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."
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!)
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.
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
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
[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 [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 :] ]
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.
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 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 RUclips 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
@@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 RUclips, 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.
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?
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
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 😄
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!!! ☁☁☁☁❣❣❣
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?
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.
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
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
@@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
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 💀💀
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."
Thanks for pointing that out pinned your comment so others can see it :)
It was human error though…
I’m pretty it was human error though
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!)
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.
Only Alton towers can remove a tent and replace it with a spaghetti bowl.
Now that's dedication, nearly an hours worth of Aton Towers content, count me in!
Thanks I hope you enjoy 😆
MAKE A PART 2 there is lots of ideas in these comments another one is the abandoned toilet block
This is really good but for a lot of parts the background music is too loud. just a note for future videos :))
Very interesting iceberg, awesome stuff 🔥🔥
I'm glad you found it interesting :) thank you for watching!
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!
Thank you for your kind words 😄 I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
34:19 “A press release unveiled the official name of the rollercoaster, TH13TEEN”
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
Thank you for watching! Yes I had to include that here, very strange 😂
I loved this video and a part 2 or even Thorpe Park version would be amazing ❤️
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching 😊
Incredible video! Hope you make more content like this!
I also see you like Splatoon from your other channel so immensely good taste
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)
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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
What was lord of light
@@rocco3374 the light version of lord of darkness that used Oblivion queue who would argue over the rides safety
👏BEST 👏VIDEO 👏ON 👏RUclips - Youve earned a new subscriber! - Now thats dedication to alton towers.
Thank you so much for the kind words and for subscribing! I'm really glad you liked the video :)
Great video 👍
Knew quite a lot about this, but did learn some new things along the way.
[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 :] ]
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 :)
@@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 :] ]
Well researched! (I’ve written extensively on the chained oak, was good to see it get a few mentions.)
A comprehensive overview. Congratulations.
Thank you! :) I had to mention it here, it's a very interesting story!
This is so good it deserves more attention
Thank you 😊
Its true the lack of attention on this is criminal its an astounding video @@oilblivion
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.
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!
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
Thank you for that I really appreciate it! Merry Christmas :)
@@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 RUclips 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
@@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 RUclips, 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.
Such a good video!!! perfect iceberg to eat dinner with lol !!! 🫶
Thanks prudubz I'm glad you liked it :)
the ghost part in the end bit around 53:30 was creepy...
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?
Subbed!! Amazing vid, part 2 please :D
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the sub :)
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
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 😄
love this video, been waiting for an alton towers iceberg!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it :)
Really enjoyed this video, shared this on my twitter. Cause this is so good!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
48:00 is wild 😭
29:19 and there's also a sticker of Dr. Eggman on one of the bumpers
Tbh it felt asmr isk with your voice and I love it also excellent vid
Thank you! 😄
@@oilblivionand I have to admit your voice is so cute as well as your channel profile
this was a relaxing and nice way to end the day, earned yourself a 112th sub.
Thank you so much 😄
your voice is so relaxing :) great video btw
Thank you 😊
Hey can you do one on Lego land please and also you should have added the retro squad on this but any way BEST VID ON RUclips !!!
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!!! ☁☁☁☁❣❣❣
This comment made my day, thank you 😄❤️
They really have beef with the smiler but managed to get it to worl
I got some palpatine vibes from that Lord Of Darkness guy on Oblivion
Ooh now this is my kinda video. Gonna be a hard watch as your voice is relaxing XD
29:58- The water looks VERY high there
Very interesting video also love your content style
Thank you so much :)
ngl your voice is majestic
Thank you that's so nice of you to say 😊
@@oilblivion 👍
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
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?
We need part 2
Very good video!
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
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.
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
Thank you for the ideas! I will definitely start working on a part 2 soon :)
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
@@oilblivion yay! a part 2!
Should've went on my 7th birthday.
Love the video
Alton towers has said enterprise is now a retro squad ride.🎸🎤👨🎤🧑🎤👩🎤
Not sure if it is true tho
@@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
But Alton towers said on Facebook
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 💀💀
I based this on how well known/ obscure the fact is. In my personal opinion it made more sense to do it this way :)
This video is AMAZING, take this subscribe.
Thank you so much 😄
It’s 5 am why did you get me to watch this lmao
😂😂 Thanks for watching
@@oilblivion np
Your voice was so soothing while watching this
Thank you :)
You should have put oblivions non vertical drop at the top as most gp don’t know that
Edit:sonic spinball should be at the top
Bit late but, in other videos could you tone the background music down a little. at times its drowning your voice out.
Thorpe park iceberg maybe?
W channel
52:47 anyone reminded of the Mooninites? Anyone?
52:14 wait what.
This a nice video about the history of alton towers but not an iceberg video ... but still a nice video no hate
20:25 tf is that sound???
I missed my chance to ride in a bathtub :(
There's still a chance! There is a flume in Erlebnispark Tripsdrill, Germany that has bathtub boats! :)
The pointless post looks like an scp object
29:15
WRONG! you can still see eggman during the final helix
48:28 omg so funny
I may be wrong and don't take offence to this but u sound like the women in goose pimples the ghost sightings type channel
No offence taken, that's hilarious 😆 merry Xmas!