SHREK, I'M LOOKING DOWN!!

The most iconic commercial of all time man, been riding Oblivion for 10 years, it never gets old! I just really hope they never close her, she's not so popular anymore, queue times were down to less than 5 minutes last week, all day, Smiler, Wicker Man, Rita etc are all 30 minutes or more in comparison.

It may not seem like a lot but it's easy to forget that back in the 90's, for a rollercoaster to drop vertically that far down was a big deal. The drop still gets my adrenaline going. :)

‘Don’t look down’ No, I think I will And yes I looked down yesterday and loved it

The guy thats says "don't look down" is the best troll ever ngl

One of the best TV Adverts ever made.

DON'T- LOOK -DOWN 🌚

i remember this was a big thing when it came out amazing ride, love it!

One of the best rides I've been on, just the drop

Alton towers adverts were so creepy. The Smiler was the worst tbh

this was my first roller coaster

This advert was playing in the queue, i was filling my pants.. didnt make things any easier! But it has to be the best at Alton Towers, so so thrilling!!

Thought I reckonised this advert cos it reminded me a chap said "Don't look down", so it was.

My mum, she was one of the first people to ride this beauty. This year, Imma go on it myself!

This has to be one of the scariest adverts I've seen in my life!

Night Shade66 actually some of the coasters in the UK shit on the coasters in the us. This is coming from someone in the us

me too this is one of the only adverts that scares the hell out of me, i think this is the same ad i was scared of in the 90's...ive always been scared of it lol its the guy and the dont look down bit

This have to be one of my fave rides I've been on following by Rita galatica and all the thrill rides

The drop goes on forever, your scream runs out before you level out :P Brilliant ride

absolute all time classic in terms of an advert.

The video they play whilst in the que freaks me out so this year I got my friend to shout at it :P and I was at the front it's amazing

Don’t look down is my favourite quote ❤

"A pre-recorded and disembodied voice saying 'don't look down' was played just before release, unfortunately in 2004, this sound effect was removed due to sound restriction on the park. However, the words "Don't look down" have been painted on the floor of the guest observation area which is visible to riders when the train is hanging over the edge." Source: Wikipedia

Feet and height do not matter. Theming, sensation, g's, thrills do. This ride is not 450 feet tall and no it is not 2 feet tall if you're trying to be sarcastic or 100 as you probably mean (180 feet to be precise) but it, along with the supreme buildup was a sensation for its time and along with nemisis, is still regarded as one of the best roller coasters to date. You build huge tall roller coasters every year, we build up and give them a 'proper' sensation. God Bless Everyone

Who else is here from Defunctland?

hes looking down

Oblivion should be a floorless dive coaster like the other ones

the first time i went on this i was scared as hell. i was on the front row, on the second seat in from the right, i think the thing that makes it most scary is you just go round the bend really slowly, and see the tracks dissappear (when your hanging over the drop) scary stuff. I love when you go down - adrenaline rush ;)

Good start to an amazing roller coaster

0:02 that creeped me out the firt time i saw this

Just an icon in alton history..

Been on this ride twice its a fantastic coaster where you must not look down

can anyone think of any 90s esque sci-fi sort of movies that give off a similar vibe to this cuz i need to watch it if so

Going in 2 month with school. Been 3 times already but didn't get the chance to go on it. DREADING IT. I'll be the one looking down -.-

This is still one of the scariest ads I've seen for a rollercoaster ever

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Oblivion. The worlds first egotistical drop roller coaster. At Alton Towers.

The music in the advert is cool

Great Video, we love Alton Towers

Directed by Chris Cunningham

I’ve never been on Oblivion before but I’m super nervous

You know why you can't look down because if you look down then you might scream. Alton Towers was a beautiful place in 1960s and now in 2000s 2010s 2020s the Alton Towers was extremely loud so in the place in the old garden people can rest. The Xsector is the closest place to the garden is oblivion

Fact: the drop isn't actually vertical (90 degrees) it's actually 87.5 degrees

I was so scared of this ride I actually shut up (much to the relief of everyone around me no doubt). Alas, when I got to the overhang all sense of fear vanishes, largely because, if it breaks down at this point, you're having a very bad day indeed. Anyway, you are falling at around 88 mph (give or take half a mile per hour) so, before you'v realised you are falling, you are at a camera with your eyes streaming from the speed and indeed the spray inside the tunnel. One tip: DON'T WATCH THE TVS!

can we talk about how oblivion isn't actually the first vertical drop roller coaster because the drop is 87.5 degrees not 90 degrees

Ten years before this one Alton Towers commercials were light and puerile. How things change.

