The Ripsaw

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Alton Towers
Air
The Beastie
Congo River Rapids
Duel
The Flume
Hex
Rita
Runaway Mine Train
Nemesis
Oblivion
Ripsaw
Spinball Whizzer
Submission

This is a ride that's easy to overlook, being in the same area as Nemesis. It's one I've missed out on quite a few times, having done similar rides quite a bit it's not one I'm willing to spend that long queuing for instead of more unique rides. On my most recent visit though I had the idea to head over to the Forbidden Valley while everyone else was heading over to the Dark Forest to try Th13teen. This meant I got 2 goes on Nemesis, a ride on Air and a go on this in our first hour.

 

This is a themed version of a thrill ride called a top spin, a very well themed one, which does a good job of hiding the rides strong fairground connections. It consists of two arms that spin parallel to one another, and have a long row of seats between them that also spin and flip independently of the arms.


When this ride first appeared it was a major innovation. Back then the white knuckle thrill rides market was dominated by enterprises and inverting pirate ships, a ride that could flip like this was an innovation. Today it's in the shadow of some of the more innovative rides that have come along since it. It's still a good thrill ride, that delivers as you'd hope it would. In it's current location it feels like a distraction from Nemesis, rather than a notable ride, but it's still worth doing if time permits.