This is a dive machine layout that was found. It is what was described in the MSNBC article that started the whole dive machine rumor. That article is longer on the MSNBC site, but you can read the article here:
Moosh, I don't think that is shorter than Oblivian. You got the plunge and turn and then another tunnel and then more before you turn again and go into the station. The article mentions inversions and a water splash down.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
Halo said:
http://www.bgtguide.com/2005/layout_1.jpg
Head over to Rare Roller Coaster Resources and check out the B&M Dive Machine patents... you'll see the same exact drawing. Leading me to believe this is NOT a dive machine.
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No sir...dont like 'em.
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I saw a documentary on a season in the life of Alton Towers a while back, which documented the construction and opening of Oblivion. Andy Hine (the head of the RCCGB) was amoung the first to experience the ride. I don't recall his exact words, but it was something along the lines of "fantastic" He drew particular attention- as most people do- to the elements of the ride which inflict psychological torture on the riders, which really do give the ride a unique and unsettling atmosphere.
This genre of ride would be a feather in the cap of BGT as it would be "A FIRST" for the US; you can also see the park literature now. Whether BGT would want cough up the asking price remains to be seen.
Incidentally, the possesion of a "world first" figured largely in the mindset of John Wardley and is probably how he justified the massive cost to the execs.
Best,
B.
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Josh
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