http://www.altontowers.com/thirteen/
imho DO NOT BELIEVE the hype
yes i visited alton towers today, in torrential rain, the park opened at 9am (for annual pass holders such as myself) but the ride didn't open till 10am, final got on it at around 10.20 am, what a complete let down it was, maybe ok for young children who may enjoy it but no one else, the 'drop' should be called a bump instead as that's all it felt like, you'd get more fun from a frog hopper ride (google it )
on a scale of 0-10,were 10 is awesome and 0 is so boring that you will fall asleep, then thirteen definitely gets a big fat 0, ok so maybe that is a little harsh, so 1 on a good day
Alton towers you've wasted your money on the new ride, it could have been so much better