Nemesis Reborn the brand new revamped rollercoaster at Alton Towers Resort had a very Lord of the Rings Sauron-style reveal today to announce its opening date to the general public.
A publicity stunt in Cannock Chase in Staffordshire saw a giant seven-metre-wide eye sitting on a hotbed of alien activity well documented in the area on the doorstep of Alton Towers.
The opening date of March 16th has been announced with the promotional footage released today showcasing sleek drone footage of the other-worldly scene at sunrise.
Alton Towers sent a mailing list out to subscribers which stated the following:
Nemesis Reborn Opening From March 16th
Venture into Forbidden Valley to encounter this fearsome creature, fury heightened and more uncontrollable than ever before, sending riders through terrifying inversions aboard this intense rollercoaster that leaves thrill-seekers exhilarated.
Nemesis Reborn invites the bravest of thrill-seekers to tackle dominating drops and intense inversions aboard the ride. The Phalanx have lost all strength and now it’s your turn to encounter this terrifying creature.
Nemesis is returning following an extensive transformation of the iconic ride, that has come to be revered by millions of thrill-seekers since its launch three decades ago.
The entire transformation of the ride has seen the entire 250-tonne, 716-metre-long track replaced along with an overhaul of the ride station and currently the entire surrounding area is getting a revamp to match the new look of the ride.
Looking remarkably similar to Sauron from the Lord of the Rings franchise the beast’s eye, ringed by razor-sharp teeth, is brought vividly to life through state-of-the-art audio-visual technology – demonstrating its evolution into a predator.
Imprisoned underground for much of the past three decades by a shadowy organisation known as The Phalanx, it is now free and out to wreak vengeance.
Extensive, new, immersive elements will propel visitors into this compelling new narrative from the moment they set foot in the resort’s Forbidden Valley.
The Ministry Of Defence has officially investigated dozens of reports of unexplained activity and strange lights in the area.
Incidents include school children who claim to have witnessed an extra-terrestrial figure with a ‘lemon-shaped’ head and a series of triangle shapes seen in the sky.
On its opening in 1994 Nemesis was crowned Europe’s first inverted rollercoaster and has gone on to develop a cult status amongst thrillseekers globally.
Millions of fans from around the world have visited the Staffordshire theme park to experience the thrilling 3.5 G-force, as the ride dangled thrillseekers along numerous twists and turns at speeds of up to 50mph.
Bianca Sammut, Divisional Director of Alton Towers had the following to say:
THROUGHOUT ITS FIRST 30 YEARS, NEMESIS CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF MILLIONS OF THRILLSEEKERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.
IT’S BEEN AN ASTONISHING PRIVILEGE TO BRING THIS TRULY ICONIC RIDE INTO THE 21ST CENTURY.
WE’VE RETAINED ITS ESSENTIAL DNA, WHILE HARNESSING THE MOST STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY AND IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES TO ENSURE IT WILL RETAIN ITS STATUS AS A TRULY UNRIVALLED ROLLERCOASTER EXPERIENCE FOR A WHOLE NEW GENERATION.
AND FROM MARCH 16, THOSE BRAVE ENOUGH WILL BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE FOR THEMSELVES THE TRULY AWESOME POWER OF NEMESIS REBORN.
