Nemesis: Famous rollercoaster at Alton Towers theme park to shut for a year
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It's a see you later, not a goodbye!
Try not to scream - Alton Towers' famous rollercoaster Nemesis is closing!
But don't worry, it's not forever. The ride is powering down for a year while it gets a revamp.
The theme park say this is necessary in order to preserve the ride for thrill seekers in the future.
40 million people have ridden the famous coaster since it opened nearly thirty years ago in 1994.
It was the first inverted rollercoaster in Europe - which means that the carts run underneath the track rather than on top of it.
The inverted rollercoaster means your legs hang down from the ride as you go around
John Wardley was the man who created the twisting and turning ride, and he'll be the last person to ride it before it closes on Sunday 6 November.
He said it had always been popular, drawing in fans from far and wide: "We knew were were doing something special, but we just didn't realise just how special it was going to be.
50 miles per hour: the ride's top speed
3.5: the G-force of the coaster
250 tonnes: the amount of steel that makes up the rollercoaster
716 metres: the length of the track
1.4 metres: the height you have to be to ride it!
"When Nemesis opened, people were coming from theme parks all around the world to see it, and they still do," he continued.
"Although a number of these rides have been built all around the world since, everyone says Nemesis is still the best."
It'll be winter 2023 before people can ride the famous rollercoaster again
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