{"id":5450,"date":"2023-03-03T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=5450"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:04:54","slug":"the-fastest-rollercoaster-at-alton-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=5450","title":{"rendered":"The Fastest Rollercoaster at Alton Towers.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, who opened this blog posts &amp; thought it\u2019s Rita\u2026 Well, oddly enough it isn\u2019t! It is in fact Oblivion\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Oblivion is simple but fab rollercoaster. Of course it was the worlds first of its kind and is not quite vertical I believe it&#8217;s out by something like 4\/5 degrees. The coaster climbs it&#8217;s lift and plunges into a black hole then into the break run. As I have already said\u2026 it\u2019s simple. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8890\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4EA0CEF9-C3D9-411B-9425-73FD679292D7.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4EA0CEF9-C3D9-411B-9425-73FD679292D7-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4EA0CEF9-C3D9-411B-9425-73FD679292D7-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4EA0CEF9-C3D9-411B-9425-73FD679292D7-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4EA0CEF9-C3D9-411B-9425-73FD679292D7-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4EA0CEF9-C3D9-411B-9425-73FD679292D7-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4EA0CEF9-C3D9-411B-9425-73FD679292D7-scaled.jpeg?resize=80%2C60&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4EA0CEF9-C3D9-411B-9425-73FD679292D7-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s one of those rollercoaster you almost have to weigh up the queue length to the ride duration on a busier day if your a regular visitor. If you aren\u2019t and visiting for the day then you must ride! Us enthusiast become somewhat used to it after riding as much as we do. Therefore queuing more than 15 minutes is not worth it for us. \u00a0You spend longer during peak times on the break run then the whole ride itself.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5662\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, during Scarefest it is a different experience all told. The plunging into the dark hole into night is mind-blowing and more to the point terrifying. It&#8217;s that coaster which is a must ride during the later opening hour events. This coaster still gives us butterflies to this day.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-882\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/39a0d208-fb8a-4ccb-9c38-29c3967f5925.jpg?resize=500%2C383&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/39a0d208-fb8a-4ccb-9c38-29c3967f5925.jpg?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/39a0d208-fb8a-4ccb-9c38-29c3967f5925.jpg?resize=768%2C588&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/39a0d208-fb8a-4ccb-9c38-29c3967f5925.jpg?resize=1024%2C784&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/39a0d208-fb8a-4ccb-9c38-29c3967f5925.jpg?w=1411&amp;ssl=1 1411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I ain\u2019t even going to speculate on the future of Oblivion partly due to the fact I have nothing to say on the matter. Only thing I will say is I hope it sticks around for many years to come!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014-<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Oblivion? Comment your thoughts below!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Cheers for reading &amp; let me know your thoughts on Oblivion!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?resize=600%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, who opened this blog posts &amp; thought it\u2019s Rita\u2026 Well, oddly enough it isn\u2019t! It is in fact Oblivion\u2026 Oblivion is simple but fab rollercoaster. Of course it was the worlds first of its kind and is not quite vertical I believe it&#8217;s out by something like 4\/5 degrees. The coaster climbs it&#8217;s lift and plunges into a black hole then into the break run. As I have already said\u2026 it\u2019s simple. It&#8217;s one of those rollercoaster you almost have to weigh up the queue length to the ride duration on a busier day if your a regular visitor. If you aren\u2019t and visiting for the day then you must ride! Us enthusiast become somewhat used to it after riding as much as we do. Therefore queuing more than 15 minutes is not worth it for us. \u00a0You spend longer during peak times on the break run then the whole ride itself. However, during Scarefest it is a different experience all told. The plunging into the dark hole into night is mind-blowing and more to the point terrifying. It&#8217;s that coaster which is a must ride during the later opening hour events. This coaster still gives us butterflies to this day. I ain\u2019t even going to speculate on the future of Oblivion partly due to the fact I have nothing to say on the matter. Only thing I will say is I hope it sticks around for many years to come! \u2014- What do you think of Oblivion? Comment your thoughts below! Cheers for reading &amp; let me know your thoughts on Oblivion!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5053,5054],"tags":[1975,688,4030,4032,4028,4027,4026,2190,683,1472,4029,2355,1234,4031,1331,448,2498],"class_list":["post-5450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theme-parks","category-themed-attractions","tag-adventure","tag-coasters","tag-darting","tag-dive-machine","tag-fast-rollercoaster","tag-fastest-rollercoaster","tag-fastest-rollercoaster-at-alton-towers","tag-merlin","tag-rollercoaster","tag-scary","tag-speeding","tag-thrill","tag-thrilling","tag-uk-amusement-industry","tag-uk-rollercoaster","tag-uk-theme-park","tag-uk-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?fit=1620%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb4qDv-1pU","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9920,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5450\/revisions\/9920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}