It was so scary l went on it at Alton towers with my class like a few months ago and l screamed so hard when l went down so fast! But l was sooo goood

DONT LOOK DOWN

Britain's makes the first elements and America makes it better

Don’t look down Proceeds to do the drop

The weird thing is the sign at the drop saying don't look down is on the floor, how are you supposed to read it without looking down?

I went on this Don’t look down

i went on it 14 times in a row

I LOVE OBLIVION ITS THE BEST

Don't... look... down! "Oblivion, The world's first vertical drop roller coaster, At Alton Towers!"

This is one ride at Alton Towers that Grandma wouldn't like. She's not good with heights.

I have smiler theme tune and my bff told me the other smiler maze and u get hipmotize

you better look up

Ad : Worlds First vertical drop coaster reality : 80-89°

I Also Unusually Notice Both 2 x 'O's In The OBLIVION Name Could Reflect In Birds Eye View The Car's Entry To Exit Travel Points.

I Have Unusually Noticed The Number Of Seats In Each Row (8) Equals The Letters In 'O-B-L-I-V-I-O-N' For Some Odd Reason.

@oOToXSiiCkOo No, what happens is.... you go up on a track to about 180 feet, you then hang over the edge of a huge hole in the middle of the ground, you then drop down- your whole body is as if you were stood on a wall, its all facing the ground- you then go into the hole, its brilliant

*don’t look down!*

so 90s!

Technically it's 88 degrees. Turns out there's technical limitations to having a 90 degree drop.

Time to make this ad in minecraft!

I looked down ..... BIG MESTAKE !!!

commercial for bunny island land of adventures resort's coaster gravity gale except there will be no voice talking in this commercial

I looked down

we need the trailer music released

American coasters are great, but so are the ones at Alton Towers!

Don’t look Down!

yes it did cause i used to go all the time and there just enough time to say it before it drops trust me :)

OMG I would hate to be on the edge of the seats! Feel like you would hit the sides!!!

@jimloopy49 no they were built by the same company. Nobody copied a thing.

been on that!

DON'T. LOOK. DOWN!!!

American rides maybe bigger than ours that dont make them better, our rides hav the same g-forces which is all that really matters when creating an intense ride and we hav also built sum revolutionary worlds 1st rollercoaster types!

@jackkoo98 used to be a speaker, when it first opened saying dont look down, now its just written on the floor

i love it;)

True - not quite vertical, 87.9° to be exact.

Please do not look down!

terrifying the first time, and still great fun the second and third time, but only if the queue is small XD

No, its the first ever freefall on a rollercoaster... pay attention

I looked down.

Jesus, imagine if you sat next to him.

This ad is so creepy because of the colouring of the black and white. If it wasn’t black and white I’d bet it look less creepy

What happens when I look down

That blonde guy is really creepy! lol Freaked me out a little that advert lol xx

this ride is a Killer, went on it twice on sunday lol

DON'T LOOK DOWN↘️↘️⬇️⬇️↙️↙️⤵️⤵️ 0:14

DONT LOOK DOWN OR ELSE YOU WILL FIND THE DM'S

Have you got behind the scenes

0:21 A Random Other Version Of The Oblivion Theme

I went on it 7 times in 1 day

Dont..........Look..........Down AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ! Scary advetr never been on this ride :( never been alton towers :( going this year for da firts time wooooooooo not long to immense qeues wooo !

I FUCKIN LOVE THIS RIDE! ON THE COACH TO ALTON TOWERS ABA NOW

I’m way to scared to ride oblivion 😂😂

@AltonRowersFreak94 I had the same problem at first but I've been on it over 10 times it's amazing! An kinda, longer than you expect anyway

Does anyone know the names of the actors??