Front-row footage shows terrifying reality of UK’s new ‘tallest and fastest rollercoaster’

You may be aware that the UK now has a new tallest and fastest rollercoaster, and a new video has given us a front-row seat.

If you've not managed to head down to Surrey yet to check out the real thing, the footage gives some idea of the white knuckle thrills riders are in for.

Set from the point-of-view of sitting in the front cart, this video lifts the lid on how daring you'd have to be to get on the UK's tallest and fastest rollercoaster.

The record-breaking rollercoaster opened earlier this month. (YouTube/Thorpe Park)

A title that long stood with The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Thorpe Park's latest addition has overtaken it, despite the fact that it has been shut after just a day.

The theme park were forced to close the ride 'due to unforeseen circumstances', with a plan to re-open it by the end of the week.

The footage highlights how extreme the ride is, showing every inch of its 995.4 metre long track, and how it will look when it reaches maximum speeds of over 80mph.

As well as all of this, it has the tallest loop in Europe, standing at 168ft (51m) high, while reaching heights up to 236ft (71m) at its peak.

In the loop, the high riders (literally) will experience 14.8 seconds of airtime, the most of any theme park ride in the country.

Sound terrifying? Just wait until you've seen the footage:

Fans of the ride will no doubt be excited by the footage in the clip, as it highlights just how quick and extreme it is.

For the one day it was open, there were people queueing for hours to get a taste of the new summer attraction.

Digital Spy's Shyvonne Thomas was one of those brave enough to have a go, and it didn't disappoint.

The rollercoaster is closed until further notice. (YouTube/Thorpe Park)

She wrote: "In what felt like the longest ascension on a ride, our cars steadily climbed towards Hyperia's first drop and its highest peak.

"And right before that exhilarating dive, you get a split-second glimpse of the sky and Thorpe Lakes before being dropped almost vertically towards the ground and flung around 995m of track."

She also praised one petrifying-sounding loop 'that literally leaves you dangling upside down in the air for a good few seconds' and a 'a splashdown element over a lake, but you're unlikely to get wet'.

She said it was 'a one-of-a-kind ride that's worth a return trip to the park'.

Topics: Theme Park, UK News