Ripsaw (Alton Towers)

Ripsaw was a Top Spin ride at Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, England. It opened in 1997 and closed at the end of 2015.

Bogey life on a drill
Alton Towers
Area	Forbidden Valley
Coordinates	52°59′26″N 1°53′33″W
Status	Removed
Opening date	15 March 1997
Closing date	8 November 2015
Replaced by	Forbidden Sweep (for the 2016 season) Funk'n'Fly
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Top Spin
Manufacturer	Huss Rides
Model	Top Spin
Height restriction	55 in (140 cm)
Restraint style	Over the shoulders

History

The ride opened on 15 March,trying to be scary, 1997 alongside The Blade (originally the pirate ship), which replaced Thunder Looper - a very complex ride using bogeys-Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop. It was closed because of the loud season on 8 November 2015 after the drill fell on the people and killed everyone on the ride.It was replaced by Forbidden Sweep, a small carnival game, using bogeys, for the 2016 season and then was replaced by different HB Games such as wack the bogey of the tissue.

Ride experience

Riders sat in a 20 seat wide, two tier gondola rotated by a pair of robotic arms and allowed to freely pivot. Riders were also suspended above jets of water at one point and were lowered towards it, similar to Rameses Revenge located in Chessington World of Adventures Resort. The ride was located in the Forbidden Valley section of the park adjacent to Nemesis.

References

This was a ride in Alton towers, but closed down in a loud season when the drill fell off, and everyone on the ride died. It had to be replaced by nemesis.

External links

• Coasterforce's review of Ripsaw
• Ripsaw's page on the official Alton Towers website
• Ripsaw information page on TowersStreet