Express reporter Nathan Rao rides Alton Tower's newest roller coaster The Smiler.

Express reporter Nathan Rao rides Alton Tower's newest roller coaster The Smiler. Will he be left with a grin on his face?
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[@VestedUTuber]

Dude, don't hold your breath. If you hold your breath you're more likely to black out. Also, it's usually better to keep your eyes open so that you don't get surprised by the ride (plus, some coasters, like The Smiler, are heavily themed and you miss out if your eyes are closed).

[@usernamed255]

Most of the theme is gone now due to the crash

[@mynameissock732]

Ryan Bell not necessarily, i went not long ago and its still quite themed

[@zuntmotivation]

You won’t blackout, redout or greyout since the ride is only 4.5 G-Force

[@somethingsinister8493]

@@usernamed255 they removed the word corrected, it's not even a noticeable amount of theming

[@xotrinox1722]

Zunt I’ve sat by someone that passed out it was scary 🥴😂

[@Lkm3274]

Absolutely ruined the experience by shutting your eyes

[@junebrwn30]

Liam Milburn ill be doing that on nemesis

[@charlierobinson10hi33]

Liam Milburn oh please it’s not like you had the balls to go on it

[@hv.b.r]

Calm down, at that pace u literally can't observe anything.

[@ridingwiththatguy8572]

CharlieRobinson10 Hi I’m an 11 year old and I went on it didn’t close my eyes once

[@bananarama2597]

CharlieRobinson10 Hi exactly when I went on it my first time I closed my eyes to not feel the motion and sick feeling

[@hayleyknowles8671]

Aww bless him, he looks terrified. Love how he keeps checking his restraints, I do this everytime!!

[@laurenostler7700]

Such a good ride, helped me conquer my fear of rollar coasters

[@bumlover1167]

Good ride to start on :)

[@shahzaibhamid6011]

Lauren Ostler hi

[@kyeweston.hotelhideaway385]

Lauren Ostler OML YESSS SAME

[@jetrafans9318]

Lauren Ostler how did you dealt with your fear please help

[@hadweethegr8733]

Lauren Ostler I'm scared of heights but I found this to be quite a boring slow ride.

[@Beautiful123Princess]

The guy on the left living his best life 😂

[@fourteencurve7538]

I know right

[@manutdfan1372]

🤣🤣

[@thatperson1527]

Yes

[@caitlinjameson5512]

I would love it, but nobody would go on it with me T-T

[@Tooneric5252]

@@thatperson1527 you are sus

[@alexandergustafson599]

This guy doesn't seem very happy

[@jamesthomas1972]

Its probably because it was new and he was scared it wouldnt work but it is fine now

[@teresamahoney-hill2479]

Alexander Gustafson+its probably his first time on a looping coaster

[@teresamahoney-hill2479]

Alexander Gustafson+i do love this ride tho but i like galactica better

[@joegibbs1193]

dat boi I agree look like me when I went on it

[@thingsicheezydoes6689]

Teresa Mahoney-Hill na enterprise

[@BlueTortoise444]

2:24 He looks like the smiler logo

[@Skylord2011]

Not even close.

[@kayla.r0bertson]

Tom Williams OMG HE SO..........doesn't

[@god-fe1me]

😂

[@Url12348]

@@Skylord2011 stfu

[@Url12348]

Tom Williams i so agree lol

[@red_villian4126]

Reporter at the start of the ride: *thinks he's gonna die Reporter at the end of the ride: "PIECE OF CAKE!"

[@Tooneric5252]

Dats pretty sus

[@emmalee1415]

Some people get scared over different things. Why all the hate?

[@RadagonTheRed]

Emma Lee Why the fuck send him to report on it when he shuts his eyes and shits himself for the entire duration?

[@twisted_jinx1603]

@@RadagonTheRed Don't a be a bitch about it, if you wanna see the ride go on it yourself.

[@Formula1st]

It’s not hate.

[@Galaxy_Sheep]

xXDespair BearXx :D

[@snerttt]

@@twisted_jinx1603 how is that bitching, putting this person who is clearly uncomfortable doing it is just plain stupid.

[@essy1able]

The poor bloke looked so scared! He deserves massive hug after this! Awwwww! :-/ xx

[@faitha9800]

Aw bless him , this is so me on a rollercoaster

[@philipwhatcott997]

Just been for two days. Managed 6 rides on smiler. It's a fantastic ride. This man was terrified though. Well done for facing his fears.

