Comments on: Videos Reveal Thirteen’s Secret Weapon

By: Max

Max — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:01:06 +0000

A very good ride but rediculously over hyped. Th13teen is a family ride as confirmed by Alton Towers recently, it was only marketed as a thrill ride as that is how coasters are advertised unfortunately.

The ride experience is more thrilling dependng where you sit, the back row offers a more intense ride as you don’t feel the ride slow down on the trim breaks.

The freefall section is a fun and surprising element but isn’t as effective the second time round.

Overall a pleasant family coaster with good theming, 4/5.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:55:56 +0000

Th13teen’s a family ride, not a thrill ride. It has a 1.2m height restriction to allow fairly small children to ride. Theme Park legend John Wardley who designed rides at Chessington and Alton Towers served as a consultant when they were developing Th13teen and confirmed that Th13teen is a family ride. The next Secret Weapon roller coaster will be a thrill ride.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:52:33 +0000

Sonic Spinball isn’t new, they repainted and re-named Spinball Whizzer and put a Sonic statue outside the ride entrance. Th13teen is a family ride you probably didn’t like it because you believed the marketing, if you appreciate it for what it really is a very fun family ride then you’ll enjoy it.

It really does depend on where you sit because the back row is more intense as you do not feel the trim breaks slow the ride down and there is more air time (a sudden moment in which you are off your seat and you’re stomach drops).

It is a shame that you didn’t like Th13teen because really it is quite good, but it is in a way a disappointment because they really did lead us to believe that it is a true thrill ride . Thankfully the next Secret Weapon coaster in 2013 will be a thrill ride as confirmed by Alton Towers .

By: Max

Max — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:45:27 +0000

Actually it does have airtime provided you sit at the back, the trims really do ruin the ride experience if you sit near the front. It is a very good ride, overhyped but excellent. Th13teen is a family coaster, the coaster’s developers confirm that ut the marketing people did say that they only advertised Th13teen that way because that is how you advertise roller coasters like that.

This is a new type of roller coaster because it features a freefall drop where a track section literally freefalls.

By: adam

adam — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:56:19 +0000

thirteen is one of the worst overhyped coasters i have been on the themeing outside the drop tower is amazing but inside the tower it is pathetic and the drop is lame alton towers really need to pull there thumbs out for there next secret weapon because thirteen is is tragicly appauling and to be honest they should of just kept the corkscrew there a much better ride and lets hope if they do use the black hole tent it better be something dam good because alton towers seem to be loosing the plot and falling behind thorpe park for thrills

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:48:24 +0000

Visited AT his weekend, husband & daughter rode Th13teen and thought it was RUBBISH, over-hyped and definitely NOT worth the queueing time (and they only waited about 30 mins.
WE spent two days at AT and they didn’t bother going back the second day, spent the time riding Air, Nemesis, Rita and Oblivion again instead.
They LOVED the other ‘new for 2010′ ride – Sonic Spinball which has not been advertised, but was far more exhilarating.

By: Juan

Juan — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:01:29 +0000

Im sorry but the whole phsycoaster thing is a comlete and total lie to me it is not scary because you dont actually see anything completely horrofying and i agree with becky it does look unfinished to me.

By: Beccy

Beccy — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:53:46 +0000

We were one of the lucky few to ride this ride within the first 15minutes of it opening, having only queued for only 45minutes opposed to the 4hrs some waited on the first day!

The themeing wasn’t as good as HEX, it was severely lacking in the queue area… until the entrance area where the words ‘You’d better not go to the woods alone…’ but then didnt notice anymore themeing???

The ride was smooth reminding me of an old fashioned coaster but totally smooth, although nothing special at all. No smoke effects in the woods or characters dressed up. The inside tunnel before the drop was poorly themed like a cheap ghost train? the only exciting bit was the drop and backwards thrust because it was dark???

Totally hyped and not themed enough, no mention of the crypt??

Seems a little unfinished to me?

By: Dawski

Dawski — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:42:59 +0000

Corkscrew was a family ride and A.T built 13 with that in mind Alton towers have mega restrictions put on them in the park so building a new roller coaster is a very hard but I think 13 ticks all the right boxes theming is great the ride is smooth the effects are great and the suprise works well and will suit alot of riders a bit of everything.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:04:54 +0000

Opps!