But up until now I think all sections of track have been unbolted and lifted out, and then cut up when they reach the scrapyard. That would seem to be case, especially given the photos we’ve seen of it in the car park.
Well, we hope so. We’re promised the same ride experience which is what we will always get, it is certainly a smooth one. As for onlookers such as me, we know the roar won’t be there, with sand infilling on the supports.
I like the theme just as much as the ride. Forbidden Valley has always been great. The area was cleverly thought out before Nemesis first ever opened, with the drill down by the arcade building. As you come from Gloomy Wood into the area and walk past the Sub Terra site, you will come past that drill and there is always a sense of a build-up between there, as you pass under the Nemesis arch and then finally see the ride itself and entrance. Forbidden Valley has always been well looked after. It’s old, but it and Nemesis especially are Towers’ baby, its prized possession - and letting it go is too hard for words.
Nemesis’ best days are behind us. Whatever we end up with from next year, nothing will beat what we’ve had for the last 3 decades - ever. In 2005, I visited the park for the first time ever, and I’ll always regret the day when I first laid eyes on the beast and had a few negative opinions of it. I thought it was a rusting heap (I didn’t realise the applied theme then), it looked old and I thought Inferno was better. And I couldn’t see the worldwide obsession with it, why it had so much recognition etc. As the years passed, through various forms from riding to social media, I soon appreciated her more and more.
Interesting how the large support for the first corkscrew is still there when others have been taken out. Probably because of its size. Also, I’m interested to see if they’ll replace the support that pokes out of the station roof, where it holds the upside down section of track. Considering it’s within the building too. Now they are getting to the Immelmann and pit work, this shall be interesting too.
What’s also cool is to see how land without it there. Remember, it’s naturally grown over the 30 years, with the odd periodic maintenance.
Maybe to you it doesn’t. To some, it might. I love how people are clutching at straws over the whole colour track and theme change when it’s still so early in the project to even know its future. Debate away indeed but I can’t help but feel some people will be eating humble pie in the future.
We don’t know that. One of the major driving factors for this entire retrack is because after nearly 30 years of operating, the track has taken a lot of stress over the years - far more than other rides in the UK. Vampire at Chessington is only a few years older. Its throughput is most likely a lot lower than Nemesis. It runs slower but I doubt it will ever be retracked in its life.
A lot of people return to the park in between major new attractions. It doesn’t keep people away. And in response to your comment about why should people come back because they’ve just replaced the track and given it a lick of paint, your average 2-times a year visitor probably wouldn't be bothered about that, but if they did the work and kept it exactly the same, it’s things like that would make people flock back! Nemesis is the victim of her own success - little has generally changed since 1993, and look how the people return year after year. Because that’s what they love. Leave something alone for years and it’ll be a success. The park got it spot on and it paid off with little modification. The minute you touch it, you risk its target audience being disrupted. Remember, a lot of people head to Forbidden Valley at the start of a day, because they love it and it’s Towers’ best rollercoaster, and part of it being the best one is because they’ve let the beast sleep and not changed anything.
Finally, thank god for drones these days. This video offers some good angles of the ride that were never seen in the first 10 years of operation.
From: https://youtu.be/w4X7C-ix8DM
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