The Alton Towers Iceberg EXPLAINED

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I noticed that there was no Alton Towers iceberg videos out there, so I made a chart and in this video I will explain each element of the iceberg. The facts and theories of the iceberg start of with commonly known facts which get more and more obscure as we go on.
Would you like to see me do a part 2 or an iceberg for another theme park? Let me know in the comment section!
If you enjoyed this video, maybe check out my playlist of other theme park icebergs!
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Special thanks to Towers Times- their website was a very useful source for my research. www.towerstimes.co.uk
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:50 The Tip of the Iceberg
15:01 Below the Surface
30:58 The Bottom of the Iceberg
45:08 The Dark Depths
57:49 Outro
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Credits:
Nemesis Comic- gallery.towersalmanac.com/thum...
MerlinMedia- • Alton Towers - 3 Milli...
Coaster clips- • Air Offride HD Alton T...
UK Theme Park Review- • Video
Theme Park Worldwide- • Alton Towers Stargazin...
• Skyride (FV To TS) On ...
• R.I.P The Corkscrew 19...
PlanIt Park- • Blade at Alton Towers ...
• RUNAWAY MINE TRAIN On ...
Alton Towers Memories- • Alton Towers 1970s gar...
TripAndCash- • THE FLUME - Alton Towe...
Thrillridesuk- • The Smiler - offride -...
• Oblivion - offride - A...
ATC- • Enterprise (On & Off R...
• Berry Bish Bash At Alt...
Attraction Source- • Rita [4K] 2019 Front S...
• Nemesis: Sub-Terra Que...
• Themes, Dreams and Scr...
• Oblivion [4K] 2022 Fro...
Theme Park UK- • Nemesis - Alton Towers...
coasterinc- • Alton Towers Black Hol...
Elliot Möller- • Berg-och-dalbanan Rock...
Cameron Doyle- • Nemesis: Sub-Terra POV
chriswillow1- • Alton Towers - Toyland...
Jarl Grimm on Tour- • Hex and the real Chain...
fotowhizz- • Alton Towers Scarefest
davidjellis- • Thunder Looper - Alton...
Felipe Rodrigues dos Santos- • Hopi Hari - Katapul
AltonTowersOnline- • Alton Towers - Mini Ap...
www.ukrides.info- • Sonic Spinball POV @ A...
3KIDSRUS- • Nemesis Alton Towers B...
World of Coasters- • Thirteen Front Row 4k ...
turfite1971- • Submission, Alton Towers
The Alton Towers Guide- • Alton Towers - Old Mac...
Coaster Lover Coaster Fan- • Rollercoaster Restaura...
CoasterMania Archive- • Oblivion Queue Line Vi...
Nic White- • The Smiler Alton Tower...
davidjellis2- • Guinness World Records...
Music
In The Hall of the Mountan King - Creepy Version by Xavier Kadeem - • Free creepy Halloween ...
Alton Towers- Air Soundtrack
Alton Towers- The Flume Soundtrack
Alton Towers- Nemesis Soundtrack
Alton Towers- Thirteen Soundtrack
Alton Towers- Toyland Tours Soundtrack
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Пікірлер: 132

@Thomas2fast4you Жыл бұрын

I like your vid, but there is one fact you got wrong about the smiler crash: It was not human error. "The theme park originally blamed human error for the accident on 2 June 2015. But during sentencing at Stafford Crown Court today Judge Michael Chambers QC said this was not the case, the Press Association has reported. The judge added that the accident could have been avoided if the company had a risk assessment and a suitable written system for dealing with ride faults. He said: "The defendant now accepts the prosecution case that the underlying fault was an absence of a structured and considered system, not that of individuals' efforts, doing their best within a flawed system."

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing that out pinned your comment so others can see it :)

@HarryJSmith Жыл бұрын

It was human error though…

@BritishBigM Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty it was human error though

@fabparks Жыл бұрын

it is commonly classified as "human error" to point out this is not a malfunction (e,g. mechanical fail) of the coaster itself. Then has been clarified that it was not the problem of a sigle individual, rather the total fail of Merlin's operations protocols (which is not reassuring btw - I would have preferred a drunk operator!)

@bennickss Жыл бұрын

This is how it happened. The staff were instructed to add a fifth train due to the number of guests in the park. They sent the fifth train out empty. Due to high wind conditions, it stalled at the bottom of the batwing. The ride then issued a warning light. The staff called maintenance, who checked the ride over and found nothing wrong. The staff cleared it, and opened the ride to guests. A loaded train of 16 guests was sent out, and collided with the stalled train at around 20mph.

