Thirteen (roller coaster)
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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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TH13TEEN | |
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Alton Towers | |
Location | Alton Towers |
Park section | Dark Forest |
Coordinates | 52.984701°N 1.890421°W / 52.984701; -1.890421 |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | 20 March 2010 |
Cost | £15,000,000[1] |
Replaced | Corkscrew |
General statistics | |
Manufacturer | Intamin |
Model | Multi Dimension Coaster |
Lift/launch system | Drive tire lift hill |
Height | 65.6 ft (20.0 m) |
Drop | 60 ft (18 m) |
Length | 2,480 ft (760 m) |
Speed | 42 mph (68 km/h) |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 1:40 |
Capacity | 1,400 riders per hour |
G-force | 3.2 |
Restraint Style | Lap bar |
Height restriction | 47.3–77.2[2] in (120–196 cm) |
Trains | 3 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 |
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