Feature: Alton Towers unleash Th13teen

Mar 20 2010 by Steve Wollaston

IF YOU go down to the woods at Alton Towers today you’re sure of a big surprise – but be warned there is no sign of a picnic.

On Friday night I was invited along with a band of courageous celebrities including Sarah Harding, Jonathan Ross, Bill Bailey and Gail Porter to be one of the first to brave ‘Britain’s scariest rollercoaster’ TH13TEEN.

It has been described as a ‘psycoaster’, a ride that combines physical fear with psychological fear and comes with the warning that it is not for the faint-hearted.

Usually, the most daring thing I do is risk a vindaloo instead of a jalfrezi.

Resort bosses warned us of a petrifying ride venturing into the seemingly living and breathing forest.

I was determined not to be heard squealing like a big girl, so I took my family with me safe in the knowledge that my eldest daughter would scream far louder than I possibly could.

The new £15m coaster is built on the site of the world famous Corkscrew ride.