Rameses Revenge
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Rameses Revenge is a Top Spin
ride at Chessington World of Adventures
theme park in London
, England, introduced in 1995. It was the main focus of advertising for the park in that year, and was also widely featured in the British media, even being featured in its own segment by the ITV Evening News
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The ride was manufactured by Huss Rides, a German company who had previously made Chessington's Black Buccaneer ride. The ride is a 'Top Spin' in which riders sit in a 20 seat wide, two tier gondola rotated by a pair of enormous arms and allowed to freely pivot. Riders are also suspended above jets of water at one point and are lowered towards it.
Rameses Revenge is situated in the 'Forbidden Kingdom' section of the park. As suits a ride named for Ancient Egyptian pharaohs
the ride is surrounded by buildings that have facades resembling traditional Islamic architecture
, alongside themed elements such as a mock obelisk
and rope bridges that evoke Ancient Egypt
. The nearby dark ride
'Tomb Blaster' is themed in a similar way.
A new feature has been introduced, while riding a heart-beat is heard making the ride more intense.
Rameses Revenge has recently been refurbished for the 2007 season and new settings have been placed onto the ride PLC to improve ride-ability.
Top Spin (ride)
The Top Spin is a thrill ride developed by HUSS Maschinenfabrik, and is the generic name for a series of rides from other manufacturers that follow the same principle. The ride consists of a passenger platform suspended between two counterweighted arms...
ride at Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a theme park and zoo in South West London, England. It lies south of Central London. Historically opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931, a theme park was developed alongside it, opening in 1987...
theme park in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England, introduced in 1995. It was the main focus of advertising for the park in that year, and was also widely featured in the British media, even being featured in its own segment by the ITV Evening News
ITV Evening News
The ITV News at 6:30 is the evening news bulletin on the British television network ITV. It is produced by ITN.The 30-minute programme, presented by Mary Nightingale and Alastair Stewart covers British national and international news stories and broadcasts at 6:30pm from Monday to Friday...
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The ride was manufactured by Huss Rides, a German company who had previously made Chessington's Black Buccaneer ride. The ride is a 'Top Spin' in which riders sit in a 20 seat wide, two tier gondola rotated by a pair of enormous arms and allowed to freely pivot. Riders are also suspended above jets of water at one point and are lowered towards it.
Rameses Revenge is situated in the 'Forbidden Kingdom' section of the park. As suits a ride named for Ancient Egyptian pharaohs
Ramesses
Ramesses is the name conventionally given in English transliteration to 11 Egyptian pharaohs of the later New Kingdom period. The name essentially translates as "Born of the sun-god Ra"....
the ride is surrounded by buildings that have facades resembling traditional Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day, influencing the design and construction of buildings and structures in Islamic culture....
, alongside themed elements such as a mock obelisk
Obelisk
An obelisk is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top, and is said to resemble a petrified ray of the sun-disk. A pair of obelisks usually stood in front of a pylon...
and rope bridges that evoke Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
. The nearby dark ride
Dark ride
A dark ride or ghost train is an indoor amusement ride where riders in guided vehicles travel through specially lit scenes that typically contain animation, sound, music, and special effects....
'Tomb Blaster' is themed in a similar way.
A new feature has been introduced, while riding a heart-beat is heard making the ride more intense.
Rameses Revenge has recently been refurbished for the 2007 season and new settings have been placed onto the ride PLC to improve ride-ability.