Oblivion front seat on-ride HD POV Alton Towers

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
  • Here's an update to the Oblivion video I posted a few years ago since the front seat view has changed quite a bit with the addition of The Smiler.
    Watch in high definition.

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  • @summerroberson4783
    @summerroberson4783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4006

    “ You must be smoking crack if you think imma ride dat”

  • @ronaldweasley4016
    @ronaldweasley4016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2539

    the wait in rides is more terrifying than the actual drops

    • @ramsaycobbler8499
      @ramsaycobbler8499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Hahahahah people should like your comment and just kick the other comments have a good day

    • @trinityaustin1697
      @trinityaustin1697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      facts

    • @manifestationhappiness705
      @manifestationhappiness705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤣😂😂

    • @asduhaisjdjasd
      @asduhaisjdjasd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      nah the drop is so much worse than I was expecting you literally can't breathe on first ride

    • @Risky_barney
      @Risky_barney 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree

  • @kateforrester3218
    @kateforrester3218 5 ปีที่แล้ว +884

    When I was younger my brother told me that when you go down the hole the people have to live there forever lol and I believed him

    • @HB-vy5mr
      @HB-vy5mr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Raven Claw Queen my dad told me that??

    • @Simon0
      @Simon0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      There's a land of the moles down that hole. I met one and said hello.

    • @kdizzle9508
      @kdizzle9508 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂

    • @popz2
      @popz2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @simon0 I f*cked one of them

    • @Baqir_B2
      @Baqir_B2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha

  • @piggypopbop2506
    @piggypopbop2506 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    This is the fastest ride at Alton towers at 68mph and the tallest with the drop being 55metres tall. It is the 3rd fastest rollercoaster in the uk and was the first ever dive coaster to be made in the world. Sure she may be short but give oblivion the credit she deserves- an awesome ride!

    • @Logann_xo
      @Logann_xo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What’s 1st and second

    • @bennickss
      @bennickss 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If it were fully above ground then it would be the third tallest coaster in the UK (180ft) behind Stealth (205ft) and Big One (213ft)

    • @frogbur6096
      @frogbur6096 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      thats not bad at all

    • @orcaforce1279
      @orcaforce1279 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Logann_xo Pepsi max at BPB and Stealth at thorpe park

  • @brainmeat2330
    @brainmeat2330 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4069

    I want people to know that this coaster was the first of its kind.

    • @johnmelling9950
      @johnmelling9950 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Dire Rei no my dad had one in the back garden in 1987. I've seen photos of it sp don't lie

    • @Matty-e8r
      @Matty-e8r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      It's not a true dive coaster though because the angle is only 87 degrees not 90.

    • @SamuelH105
      @SamuelH105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +243

      @@Matty-e8r That doesn't make it "not a true dive coaster". It is the first dive coaster model from B&M.

    • @jamescollings5515
      @jamescollings5515 5 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      MysticTraveller1 u do know most dive coasters aren’t 90 degrees right? They do it to keep the wheels constantly pushing against the metal

    • @user-kj8ej5vg7p
      @user-kj8ej5vg7p 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      GamerBros most dive coasters are actually 90 degrees now, they use spring loaded wheels

  • @RandomStudiosFM
    @RandomStudiosFM 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3820

    Ah my lovely country of great Britian, using gravity to scare the shit out of people.

    • @IcklBee
      @IcklBee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      Near N ah yes *sips my tea* haha what great civilians we are.

    • @duskkyy9016
      @duskkyy9016 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Best comment i have seen in a while 😂 but yeah this is true. *sips tea*

    • @miamoos6566
      @miamoos6566 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      VeganMilk *tips hat* ah yes the great bloody britain m’lad

    • @rollingcoasters2311
      @rollingcoasters2311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      *sips Tizer* yep.

