Why is the ride Rita queen of speed called that at Alton Towers?

Question

i heard a rumour it was after the 1millionth customer but surely by the time it was invented they had had tens of millions of customers!!!

Answer 1

Yeah, it's from "Alton Towers Intamin Rocket".

Intamin is the design/manufacture company which created Rita. The 'rocket' part is pretty obvious, but it's because the type of ride is sometimes called a Rocket Coaster (has a hydraulic launch system).

Answer 2

The name "Rita" is a backwards acronym of "Alton Towers Intamin Rocket

Answer 3

yeah they named it after my neighbour!