Lightwater Valley: First reviews in for Yorkshire's newest rollercoaster Spinning Racer as park reopens
Rollercoaster fans have shared their views after the opening of Spinning Racer at Lightwater Valley Theme Park for the first time.
Family owned company Mellors Group based in Nottingham acquired Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park in Ripon.
A new ride – Spinning Racer – was announced earlier this year.
The description of the ride is: “Bursting with colour, energy and high-speed family fun, climb aboard this lively rollercoaster and prepare to twist and turn your way through playful bends and unexpected spins. With every curve of the track delivering a new surprise, this coaster keeps riders laughing, cheering and racing back for more.”
On March 28, the park reopened for the first time and eager visitors rushed to try out the latest rollercoaster in Yorkshire.
Theme Park Insanity – a blogger well known for theme park reviews, visits and announcement videos – visited the park over the weekend.
He loved the ride.
The post reads: “What a fantastic addition Spinning Racer is to Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park
“The perfect balance of thrill & family friendly fun with plenty of fast, whippy transitions, twists and turns bound to make your head spin and your heart race!
“Overall, if this is the sign of what's to come then Mellors Group are the perfect company to be at the helm, that's for sure.”
Zach Anderson commented: “The scale of this coaster is a lot bigger than I expected! Great addition to the park.”
Lynne Mickle added: “It's easy going forward. We went back on and went backwards it was awful.”
However, the first TripAdvisor review since the reopening was more critical.
The review reads: “The new rollercoaster was closed most of the day until 10 minutes before closing!
"Loads of rides kept failing or ended up closed for the day.
"Hopefully the new owners can get things up and running better but to be honest I wouldn’t go again as it is.”