20 Greatest Roller Coasters In England

6. Colossus - Thorpe Park

Opened: 2002

Manufacturer: Intamin

Type: Looping Coaster

The first ride in the world to have ten inversions, Colossus is a brilliant looping coaster that provides a fantastically intense ride-experience complete with a fantastic first drop and not one, not two, but Ten unforgettable inversions.

In terms of speed, momentum and raw power Colossus is hard to beat and is still one of the finest things Thorpe Park has ever delivered. Also, it's got a particularly great ride soundtrack.

This ride does have a reputation for roughness and that certainly used to be true in the late 2000s/early 2010s, but thankfully Colossus is actually running a lot smoother these days and is just as phenomenal as it's ever been.

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