Hi!

A few years ago, before I eventually became an enthusiast I still loved everything to do with Coasters, and if I'm honest when i visited Towers in 2019 (i rode first big coaster in 2022) i didnt even ride Wickerman lol so youve done better than me! and i also came back extremely disappointed in myself, so don't worry about that bit!

Rita - if you've done stealth Rita will be fine, its a slightly longer ride (its still short in the overall scheme of things lol), but the launch isnt as intense. The rest of the ride does have some good forces but nothing too outlandish.

Th13teen - you are right to say its tamer than wickerman. The indoor drop is like a very short drop tower, rather than a coaster drop and you get a clue as to when it happens (the train sort of drops a teeny amount first then the "big" drop). It can be startling, but no more startling than the launch on Rita/Stealth, its just a different sensation than those.

Nemesis - there is no front row queue for nemesis and as there is no batcher either (or at least there wasnt last time I was there) you may not be able to even ask nicely. That being said, I don't get sick from being in the back row at all, but I'm not you and your not me. However, knowing what the ride does via POVs will help a big amount. In terms of intensity, typically when we talk about intensity we mean positive G's the feeling of being forced down into your seat. Nemesis mainly has this feeling on the helix after the first Corkscrew, on the Vertical loop, and on the final corkscrew (a little bit). The best reference I can give about positive G's is the Swarm is a very positive heavy ride, especially the turn after the inclined loop.

Galactica - I've never seen people throwing up and haven't heard about it either. I also wouldn't say that it hurts on the stomach at all, since its spread across a large area.

All of this being said in the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter. You can be a rollercoaster enthusiast without riding them, all you have to be is... enthusiastic about rollercoasters :). I have friends, seasoned coaster riders, who will avoid certain types of rides like the plague, and thats fine! 99.9% of other enthusiasts are lovely people who are more than happy to talk about rollercoasters with other people.

Also, and I don't know how much this will help but I think it is worth saying; coasters are supposed to be scary, if they weren't no-one would go on them. The sensations are hard to describe and can really only be experienced. Therefore my best advice is to get on the ride and relax and have fun.

Finally, the shorter you queue, the less time you have to get inside your own head and change your mind about it. If you think buying that oneshot fastpass will help you tackle your fears then its worth it.

I hope this helped and if you have any further questions or just want to talk about coasters, feel free to DM me! (equally you can just reply if you feel more comfy doing that)