@TheRealKensterBoosteryt 2 ай бұрын

Only Alton towers can remove a tent and replace it with a spaghetti bowl.

@fvat4534 Жыл бұрын

MAKE A PART 2 there is lots of ideas in these comments another one is the abandoned toilet block

@Stubwood_on_YT Жыл бұрын

Now that's dedication, nearly an hours worth of Aton Towers content, count me in!

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thanks I hope you enjoy 😆

@evieroberts2848 Жыл бұрын

This is really good but for a lot of parts the background music is too loud. just a note for future videos :))

@HarryJSmith Жыл бұрын

Great video 👍 Knew quite a lot about this, but did learn some new things along the way.

@laurenschofield184 Жыл бұрын

I've listened to this while working, and your voice is so calming and the content is fantastic! Subscribed, and keep me posted on a part 2!

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words 😄 I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

@MikeVonwolkenstein Жыл бұрын

Very interesting iceberg, awesome stuff 🔥🔥

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it interesting :) thank you for watching!

@lilylil2820 Жыл бұрын

I loved this video and a part 2 or even Thorpe Park version would be amazing ❤️

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching 😊

@saysike Жыл бұрын

[I've recently gotten back into Alton Towers, so this video is a perfect watch for me- definitely learned a LOT of new things about Alton Towers in this video and I really liked that! Definitely will be watching this again and again while drawing Alton Towers related things :] ] [even though I don't have any more information at the moment to add to the iceberg- I am hoping that there's a part 2 to this as it was a very fun watch all the way through, well done and keep up the amazing work :] ]

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm really happy you enjoy the video! It's really cool that you're drawing things related to Alton Towers :)

@saysike Жыл бұрын

@@oilblivion [no problem at all! :D ] [also YEAHHHHH- it's fun to just draw art and make characters based off of Alton Towers' rides! There's so much stuff and lore to work with when making art for it :] ]

@cartmanuser Жыл бұрын

love this video, been waiting for an alton towers iceberg!

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it :)

@thecoastercredit8000 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video, shared this on my twitter. Cause this is so good!

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

@Coastsandcoasters Жыл бұрын

Well researched! (I’ve written extensively on the chained oak, was good to see it get a few mentions.) A comprehensive overview. Congratulations.

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :) I had to mention it here, it's a very interesting story!

@thecorrectionloft Жыл бұрын

Incredible video! Hope you make more content like this! I also see you like Splatoon from your other channel so immensely good taste

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

@docette2015 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff! I knew about some of this already (notably most of The Smiler stuff), but it's always nice to learn more about the park and some of the strange incidents within it. Like all those naked people on Nemesis. WHY is that a world record category again? XD

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Yes I had to include that here, very strange 😂

@Grunglor Жыл бұрын

this was a relaxing and nice way to end the day, earned yourself a 112th sub.

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😄

@Sonderax Жыл бұрын

Ooh now this is my kinda video. Gonna be a hard watch as your voice is relaxing XD

@Th3Sm1ler Жыл бұрын

Idk if this was in the video or not but did you know the Lord Of Light was removed following The Smiler Crash as they thought people wouldn’t wanna ride because they argued over safety of the ride as obviously people thought The Smiler was dangerous and it was infront of Oblivion

@rocco3374 Жыл бұрын

What was lord of light

@Th3Sm1ler Жыл бұрын

@@rocco3374 the light version of lord of darkness that used Oblivion queue who would argue over the rides safety

@prudencesofty Жыл бұрын

Such a good video!!! perfect iceberg to eat dinner with lol !!! 🫶

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thanks prudubz I'm glad you liked it :)

@27Pulford 10 ай бұрын

This is so good it deserves more attention

@oilblivion 10 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@27Pulford 10 ай бұрын

Its true the lack of attention on this is criminal its an astounding video @@oilblivion

@CoasterKingUK Жыл бұрын

👏BEST 👏VIDEO 👏ON 👏KZfaq - Youve earned a new subscriber! - Now thats dedication to alton towers.

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words and for subscribing! I'm really glad you liked the video :)

@blaze5032 Жыл бұрын

Subbed!! Amazing vid, part 2 please :D

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the sub :)

@emiiflowerr 8 ай бұрын

your voice is so relaxing :) great video btw

@oilblivion 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@rmccoasters Жыл бұрын

Very interesting video also love your content style

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@BritVinylBoy Жыл бұрын

For part 2 I I V

@FannyLerouxTime Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this video and I'm only 14 minutes in, but I should point out that the footage used around this time for the black hole 2/new is from the final ride which meant that fans of the ride could actually see the track, usually you rode around in darkness, so you couldn't brace for any drops, or know how fast you were going etc, that's why the black hole was an amazing ride.

