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Oblivion: General Discussion

Oblivion has been down a lot today. So far three unsuccessful attempts to ride today. The lift hill motor is making an unusually loud rattle sound, wonder if this is anything to do with it?


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STEJENT said:
Oblivion has been down a lot today. So far three unsuccessful attempts to ride today. The lift hill motor is making an unusually loud rattle sound, wonder if this is anything to do with it?


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Guest complaint about lots of water hitting them in the tunnel was this morning's down time.
 
Steve74 said:
Really interesting video with the face/voice of Oblivion, Renny Kurpinski
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I actually e-mailed Renny after the interview, and he replied! I told him a few things that weren't mentioned in the video (such as the Lord of Light being removed from the videos post-2015, the sister Oblivion ride opening in Italy, the reason for the "Don't Look Down" audio clip / 3-second delay before the drop being removed*, and also my ideas for him to reprise his role in other rides!), and I also suggested that he make an in-person return as the Lord of Darkness for Oblivion's 30th birthday in 2028, which he was not opposed to!

*Speaking of the 3-second delay before the drop: I noticed in the on-ride video below that the drop began at the 38-second mark, but the audio didn't change until a few seconds later; is this because Alton Towers forgot to adjust the synchronisation of the audio/video after the 3-second wait at the top of the drop was removed following the Ropers' complaints in 2004 ?


From: https://youtu.be/iJp3kxn52AU?t=38
 
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