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@Matt878787 - I think this photo was taken from the upper queue line in the opening year: Nemesis by Mike Dutton, on Flickr

This is where it used to live long before Oblivion arrived!

Basically you had to lie against what appeared to be a sort of inclined ironing board and as the speed increased, the board would slide up into the air.

I remember the Gravitron and have several photos of it. It used to close on a regular basis to allow vomit to be cleaned up!

Hi, I’m Mike. I have been a long time reader of the forum but have now signed up. I am probably one of the older members and have been visiting amusement parks since the 70s. First visit to Alton Towers was in 1984 and I have not missed a year since (except in 1985). I still miss some of the old...

I was there today as well ScottishChris - I would have said hello if I had seen you. Today was a good day to visit alone. Probably the longest queue was on the Oblivion brake run with 4 shuttles in use on one station!

Visit many parks alone, but it’s much better if the park has SRQs for main rides or is quiet. Hoping to get in a quiet day at Towers this week.