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Nemesis: 21st Anniversary

We were under the impression a refurbishment of sorts was planned for 2015.

Which is partially true. The ride trains have been massively overhauled. Which is great... BUT now a visual refresh wouldn't go amiss either.
 
totally agree, just been reading in the general discussion about the "break down" any ideas what broke? was the chain replaced? is the hill lift any quieter, it was getting really noisy
 
Lift seemed quieter yesterday when I went on, it did however also seem quite a bit slower, not sure why that would be? Could just be me imagining it!
 
It'll probably be noisy again before long. A few years ago on the first Saturday of Feb Half Term opening it had clearly had something done to it and was as quiet as Inferno's lift hill. By the following weekend it was back its usual rough-sounding self!
 
give it a couple of weeks and it will be rattling and clunking like the farm vehicles of Clun.
 
Matt said:
Lift seemed quieter yesterday when I went on, it did however also seem quite a bit slower, not sure why that would be? Could just be me imagining it!
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No, the lift was most definitely slower and much quieter yesterday , but Nemmy seemed to be running a little faster in the hear :)
 
Nemesis is well known for fans taking it too far and too seriously. But is this 'article' getting a fair bit of attention a new peak/low?

Although, I suppose stuff like this does highlight how good Nemesis is as a theme, that it can conjour up such weird imagery. It wasn't totally unintentional that it looks like an unexplainable gorey, organic 'organ'!

That weird imagery all part of the fun of a themed coaster of course. But how that makes it a feminist icon I don't know. If this article was clearly more a joke and the title 'why Nemesis is a big bleeding vagina' it might have been good, haha.

Edit—Apparently the author of this article is Thorpe Park's senior brand manager. Ok then.
 
I’m just remembering back to when Nemesis won that public vote and Alton Towers crowned it “King Nemesis” :rolleyes:

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That piece from Jordan is undoubtedly specifically designed at least in part to wind up blokey theme park nerds. To be honest, she makes a pretty good case and the Nemesis is definitely female. Oblivion meanwhile, is much more masculine, as is Galactica, whereas I think it's original guise as Air was much more gender-fluid.

John Wardley, lads. More like John Wokely, eh?
 
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