Alternative ride names

Revision as of 14:52, 15 June 2010

According to the bizarre and convoluted unwritten rules of TTF meet ups, rides are not referred to by their real names wherever possible, either because people can't be bothered saying the full name, or to mock an unpopular ride.

A list of common alternative names is shown below, names that are strictly abbreviations are not included:

Alton Towers:

• Nemesis - Nemmy
• Oblivion - Blivvy, BOLIVIA (shouted)
• Ripsaw - Rippy

Thorpe Park:

• Colossus - Colossucks, Lolossus, For-the-lossus
• Nemesis: Inferno - (Nemesis) Inferior
• Vortex - Bore-tex
• Rumba Rapids - Brapids, Drybina Slumba Cr*pids
• X:\ No Way Out - X:\WTF
• SAW: The Ride - Snore: The Ride
• Rush - Thrush
• Samurai - Scamurai, Shamurai

Chessington World of Adventures:

• Rameses Revenge - Rammy

Pleasure Beach Blackpool:

• Infusion - Intrusion, Traumafusion
• Valhalla - Valerie
• Steeplechase - Sleep-lechase
• Grand National - The Nash

Drayton Manor:

• Apocalype - Poccy
• Splash Canyon - Syphilis Canyon
• G-force - G-farce

Legoland

• Viking River Rapids - Ghetto Splash