Spinball Whizzer

Guests begin queuing through the entrance, situated in the ride’s main plaza which is themed to look like a giant pinball machine. As you pass through the queue line, there are various games installed to keep you entertained before your adventure begins.

Upon arriving in the station and depositing any loose articles, riders are sat in a four seater car in a pair of two, back to back with the second pair. Once secured in by a lap bar restraint, the car is dispatched and your dizzying adventure begins!

After a sharp right hand turn the car will ascend the lift hill at a rapid pace, presenting riders with a view of the entire track layout from high above the ground. Before your mind has managed to keep up with the pace of the lift hill, you will be dropped quickly to the right causing the ride car to begin spinning out of control! After rising back up and onto the first set of block breaks, a sharp left corner will lead into an earth bound plummet before riders are flung over a vertical horseshoe turn! This incredibly quick change in direction sends you dropping back down towards the ground and the first on ride photo camera before ascending another hill onto a second set of block breaks.

Riders are then greeted by a downwards S shaped hill which guides the ride cars into an overbanked turn, wrapping around the previously navigated horseshoe turn and dipping down towards the ground again. After ascending another upwards slope, riders are presented with the penultimate set of block breaks before descending down a dizzying spiral, passing over the queue line into a U-turn and onto the final set of block breaks. For the closing act, riders are dropped down a slight dip whilst also turning to the right by 180 degrees and back into the station. Whilst the ride experience has now come to an end, we doubt your head will agree!

It is notable that the directional spin of each ride car is determined by the shared weight of the riders, meaning each ride experience on Spinball Whizzer is unique! During a rainy spell, the ride cars will only accommodate three riders as opposed to four riders at which the ride operates normally. This combined with the wet, slippery track can produce some hilarious results and some incredible spinning! Guests can make use of the three person per car operating procedure in the wet weather by using the Single Rider Queue line, which can be much quicker than the normal queue line on many occasions.