Toxicator

Toxicator is a top spin ride at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. It opened on 15 March 2025.

Toxicator
Alton Towers
Area	Forbidden Valley
Status	Operating
Opening date	15 March 2025
Replaced	Ripsaw
Fastrack available
Single rider line available
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Flat ride
Manufacturer	HUSS Park Attractions
Model	Top Spin
Height	78 ft (24 m)
Capacity	500 riders per hour
Riders per vehicle	38
Rows	2
Riders per row	19
Height restriction	140–195 cm (4 ft 7 in – 6 ft 5 in)
Slogan	"Submit to the Spin"

It was the first top spin to be built in the UK since Ripsaw in 1997, raised on a 16 ft (4.9 m) platform elevated above a pathway.^[1]

History

In February 2024, Alton Towers submitted a planning application for a new 60 ft (18 m) tall ride in the Forbidden Valley, codenamed 'Project Ocean', on the site previously occupied by Funk ‘n’ Fly (originally occupied by Ripsaw).^[2] Planning permission was approved in April 2024,^[3] and construction began in May 2024.^[4] The ride opened on 15 March 2025.^[1]

Ride experience

The ride is located above a pathway connecting Galactica to the rest of Forbidden Valley. It features green-illuminated fountains that interact with the ride.^[5] The gondola has a maximum height of 78ft, due to a 16ft elevated platform.^[1][6] It is a suspended top spin ride (guests' legs dangle rather than resting on a floor) manufactured by Huss.^[6]

Theme

Alton Towers characterise the ride as the mechanism by which the 'Phalanx' extract saliva from the Nemesis creature using extreme centrifugal forces. The barrels alongside the queue and silos alongside the ride supposedly store Waspirium, the highly corrosive substance extracted from the creature's saliva, which is also represented by the green fountains. The tunnel underneath the platform in which the ride is elevated contains many posters with references to other former and current attractions at the theme park, including Ripsaw.^[6]

Incidents

During Toxicator's public opening day, a sewer drain under the ride overflowed spilling untreated waste water into the area requiring the area near the ride entrance to be evacuated and the ride to be closed down for approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes.^[7][8]