Sunday, 28 March 2010
Alton Towers Resort's Thirteen news ep 13 part 3
Thirteen downtime
Monday, 22 March 2010
Thirteen open day
Thirteen opened to the public on Saturday. The ride has seemed to have really pleased riders and some riders are even stating that it is the best ride at Alton Towers. Also part 2 of the last episode of our Thirteen news series, it includes photos from open day, Thirteen TV adverts and an onride POV (credit goes to ThemeParkTourist for letting us use his POV)
Saturday, 20 March 2010
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Thirteen: the Weapon REVEALED
Alton Towers Thirteen news the weapon revealed advert
Tomorrow Alton Towers reveal the world first section.
Monday, 15 March 2010
Third blipvert/full advert update
The third blip has now been aired. The blipvert will be shown on TV tonight. Thirteen's full advert is rumoured to be aired on Wednesday which will reveal secret section.
Monday, 8 March 2010
Friday, 19 February 2010
New Thirteen testing video
In other news, new first ride application videos have been added to Alton Towers' Facebook page
Monday, 15 February 2010
Site update
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Thirteen testing footage and pictures
A video has been posted to Youtube showing Thirteen testing. The video clearly shows that Thirteen has five cars on the train. A great photo update has also been posted here.
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Alton Towers official Thirteen minisite UPDATED
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Monday, 1 February 2010
Big Brother winner Alex Reid looking for first riders - new train pictures
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Alton Towers and Celebrity Big Brother Winner Alex Reid are offering you the chance to ride firs, but, to prove yourself, you'll need to pass a series of Gruelling tests, here's the article from their Thirteen minisite
Determined thrill seekers are invited to test their metal with an application process that makes Big Brother seem like your little sister!
To kick-start the ultimate search, the Alton Towers Resort has put together a team of experts including Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid who will put wannabe riders through their paces in a series of gruelling tests including:
■Psychometric testing
■Interrogation interview
■Rollercoaster endurance
■Midnight 'bootcamp'
Applications are invited from midnight on Wednesday 3 February 2010... so watch this space!
TH13TEEN is the ultimate rollercoaster and every theme park ride you’ve ever dreamed of in one. The ride will join a long line of world-first attractions at the Alton Towers Resort including Nemesis, Oblivion and Air. Based on the discovery of an old burial ground, visitors will be invited to take a ride into the Dark Forest, where they will have to try and escape the all-consuming power of the creeping forest.
Applicatants need to be 18+ and need ro sign a confirmaton showing that they're in the right physical state to to take part.
A video has also been posted, click here to watch the video.
Alton Towers have also released a new picture of Thirteen's train, which looks abesolutely superb.
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Alton Towers Thirteen train REVEALED
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Station photos/construction
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For more pictures, visit their Flickr page
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Alton Towers release new Thirteen pictures
progress on the backwards helix's trench. Here are a few of the pictures.
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