Alton Towers visitors were evacuated from Oblivion after the ride stopped just before it was about to take its 180ft drop. Customers were snapped being led down from the world's first vertical rollercoaster on Tuesday, July 19, amid scorching temperatures.
The operation was carried out against the backdrop of the UK heatwave as temperatures soared to 37C at the Staffordshire theme park. A Twitter user named Dean shared photos on the social media platform. He said: "An Oblivion shuttle has stopped at the top, I’m sure the magical bottles of water will be straight out in this heat.
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