    • @naomiolatunde7509
      @naomiolatunde7509 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      VeganMilk *adds two sugars to tea* might aswell die on this ride while drinking my favourite drink ;)

  • @mikethewhizz5085
    @mikethewhizz5085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    I love how simplistic the design style of this ride is; It's a short steep ride designed for an intense burst of adrenaline, and a perfect compliment to the ridiculously elaborate new neighbor

  • @caitlinpyle5158
    @caitlinpyle5158 6 ปีที่แล้ว +633

    Why does video always make it seem the drop is tiny, it’s so massive irl

    • @bread7713
      @bread7713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s only a 30 metre drop from top to bottom

    • @destanooo4647
      @destanooo4647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@bread7713 it’s 55 metres

    • @bread7713
      @bread7713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dest anooo oh sorry I meant from the top of the ride to the entrance of the hole, thanks for telling me :)

    • @xxstranger._.thingsxx1303
      @xxstranger._.thingsxx1303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh awww I felt brave enough to go on now u making me nervous 😭😭😭😭

    • @bread7713
      @bread7713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Summer Ryan yeah it’s ok man but these rides are tested every single day to make sure that everything’s safe and running properly. Plus it’s good fun too :)

  • @connorbenson4675
    @connorbenson4675 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4721

    Videos on TH-cam make the drop seem smaller than it actually is but it is massive when standing beside it

    • @meganro2978
      @meganro2978 8 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      I know right, my friend forced me to go on it with her... SCARIEST THING EVER... And it was only a month after the smiler incident, and so I cried whilst on it. But afterwards you feel so achieved!

    • @swinginthewolf6554
      @swinginthewolf6554 8 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      +sassiestpineapple I went on it and it was dark. I begged my friend to go again but we were on a school trip and we had to go back to our teacher :(

    • @meganro2978
      @meganro2978 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Shadow the female cannibal really? I hated it so much!

    • @swinginthewolf6554
      @swinginthewolf6554 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      sassiestpineapple
      It's true! I'm hoping to go on the Nemesis and Air next time!

    • @meganro2978
      @meganro2978 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shadow the female cannibal I want ot go on air too! but nemesis is way too big for me

  • @MisfitManiacJoe
    @MisfitManiacJoe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1056

    Sat at the front, ive never screamed so loud in my life haha

    • @fluffybeans1715
      @fluffybeans1715 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I sat on the front. It was awesome! I was 8 too. Roller coasters are the best!

    • @fluffybeans1715
      @fluffybeans1715 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Niamh Jones I've got a tall family, I'm 16 now and 6 foot

    • @skittlesobsession1138
      @skittlesobsession1138 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Everyone over exaggerates it, it's really not that bad, like at all.

    • @HR-ch6dr
      @HR-ch6dr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Akeruz lol i sat at the front and couldnt make ANY face expressions xD

    • @faaifaaixx6667
      @faaifaaixx6667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      haha i went a couple of years ago and i sat at the front, for a second i was like " those are nice clouds, look at the pretty scenery.. wait why have stop-AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" my eyes closed for the rest of thr ride lol

  • @charliepagel3611
    @charliepagel3611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I just love the impact sound Oblivion makes when it enters the black hole

  • @bomb3rhhh176
    @bomb3rhhh176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    This was my first ever ride, and I can still remember waiting at the top of the drop and my friend going "oh shit" just before we went down. The queue was honestly the most scary part of it because it has loads of old TVs telling you all the thing that could go wrong or that are bad on oblivion.

    • @anjotheweezky215
      @anjotheweezky215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I had an awesome experience on tho

    • @saharreh
      @saharreh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@anjotheweezky215 sameeee

    • @jarmoliebrand2005
      @jarmoliebrand2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Had a similar experience with Baron 1898, my first (and only) dive coaster. This dive coaster has a misty pit and you can hear ghosts singing, which makes you more anxious. The queue was long so I had more than 60 minutes to watch the trains on the coaster go round and round. Inside there are pre shows on which basically tell you; you’re doomed. Ended up loving the ride after being really scared at first.

    • @iliketowatchvideos47
      @iliketowatchvideos47 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That noise going up

    • @saharreh
      @saharreh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@iliketowatchvideos47 😟

  • @VintageTat
    @VintageTat 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1065

    Yes it's short, yes it's very old, yes it's not as good compared to today (Although still a brilliant ride imo ) But what we need to remember is this was the worlds first dive coaster. It was new territory and cutting edge back in 1998. Thanks to Bolliger & Mabillard's success with building Oblivion at Alton Towers, we now have all of the fantastic dive coasters we have today :)

    • @ryanbeet9217
      @ryanbeet9217 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yes that's a very good point :)

    • @AyreBen
      @AyreBen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Couldn't agree more. Hate these comments saying that "x" ride is a better dive coaster. Of cause it is.

    • @onemillionpercent
      @onemillionpercent 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Felicity Egan that's so cool!! Didn't know that till I saw the comments...

