Theme parks and roller coasters

Taryn Morgan-Okroy

Alton Towers:• Alton Towers Resort,

commonly referred to as Alton Towers, is a theme park, water park, and hotel complex in the county of Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It is the flagship attraction of Merlin Entertainments in the United Kingdom. The site opened in 1860[citation needed] with flower shows and garden tours until a theme park was built on the site in 1980.

Thirteen:• Thirteen (officially

stylised as TH13TEEN) is a steel roller coaster at Alton Towers in England. The ride was constructed by Intamin and opened on 20 March 2010. It is the world's first vertical freefall drop roller coaster - on which the track and train freefall approximately five metres in darkness.

Drayton Manor:• Drayton Manor theme park,

resort, and zoo is in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England.

• The park covers 280 acres (110 ha) of which about 113 acres are in use, and hosts about 1.5 million people each year. Rides at the park include The Shockwave, Europe's only stand up coaster, and Apocalypse, a five-sided drop tower.

Nemesis:• Nemesis is an inverted roller

coaster located at the Alton Towers amusement park in England. The ride's concept and layout was devised by designer John Wardley. It was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) and opened 19th of march 1994. It is located in the Forbidden Valley area of the park, adjacent to Air, a flying B&M roller coaster that opened in 2002.

Thorpe Park:• Thorpe Park, styled

THORPE PARK Resort, is a theme park with a temporary hotel in between the towns of Chertsey and Staines, Surrey, England, UK. It is operated and owned by Merlin Entertainments. After demolition of the Thorpe Park Estate in the 1930s, the site became a gravel pit.