The Lost Rides Of Alton Towers Part 1- Black Hole

Watch part 2 - The Haunted House here http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mk5nEDn89WQ . The Black hole was a mystery to all, unless you rode it you would never of had an idea of what it was. The 600metre long ride took place in almost total darkness . The only illumination came from stars and asteroids. It was a vast undercover roller coaster, similar to the Beast which used to be situated in Forbidden Valley. You travelled through helixes upwards until you were completely disorientated and then suddenly, you were dropped straight down a 15 metre drop into the Black hole itself.

To build this ride, the rail framework had to be covered completely with a canopy, but not before a quarter of a million tonnes of soil had been dug away from the hillside. The ride was originally green and yellow, but in 1998 when Oblivion was installed it was rethemed and painted blue.

Because the ride was totally hidden from view it means you didn't know what to expect until you had ridden it, so for first time riders the queue was quite intimidating not knowing what you were queuing for. Once in the station it was the first time you could see the trains, here you saw that passengers sat in twos, one behind the other rather like sitting on a sledge. Spiralling upwards the train goy fairly high, before you heard a voice say 'sit back-hold tight', you were then plunged down large drops and tight corners before a quick return into the brakes. The ride had a very poor through-put, because of this queues often built up

Thanks for watching a Sanbrooke Production.

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[Mikerhodes09]

I love it, they should make a new replica of it all modern. First rollercoaster i went on.

[amze1234]

i luved this ride used 2 go on it every time i went to alton towers an still wud if it was still running

[Koppite29]

@cookiegirl578 It was when it was first released. Compared to rollercoasters today is would be quite lame, but it was a classic

[Koppite29]

@Webdun yes me my friend always used to race on that. Thinking it about it now, I dont think there were any safety features on it lol

[mayorip]

THIS RIDE WAS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE BEAST BUT JUST INDOORS

[SuperKeekee1]

this used to be my fav :( thrope park have a ride just like black hole but goes back wards after wards :D

[Webdun]

Who else like me remembers going on the toboggan ride on the right @ 00:52 :-)

[Punkrock3011]

@TheNigerianScammer No space moutain is a piece of shit no good crap pile cheap rollercoaster compared to this. this had a history space mountain didnt

[Atlantisfair34]

oh i remembered the sharp brakes at the end!! And if you sat on the front row they showed your photo on the screen as you came into the station :S It was a bloody fantastic ride :D

[TheNigerianScammer]

Was this a cheap mans space mountain?

[cookiegirl578]

was this rides good i never went on it?