    • @shroomyesc
      @shroomyesc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We need to remember that B&M had only existed for a handful of years as well

    • @Bogeyboy-kz8uu
      @Bogeyboy-kz8uu 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vintage Tat very old? I guess wooden coasters or corkscrews aren't actual roller coasters then lol.

  • @LewTheOwner78
    @LewTheOwner78 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1444

    the like the second you hang over the edge looked so fast but when i was on it it felt like 10 minutes

    • @amy.markey.x9569
      @amy.markey.x9569 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      WHEN I WENT ON IT , IT FELT LIKE 10 YEARS 😰😰😰

    • @theholyturtle
      @theholyturtle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      For some reason I held my breath waiting for the drop so I couldn't bloody breathe until I got off 😂😂

    • @peterashworth6217
      @peterashworth6217 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yup your right

    • @RandomZara
      @RandomZara 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Yeh m8 Same Here

    • @hannahbee897
      @hannahbee897 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same

  • @JD-ov4sd
    @JD-ov4sd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    When your standing next to the hole you can feel the massive and loud vibration underneath you

    • @misplacedkiwi9498
      @misplacedkiwi9498 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ooh matron!

    • @bigend07
      @bigend07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes stood and watched it today, wouldn't want to ride it though lol

  • @victoriafleming5970
    @victoriafleming5970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    when the ride stopped, i started laughing but the laughter quickly turned into tears...i was shook to the core

    • @xtiantube
      @xtiantube 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m sorry what 😂

  • @wirelessthephone9164
    @wirelessthephone9164 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1385

    These words many people don't look at: "World's First Vertical Drop Roller Coaster."

    • @brainmeat2330
      @brainmeat2330 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Callum Fletcher-Barry Agreed.

    • @daveed2589
      @daveed2589 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's not.

    • @Crin9
      @Crin9 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +stalfos slayer how often do you come back to this video to comment?

    • @daveed2589
      @daveed2589 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Crin9 people keep replying to my comment so I keep coming back to check on it.

    • @daveed2589
      @daveed2589 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's the worlds first dive coaster but it is not the first vertical drop. Hell, it's only an 80 degree drop.

  • @kikiemsy5
    @kikiemsy5 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1592

    1:11 that was a beautiful cloud

    • @tiredhouseparty1404
      @tiredhouseparty1404 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      😂😂😂

    • @aimeedoyle543
      @aimeedoyle543 8 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      It looks like a dog running with the its tounge out in slow motion 😂

    • @ziy4dp713
      @ziy4dp713 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Aimee Doyle omg it actually does

    • @AdamZacharyGaming
      @AdamZacharyGaming 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It looked...amazing

    • @connor9568
      @connor9568 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If you go on the ride, that air is actually cold.

  • @renumagar3522
    @renumagar3522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    "You must be smokin crack if you think I'm gonna go onnat"

    • @hm.5674
      @hm.5674 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      time stamp??

    • @coasterfootage
      @coasterfootage 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hm.5674 it’s a tiktok

    • @coasterfootage
      @coasterfootage 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @I T S Z I P L I N E T I M E it’s a TikTok meme

  • @sheaholloway9537
    @sheaholloway9537 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool ride! I say that as a lifelong Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, CA-USA) Extreme Coaster junkie. You guys are lucky to have a unique ride that paved the way. Thank you G.B.

    • @triple7marc
      @triple7marc ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe they were lucky in 1998. They're not lucky now lol

  • @EliteRoyalProduction
    @EliteRoyalProduction 9 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    Oblivion is like the first ever phone and then came the iPhone or Samsung. I mean oblivion is the mother and basis of vertical drops. It might not be as big but it's the first that's what makes it special.

    • @zClonky
      @zClonky 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      B plus it has possibly the best theming on any normal dive coaster

    • @alton727
      @alton727 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zClonky what about baron1898?

    • @RedDeadDepressionist
      @RedDeadDepressionist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alton Towers Fanboy i agree, baron 1898 has way better theming, I actually live like 20 minutes away from the Efteling (the park with Baron 1898)

    • @karl8805
      @karl8805 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sheikra

    • @jarmoliebrand2005
      @jarmoliebrand2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@karl8805
      Better dive coaster, yes.
      Better theming, no.