@FannyLerouxTime Жыл бұрын

Ps, I've just shared this video with my family and friends because it's such a good watch! I'm subbed and can't wait to binge watch all your videos! Your voice is fabulous and your content makes for easy viewing! Keep up the good work!

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Oh that's good to know I was lucky enough to get to ride the black hole when I was really young but don't remember much of it

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that I really appreciate it! Merry Christmas :)

@FannyLerouxTime Жыл бұрын

@@oilblivion I only remember one visit on that ride. See, years before my visit as a child id spoken with a friend who told me how you're more safer on a roller coaster than you are in a car, which is true yes, but on my visit to Alton towers I was with my aunty Val, who LOVES her theme park rides (I think nemesis is still her number 1 of all time). I remember being in the loading area which was this small tunnel and I was feeling quite anxious, but my aunty Val said "you're going to love this, it's such a good ride!" And somehow that calmed me down a bit, knowing she had been on it and survived. The black hole was amazing as a ride I must admit, the darkness really added to it, since it is a really basic ride! At Camelot (again when I was a child) they had a ride called Knightmare, then it was The Beast and later The Venom (all with re-themes and the venom actually had live animals in the queue area until animal abuse allegations came around and they were quickly removed... The animals that is, not the allegations). That was an indoor powered roller coaster which honestly as a child it was scary as hell, and it was fast and it was just... Amazing. When the Venom closed due to a change in the law around indoor coasters (not sure what law changed tbh) the ride stood but not operating for some time, but it is currently called mwafra... Mwahfr... Hang on, let me Google the name, it's in Wales where they speak Welsh... Right, so, it's called Morgawr at the Camel Creek adventure park. They changed the train on the track and it still does 2 laps (like the beast and venom did), but when you see the track in daylight, it's honestly amazing how small it is! There's footage on KZfaq of Morgawr (thank god for copy and paste) AND the beast if you wanted to compare, but I think the beast footage is hidden in a long video about a visit in the 90s. Anyway, yeah, that very long story short is, indoor coasters are amazing and add another dimension to a ride experience. I really hope that the towers will do another black hole coaster and call it something like "Blackhole's Revenge" or something like that. Anyway, I've rambled on long enough now, infact I believe it was Christmas eve when you started reading this and now, well, surprise! It's 2023 and you're 2 months late for work, sorry! Lol

@FannyLerouxTime Жыл бұрын

@@oilblivion I find that good content creators never get enough praise on here. The AdSense is basically impossible to get, but these types of videos take a lot of work behind the scenes, there's the research, the script writing, then placing what bit goes where, then the footage finding and editing and then putting the whole thing together! I've always used power director to edit my videos and one of my videos took 3 days to process and at 98% complete, it failed. Twice. I could have cried tbh lol. But you're doing really good, your research is good, like, knowing a bit about the park, I actually haven't been able to find one fault in your research. Your footage never repeats itself and like I say, you have a really nice voice which is perfect for voice over work (but please don't ever be afraid to show your face on KZfaq, because honestly to the majority of people, they don't care what you look like, so please don't ever be nervous.). If I can ever be of assistance to you then on another comment I've put on some of my socials, you're welcome to reach out and I'll do what I can to help.

@BMordecai Жыл бұрын

Very good video!

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

@midnightmoonlight04091 Жыл бұрын

the ghost part in the end bit around 53:30 was creepy...

@lachlanjenkin1659 6 ай бұрын

Tbh it felt asmr isk with your voice and I love it also excellent vid

@oilblivion 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😄

@lachlanjenkin1659 6 ай бұрын

@@oilblivionand I have to admit your voice is so cute as well as your channel profile

@suiiiii841 Жыл бұрын

Love the video

@Tpmarley 23 күн бұрын

48:00 is wild 😭

@strdust 11 ай бұрын

there's a few things I can add.. feel free to delete if this is too long !! o7 29:14 You can see this statue from the skyride on at least one of the routes. and... There are actually a few more things left over! - Right at the end of the ride (before unload), one of the two pillars still has a picture of Eggman on the top. I'm not sure how visible this is on-ride, but you can see it from the ground. - When the ride is closed due to weather, sonic himself still announces it. I'm uncertain if it's two (weather notice, closing) or just the closing message, but I've heard at least the former. - On my last two visits I heard unrelated orchestral music, but the Sonic variant of the Toyland Tours track was played in the gift shop until at least 2021. It might still play. (this doesn't count, but one mention of 'sonic spinball' was left on the disabled access sign until at least 2019... whoops) 29:48 One year (a good amount of time ago... at least before 2019), the body of water that nemesis passes over was filled with... rubber ducks. I'm not sure why. I don't remember it being tied to any event. They honestly might've been dumped by guests. lol. 49:27 I've heard that the argument over ride safety was cut after the smiler incident which... makes sense. This sort of video takes a lot of time and effort to make, so thank you! I'd love to see a part 2 if you're interested

