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Sonic rollercoaster and hotel room planned.

SEGA has signed a three-year deal with Alton Towers, the UK's most popular theme park.

Under the terms of the deal, Alton Towers will have exclusive rights to launch a Sonic the Hedgehog rollercoaster. Visitors will also be able to stay in a special Sonic the Hedgehog-themed room in the Alton Towers Hotel, where they'll get to play the latest Sonic games.

The room and the rollercoaster, which is titled Sonic Spinball, will open on 13th February. The character's next game, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, will hit the shops on 26th February.

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charliemouse #1 2 years ago

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It's just the Spinball Whizzer rebranded. I'm sure you reported this a couple of weeks ago, but there was no room at the hotel.
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alsotop #2 2 years ago

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It's not a new ride, they're just renaming and repainting the Spinball Whizzer.
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Monkey_Puncher #3 2 years ago

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This seems like something they'd have done in the 90's, I'm off to Sega World to get a new Sonic shell suit!
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abigsmurf #4 2 years ago

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@Monkey_Puncher

They *did* do it in the 90's. There was a Sonic section in the old Toyland Tours boat ride.
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linksdad #5 2 years ago

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If the ride is in 3d it will be crap...
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youhavenomail #6 2 years ago

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"Visitors will also be able to stay in a special Sonic the Hedgehog-themed room in the Alton Towers Hotel, where they'll get to play the latest Sonic games."

The latest Sonic games? So it will be like The Haunted House, only genuinely terrifying this time.
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TruSmiles #7 2 years ago

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I would kill to stay in that Sonic hotel. Screw what everyone else thinks, I have no shame!
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Bander #8 2 years ago

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I don't think I'd be able to ride this. The memories of falling to my death repeatedly in Sonic 2006 would be too traumatic.
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Dolly #9 2 years ago

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Until they build a Shenmue Rollercoaster, Alton Towers can get to fuck.
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cherryuk #10 2 years ago

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All I can say is remember SegaWorld in the Trocadero London?

I'm sure the ride will be popular! SegaWorld was crap anyway!
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TruSmiles #11 2 years ago

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SegaWorld was absolutely awesome.
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covfan #12 2 years ago

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Sega should sign up the bloke who does the announcement at the Runaway Mine Train.

"CHOO CHOO!"
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smelly #13 2 years ago

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Will the hotel room have full sized pictures of Cream on the wall?

if so, i'm booking in and intend to make a mess...
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chrisjm #14 2 years ago

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Sega Joyopolis > Alton Towers.
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