  • @springgreengoober
    @springgreengoober 7 ปีที่แล้ว +380

    Me before the drop: *crying my eyes out and trying to not hypervenolate*
    Me after the drop: THAT WAS SO COOL

    • @Renaknight
      @Renaknight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That was me on Rita for the first time lol

    • @RoryFenlon
      @RoryFenlon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Relatable

    • @DareonEdit
      @DareonEdit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      bruh the was me on the golliath at six flags over georgia

    • @nabzyman2655
      @nabzyman2655 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This was me literally yesterday

    • @dookiedan985
      @dookiedan985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      At least you got to experience the ride and not have the fear of climbing over it thinking the ride would start with you stand on the ride not your seat while you were trying to get out because you might of had a panic attack like me lol

  • @bowser515
    @bowser515 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Don't forget that this was the first of its kind, while short, it's all about that drop. And that drop is so much more impressive in person than it looks here. This is one of those rides that you climb off with tears streaming from your eyes and a huge grin on your face. Then you run around to the 15 mile long queue walk (usually empty-ish now) and jump straight back on.

  • @willcrozier1879
    @willcrozier1879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Whole thing takes less than 20 seconds but it's the best roller coaster I've ever been on

  • @laurahirst95
    @laurahirst95 10 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    ngl I thought I was going to die on this ride. It literally took my breath away and then I panicked hahahah

    • @emilyowen4352
      @emilyowen4352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Laura Hirst literally when it dropped into the black whole I felt like I was getting suffocated

    • @robgrainger8106
      @robgrainger8106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Only been on it once for that reason 😂 who wants to go on a ride that's feels like its suffocating you

    • @chloebaker4056
      @chloebaker4056 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robgrainger8106 I get that to like you can’t breathe at all I usually close my eyes and I can breathe fine I don’t understand why but it helps not seeing the drop or the ride 😂😂 for me anyway

    • @maalikserebryakov
      @maalikserebryakov 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chloebaker4056 no you need to open your eyes otherwise whats the point of going on the ride

  • @kianrepsys7872
    @kianrepsys7872 9 ปีที่แล้ว +627

    On this ride... "Hey There's Enterpr(DROPS)IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISE

    • @BigWeeg
      @BigWeeg 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ditto

    • @maetattersall9423
      @maetattersall9423 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah haha xD

    • @peteryt357
      @peteryt357 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      "How it going Smi*drops*lllleeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrr..."

    • @kianrepsys7872
      @kianrepsys7872 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Went on this yesterday actually for like the 9999th time, its not actually bad cus the drops like 2 seconds and you can pose for the camera if you know where it is still funny tho.

    • @urghey4992
      @urghey4992 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup

  • @sharoncarter4086
    @sharoncarter4086 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Love the sheer drop at the beginning, beautiful!!!! 💙

  • @615fades
    @615fades 3 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    moment of silence for the people who hasn’t found this from Tik Tok

    • @Imjust_J7
      @Imjust_J7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Moment of silence for you and the 20 that did

    • @kimberlyedwards8934
      @kimberlyedwards8934 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      literally here straight from tiktok😂

    • @wndrful3219
      @wndrful3219 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      you must be smoking crack if u think i’m riding that

    • @wndrful3219
      @wndrful3219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Feurthan haha yes, i also came here cus i went on sunday

    • @wndrful3219
      @wndrful3219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Feurthan ahaha, it’s really fun. hopefully you’ll be able to go someday! ( you may pass out like i did ) but it’s very very fun! :)

  • @zesldn
    @zesldn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    Went on this ride yesterday, I saw Ollies phone in the well

    • @tinamac6960
      @tinamac6960 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      rip

    • @lxxch2684
      @lxxch2684 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      At least we know where it is.

    • @buthGBPep
      @buthGBPep 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha

    • @_Zephyrz
      @_Zephyrz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ikr

    • @coastersnaps
      @coastersnaps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So that's where it is

  • @markiewinters6750
    @markiewinters6750 9 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I'M GOING TO BE SICK. GOING ON THIS IN THE SUMMER, OMG WATCHING IT MAKES ME SCREAM

    • @emilyx6126
      @emilyx6126 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's definitely my favourite ride there. I'm a scaredycat but I love it!