@oilblivion 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this comment. This is great information I'll remember to include it when I get around to making a part 2 😄

@TelevisionMBS Ай бұрын

34:19 “A press release unveiled the official name of the rollercoaster, TH13TEEN”

@MP4WASTAKEN 3 ай бұрын

We need part 2

@badgrl3505 Жыл бұрын

They really have beef with the smiler but managed to get it to worl

@LetsTalkCoasters Жыл бұрын

great video! i just want you to be aware the Lord Of Darkness does state his name/title, it is in the 1998 fireworks show

@JohnnyJacobGO 13 күн бұрын

Hi I really love this video, but I would have preferred the music to be a TEENY BIT less loud ❤️❤️❤️. Love the hard work and amount of research behind this video. Loved the Thorpe park one too?

@TheDooDooFart869 Жыл бұрын

This video is AMAZING, take this subscribe.

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😄

@TheDooDooFart869 Жыл бұрын

W channel

@faithruckdeschel1294 Жыл бұрын

Sweet Marie and the Ships At Sea......ur voice is past soothing!!!!! I just wanted to go snuggle up in a freaking cloud bed with cloud pillows, sheets, and comforters!!! ☁☁☁☁❣❣❣

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

This comment made my day, thank you 😄❤️

@bennickss Жыл бұрын

29:58- The water looks VERY high there

@alexuk2000 Жыл бұрын

Great video, couple of things to add next time: Swiss Cottage Cadbury Volcano Congo rapids staff accident Tom Baker nemesis narration Master Blaster weight limit (due to accidents) Haunted House changes Air soundtrack change/London eye music Duel Live Alton Towers Hotel lift music Old McDonald’s restaurant facade Celebrity openings (William Shatner monorail, Phillip Scofield Haunted House etc) Bookworm

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the ideas! I will definitely start working on a part 2 soon :)

@Th3Sm1ler Жыл бұрын

Tell me about the Staff Accident idk about all these other accidents I only know the famous one like the one on Runaway Minetrain and obviously the one on The Smiler

@BritVinylBoy Жыл бұрын

@@oilblivion yay! a part 2!

@1_dreamy_119 10 ай бұрын

I've been on Spin Ball Wizzer quite a few times and there is still a bit of Sonic theming. I've seen a picture of Eggman on top of one little bits of theming but thats it.

@campbellthetoast7897 2 ай бұрын

I got some palpatine vibes from that Lord Of Darkness guy on Oblivion

@GS-Bricks Жыл бұрын

Thorpe park iceberg maybe?

@willsworld7874 Жыл бұрын

Hey there, I might have a decently believable answer for what the pointless post is for, or for what I think, WAS for. You see, before Battle Galleons there was another ride similar to it called Splash Cats. It was, in its simplest term, A non-pirate Battle Galleons. Maybe that post had something to do with that?

@Gyro69420 Жыл бұрын

The pointless post looks like an scp object

@mini_plays Жыл бұрын

Your voice was so soothing while watching this

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@explodinggrenade3567 Жыл бұрын

Alton towers has said enterprise is now a retro squad ride.🎸🎤👨‍🎤🧑‍🎤👩‍🎤

@explodinggrenade3567 Жыл бұрын

Not sure if it is true tho

@Th3Sm1ler Жыл бұрын

@@explodinggrenade3567 it’s not true there’s a video of someone flying a drone over X-Sector that released recently showing Enterprise being demolished but Spinjam is still there for some reason

@explodinggrenade3567 Жыл бұрын

But Alton towers said on Facebook

@peter_griffin_thanos5363 Жыл бұрын

It’s 5 am why did you get me to watch this lmao

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

😂😂 Thanks for watching

@peter_griffin_thanos5363 Жыл бұрын

@@oilblivion np

@lloydzeroa.k.aforger6990 5 ай бұрын

Should've went on my 7th birthday.

@TheDerpyBoi Жыл бұрын

52:47 anyone reminded of the Mooninites? Anyone?

@willsworld7874 Жыл бұрын

is this ranked in how scary/bad/anything similar it is (like a normal iceberg), or how rare it is to be known? because if its the first option, why the heck is Chained Oak 3rd closest to the top 💀💀

@oilblivion Жыл бұрын

I based this on how well known/ obscure the fact is. In my personal opinion it made more sense to do it this way :)