Rameses Revenge


Rameses Revenge was a Top Spin ride at Chessington World of Adventures Resort theme park in southwest London, England, introduced in 1995. It was the world's first top spin ride to feature a drown-upside-down element.

History and Operation

Rameses Revenge was manufactured by Huss Rides, a German company who had previously made Chessington's Black Buccaneer ride. It was one of the first top spin flat rides built to feature water fountains, which spray riders at certain points in the ride cycle. Introduced in 1995, Rameses Revenge was the main focus of advertising for Chessington World of Adventures Resort in that year, and was also widely featured in the British media, even being featured in its own segment by the ITV Evening News.
It is situated in the Egyptian themed Forbidden Kingdom area of the park. Rameses Revenge was refurbished in 2007, with new settings placed onto the ride's PLC to improve ride-ability.
The ride is surrounded by buildings resembling a traditional Arabic market town, while the ride itself is built into a pit. The ride was re-branded with a new colour scheme and logo in 2000.
The ride entrance was relocated in 2015 and the queue was shortened.

Removal

Rameses Revenge closed to the public on 3 November 2019 and was removed from Chessington on 31 December that same year, with a crocodile-themed drop tower ride being its proposed replacement. This means that there are no more permanent HUSS Top Spins in the UK, just travelling ones.

Legacy

Rameses Revenge is one of the most successful and nationally recognised rides to have opened in Britain. Its expansive marketing campaign gained the ride the title as one of the most revolutionary flat rides of its time. The ride is responsible for the most attended year in Chessington's history, with over 2.2 million guests reportedly visiting in 1995.

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