There was the Corkscrew(Vekoma Corkscrew) wich was taken down in 2008 and the Black Hole,an enclosed coaster. The oldest ride that is there now is the Mine Train
The new Alton towers ride is a ride called 13.
The Corkscrew rollercoaster, Pirate Ship and the Alpine Bob sled ride were the first rides to be opened at Alton Towers.
The Biggest ride in Alton towers is oblivion the vertical drop rollercoaster
A ride photo at alton towers 2011 is £10.00 for 1 or £14.00 for 2 :D
Oblivion
RollerCoaster
There is no age limit for Thirteen at Alton Towers, however you must be between 1.2m and 1.96m to ride.
the smiler
yes it does
The queue for the toilets.
Oblivion reaches a height of about 65 ft and has a 180ft drop.
It is called "Alton Towers" because the Alton Towers Resort has "Towers" which I think were built in 1980 when the Resort was first opened and the "Alton" Towers Resort is located in Alton, Stoke-on-Trent.