Alton Towers - Rita, Renamed for 1 day Only

[bccmiddlewicket]

hi all,

Rita - the queen of speed @ Alton Towers ,will be renamed Camilla on the 9th April.. tomorrow infact lol for 1 day only to celebrate the royal wedding, just incase anyone likes useless info lol

just recently bought RCT3 and found these forums and wow the information and work ppl put in is unreal but very cool,

i need a new video/graphics card but there are so many i have no clue which to get , ppl post the best and then say no this is the best lol it just goes on and on

anyways thanks

Kevin

[goliath]

That's a horrible idea by Alton Towers. They already have a horrible name for that roller coaster, then they name it Camilla? WHat is wrong with Alton Towers? Give Rita a better name!

[RCT2head]

that's sad that's what it was named in the 1st place... name it something totally mysteriously off the wall

[bccmiddlewicket]

after some looking around i found this on how "RITA" was named..

RITA is the initials Backwards for

Alton Towers Intamin Rocket (/ride/rollercoaster)

The reason they didnt call it ATIR is because ...
1 it sounds too much like air

2 the theme is hot rod racing and all hot rod racers give their cars names.

3 OF COURSE THE MERCHANDISE - "I rode Rita"- Shirts will be all the rage

So actually RITA is a very clever name when thought about.. LOL

there we go , hope that was inspiring for you all lol

Kev

[RCT2head]

i think rita, i think 30 yr. old ugly people, not something i wanna ride

[Duane]

Originally posted by bccmiddlewicket
RITA is the initials Backwards for

Alton Towers Intamin Rocket (/ride/rollercoaster)



If this is true, then they could have used initials. *R.I.T.A.* (If you say it fast, you will sound like A hillbilly with A Canadian Accent. :noob:

[leonardofury]

i think rita, i think 30 yr. old ugly people, not something i wanna ride

In which case you would be missing out on one of Alton Towers best coasters (You have to love the Murray Walker 'GO! GO! GO!' just before you launch). The launch is pretty damn good as well.

[RCT2head]

too bad i've never been to the UK, as i live in the USA

[David Ellis]

According to Alton Towers management, RITA doesn't stand for anything. It is a girls name...simply that...nothing else.

It has been called a girls name because apparently all dragster cars are given girls names, and the ride is dragster themed.

Sorry to disappoint, but that was confirmed officially by AT senior staff.

Regards,
David.

[RCT2head]

probably why they confirmed that is to make people geuss why they picked rita, which could be a backwards anagram, instead of any other lady's name.... pick a name that is kinda wierd or mysterious, and u got advertisement

[bccmiddlewicket]

ok then lol, 2 out of 3 isnt bad

[RTCnoob384]

i hate Camilla... she is a horrible horrible person! Rita is much better... oh and here is a joke that Jay Leno made a few days ago:

The only reason that the queen isnt going to the wedding is because they didnt want anyone prettier than the bride.

[BorisTheFish]

Originally posted by RTCnoob384
i hate Camilla... she is a horrible horrible person! Rita is much better... oh and here is a joke that Jay Leno made a few days ago:

The only reason that the queen isnt going to the wedding is because they didnt want anyone prettier than the bride.

surely that rules out EVERYBODY?

[RCT2head]

what do u mean, boris?

[BorisTheFish]

let's just say Horses aren't the prettiest of animals...

[RCT2head]

lol:haha:

[Digicub]

Originally posted by leonardofury
...one of Alton Towers best coasters (You have to love the Murray Walker 'GO! GO! GO!' just before you launch). The launch is pretty damn good as well.

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! I can't wait to go on it in 2 weeks time now! :eek:

[leonardofury]

In two weeks I'm going back ;)

[bccmiddlewicket]

ohhhhh yeah

i just decided i havent been to alton towers since Air was built so im going to do Rita and Air for the 1st time next tuesday, should be fun

i hope its not busy :rolleyes:

[BorisTheFish]

i haven't been to AT since the year before AIR!

however, soon that will be rectified :D

also be going to thorpe park for the first time since late 80s/early 90s!

[CoasterManiac6]

actually it's tiff needell that does the voiveover

[RCT3Callum]

^ How the heck did you find this!!?!

[dementedbear]

Difference is, I wouldn't want to have a 'go' on Camilla.

[Greatdrift]

In which case you would be missing out on one of Alton Towers best coasters (You have to love the Murray Walker 'GO! GO! GO!' just before you launch). The launch is pretty damn good as well.
You dont get, u just dont get it.

[Squid2]

Wow... I think we have a winner in the "Digging up the oldest tread possible" catagory. I mean... 4 1/2 YEARS Old?!?!?!?

Squid2

[Jonnyears]

I didn't realise that it was so old. I was just thinking "The wedding was years ago, wasn't it?" :haha:

[SpiderPig]

I think this slightly humors the 30 day rule...

[chrisy177]

what 30 day rule?

[SpiderPig]

There used to be a rule that threads over 30 days old were dead and couldn't be bumped, but then the mods said that asctually we can bump old threads.
I don't think they meant quite this old however...

[SnooSnoo]

This was on here before I was.. lol.

PS: Fail.

[CoasterManiac6]

^ How the heck did you find this!!?!
i was randomly browings racing driver reporters and commentators, i found Tiff Nedell when i was on fifth gear site and it says this "He has also done the launch voiceover for "Rita - Queen Of Speed" at Alton Towers"
:D

[RCT3Callum]

Wow, lol. Well, for future reference you should check the dates before posting, but I'm just amazed how old this is. :P

[disneyworld]

Lol how did you dig this one up!

[-Bolt-]

^See ^^^, then think about reading the thread.

:bored:

[disneyworld]

i am talking about how did he find this thread...

[ytivarg]

Probably a google search or something similar... pulled up the right keywords, and bam... It happens all the time, you'll see a brand new member comment on a REALLY old thread.

[disneyworld]

Hmph...I guess so..