    • @StopGhozting
      @StopGhozting 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Emily Brown same meh. It's awesome right

    • @kiwamihollie
      @kiwamihollie 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg I went on yesterday and its like my favourite ride there

    • @charlotte05ify
      @charlotte05ify 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't go on then

    • @kayren_9473
      @kayren_9473 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Out of the many MANY times I have been to Alton Towers (Like every year) This was the only ride I had not been on until I went with friends and we made a deal. They come on Rita I will go on Oblivion... So they did so I went on it... When it was coming into the end bit and it was stopped I asked my self why I was so scared to go onto it before.

  • @scrublord_val
    @scrublord_val 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Best ride ever. I felt my feet rise in the air and my heart drop watching this 😂

    • @theyellow5254
      @theyellow5254 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      random human It's the 3rd scariest ride in the world

  • @general.p4245
    @general.p4245 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    You know what drops faster than this...
    My grades

  • @Koodayengine
    @Koodayengine 9 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    The trees really do help to realize how high you are lol

  • @RadagonTheRed
    @RadagonTheRed 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    My favourite ride at AT. I can feel that drop just watching this.

  • @stx11uh73
    @stx11uh73 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    U know it’s scary when ur stomach drops even tho ur not on the ride 😳🤚

    • @FletcherMiddletonW
      @FletcherMiddletonW 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It isn’t it’s so simple and a quick small drop u will love it if u ever went

  • @peanutman0016
    @peanutman0016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    1:40 YO ITS THE SMILER

  • @lesdaisydoo
    @lesdaisydoo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    That one guy who says"OH MY GOD" will definitely be me if I ever decide to go on this ride.

  • @lucky-rt4hc
    @lucky-rt4hc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    you know its a great ride when everyone screams

    • @mango_8102
      @mango_8102 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lucky 13 everyone screams on an slc

    • @mango_8102
      @mango_8102 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ChilledIce r/wooooosh

    • @mango_8102
      @mango_8102 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ChilledIce you don’t get the joke.

    • @mango_8102
      @mango_8102 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ChilledIce it was a joke about the comment... do I need to explain it to you.

  • @elvispresley3327
    @elvispresley3327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "You must be smoking Crack if you think I'm going to ride that"

  • @gavinhodgkins6643
    @gavinhodgkins6643 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Been on the great ride many times. Still bloody gets me in the queue and going up the lift hill. All time great, simply love this thing.

  • @abigailwaller3615
    @abigailwaller3615 9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    For anybody who has a stomach for these kind of roller coasters I would REALLY ! reccommend either nemisis or maybe .. The teacups ;)

    • @AllGamingStarred
      @AllGamingStarred 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      NEVER! my mother took me on the half apples, passed out from fear

    • @CrazyNerdInventor
      @CrazyNerdInventor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ride the smiler. Join us on the smiler and smile

    • @NextDavidAttenborough
      @NextDavidAttenborough 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      oh god not the teacups!
      the teacups are the worst! so scary :(

  • @04taylorj
    @04taylorj 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Are people so dumb not to realise this was a prototype (which are usually quite costly as they tend to be word first so include all sorts of new equipment, mechanisms and software).
    Thanks to this coaster it helped B&M design more extreme versions of their vertical drop coaster. This is very common in the industry, a few examples include Raptor - Gardaland, Vid Sivinet - Bon Bon Land, Revolution - Six Flags Magic Mountain.
    And please rest easy tonight to know that at this time Alton Towers made their money back on Oblivion, there marketing campaign was huge!

    • @justjack8909
      @justjack8909 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      jack taylor some one with decency

    • @V-13579
      @V-13579 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Raptor isn't a vertical drop coaster (though it is my favourite B&M).. Do you mean Oblivion The Black Hole at Gardaland?

    • @johncantatore7986
      @johncantatore7986 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@V-13579 hes talking about prototypes not just dive coasters...

  • @aimee2004
    @aimee2004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    When they hold you, I couldn't even catch my breath and by the time I actually looked down within 2 milliseconds I was falling to my death.

  • @procolourr6116
    @procolourr6116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    That “oh shit moment” when u reach the drop hold is the best feeling ever

  • @theholyturtle
    @theholyturtle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    First rollercoaster I ever went on😂

    • @ciarakearney9668
      @ciarakearney9668 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's my first time going on one next month what's it like?

    • @libbyaustinsavage2377
      @libbyaustinsavage2377 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Mya Kearney Are you going on Oblivion or just any rollercoaster?? I haven't been on Oblivion, but I can assure you rollercoasters are safe and fun, so enjoy the ride!!!

