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Alton Towers
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Alton
Towers is the UK’s most famous theme park, attracting over 2
million
visitors each year with its groundbreaking rides and family
attractions.
With two uniquely themed hotels, the Alton Towers Hotel and Splash
Landings
Hotel, tropical indoor waterpark Cariba Creek and luxurious Spa, Alton
Towers theme park is developing into a breathtaking short break
destination.
Today it is notable for its extreme rides, including Nemesis, a
rollercoaster
in which people hang with their legs dangling down (or up as the case
may
be), Oblivion, the world's first vertical drop rollercoaster and The
Black
Hole, a rather conventional rollercoaster if it wasn't for the twist of
being in complete darkness.
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The
oldest rollercoaster at the site is
Corkscrew,
a ride with two inversions which many riders find uncomfortable due to
its rough track.
Billed as the first of its kind, Air is a
rollercoaster,
unusual in that finders find themselves suspended horizontally facing
down,
as though flying. This is known as a flying roller coaster. Inside the
towers is the ride Hex, a surreal attraction which is based on a myth
surrounding
the towers and their history.
The latest attraction is a spinning
rollercoaster
named Spinball Whizzer, aimed more towards families than thrillseekers.
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