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The UK's Scariest Roller Coaster

June 12, 2007 at 9:14 AM | by | Comments (2)

Scientists in Britain have been carefully doing research that'll enhance your summer vacation: working out which is the scariest roller coaster in the UK. And the winner is: the Stealth Ride at Thorpe Park. This tall coaster thrills you with a combination of height and acceleration--so much so that riders' heartbeats usually double to 170bpm and stress hormone levels triple.

But here's the really big news for the 2007 season:

We've tweaked the nitrogen boosters on Europe's fastest launch rollercoaster for a super acceleration of 0-80 mph in under 2 seconds!

These scientists must've enjoyed their research and they actually issued a Top 10 of scary roller coasters with names like Rita Queen of Speed and Nemesis Inferno; the tenth coaster, Velocity, wins our prize for the amusement park with the funniest name:Flamingoland. Sounds almost better than the scariest roller coaster.

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· Amusement Park Coverage [Jaunted]
· The UK's Scariest 30 Seconds [The Sun]
· Theme Parks Tone Down the Excitement [Jaunted]

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The UK's Scariest Roller Coaster

It's scary Ok, but now as scary as UK theme park prices. However you can get them cheaper at www.loial.co.uk
banjodog on September 12, 2008 at 10:51 AM #Permalink

The Uk's Scariest Rollercoaster

It's Not Stealth Anymore Its Saw At Thorpe Park
Joshua Morgan on October 22, 2009 at 4:02 PM #Permalink

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