    • @chezza2116
      @chezza2116 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Mya Kearney I been on it probably 5 times. it's amazing. when it stops at the top you get such a rush. love this ride.

    • @garrycoombs9115
      @garrycoombs9115 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I actually went to Alton Towers yesterday my first ride there was the smiler 2nd was the oblivion So I basically done the big 6

    • @crazystikbot1062
      @crazystikbot1062 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What a great first experience! (You poor soul, what age were you?)

  • @DoctorNerf
    @DoctorNerf 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The first ever rollercoaster I went on :') I remember when I was about 10, I got dragged on to this kicking and screaming by my Dad. Can't thank him enough because now I have 0 fear in rollercoasters now :D

  • @SuperTed19021
    @SuperTed19021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    1:19 The actual "Alton Towers" shown in the near distance makes this ride such a classic. Such beautiful scenery before the ride petrifies you with gravity defiance! If I do go to Alton Towers again someday, this will be *one* of the first rides I will do. When we went in 1999 (just a year after it opened and thus far our only visit), me and my sister were too young to ride it, and so us and our parents just spent long hours watching others ride it (and *wishing* we weren't them!).

    • @a_09.7
      @a_09.7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have u been since u made this comment

    • @notdarcyroblox9266
      @notdarcyroblox9266 ปีที่แล้ว

      I went in 2022

  • @JJ-fq5rl
    @JJ-fq5rl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    1:44 When I was on it, Damn that noise sounds like some massive cars crashing together

  • @zyiiree8465
    @zyiiree8465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I saw a video about this on Instagram...and now here it is...on my recommendation

  • @MegaEmilyGreerYoutub
    @MegaEmilyGreerYoutub 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was the best rollercoaster ever! I went on it yesterday

  • @sashadarling1678
    @sashadarling1678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    so we all here from that "You must be smoking crack if you think imma ride dat” guy on tiktok

  • @ellie27
    @ellie27 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this is a classic, and tbh it still beats the newer ‘improved’ dive coasters. for the first of it’s kind, it’s brilliant. The simpleness of it is great for the ones unsure about it, and too many extras would just make the ride too much, and it wouldn’t be as frightening and exciting. It has just the right height, drop and speed. It’s definitely one of the best at Alton, and my all time favourite. The theming is great, and the anticipation makes it ten times better. You feel amazing once you’ve done it

  • @patrickssideburns2223
    @patrickssideburns2223 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like that feeling when it's a steep drop and you come out your seat a bit at the beginning and you can feel the g-force omg

  • @carolinecee3597
    @carolinecee3597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’ve been front row on this...amazing 😀

  • @lunarose7490
    @lunarose7490 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    can i just mention that when you’re falling that it’s like a solid 5-8 seconds and it feels like an eternity

  • @strawberrycheesecake7193
    @strawberrycheesecake7193 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    that bit when you hang over is like two seconds but it feels like a century

  • @joimachine
    @joimachine 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It's not a long ride but it certainly packs a punch!

  • @peachyfizzy7423
    @peachyfizzy7423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    who else is here after seeing that tiktok of it

    • @chelseaparr2811
      @chelseaparr2811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello Miu, inventor and best girl :D

    • @peachyfizzy7423
      @peachyfizzy7423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chelseaparr2811 hello! :)

  • @theglossyspot6314
    @theglossyspot6314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Here from TikTok 😭😭

  • @ofthewest2324
    @ofthewest2324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was in the queue for this ride and I have to admit, I chickened out. Going back this year and I will definitely be on that coaster

    • @toberkhalid7133
      @toberkhalid7133 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It feels like 5 secs long u should go on

    • @shush80sboy71
      @shush80sboy71 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I sat in the seat and had a panic attack, just couldn't do it

  • @allthingsdaniel4700
    @allthingsdaniel4700 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Does anyone remember when Oblivion was featured on the back of Weetabix boxes? I remember I kept looking it while eating my cereal 😂

  • @chargoingfar6671
    @chargoingfar6671 8 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    1:10 puppy

  • @cheese4081
    @cheese4081 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I went on this and istg I looked constipated on the picture 😂😂

  • @Inkedfoxes
    @Inkedfoxes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was my first ever roller coaster and it was amazing yet terrifying :D

  • @adammorgan6787
    @adammorgan6787 10 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    All haters remember that this is a worlds first. The worlds first vertical drop roller coaster. Of course other rides are going to supercede it later on in time. But then they are just copycats with no imagination.

