Alternative ride names

Revision as of 19:50, 14 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

Chessington World of Adventures:

• Rameses Revenge - Rammy

Pleasure Beach Blackpool:

• Infusion - Intrusion, Traumafusion
• Valhalla - Valerie
• Steeplechase - Sleep-lechase

Drayton Manor:

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

Legoland

• Viking River Rapids - Ghetto Splash