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Yeah chavs sadly are very present at Thorpe, you will probably find Alton much better as overall the crowds (bar travellers day) are usually much less of a pain. With your fear I think the best thing is to do is to just not think about it and just hop in the queue line, don't compare any other coasters to the ride in question, just hop in the queue and give it a go. When I went to Portaventura this year I had a huge fear of Hurakan Condor, this fear mainly came from me comparing Detonator to Hurakan Condor, Detonator left me shaken after every ride so how could I possibly do something 3 times the size? It turned out Hurakan Condor wasn't as intense as Detonator anyway. I shouted and screamed all the way up the tower and I trembled like a leaf but it came one of my favorites in the park, I think fear on rides is more of us building the ride up to be something terrifying, most of the time we get off realizing how stupid we were for being so afraid! Maybe you'll overcome this fear this year or in 5 years, do it at your own pace. With Alton I have to say maybe try Nemesis (sure its intense but its smooth and a great ride) to get used to inverting. The Smiler is probably another good option but obviously inverting 14 times in a few minutes might be a little overwhelming.

Crashed in my IB, got 29 points, but got into Manchester uni for mechanical engineering

I didn't know Corkscrew opened in 1981! ? (Last 20 seconds) Happy this has been released though. ?

I got my A level results today, and I’m so relieved! Especially with physics which was a killer of a subject ? Maths - A* Further Maths - A Physics - B As a result of this I will now be going on to study Civil and Structural Engineering at the University of Leeds!

Towers mentioned on Facebook they will be sharing new content on National rollercoaster day. And here we have the awesome video from the Rollercoaster Restaurant showcasing all the coasters past and present at Towers!

Yup rides tend to look so much scarier or intimidating than they actually are. With the exception of Detonator which just fools you into thinking it’s quite tame. Years ago I swore I would never ride Oblivion and my first trip to Towers back in 2013 I’d done the big rides fine, forced myself on Blivvy and actually cried up the lift hill - but now it’s one of my fave coasters. Was worth crying like a baby ? and grabbing my friends hand to face the fear!

Please just force yourself to ride and enter the queue. It's never easy but you will be the one who gets annoyed with yourself afterwards if you don't ride. I had the same thing and remember rides that look scary tend not to be too bad as you imagine.

This is very exciting, wonder if it'll be like the 90s PB series - "get the damn thing open!"