The layout is the same, but Diving Machine G5 has a 0. Riders are arranged 8 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per car. On 8 May , a year-old man climbed over safety fences and accessed the underground ride area. He reportedly dropped into the hole from which the roller coaster track re-emerges from the underground tunnel , walked through the underground section and emerged on a ledge where the track enters the ground.
Neither he or guests on the ride were harmed following the ride cars being held at the boarding station. He was arrested for a public order offence, and the ride returned to normal operation the day after.
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With the opening of Oblivion, the surrounding area was completely overhauled and its fairground theme replaced with that of a sinister government facility. The name was changed from Fantasy World to X-Sector. The last remaining ride from Fantasy World, Black Hole , had its tent reprinted dark-blue and silver, replacing the original yellow and green striped pattern.
Energizer and Enterprise flat rides were moved to the X-Sector from other areas of the park to make it a major ride area. In August , Suzanne and Stephen Roper won a case against the park regarding high levels of noise. Oblivion was at the centre of this case, as the judge could hear screams from riders while standing in the Roper's garden. He suggested that the "don't look down" message, played to riders as they were held above the drop, induced screaming.
For the season, Fanta branding was added to Oblivion. This took the form of decals added to the entrance, air gates, and in other places near the roller coaster. Much of this was subsequently removed by August. Previously the roller coaster was painted grey. Black track and supports , used to be grey track and supports. Riders are arranged 8 across in 2 rows, for a total of 16 riders per car.
Shown here the steel supports that support the area above the tunnel and prevent it from collapsing inwards. The main way of moving things into and out of such an immense hole is using a container and crane. When digging down so deep there is a problem with water — not only does water usually sit just a few metres below ground level, drainage is also an issue following any rain.
You can see the pipes and pumps used to extract this water. Workmen using a boat to traverse the water which had collected inside the pit. In this photo we can clearly see markings in the concrete to support the track and the access staircase. Some images from mid December with the station building, tunnel, brake run and lift hill complete, work has begun on the final sections of track and the queue line structures.
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