[@jasminehawkins1507]

I love the adrenaline feeling when your pulling down your lap bar or your over shoulder restraints it makes me feel nervous but excited.

[@danielledewitt1]

Jasmine Hawkins I don’t think there is a lapbar. Just over the shoulder restraints.

[@IMWBMEGJCC]

Are we not gonna talk about that you know that there is no lap bar on this

[@zenthous9568]

@@IMWBMEGJCChuh??

[@AC_RDR2_Q]

@@danielledewitt1No they mean on other rides with lap bars

[@AC_RDR2_Q]

@@IMWBMEGJCCthey mean on other rides with lap bars

[@shaunab3429]

I went on this ride last year, it really was one of the craziest rollercoasters id ever been on. It was hard at times to keep your eyes open because of how fast it was but it was really good

[@yes4956]

@Muhsin Shah collosus is bad smiler>colossus

[@ineswalker3721]

I bet no one was smiling on it today 😢 I hope those who were involved in the incident are okay 😢

[@ktorn]

Ines Walker unfortunately it looks like one of the victims lost a leg

[@LOL-kz5xi]

Express reporter Nathan Rao rides Alton Tower's newest roller coaster The Smiler WHILE CONSTIPATED

[@borismuller86]

Ines Walker I don't think anyone ever smiled on it tbh...

[@nikitadyer6727]

LOL lollllllllllllllllllllll

[@ineswalker3721]

Boris Müller​ Yh, you're probably right...

[@lucyeve2989]

The facial expressions from him tho make me laugh 😂

[@JayeMallard619]

Looks like he loved it. He was smiling a lot.. But seriously, I respect people who go on rides despite not being fans. As long as they don't scream their lungs out the whole time, making it painful for all the other riders. But he's a trooper.

[@JayeMallard619]

Sian Jones Well, you know, I said ''painful'', but I guess I could have gone with ''entertaining''.. ;P

[@joeizcool1234]

This was like my first BIG roller coaster if loved it

[@Ghostdude229]

Same

[@bubbletea6320]

Spike Lee it must have been very fun...

[@vic.r8377]

same

[@meowmyr]

My only regret in life so far is not riding the smiler on my fast track visit. Next time I see this beast, I will probably be too old to enjoy it.

[@angelnunn]

Never too old 😉

[@pylo1608]

He wasnt doing much smiling but i had a huge smile on my face watching this!

[@Rancord123]

I’m only 12 and I didn’t panic at all when I went on this ride! 2022 now damn i was a hard lad commenting this

[@bomb4r719]

Hey I'm 14 and I had a great time too on my first ride. Just gotta make sure you keep pushing your had back so it doesn't get thrown forward

[@Rancord123]

An Explosive KZbin Channel I’m going to Alton Towers in 2 weeks and can’t wait to get on the Simler and I’m gonna go on Wickerman for the first time to!

[@saradbz3767]

Rancord123 I could not go on it when I was 9 cuz the ride was closed.

[@paparae3434]

Rancord123 the smiler got ripped Down because of a incident that happened on it

[@thatguytobyplayz4841]

Rancord123 you probably shit yourself

[@jondoesthemeparks2551]

Lmao, he gets off with a grin like: 'Look at me guize, i'm soo brave' But really all he did was wuss out and close his eyes. xD

[@UnknownUnknown-cu9zr]

Leave him the fuck alone, people don’t always have to keep their eyes open

[@alexhollinghurst3945]

I'd probably do the same, I can't stand rollercoasters.

[@colehancock7146]

@@UnknownUnknown-cu9zr Elijah Zola you can tell he didn't enjoy it, don't ride it if you Dont enjoy coasters, he didn't even open his eyes during any inversions. He didn't have to pull the stupid faces omfg

[@lucasdunn380]

Well at the end I felt sick bc of the little walkthrough at the end lol

[@lauraaldersley8453]

I was honestly so terrified to go on this but it is brilliant! What made me feel the most sick was the nerves before hand! Not the actual ride! It's worth the long queue it is amazing!!

[@_boyf_riends_3816]

Omg smiler was amazing!!!! I went on it twice yesterday

[@holliecheckley4660]

Smiler was my first roller coaster and i was in my early tweens. I laughed my head off lol 😂 my favourite ride.

