THE Great British public have named a rollercoaster at Alton Towers as their favourite in the world. British roller coaster Nemesis Reborn, which reopened in March 2024, following a 16-month closure, beat Florida's Space Mountain and Universal's Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey to the top spot in a new survey by Ocean Florida. Advertisement 4 The British public have named Nemesis Reborn as their favourite in the world Credit: Alamy 4 Vaz Sayed (pictured) was one of the first people to try Nemesis Reborn when it reopened last year following a 16-month closure Credit: Paul Tonge Ocean Florida , the UK's leading Florida specialist, surveyed 2,000 theme park enthusiasts in the UK to find the country's favourite theme park attraction.
And with a 12 per cent share of the votes, Nemesis Reborn at Alton Towers was crowned the winner. While the survey results don't explain why the Alton Towers ride was the best, it's not hard to work out. Nemesis Reborn , formerly Nemesis, closed to the public in November 2022, for retracking and other changes.
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