Once you have dropped through to the bottom floor of the crypt you get launched out backwards and then it does a dip down into an upwards helix - which then goes to the switch track section and you go back to the station. Fun ride! Don't expect intensity like Nemesis, just expect a fun ride that everyone can enjoy and you will come off feeling happy.

i love her facial expressions when the surprise happens

I rode it at bootcamp and WOW!! It was incredible!!! Its still not finished yet! So what you are seeing is a ride with no audio , no effects and no showlighting only work lighting! Wait till you see the done thing its brilliant!

For the fools who don't understand about the drop... This is the first vertical drop done by track. The track drops instead of the train itself. The effects inside also add to it, so it is a world first, which parks will indeed take as an idea, and improve on it.

I for one think this is an amazing ride , can't wait to get my grubby hands onto it.

omg it was pritty good. i thought it could hav been a bit faster for the wait. im going again very soon :D if your going into the woods today.... ;)

People stop complaining about the ride, none of us have been on it before so how can we judge it if the effects still aren't working, and you never know that drop in the dark might be better and more intense than it looks! Please think good of this ride, as it is the first major investment in a good ride that Alton Towers have made in 4 years (since Rita)! THINK POSITIVELY!!!

The corkscrews have a nice place at the front of the Plaza now - it is a good monument to the first ride that put Alton Towers onto the road to where it is now. 2) The Black Hole tent will get a seeing too sometime down the line, and Th13teen is better where it is now (to fit with the theming) than in X-Sector.

To be fair having been in the crypt with the lights on and getting the oppertunity to walk around both levels this video makes the drop look shorter than it is, though it still isn't very high. But it feels good

The effects inside will make it better, and I did have a look at the other video and it looked MUCH better. It will probably just be a fun experience, which like others say other parks will take the idea and improve, like they did with Oblivion and Air.

There better be effects in that Crypt, or 'Th13teen' has been exaggerated '13' times more than it should have been.

so were u on GMTV news then?. i =m so jealous. if i was 18 i would have entered! when are you gonna release another ride. your our inspiration! YOU MUST DO YOUR OWN VERSION OF THIRTEEN!

It's for TV, so they over-exagerate a bit. Also, it's not the backwards section that makes it, it's the 'Worlds First Freefall Drop Rollercoaster'. Don't judge it till you have tried it.

There's no harm in going up to the rides exit and asking a member of staff to check to see if you do - instead of waiting in the queue and finding you don't. I saw it done on Saturday and they were fine about it. You can do the same - lets hope you can and enjoy Th13teen like it should be enjoyed. Good luck!

Its fast! But its so much better then Saw The Ride. I think it will appeal to a large market and all ages will love it! Its gonna really scare a fair few gusts tho! Bootcamp we did loads of activities it was amazing and scary at times! Those Wraiths attack! Beware as you enter the dark Forst its NOT safe..

you do realise the surroundings of the ride hasn't been finished on this. they rode it a while ago they just weren't aloud to show it.

Alton have limits to the height they can build to so they have to be innovative. Which they do well. Parks around the world copy a concept and make it taller, longer, ect. Alton have limited space and a height limit - they do what they can with what they are given - Just look at Nemesis - AMAZINGLY DONE!

It has been outdone now, but only in the UK.

You have it wrong. This is a Prototype in the sense that it's never been done before, but this is the 'Real Deal'. Just like Air was a Prototype and that is also the 'Real Deal' and a good ride. People just get overwhelmed by parks in other countries that let them do what they want.

To answer your points: 1) Corkscrew was getting old and maintence costs were high for the ride that it was - It was just more sense to remove it and replace it with a new ride. I mean what is the point of moving a ride that is so old and high in maintence costs - and lets be honest, wasn't as popular nowadays - to another area of the park? There is no business sense in that. Oh, and it wouldn't of fitted.

i was really hoping 4 something better than that :'(

them wraiths are funny lmao

hope there is effects in that crypt!!!

Sorry I meant to say... ...It has been outdone, but only by rides OUTSIDE the UK.

Unfortunatly a lot of people would say yes. I for one would say no. Most people are naive and thing its all about the height and speed of a ride - which is clearly not true.

Have you been on it? Don't judge till you have experienced it! It's a fun ride - not thrilling. Enjoy it for what it is!

the ride was more of a prototype than the real thing, cause the real thing would be taller and have a bigger vertical drop (if you dont get what im saying watch the video and youll get it)

@Bankzy108 Even the 'vertical drop' is not new technology. On winja's fear and force spinning coaster at phantasialand(germany) the track also 'drops'

@moo331 It`s opening this weekend. They certaintly can`t improve it at that little time.