[@roxie9052]

smiler was the first rollercoaster with loops i ever went on, i’ve always been scared of rides, my friends forced me on it though. i rode it 6 times that day.

[@Noah_2008]

bruhhh when will people learn IT DOESNT LOOP

[@TheHouseOfJokes]

You posess a really fantastic youtube video here. I totally loved viewing it. Thank-you a whole bunch.

[@gachagrace8401]

I’ve been it was my first roller coaster it’s amazing IT WAS HUMAN ERROR ITS SAFE!

[@Rabbitzz]

Obviously the saddest thing is that people were seriously injured but it upsets me people now talk about the ride like it's bad now it is amazing and the engineering which went into making this ride is fascinating.

[@colehancock7146]

@@Rabbitzz ikr people now stereotype the smiler as a safety hazard and don't even bother tryin it, and what's upsetting is they removed so much of the great theming due to the communication error

[@bloodysmileyface2004]

Was on it two months ago,right coaster.

[@blastuna_fe5718]

Exactly

[@astekelenburg2852]

Why does that mean it's safe? A human error could occur again...

[@TheNooch79]

That half way vertical lift hill is great. A very cool coaster but I honestly think Nemesis is still the best coaster at the Towers, possibly the best in the UK, not tried Icon yet though.

[@GeneMontana406]

haha the guy with the hoodie really enjoy the ride, was hoping that he would raise his arms up and yell! 😀

[@cinemadics5722]

I've been on it 491 times and I love it I bet that was the first and last time he went on look at his face

[@boxotories]

Yeah hes smiling.. Totally

[@tom-tx9md]

i couldn’t stop smiling when i was on it, bless him dont blame him for being scared he clearly doesn’t like rides

[@Elliott.L]

Hahaha! I loved this ride when I last went to Alton Towers it's still my favourite!

[@MrMatthewsman]

Been on this ride amazing

[@IRONF13t]

There is really no reason to be so terrified. These rides are safer than driving a car. Smiler looks like fun!

[@The_Moth1]

And it’s got really interesting lore!

[@Autumn-pr8ve]

Comments that aged poorly lol

[@georgearthur205]

​​@@Autumn-pr8ve Not really. Yes there was a nasty incident on this rollercoaster, an incident caused by human error in fact. The ride's safety features were actually averting a disaster because it recognised a problem on the track, before a person overrode them and forced the ride to operate. This ended in disaster. The ride was also being operated in winds (40+ mph) that exceeded the safety limit (30mph). But considering the number of people who've now ridden this rollercoaster safely and there have been no major mishaps on this ride since it reopened in 2016, it clearly is relatively safe.

[@scottcollen2094]

This ride is so fun especially the first upside down loop when it feels like you’re gonna fall out

[@Noah_2008]

there aren’t any loops on this ride lol its just inversions, im guessing you mean the corkscrew in the indoor section

[@CUTOUTS]

@@Noah_2008 bro what smiler do you know? most of the inversions on the above track are loops

[@Noah_2008]

Theme Park Moon are you stupid? Look at it it doesnt have a single loop it has dive loops which honestly don’t even look like loops

[@CUTOUTS]

lol memesis and nemesis what are the chances

[@CUTOUTS]

@@Noah_2008 and also 1) i saw what you deleted, no i will not shut up. 2) there are many forms of loops, i wasn’t talking about just vertical loops, you even said it yourself. d-i-v-e l-o-o-p-s. before you start an argument understand the other person’s comment.

[@gerrardanderson6376]

I’d never been on a rollercoaster at the age of 22 and I went here for my birthday and done oblivion then the smiler , probably the 2 scariest coasters there and wow I nearly shat myself but it was amazing

[@lilly4574]

Same

[@TheRealKensterBoosteryt]

Woah. It’s soo cool seeing the coaster theme not built fully yet. The first inversion isn’t even fully indoors yet!

[@leviackerman1015]

SPOILERS The ride wasn't opened for all yet because it was May 19th 2013 this was posted and the smiler didn't open till may 29th 2013 AND you can see that there were still some plastic wrap on the yellow things.

