Smiler POV - Incomplete (Alton Towers)

Smiler POV at Alton Towers (Incomplete cuts off after 10th Inversion). The Smiler is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire, England. It was built in 2013 and is an Infinity Coaster model from Gerstlauer and is located in the X-Sector area of the park. The ride currently holds the world record for most inversions on a roller coaster,[2] featuring 14 inversions. These include dive loops, sidewinders, and corkscrews, among other elements. The Smiler has a central themed feature named 'The Marmaliser', comprising a large truss-built structure with five 'legs', themed as a device that manipulates riders into smiling. Each leg features a different effect positioned over the track as the trains pass, including bright lights, water spray, water vapour, rolling brushes and rotating optical patterns. The Marmaliser also incorporates a wraparound LED screen that displays themed graphics. Five trains can operate on the ride at once, leading to a theoretical capacity of 960 riders per hour. Ride experience The train dispatches from the station, playing audio of a man saying, "Join us!" The train immediately enters into a sweeping drop 180 degrees to the left. Partway through this drop, riders encounter a heartline roll, the ride's first inversion. The train then comes to a stop on block brakes, before ascending the first lift hill. Upon reaching the top, the train drops into another 180-degree right turn before banking into the second inversion, a downward corkscrew. The train drops down into the next two inversions, two consecutive dive loops before travelling over a trimmed airtime hill into the ride's largest element, a Batwing (this element consists of a sidewinder and reverse sidewinder). The train then travels through another corkscrew before reaching the second set of block brakes, after a brief pause the train ascends the second lift hill, this time at a 90° vertical angle. The train then enters another drop, 180-degrees to the left, banking into a downward corkscrew. Riders then navigate through a sea serpent roll, followed by a short drop into another trimmed airtime hill where the on-ride photo is taken. The train then dives into a cobra roll. Upon exiting the cobra roll, the train twists through two consecutive corkscrews before a short left turn into the final brake run. The words "Process complete" are visible to riders as the train returns to the station.