    • @TheDropdeadZed
      @TheDropdeadZed 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would say Oblivion, although not the best in the park, is good at least once, because you get that initial scare factor of a massive fall. Then there was also that woman who got her seatbelt unplugged during the drop and she got more than she bargained for, the video is on TH-cam somewhere!

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sheikra felt lame after the first drop. The second drop especially was super lame.
      A dive coaster shouldn't need more than the dive itself.

    • @zacharygiles2984
      @zacharygiles2984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      87 degrees isn’t vertical

    • @zacharygiles2984
      @zacharygiles2984 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah

    • @karl8805
      @karl8805 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Copy cats? You do realise b&m in ented this ride? Not alton towers 😂

  • @antonia1280
    @antonia1280 8 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Who remembers Corkscrew?

    • @chezza2116
      @chezza2116 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yes!! back then it was scary. now it's a pussy ride in comparison. like nemesis. I thought that was scary at first. now it's nothing. lol.

    • @peterashworth6217
      @peterashworth6217 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      iv only been to alton towers one time and that was like 2 weeks ago so i never got to go on it nor ripsaw

    • @DJSaM2K10
      @DJSaM2K10 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      corkscrew was replaced by smiler i think

    • @charlienicklin2850
      @charlienicklin2850 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +yakuza4 nope, Corky got replaced by Th13teen! It was Black Hole that got replaced by The Smiler

    • @livinglifeform7974
      @livinglifeform7974 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The smiler replaced corkcrews purpose, and thirteen replaced black holes purpose.

  • @bonbonnybon
    @bonbonnybon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I seriously don't remember the wait at the top being so short. I remember waiting up there for so long and being actually vertical for way longer than it seems in the video. One of my favourite rollercoasters I've ever been on

  • @annabellereacts5126
    @annabellereacts5126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always the first ride I go to whenever I go. Sitting in the front is the best.

  • @yugiohguy
    @yugiohguy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Fun fact: Alton made oblivion condoms

    • @aaa-fr2vy
      @aaa-fr2vy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      yugioh guy Yep, still uses the slogan dont look down :D

    • @yugiohguy
      @yugiohguy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Gaming NuT ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @daveed2589
      @daveed2589 9 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Oblivion is like sex.
      Exhilarating, but short. You also may regret it after.

    • @yugiohguy
      @yugiohguy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      stalfos slayer lol, they should make that that oblivion's moto.

    • @ainsopholli439
      @ainsopholli439 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +stalfos slayer And intense. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @PindarMOD
    @PindarMOD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Went on this ride in 2002. I still remember the acceleration on that drop. Unfortunately, I only went on once because it was out of order for the rest of the day, but I'm glad I experienced it.

  • @hopekurene7303
    @hopekurene7303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ur here from Tiktok 🤣🤣

  • @catrinathompson948
    @catrinathompson948 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The drops is insane! It seems short but that they maybe all your heart can take is that drop 😮

  • @dabratkidd
    @dabratkidd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I went to Alton towers yesterday with my mum and a few friends, I was very skeptical about smiler especially because of its dark backstories. Other than that I had a wonderful time and tried to have as much fun as I possibly could even though I didn’t get to go on exactly all the rides.

  • @darcie8190
    @darcie8190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I can’t believe I went on.. That. 😳😳
    My face when it dropped was Priceless 😂😂

  • @lukeh1871
    @lukeh1871 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Already hyped for the end of year school trip here 😂

  • @aus5188
    @aus5188 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm going to Alton towers for my bday AHHH!!
    I wanna go on this ride even more now!

  • @miaversluys
    @miaversluys 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Going there next month for 3 days I have a big fear of rollercoasters. I am going on galactica, thirteen and rita for sure but should I just do all of them??

    • @Fishul
      @Fishul 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely! Go on everything at least once and if you don't like it you never have to ride it again. Also Nemesis is the best Coaster in the UK and one of the best in the world, you can't miss out on that!

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you?

