Alton Towers

On October 30th I went to Alton Towers with EconSoc, because the members of my football team were going and it would be nice to see them. It was great, I fully enjoyed it and would go again, though at £30 I think I'll have to save up for it.

Me and my buddy

This ride was the Sonic Pinball. We went on this one first (queue time 40 mins) because it looked like a good warm-up rollercoaster, something which was close to the kids area but also close to the adults. And jesus was it fast. It didn't look it from the ground, but my eyes were pressed into my head the whole way round

 This was Oblivion. I didn't go on this one, the drop looked terrifying

This was Air. It was the first big ride I'd been on that day and it was excellent. The different with this one, is when you sat in your seat, it tilted forward, so you were on your front. I had to take my glasses off for this one, so I couldn't see anything, but the girl next to me was screaming and screaming. The photo after showed her absolutely terrified and me grinning like a dummy because I had absolutely no idea what was going on. It was dark, I didn't have my glasses, so all I could see was black and all I could feel was the wind. So when the girl next to me (I didn't know her name, we just partnered) started screaming I was like 'what's going on'. It was great, I would definitely recommend this ride.

 

I didn't get any pictures of the next ride, Nemesis, because it was all well hidden, and in most places underground. This was the fastest rollercoaster i went on that day, and it was great. Again, I didn't have my glasses, so all I was experiencing was random flashes of light and the screaming of my fellow passengers. Cue me smiling like a muggins the whole way through. There was a loop in this ride, but I wasn't aware how dizzy I was until I got off, and then I looked like a drunk pirate on the poopdeck in a storm.