Alton Towers issued a press release today, basically in summary they have cancelled a special Preview Weekend to go behind the scenes of the brand new World 1st Roller Coaster, Th13teen. Why?
Well basically it doesn’t work… so in summary, they’ve built this “incredibly sophisticated“ ride, only to get “technical difficulties during testing”
Hmmmm… I’m glad I didn’t apply to be the first to ride :P
Alton Towers new Secret Weapon (SW6), Th13teen, opens 20th March 2010 in the area which used to house the Corkscrew (and beyond). Trip to Alton Towers this Easter anyone?
Anyway the new ride is supposed to not just be a rollercoaster, but have other elements as well, along with special “mind” effects and a world first element. I have no ideas what this is but I’m so totally looking forward to finding out. (The track kinda of rules out anything to do with the way the rider actually experiences via the train - so no flying or gravity defying inversions then…)
The idea being that a grave yard has been discovered, and riders must try and escape “The Dark Forest”. Rita is also getting a re-theme (and hopefully a re-name, because the name seems pretty out of place…)
Alton Towers is really hyping up the ride, and has “employed” Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex to recruit the first riders for the ride. I’d apply - but I’d rather someone else tested it first, you can’t trust builders these days and with a name like Th13teen thank god it isn’t going to be launched on a Friday 13th…
Bring on March 2010.
I’m stuck in a hell holeish world of an eternal cold and misery lol. It peaked at the end of October after a fantastic night at Alton Towers Scarefest (I love Alton Towers and everything that it stands for) – I woke up and realised that I actually couldn’t open my mouth very much. So I thought oh – it’s ok – it’ll go away. 3 days later I could no longer open my mouth enough to speak or even swallow my own spit – in fact if I had it my way I wouldn’t of swallowed at all because it was just total agony. Anyway hoping for some antibiotics and to go home, I went to the doctors. Unfortunately they said I needed to go hospital. So I spent 3 days in hospital on a IV drip with multiple antibiotics, painkillers and nutrition running through me. I spent my time with a bunch of old men and an infuriating bed-side computer/tv thing which I felt like smashing several times. Not the highest point in my life. Anyway coming to 2 months on – I still have the damn after effects.