    • @izzydargue6659
      @izzydargue6659 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      holdmyvans thirteen seems like a pretty simplistic ride if you know what i mean but the drop is terrifying

    • @barnijones1
      @barnijones1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep go on everything

  • @WasimU
    @WasimU 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    2:40 was my favorite part

  • @shchorss
    @shchorss 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alton Towers pioneers everything. From one of the first inverts, the first dive coaster and the first flying coaster. Now they have the coaster with the most inversions. Britain is lucky to have such a great park

  • @Runningformylife1983
    @Runningformylife1983 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Iv been on this ride like 6 times and it's thee best ever. The drop is huge and feels like forever when going into the ground. Can't wait to go back again

  • @calebflores8372
    @calebflores8372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Use me as the came from tiktok button

  • @ferhatazra
    @ferhatazra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember going on this 4 times in a row when I was 12😅

    • @misplacedkiwi9498
      @misplacedkiwi9498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I went on it 12 times in a row when I was still in my dads ball sack

    • @videocore9633
      @videocore9633 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@misplacedkiwi9498 😂😂😂😂

  • @DJDivaDee
    @DJDivaDee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ♥️ went on this ride when it first opened 1998! It went so fast I couldn’t hear my own scream 😱 got of and went straight back in the que to go again! Still is such a thrill to watch this & I feel the need to go back! I know my way around Alton Towers without the map 🗺

  • @itsanax8148
    @itsanax8148 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was my first ever rollercoaster,I loved it!!

  • @gracejones5429
    @gracejones5429 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    tbh it's actually more scarier than u think

  • @thomasmason3122
    @thomasmason3122 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:38 R.I.P submission, I only got to ride you once, you will be missed

    • @janan.hawwaa
      @janan.hawwaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was a good ride

  • @barryrowlings83
    @barryrowlings83 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    View from the top is stunning.

  • @lola4357
    @lola4357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can’t wait till all the them parks open there opening in 2 and another half of a week so EXCITED

  • @HalonPoisoning
    @HalonPoisoning 10 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    IT'S A BABY SHEIKRA!!!!

    • @rct3sweed
      @rct3sweed 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is way older than SheiKra...

    • @jasonhook3884
      @jasonhook3884 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      rct3sweed That's what I just said...

    • @HalonPoisoning
      @HalonPoisoning 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      rct3sweed I know. It just looks like a mini sheikra. I know exactly why though.

    • @randomdude7298
      @randomdude7298 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sheikra is better

    • @jasonhook3884
      @jasonhook3884 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** really? so ur saying the prototype is always better? must I remind you of The Bat, Windjammer Surf Racers, Son of Beast, and Screamroller?

  • @nothanksbigno7019
    @nothanksbigno7019 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Never rode it, but i remember being salty for 2 hours waiting in the queue and I didn’t even get to ride it while my parents did.

  • @monarch_9634
    @monarch_9634 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been on this ride at least six time. Nothing compares to the fear of being dropped, never mind being held over the edge, just like this ride. It's 100% a experience everyone should at least feel.

  • @lonelypotato6534
    @lonelypotato6534 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just came from alton towers and this was my first ride. Very fun.

  • @deathandbananas2152
    @deathandbananas2152 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:39 R.I.P

  • @mayanichelle
    @mayanichelle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    who else is here from the tik tok?😁

    • @mayabuzea1462
      @mayabuzea1462 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m here bc I went there but I was to scared and I wanted to see how it was

  • @martinpullen2833
    @martinpullen2833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the cheeky smiler logo 😂😂😂

  • @dans_hoodie8399
    @dans_hoodie8399 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I went on a school trip to Alton Towers in year 9 and I went on this. I sat the front. The plan I originally had was to keep my eyes closed the whole time but... when the ride was at the stage of wating for the drop on the edge I opened my eyes but little did I know it was too late to close them again because the ride dropped! I screamed so much and I’ve never screamed that much in my life! So glad I went on it though.

  • @synxelectrika
    @synxelectrika 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a thirteen year old, I'm going on this soon and I want to prepare.

    • @awaisghaffar2965
      @awaisghaffar2965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Been on this twice in the past, trust me the wait is scary and drop is too but its very fun!!!

    • @synxelectrika
      @synxelectrika 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@awaisghaffar2965 I went twice yesterday and it's now my favourite coaster.

  • @m4csvlog
    @m4csvlog 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Some people don’t understand that this is was first vertical drop ride to exist and it shows :/

  • @chriswayneevans
    @chriswayneevans 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like that they did a POV and an offride

  • @miastar0814
    @miastar0814 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    going up is scary on a day wig bad weather. when it’s nice and sunny, the view distracts you from the drop lmao. this is my fave ride so fun!!!