TH13TEEN (POV HD1080p) Alton Towers England UK

Alton Towers first revealed their plans for the ride in October 2008 when it was announced that Corkscrew would be removed. Planning permission was initially delayed due to concerns about an Iron Age hill fort in its vicinity. However, in March 2009, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council accepted planning permission for the ride (with conditions) and groundwork construction commenced about three months later. During the planning stages and construction, the ride was codenamed as Secret Weapon 6.The surrounding area (previously known as Ug Land) was completely rethemed alongside the opening of Thirteen. The new land was based on the ride's rough storyline of a supernatural forest. The surrounding structures all are heavily themed with branches and ivy wrapped around them to give the sense of the trees 'engulfing' the area, including the nearby Rita coaster which has been rethemed to make it look run-down. The area is called the Dark Forest. In the area several statues of wraiths (hooded ghosts) can also be found.
The entrance to Thirteen is situated underneath Rita's two banked turns at the end of the Dark Forest. The queue line travels through the woods and into the gothic station, themed as a castle-like building (similar to the Towers themselves). The queueline circles enters a dark area with a large tesla coil in the centre in a protective cage. A girl's voice is heard counting very slowly from the number 1 upwards, whilst she breathes heavily between each number. When she reaches the number 13, the tesla coil suddenly fires a round of electricity. Guests then reach the station, where the lighting is dim. Vines and statues adorn the walls, and the words, "If you go down to the woods today, you better not go alone" are scribbled eerily on the wall.
The ride itself starts with a sharp turn out of the station into a 60 ft lift hill, before the main drop which sends the train at speed into the woods. The track layout performs many airtime hills and banked turns around the trees, before entering a second lift hill which leads into the dark crypt where the surprise element takes place. The crypt room is illuminated with dim lighting and effects such as air blasters. The track then jolts and falls sharply, designed to take riders by surprise. A wraith figure illuminates in front of the train, before riders are then accelerated out of the building backwards and drop sharply into a disorientating backwards helix, still in darkness. After coming back into the open, the train enters a switchtrack which sends riders forwards again back into the station.
Park section Dark Forest
Type Steel
Manufacturer Intamin AG
Designer Candy Holland (with John Wardley as a consultant)
Model Custom Family Coaster
Lift/launch system Drive tire lift hill
Height 60 ft (18 m)
Drop 56 ft (17 m)
Inversions 0
Capacity 1500pph riders per hour
Cost £15,000,000
Height restriction 3 ft 11 in (119 cm)

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[phox1515]

I have no idea how much 5 meters is in us measurements but this ride look like fun... nothing to special though. might be going to the uk for spring break so i might check it out.

[mesmoland]

@phox1515 5 metres = 16.4041995 feet

[SlugSpeedway]

@ 0:35 are you in the Rita line?

[mesmoland]

@SlugSpeedway yes

[mesmoland]

@xJssy no it's a dry coaster.

[mesmoland]

@S1CKskillz The section of track on which the train came to a stop suddenly drops around two feet. After a pause of around two seconds, the track and train freefall five metres.

[CupcakeMaddi]

Its Sooo Slow :L But Relaxing ,, I Dont Like The Que Light Thing Scares The Shit Outta Me But I Was So Dissapointed My Friend Said Its Called Th13teen Because It Drops 13 Foot,, I Was Likee Shit But I Now Go On It When I Wanna Let My Food Go Down... (:

[Bexx500]

I love this ride:') wish it was longer though! Or maybe even a bigger drop xO!

[mesmoland]

@THEREALghostlaced and that's the real shame about this ride.

[supersinghish]

it's rubbish

[TheJantoregin]

its a great idea for a roller coaster but it needs more speed... it looks kinda slow and boring. the only special part is when it goes into the tunnel

[pjdutton3]

2:40 "Is that it!?" - My thoughts exactly when I went on this. OK ride but nothing special

Great video, though!

[KatyandCodishow]

@AltonTowersOnline Ikr! I think it was the 3 hour line that put people off ^.^