Oblivion - General Discussion
- Wagstaff04
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Oblivion was my first 1.4 ride at AT, and let’s just say my fairly low expectations were absolutely annihilated. The suspense kills you every time, and the reactions of everyone as it hangs you over the drop give you one last laugh before you plunge into the abyss.
- TheBeornen
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Since there seems to be quite a lot of work going on with the refurbishment of the queue line, do you think they might celebrate Oblivion's 20th anniversary or will they wait till next year for the 21st like Nemesis?
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- S.J_O'Grady
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Depends which is easier to slot into the logoTheBeornen wrote:Since there seems to be quite a lot of work going on with the refurbishment of the queue line, do you think they might celebrate Oblivion's 20th anniversary or will they wait till next year for the 21st like Nemesis?
Most likely 21st I would say, it only makes sense to continue in the way they did it with Nemesis.
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- TheBeornen
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Yeah it could be another unique thing AT do like the SW codename.
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- Liam.W
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21 just wouldn't work in my opinion. I personally think 20 years is a good one to celebrate as it's easy to slot into the logo (as demonstrated by Cobby a while back).
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- ChessingtonSam
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So they do a birthday celebration so to speak, for each coaster, for the year you can best fit into the logo? I can't imagine what year they'd do for Thirteen...
- Phild94
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I wouldn’t be surprised if they did something on Friday 13th October 2023 as this could be dubbed “Thi13teen Day” obviously a Friday the 13th right before Halloween on its 13th anniversaryChessingtonSam wrote:So they do a birthday celebration so to speak, for each coaster, for the year you can best fit into the logo? I can't imagine what year they'd do for Thirteen...
- JosephandGraham
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Floorless trains, remove most of the tunnel. Add an invertion or 2. The technology and specifics are in place already......and there's land behind to make this viable. Why not????
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That would cost so much money, and there just isn't any point in changing Oblivion at this point anymore - and it would take away from its original novelty as well. Also that land there I believe is restricted for what they build on because it's so close to the neighbours. Removing most of the tunnel is easier said than done, it would take a lot of time and money, and Merlin just wouldn't dish that sort of money out just for a little enhancement, they might as well build a new coaster elsewhere.JosephandGraham wrote:Floorless trains, remove most of the tunnel. Add an invertion or 2. The technology and specifics are in place already......and there's land behind to make this viable. Why not????
Basically Oblivion or no Oblivion :lol
- ewoodier82
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As long as I can still hear that music I'm happy with keeping Oblivion how it is, although I wouldn't complain if they added an inversion.
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I really don't think Merlin would invest any money In changing the track layout. The ride works for what it is and that's what it's main purpose was, build the tension and then drop. I could only see this ride getting some TLC work and that's about it.
- TheBeornen
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I love Oblivion in it's current state, it's fun to have a ride that you can ride 10 times in the space of 30-40 minutes on a quiet day.
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- TheBeornen
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Happy birthday Oblivion!
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