Nemesis was Europe’s first inverted roller coaster when it opened in 1994 and it celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2019. Visitors to the theme park have just a few weeks to enjoy the award winning ride before it starts its transformation this winter.

Visitors were notified about the plans after posters appeared on park announcing the closure by order of the Phalanx, a fictional organisation 'assembled to control the alien Nemesis beast by laying the roller coaster track over it' back in 1994.

Details of the transformation are being kept under wraps for now with more information to be revealed nearer the time.

Kate McBirnie, Head of Product Excellence at Alton Towers Resort, said:

“Nemesis is Europe’s first ever inverted rollercoaster, which has been exciting thrillseekers since 1994. The legendary rollercoaster is loved by thrillseekers across the UK and beyond, and we want to give fans of the ride the opportunity to experience Nemesis in its current form before it closes on November 6.”

Nemesis cost £10m and was crowned Europe’s first inverted rollercoaster when it opened in 1994. Riders experience 3.5 G-force as they race past the rocks and rivers of the theme park’s Forbidden Valley at speeds of up to 50mph.

It carries dangling thrill seekers along numerous twists, turns with four inversions, and has attracted people from across the globe to the Staffordshire theme park.

Alton Towers Resort is renowned for providing world-class roller coasters and attractions for guests of all ages, including Wicker Man, the UK’s first wooden roller coaster to be built in over 20 years, Oblivion, the world’s first vertical drop roller coaster and The Smiler, the world’s first 14 loop roller coaster, to name a few. The Staffordshire based theme park continues to welcome millions of guests from across the globe, delivering memorable and unique experiences and events each season.