Alton Towers has officially announced the name of the new coaster: will be called The Smiler , such as the smiley face and disturbing that virally invaded England roads, subways, sheep country, and even the Big Ben in London! (photo courtesy of: In Park Magazine) On closer inspection, the same face seems to appear also in the path of the ' Eurofighter Gerstaluer , designed by the intersection between the batwing and cobra roll . (photo courtesy of: Towers Times) It would seem, however, that the name The Inoculator (mysterious clue previously released by the park) is to be understood as a kind of trait d'union between the new coaster and theme of The Sanctuary , another novelty of Alton Towers for 2013. The Sanctuary is a horror maze , housed in the castle town of Alton Towers , which has already debuted during Scarefest 2012 and will return, since March 16, as a further renewal of the X Sector . The theme of The Sanctuary is the story of a fool Minister of Joy who performs experiments on the minds of human beings to bend them to smile. This seems to fit perfectly with the theme of The Smiler and his mechanical spider inoculum of joy. still has not been notified if The Sanctuary will remain for the entire 2013 season or only for a limited period. In all cases it seems that Alton Towers has decided to give its visitors this unexpected walk through to forgive slippage of the inauguration of The Smiler (March to May 2013 ) and entice visitors to visit the park in the early months the new season. For the occasion, the whole area X Sector will be restored. Even Oblivion will receive a new coat of paint (the same color black-gray used for the media and binary The Smiler ).