Now the Big One has had its 25th birthday, we thought it was time to talk about the 1994 club, the three roller coasters that opened in 1994 and changed the face of UK theme parks forever. Celebrated as the year of the roller coaster, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Alton Towers and Drayton Manor all made... Continue Reading →
Shockwave at Drayton Manor opened in 1994, alongside two other ground-breaking roller coasters: Nemesis and The Big One, and put the relatively unknown park on the UK Theme Park map. The only stand-up coaster with a zero-G roll in the world and only one of two rides of its kind in Europe, Shockwave is the... Continue Reading →
Nemesis at Alton Towers Resort was only the second inverted roller coaster to be built worldwide and a first for European theme parks. Opening in 1994 alongside Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s the Big One and Drayton Manor Park’s Shockwave, Nemesis turned 25 this season and is still considered one of the best roller coasters worldwide. Marketed... Continue Reading →
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