@joeissik All the rides at Alton Towers are short - but waiting 80 minutes for a new rides isn't bad. Th13teen eats the queues too. I remember waiting nearly 3 hours for Air and that was in 2008 but it due to breakdown and a long queue.

sorry for double posting but i fort it could of had some loops or some corkscrews just something to spice it up abit

SFX HAS to be turned off for that video......the hype alton towers has given it cant justify THAT....

i thought oblivion had the first vertical drop on a roller coaster :p and i bet she sounded like that on her wedding night" lol very dissapointed!.

So much for the worlds first phycoaster Wot a BIG BIG BIG let down But I'll probably enjoy it

@ziggyame Is it worth all the hype? were going on the 27th and we were wondering if it would be worth it in the queue (it would probably be about 11/2 - 3 hours). BTW i didn't know u got into boot camp. what were the tests like? could u produce a video explaining what is was like :-P

WTF even the old Corkscrew was faster than this...

@immaBlackEyedPea8D The 'one ride per day' is just marketing hype - As is the age restriction of being 16 or over. There are no age or ride restrictions other than you have to be 1.2M tall to ride and no taller than 1.96M tall.

I went on th13teen yesterday I thought it was good but could of been a bit longer. I waited 80mins to get on it

I hope this isn't finished properly yet... They must still need to do some scenery work. But... Yeah, I was hoping for something better too.... :\

@megadeth747 The scary part is the drop is sudden and pretty violent.

Pepsi Max Big One isn't rubbish, the first drop is incredible. But Nemesis does in fact beat it :)

Yep, 1.2M

i bet thats what she sounded like on her wedding night lol" thats been massively over hyped :(

i thought they said this ride plays with emotional fear aswelll... Correct me if i'm wrong

OMG wot a fucking let down !!! all that hype for this !

no just a height requirement lyk any other ride

is the drop really that small?

ahhh i hate people screaming in rollercoasters -.-

it's a short ride :S

@bobzilla211 Imagine what she would be like on Oblivion xD

lol look at the wraiths

Der Coaster is irgendwie billig: 16m hoch.... Aber hat irgendwie coole Elemente

The size of a rollercoaster doesn't matter - As proof by the Pepsi Max Big One - it's drop after drop and isn't the best layout. The only thing that the Big One has going for it is the height...and that has been outdone now. Height isn't everything for a rollercoaster - have more of an open mind. And don't judge before you have ridden.

@2brothersvideos Actually I do!

@Bankzy108 yesssss i'm finally tall inough for a fast ride wickeddddd :)

@19ludie lol

:O that it? i fort it would be better then that... it looks fun not reallly got that scary aspect :( am a bit disapointed i was expecting more and its a bit short or was that just me? still i when i go i will see for my self weather it is good i mite get better feel then watching a video about it

No, that is just Marketing spiel. It is not real.

no it doesnt ive beeen on tose rides and they tilt!

That's all? I'm freaking 10 and I'm going on smiler and have done silver star and blue fire

@ofelixdacat Now that is a stereotype! You don't even know the dude so give him a break!

@UltraRobbie Hence why it is shit, because you get that on a drop ride

looks no where near as good as they hyped it up 2 be. the start loooks alright but free-fall? free-fall about 1.5 metres obviously the scenery isnt there yet

@mcrbillytalent Proper let down I am lol

really dissapointed".

That ride is NOT Scary,why is she afraid? And there's nothing new about a Rollercoaster that goes backwards. The marketing campaign is over hyped & is false advertisement. What a load of rubbish.

Inversions aren't everything. Ride experience is made up of more than just them - Your outlook is a little naive.

Hmmmm... I'm quite disappointed with this..

@davewasbaloo u must be american

What a let down! All that hype and its just a family coaster. I got all excited for nothing!

She is afraid because she is a girl xD

it doesnt look that good! the going backward thing has been on other rides be4!!

hahaaa what coward lol hahaaaaaa or should a say not being rude but theres no loops lol

@megadeth747 it does look shit

a big fan of alton towers... this looks dissapointing, especially after all the hype.

how disappointing

Worlds first freefall drop rollercoaster... LOL omg... It fucking falls for about 5 feet? lol I shouldn't have got so :D:D:D:D:D about this ride because it is a proper let down and looks SHIT!

meh.

How COW the presenter is annoying, glad I don't have to go on any rides with her.

Not impressed, it has been over hyped. Lets have a good wood coaster, much more enjoyable.

Wow, it looks so boring. Totally not impressed at all. Seriously rubbish theming.