Alternative ride names

Revision as of 12:16, 9 August 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
• Blade - Bland
• Sharkbait Reef - Sharkbait Beef
• Sonic Spinball - Chronic Sh*tball
• Th13teen - ThFAILteen
• Submission - Substandard

Thorpe Park:

• Colossus - Colossucks, Lolossus, For-the-lossus
• Nemesis Inferno - Nemesis Inferior, Nymphferior
• 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
• Slammer - Schwammer, Schwammy Wammy, Clamper

Chessington World of Adventures:

• Rameses Revenge - Rammy, Rippy Ripoff
• Bubbleworks - Troubleworks
• Vampire - CAMPire
• Dragon Falls - Rascist Falls

Pleasure Beach Blackpool:

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

Drayton Manor:

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

Legoland

• Viking River Rapids - Ghetto Splash

Disneyland

• Space Mountain - Sparse Mountain, Brace Mountain