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Material distributed during the construction and opening of Oblivion.
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A leaflet distributed to guests at the park in 1997. It hints at the 'vertical drop' nature of the ride without giving it away entirely.
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The back of the leaflet, with an offer for cheap entry early in 1998.
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Part of an 'Oblivion Pack' given to staff members at the time was this pair of (cardboard) underpants.
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Open them up, and you get information about the ride.
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And here is the back of the pants, complete with ride logo and the date of the ride opening.
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Also in the pack was this fact sheet about Oblivion.
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Another page in the pack.
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Also from the pack was this list of times when the Oblivion TV Advert was to be shown.
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The pack also contained some of the Oblivion condoms that were sold for a while.
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The other side of the Oblivion condom pack.
   
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