Out: adv. From inside a building or shelter into the open air; outside.

In Short:

Thorpe Park's strangest ride, X:\ No Way Out is a very different Roller Coaster to most.

Statistics:

Opened: 1996
Manufacturer: Vekoma
Area: Lost City
Ride Type: Backwards Roller Coaster
On Ride Photo: Yes
Official Rating: Extreme Thrills

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Video:

See No Way Out in action: TTP Park Video can be found in Downloads.

TTP Review:

X:\ No Way Out is the world's first and only backwards Roller Coaster in the dark. Thorpe have obviously tried to do something creative with the queueline, which is also in the dark, by showcasing weird models and playing bangs and crashes through the speakers. However, nowadays, it's little more than graffitied walls and overly loud sound effects. Riders board the creatively empty train, which is something the ride designers did do well - where did the passengers from the last ride go? Maybe there is No Way Out....

The train starts rising (backwards) up the lift hill, and shuttles around it's course. X:\ No Way Out features harsh brakes throughout the ride so it can play bangs, flash strobe lighting and spray dry ice at you. However, all it does is to destroy what could be a fast ride. You stop and start quite a few times, which is a shame, because if the 'Coaster could just run, it would be more thrilling. The stops only serve to make the ride somewhat jerky, too. After the ride, riders walk through to the exit (still in darkness) and open their eyes to the daylight.

X:\ No Way Out was obviously intended to be aimed at the teenage market way back in 1996, but now teenagers would be more enthused by SAW or Nemesis Inferno. It is nice that Thorpe have tried something different - they took a gamble - but it really didn't work. Give it a go, but only for amusement value.

Positives:

• It's different.

Negatives:

• Completely in the shadow of the Park's more recent 'Coasters.
• A little rough, and the stop-and-start sections are odd.
• You may wonder what the point is.

Your Reviews:

"This was my first 'Extreme Ride'! Love it, great music, great theming and great ride."
Richard, Kent, UK.

"I love X:\ No Way Out, I think it is amazing. I am not a great big fan of Roller Coasters but I love this ride. Even after I went on it 3 times I was still scared stiff!"
Lauren Davis, Hampshire, UK.

"Me and my friends loved it, it's something for people who don't like smaller rides nor really fast rides either."
Sian, UK.

"Me and my friends went on the ride four times and we've actually adopted it as our ride. Seeing as most of us don't like fast rides we were pretty worried, but it was actually really fun! The stopping gave us enough time to scream out "HEY YOU GUYS" and other stupid comments just to annoy the other people."
Grace, Essex, UK.

"I don't normally like rollercoasters (I didn't know this was one), but I loved it! They should have a camera in there so we could have a pic."
Charlotte, UK.

"Good family ride. Jerky, and strange, but other than that, pretty fun."
Robert, Hertford, UK.

"It wouldn't be so bad if there was actully a reason for the stopping/starting! It stops several times in the middle of the ride and everyone sits there in the dark wondering what the hell they are doing sitting in the dark when they could be outside flying around on Saw or something!"
Matt, UK.

"Quite crap."
Sarah, Bournemouth, UK.

"Get rid of it."
Ed, UK.