Huge news for theme park fans as Alton Towers brings back popular ride that closed down years ago
A CLOSED down ride is reopening at Alton Towers this month – eight years after it shut.
Dark drop tower Nemesis Sub-Terra first opened in 2012, only to close three years later as part of a downsizing of the park in 2015.
However, it is reopening on May 27, in time for the May half term.
The once popular ride takes guests through the Phalanx Research Facility, run by a secret organisation keeping the “Nemesis beast” under control.
Passengers then explore the facility to see the egg, before freefalling into the pit.
Guests will be able to enjoy the ride once again this month when it reopens in time for the summer holidays.
The ride description states: “Civilians are invited to take a thrilling ride deep into the Earth’s core to discover the secretive research of The Phalanx.
“Look, stay alert, but don’t touch, as you’re shown exciting glimpses of a Nemesis egg.
“We’re told it’s controlled and contained, but very little is known about the origins of the egg that sits beneath the Nemesis site, but this much is clear, it’s showing life signs, and a team of Phalanx operatives are investigating. But can they keep control?”
The announcement comes ahead of the reopening of the Nemesis rollercoaster next year, found next to Nemesis Sub-Terra.
Having opened in 2014, it closed in November 2022 ahead of a huge renovation project.
It plans to reopen in 2024 in time for its 10-year birthday.
John Wardley who designed Nemesis, said passengers should sit at the front of a rollercoaster for the most “disorientating” experience.
He told Sun Online Travel: “Obviously sitting in the front you can see the the track ahead. Although of course it’s whizzing by very quickly so you don’t really orientate yourself to where you are.
“It’s the most disorientating journey at the front.
“But the middle and the back also provided a totally different type of ride. And so there isn’t a rule of thumb as to where you have to sit – all the seats are equally as exciting.”
And Alton Towers is set to open a new £12.5million ride after getting the green light for the project.
The ride is due to be an indoor attraction, currently being referred to as Project Horizon, but not much else is known about it.
Until then, head to Chessington which has opened its new Jumanji attraction.
The only Jumanji resort in the world, it is home to the Mandrill Mayhem, Chessington’s first new rollercoaster since 2004.
And Thorpe Park is opening their new Ghost Train ride this year.