Thirteen: General Discussion

[Mattie boy]

I'd have to agree. You've either got to get a permanent solution or genuinely look at replacing it. We're lucky when we don't get rain, so it'd just be completely pointless even having it. I'm not sure what has led to this again, or why they didn't go for a permanent solution in the first place.

Totally agree, admittedly after I first posted around 15 mins later it has started to throw it down yet its quite baffling this ride and weather...

 

[rob666]

Just give it a roof, and call it the Thirteenth Black Hole.
Or get the winter tyres fitted at the end of August.

 

[Morgan Price]

Surely all they need to do is enclose the first lift hill, add some lighting, smoke effects, rope, jute type material hanging down to theme it in, then do the same on the second lift going into the crypt?

 

[pluk]

Surely all they need to do is enclose the first lift hill, add some lighting, smoke effects, rope, jute type material hanging down to theme it in, then do the same on the second lift going into the crypt?

I'm guessing the ride vehicles would still get wet on the rest of the outside portion of the ride so the issue would persist.

 

[Morgan Price]

I'm guessing the ride vehicles would still get wet on the rest of the outside portion of the ride so the issue would persist.

That’s true. Next best option - attach hairdryers to the sides of the track to dry the wheels?

 

[Matt.GC]

Or just stop being stingy and fork out for anti-rollbacks.

Thirteen is so badly engineered.

 

[tayspru]

Could they not ask Intamin to fit a different lift system, be that a chain or a cable ?

 

[Rob F]

Does it also overspeed in the wet ?

 

[Skyscraper]

Could they not ask Intamin to fit a different lift system, be that a chain or a cable ?

Unlikely unfortunately due to noise issues.

 

[Poisson]

Magnetic anti rollbacks would be possible. Cost of retrofitting probably not going to make them do it

 

[Matt N]

Does it also overspeed in the wet ?

I guess that’s possible. While the effect on a steel coaster will likely not be nearly as pronounced as the effect on a wooden coaster, the rain will lower friction and grease the track more, so given the presence of the big trim on the drop due to it overspeeding in its initial test runs, I wouldn’t be surprised if the potential is there for it to overspeed in the rain.

 

[Poisson]

The trim is an under engineered mistake in itself, it really needs to be at the bottom of the second lift

 

[Danscott22]

We managed 3 rides on Thirteen yesterday including one in the dark - in my opinion it is the best ride to do in the dark still! Also confirmed how the freefall element is also one of my favourites on park, it does really throw you down there with some force!

 

[Jb85]

It's a million times better in the dark. Agree about the drop, it's technically brilliant. Would be interesting to see how big a drop Intamin could pull off with this tech.

 

[Skyscraper]

I was only able to ride in the daytime last week which was a shame, but is the backwards helix darker inside now or is it just me? We couldn't see anything, which is usually the case when it's dark outside.

 

[JAperson]

It's a million times better in the dark. Agree about the drop, it's technically brilliant. Would be interesting to see how big a drop Intamin could pull off with this tech.

I believe it's fairly similar to the technology they use on there drop towers so I dare say they could do a pretty massive drop if a park really wanted it, not sure any park would actually order a drop much bigger than the current ones though. You'd get a similar experience just a bit longer, not sure people would really notice enough to justify the extra cost.

 

[Poisson]

It's so much better than Zierers attempt on Polar X-Plorer

 

[JAperson]

It's so much better than Zierers attempt on Polar X-Plorer

But was the problems with that Zierer's fault or Merlin's?

 

[jon81uk]

It's a million times better in the dark. Agree about the drop, it's technically brilliant. Would be interesting to see how big a drop Intamin could pull off with this tech.

Spoilers for Hagrids motorcyle rollercoaster

Spoiler: Hagrids

I was disappointed by the same effect on Hagrids as you enter the drop backwards and see where you’ve come from and it ruins the effect seeing the track

 

[Poisson]

But was the problems with that Zierer's fault or Merlin's?

The drop track is slower and nowhere near as smooth. The themeing is also pants but that's Merlin's problem.