Today, Staurday 20th of March 2010, marks the grand opening of Alton Towers’ newest secret weapon rollercoaster; TH13TEEN!
An Intamin Family/Mine Train rollercoaster, often labelled a ‘family model’, enthusiasts will agree TH13TEEN is certainly more of a thrill ride than family. The ride opened today at the Alton Towers Resort in the all new Dark Forest area, which is a re-themed replacement of Ug Land. The ride is situated on the site of the old Corkscrew ride and sits next to re-themed Rita (Alton Towers’ Intamin Rocket Rollercoaster).
The awesome world-first element inside the building of TH13TEEN, which everyone has speculated about for well over a year, makes this family ride into a thrill ride; although we don’t want to give the game away, we can confirm that the ride has a drop sequence in the dark followed by a backwards element, but is perfectly suitable for the younger audience.
However the dark queue, theming and scary sound effects may put off younger children from riding. The main ‘rollercoaster’ section of the ride provides a smooth and exhilarating journey through the trees, the swooping turns and air-time hills make the ride more exciting. The station is extensively themed and in some parts of the queue is in virtual darkness with excellent ‘spooky’ sound effects adding to the build up before you take a ride. The ride on the whole provides a real adventure and is definitely not one to miss this tri-decade season at Alton Towers!