[@jasminehawkins1507]

Levi Ackerman it was actually the 31st of may

[@stonenina6719]

My mum went on this today as her first rollercoaster and she closed her eyes the whole time too😂 It was her first coaster like I said so she didn’t really know what they were like. So let’s just say she underestimated it😂

[@ivnxria3379]

I was 11 when I rode this, best time of my life :)

[@cattholic8257]

The thing kept pushing my head down

[@teenflorence]

I went on this when I was 9 lol I was scared at first but on the ride I was litrally having so much fun

[@everettrutledge9424]

Working Gerstlauer coasters is so much fun! I’m an operator at Mystery Mine (Euro-fighter) at Dollywood!

[@rylanarnold1427]

While I have never personally operated a coaster, Mystery Mine seems like it would be a fun one to run!

[@corinnevanessa22]

Oh dear! He wasn't smiling :( xx

[@alenajan1375]

Best ride ever i've been on it it wasn't scary but it was fun thong i thought i would feel down every time it turned upside down lol

[@remar1213]

thong.

[@marveleditsd9613]

…thong 😭✋

[@jw3565]

Thong

[@jaseee3x]

Best Roller-coaster I've ever been on!

[@yafay6607]

The one in the middle didn't look like he enjoyed that, but the on one the left enjoyed the whole thing

[@Random_AnimeWatcher23]

Probably scared, maybe afraid of heights?

[@terrestrial9622]

@@Random_AnimeWatcher23 the smiler isnt tall

[@Random_AnimeWatcher23]

@@terrestrial9622 well, maybe roller coasters in general?

[@stupidgirldoingstupidthing3548]

Can't believe the crash today😢😢

[@borismuller86]

Stupidgirl Doingstupidthings I can. Human error as usual. Coupled with lazy systems.

[@MrTheHappyDog]

Boris Müller You said it.

[@borismuller86]

FaZe Illuminati thanks F I

[@MennoProductions]

Stupidgirl Doingstupidthings it was just a error the coaster is fine but the program's aren't

[@caitlin2693]

I know

[@Nigelchristian100]

Credit to this man he is sooooo brave well done mate

[@jackery6969]

I’ve been on the smiler 87 times I love it dint close your eyes it’s worse coz you know what’s happening if you open your eyes I was scared the first time now I love it

[@seanvancuren]

OPEN your eyes man

[@BogueBear2002]

He wont

[@Scouserandfooty]

He’s scared

[@keyoraclips]

Lol his head was going forward, whenever they snapped me on nemesis my head looked the same, but everyone elses were straight upright hahaha

[@ScarlettLucia]

Going with school in July I'm soooo going on this. The accident wasn't the rides fault, it was the operators fault for letting 2 carts go at the same time. Or else that wouldn't have happened. The smiler has been closed for a long time now and it's finally opened again so I'm really excited to ride it!

[@SiLatics56]

That guy entered another realm entirely during this 😂

[@parisasafdari13]

0:40 me trying to check if the thing is secure 😂

[@arandomperson-3372]

My reaction if I were torride this in a nutshell:

[@madhurinalla2106]

I love this ride soooo much

[@GeorgieWood765]

I watched this whilst having a cup of tea. I ended up with tea flooding out of my nose due to laughing so much 🤣

[@themethatpark2494]

Comment if you've went on the smiler beacause I have and I'm 1.5 and ten years of age

[@VestedUTuber]

I'd like to ride it, but I'd have to plan a trip to the UK and a single amusement park just isn't worth an international trip. Maybe if I plan a US "invasion" of Robot Wars Live, though...

[@nathansmith7099]

Boxykitty 1804 I have been on it I'm 1.5 and 10 years old

[@freyamiceli2912]

Nathan Smith Same!

[@vampyteef7488]

I belong to the smiler

[@paulreid7612]

scariest part is going up facing upwards u feel like your gonna fall

[@___von___7377]

666 comments, gotta change that

[@speedshotdaman]

I saw the title and imagine what it would feel like going on a completely new ride

[@saikinay7005]

It’s mad how they probably thought at the end of the ride, ‘this ride is safe it’s fine’! But then couple of months or days or weeks after the crash happened 😳😔. I went on the smiler and it’s now my favourite ride despite what happened I LUV IT

[@Stevenspielburger]

My favourite too

[@thesearchforproof518]

Couple of years **

[@Astro84]

Why keep his eyes closed? lol

[@Random_AnimeWatcher23]

Cause he's scared, if you had a fear of heights you would understand.

[@kashiftauseef]

i been there 3 times is not that scary..

