Nemesis General [[File:|link=|center]] ' ' Park Alton Towers Location Status Operating Operated Operated March 19, 1994 - Opened March 19, 1994 Opening Cost aprox. £10,000,000 Height restriction Statistics Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard Builder Designer Type Steel - Inverted Type Model Inverted Coaster Riders per train 32 Riders per hour 1,400 Lift/launch system Chain Lift Height 42 feet Drop 104 feet Top speed 50 mph Length 2349 feet Dimensions x feet Duration 1:20 Inversions 4 Steepest drop 40 degrees Maximum g-force 4G

Nemesis Reborn, previously Nemesis, is a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. It opened on 19 March 1994 and was the first inverted roller coaster in Europe^[1].

For the 2023 season, the ride was closed for a major refurbishment and retracking with significant overhaul of its theme. It reopened on 16 March 2024 as Nemesis Reborn.

Design

• Nemesis has 4 inversions, which twist around the ground, trees and the 'river of blood'.
• Nemesis is built partially into the ground due to strict height restrictions.
• Nemesis features a pre-drop, B&M design this to reduce strain on the lift hill.

Awards

Trivia

• The opening in 1994 of The Big One, Nemesis and Shockwave resulted in 1994 being celebrated by UK parks and fans as the "Year of the Rollercoaster".^[3][4]
• There were originally two other plans for Nemesis (names Secret Weapon 1 and Secret Weapon 2). The first was scrapped due to height restrictions and the second was a heartline coaster. John Wardley, designer of Nemesis, rode a prototype but found it to have a lack of energy. This is when Nemesis, or Secret Weapon 3 as it was then known, was designed
• A sister coaster was built in Thorpe Park, named Nemesis Inferno, another B&M inverted coaster themed around a volcano. There is also another ride, called Nemesis: Sub Terra built in 2012. This is an ABC rides dark tower drop themed around the Nemesis creature's egg. Many special effects are used, with the tower drop element only being a small part of the entire experience.

Gallery

The logo of Nemesis'

Nemesis' Vertical Loop.

A heavily-banked curve.

The train topping the zero-g roll.

References

External links

• Nemesis Reborn official webpage at Alton Towers Resort
• Nemesis at Coaster-net