of big investments.

@matt1081 Жыл бұрын

Oh no, this is terrible. Growing up I used to visit maybe 2-3 times a year and I must have ridden the ultimate over 70 times. I’m now living overseas but planning a visit to the UK and promised my son we’d go to LWV. Must say I was pretty sad to hear it had been torn down. Assume the rat ride has gone too. 😢

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

Yeah all the big rides have gone now

@clairecraig980 Жыл бұрын

I cant see this park lasting much longer. We certainly won't be back. And a lot of people I know have said the same as got older kids and young kids so park doesn't work now for a lot of families. Such an iconic coaster can't believe they've tore it down they've destroyed this park

@johnchester9418 7 ай бұрын

Very sad absolutly loved this ride. And the underground rat ride. Worst thing about it is whenever things like this happen they never get replaced by a similar new ride. To expensive nowadays likely. All theme parks in the uk will cease to exist at somepoint. So many have gone 😢

@StewartWaddell Жыл бұрын

I find this really sad. Light water valley made a big mistake here

@aviationdhuk Жыл бұрын

Will there be a final part showing its full removal of where it once was at all mate?

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

There will yes. I'm going back soon

@aviationdhuk Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureMe Awesome thanks!

@Webslinger8484 Жыл бұрын

I never even got to ride it.

@cuprashoe 11 ай бұрын

Went there last summer and it was the biggest waste of money ive ever parted with, its basically a park fun fair charging theme park price's

@kylewailes9306 Жыл бұрын

We went at the weekend for the day and it is so dead u don’t have to que for the rides

@user-jo4ue5hy8q Жыл бұрын

Won’t be visiting that place again that’s for sure

@AdventureMe Жыл бұрын

Me neither

@user-fs8zl3vm6l 8 ай бұрын

Why couldn’t it be remade but like icon with no lifthills

@timheye7863 7 ай бұрын

How could they? Now it's a park for baby's.

@edgar180 Жыл бұрын

It's horrible to see if ends it's life the way is has. You would have liked to have thought they would have kept some part or maybe re furnished the station with some track as a reminder to what was there but it seems mot :-(

@bruceaisher Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing - at least keep part of the track and maybe build the new ride over it. Put up a plaque or something!