[@towerscentral1527]

Ive been on it 76 times

[@daisy-qm2tl]

What happened 1 Month later tho XD

[@Fezzea]

Kashif it can be first time

[@bubbletea6320]

Kashif shut up he is scared, so whats ur big deal? U try to sound cool, but u sound like a real dork

[@jackthompson6312]

I know it's nothing !! It's one of the best coasters in the uk and probably Europe !

[@georgianoriega3414]

Love this ride !

[@0909clive]

i went to towers on thurday went on the smiler 7 times with my mate who has a disabled pass i loved it need to go again soon.

[@ufewlufewlx605]

now called the leg amputator

[@zClonky]

Now called the smiler

[@ToThePointCT]

I'm going to hell (I laughed so much)

[@mrbobinsky9541]

Is it just me or I feel like I have to see someone younger or smaller than me on a big ride like this to make sure that I'm secure in the seat 😂

[@erikatlas4161]

THAT LOOKS GREAT!!! poor man in the video has to get paid to have fun.

[@vic.r8377]

THATS A WONDERFUL WAY TO GET PAID. IMAGINE GETTING PAID TO HAVE FUN ID LOVE THAT PERSONALLY

[@dookiedan985]

@@vic.r8377 SAME

[@willshimmons6516]

@@vic.r8377 i think they were being sarcastic

[@whizzkid4825]

Went on this yesturday only 20 min wait was the best ride ever!!!!! 160 seconds long

[@W728EI4I3]

I was shaking throughout the whole video! 😂😂😂

[@phoebe_da_frog3874]

Why is this being recommended to me 10 years later 😂

[@jackiehutchinson2758]

I went on this and I loved it

[@keiramaynard5321]

His face the whole way through is hilarious 😂

[@jayedney9813]

Nearly crying all the way through, when it stops eh starts smiling 😂 and says it’s a piece of cake 😂

[@jovigirl4406]

That ride is the best ride I’ve ever bin on in my entire life oblivion 2nd it’s amazing

[@emmalouisexx9092]

He's so brave! ⭐⭐⭐

[@TheRealSiccSe7en]

The only other rides i'd been on that go upside down always have the track above the car so it was a pleasant surprise on this ride to look up and see the track when your upside down.

[@ZoeGlitterBabe]

I went on this today it's amazing! :)

[@leedshunk]

they both look terrified , i loved it !!!!!!

[@LTMockler20]

Going tomorrow can't wait!!!!!!

[@user-hf8jt5kt2u]

This was one of mine and my partner second best ride at Alton towers it was truly amazing but scary it's got over 14 loops so to all of you if you have friends or family This ride would be for you

[@user-be6kn6xo2x]

aww the man on the left looks so happy :)

[@libbyrea522]

Now the newest ride is the wickerman I've been on the smiler it was awesome I loved it

[@jamezyondamic4568]

Still till this day the most talked about roller coaster in British history

[@JJ-fq5rl]

Damn amazing ride I gotta admit. Helped me better with the fear of loads of loops

[@MrPaulBriffett]

He makes the ride look terrifying when it isn't lol the worst bit is queuing up for it, it's huge up close!

[@vampyteef7488]

That's me on all coasters XD I really enjoy them but I can't help closing my eyes at times and I hold my breath alot on them too. The smiler is great tho. It really helps with fear of coasters cuz I has nearly everything you'd expect on one on it

[@Izzylillian_]

Aw his face bless him

[@SRGots]

This looks like a lot of fun.

[@bradtempleman2423]

best ride i've been on!

[@jessicaunglert3418]

Aww, the poor thing he must really be afraid of heights or something cos he looked terrified!Having said that, I can't wait to go on this-someday soon! Fingers crossed!

[@scouserdan3]

ive been on It.. its the lights and the music that mess with you but its sooo good!!!

[@mrjezjp]

looks great!

[@uzniql8015]

Haha it looked like he pissed himself before the ride even began 🤣 The reaction was priceless. Smiler isn't even a scary ride

[@jackplastow]

Looks so epic

[@Aiden420k]

Bro I’m 12 and when I first ever went on smiler I loved it and your face is going 😭💀😣😫

[@pendodigy]

Went yesterday and got lucky with the queues, got on twice and it was just as good both times :D

[@chrislove5884]

Better view than looking forward especially on 2nd lift hill. Needs the 2nd train to come around on corkscrew above!

[@johnolekisik1257]

I have been on this it's amazing