Oblivion 4K On Ride POV - Alton Towers
By Alton Towers community POV catalogRide: Oblivion · Alton Towers
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Alton Towers · Operating · 1998
197 ft · 68 mph
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Ride: Oblivion · Alton Towers
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Sign in to suggest an update →The world's first dive coaster — a pause over the edge, then a near-vertical drop into the X-Sector abyss.
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Ride profile
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Park intensity
Height
197 ft
Tallest at Alton Towers
Ride experience
What this ride feels like — and where to explore more of it.
Min height
4'7"
Drop
180 ft
Trains
7 cars. Riders are arranged 8 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per car.
Drop angle
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1998
Oblivion opens
Oblivion operates in X-Sector at Alton Towers Resort.
The world's first dive coaster — a pause over the edge, then a near-vertical drop into the X-Sector abyss.
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About B&M-built coasters
Swiss manufacturer known for smooth inverts, hypers, dives, and wing coasters.
Matches a dive coaster
A held moment on a vertical edge, then a steep release — signature B&M dive machines.
Related to a dive coaster
B&M, Intamin, Vekoma, and others have recognizable design fingerprints regular riders learn to spot.
Explains the physics behind a dive coaster
Loops are engineered so the track pushes you into the seat — not so you “hold on by gravity.”