Thirteen, Intamin ''psychoaster'' - Alton Towers 2010

[marc]

^yes as does the advert on TV which clearly goes above tree height lol.

 

[ciallkennett]

Looks like the chained oak on the last pic. I gather that may feature again in the ride somehow...

'Ride into the unknown'...

 

[The Grape Wizard]

Oblivion has 'Don't look down'

Nemesis has 'Sit back, it's fright time'

Ride into the unknown might be this ride's catchline.

 

[Nic]

^ Yes. I think this is far more likely than any hint at a name

Oh, and if I've understood it right... Mega-Lite. isn't that an intamin with lots of twists and turns, no inversions, lots of low level track, and quite a high speed?

Erm... can anyone else see any issues with that, considering it's neighbouring coaster...?!

 

[Uncle Arly]

^ It won't be a mega-lite.

 

[marc]

If you go onto Inatmins website their family coaster fits the plans of this coaster more, we went on one in Bakken.

 

[jokerman]

This certainly looks to be continuing the theme from Hex. The only thing is, it can't be too closely linked, otherwise people will have to go on Hex first before they understand this one, which would be ridiculous.

 

[Screaming Coasters]

I reckon Ug Land will be renamed again making the Hex area, and this, one big area.

 

[Jools]

But then all the little kiddies will have to walk through a hostile area to get to... What ever Cred Street is now XD

 

[Uncle Arly]

^Cloud Cuckoo Land, and so, what does that matter?

 

[Screaming Coasters]

Port Aventura is like that.

One area, 2 rides 5 mins apart. It's fine, it works.

 

[Ormerod]

To be honest this will be the most hopeful area, it's sat right in Alton's comfort zone, themed around the history of the park etc {obviously with the deceptive twist}. Let's hope it gets as much attention as Forbidden Valley & X-Sector usually got back in the day.

 

[Screaming Coasters]

Theming aside, I just hope the actual coaster is good.

 

[Jools]

Thorpe does it too as well with Samurai, so yeh it doesn't really matter, plus the big they walk through will hardly be Gloomy Woods or FOrbidden Valley hostile anyway probably.

 

[The Grape Wizard]

By those new banners, it's definatly going to be a spooky/haunted theme. Echoing everyone else, it's hopefully going to be tied in with Hex/The towers.

And some news on the huge hole front, behind the huge hole, there is a huge long trench that looks like where coaster track will come out/go in, sorry didn't get any photo's.

 

[Smithy]

Tower. It will resemble the Towers. It will be themed epicly. My hopes have been raised slightly.

 

[Aaron]

WOW.

I don't care if it's a "good"* coaster or not, as long as it's a nice theme then I'm happy

(*by good I mean intense and forceful, I enjoy every coaster so I don't mind what it is)

 

[Uncle Arly]

I'm actually getting quite excited for this now. The posters look nice and show some hopeful themeing ideas.

 

[jokerman]

^We said that when we saw the original concept art for Saw. That wasn't even a poster, it was supposed to actually give an idea of what it would be like, and look at what we ended up with.

Right, that's enough Merlin bashing. I won't do any more of that in this topic.

 

[Slash]

I reckon its themed around the chained oak. Notice the poster makes the "tower" look wooden.