![]() ![]() Tip: if you get allocated to one of there rows then give all the bags to the person who will sit on the left hand side of the train. If you get the front of each car then your most likely in for an at least somewhat enjoyable ride experience (arguably the best on park if you get allocated to the very front row) but if you get allocated to the back of a car then you better hope your a contortionist or 4ft 2 because these things are an absolute nightmare to get in and out of. Once you reach the station you`ll often be assigned a row. A combination of an old operating system, out of date restraints and guests faffing about in the station. You`ll be waiting in it for what seems like an eternity though because operations on this ride are shockingly bad most of the time. Of course, the reality will most likely be you waiting in it for upwards of 90 minutes boxed in by 14 year old chavs blasting "the latest grime and drill hits" on a 20 quid Bluetooth speaker with the odd smell of lynx Africa wafting through the air and that might make you have not such a high opinion of it. The queue line is actually a pretty good one, with minimal cattle penning and quite a nice scenic walkthrough beneath the ride. Seriously even if you don`t wanna particularly ride it or even if you hate the ride just spend some time watching it weave around the landscape. The landscaping (I would call it theming, but that is few and far between on this ride) is stunning, with an incredible soundtrack score alongside it which makes the area feel like no other in the UK. And I have to say its really nowhere near as bad as people can make it out to be. Tip for travellers to the UK: Thorpe Park is easily accessible from London’s Waterloo Station it’s about a 40 minute train ride to Staines, where you can catch a shuttle bus to the park.I am fortunate enough to be able to ride Colossus every week and as such I have experienced this ride in every seat possible on every train, during all weather conditions and times of day. As a huge fan of Intamin coasters, I had been looking forward to riding Colossus and expected to like it much more than I did.įinal Rating – 6 out of 10 (Above Average) ![]() The front was better but only marginally so. I rode Colossus twice, once in the back and once near the front to see whether the position on the train would make any difference. If the entire ride were as good as the heartline rolls this would be a real winner. When is the last time you rode a coaster with as many heartline rolls one right after another? For me this was a first and only. Designing this ride with four heartline rolls in rapid succession was nothing short of brilliant. Photo by Bobbie Butterfield Photo by Bobbie Butterfield Final Thoughts and RatingĬolossus features some nice elements, a superabundance of them, and it’s just unfortunate that the ones at the beginning of the ride are so jarring. The train then veers left and riders pass through a fifth, counterclockwise heartline roll – why not throw that in for good measure? – before returning to the station. These were an absolute delight, not to mention a thrill, and not in the least bit rough. After the corkscrews the train makes a turnaround and negotiates four – count ‘em! – consecutive clockwise heartline rolls. The latter part of the ride is another story altogether. I have no idea how this coaster rode 16 years ago but as of 2018 it was too rough to be enjoyable, at least during the initial part of the ride. Through the first several inversions the ride is a real headbanger. This is followed by another descent into a tunnel and the two corkscrews. ![]() It then dives into a tunnel, negotiating an airtime hill, before ascending into a pretty forceful cobra roll. Upon reaching the top the train banks left and descends 97 feet before going up into a vertical loop built over water, a nice touch. Photo by Bobbie Butterfield Ride ExperienceĪ ride on Colossus begins with an ascent up a 98-foot chain lift hill. Colossus reaches a maximum speed of 45 mph and the restraint is an over the shoulder harness. The trains consist of 7 cars seating 2 across in 2 rows for a total capacity of 28 riders. This coaster features the following 10 inversions, in this order: vertical loop, cobra roll, double corkscrew, quadruple heartline roll and single heartline roll. It’s supposedly themed after the ruins of an ancient civilisation although the theme was not at all evident to me, not even from the signage at the entrance. (Colossus was subsequently cloned as 10 Inversion Roller Coaster – how original – in China.) Photo by Bobbie Butterfield Layout, Theming and ElementsĬolossus has a fairly compact layout with 2,788 feet of track. Opened in 2002, it held the record for most inversions on a roller coaster until 2013, when The Smiler (with 14 inversions) opened at Alton Towers. Colossus at Thorpe Park in Surrey, UK is a steel 10-inversion coaster manufactured by Intamin. ![]()
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