Thirteen (roller coaster)

TH13TEEN
Entrance to Thirteen
Alton Towers
LocationAlton Towers
Park sectionDark Forest
Coordinates52°59′05″N 1°53′26″W / 52.984701°N 1.890421°W / 52.984701; -1.890421
StatusOperating
Opening date20 March 2010
Cost£15,000,000[1]
ReplacedCorkscrew
General statistics
ManufacturerIntamin
ModelMulti Dimension Coaster
Lift/launch systemDrive tire lift hill
Height65.6 ft (20.0 m)
Drop60 ft (18 m)
Length2,480 ft (760 m)
Speed42 mph (68 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration1:40
Capacity1,100 riders per hour
G-force3.2
Restraint styleLap bar
Height restriction47.3–77.2[2] in (120–196 cm)
Trains3 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train.
Slogan"If you go down to the woods today, you better not go alone."
Fastrack available
TH13TEEN at RCDB

Thirteen (officially stylised as TH13TEEN) is a steel roller coaster/haunted attraction/drop tower at Alton Towers in England. The ride was constructed by Intamin and opened on 20 March 2010. It is the world's first vertical freefall drop roller coaster, on which the track and train freefall approximately five metres in darkness.[3] The ride replaced and is built on the former site of the Corkscrew, which resided at Alton Towers for 28 years between 1980 and 2008.[4]

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  2. ^ "Theme Park Height Restrictions".
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  4. ^ "Alton Towers Press:News". Press.altontowers.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.