For our upcoming 4th anniversary on KZread I wanted to redo one of our early expeditions. The original video on Saw was just 6 minutes long. I hope you enjoy this expanded version looking at the rollercoaster. Thank you for all the support watching my videos and here’s to another great year of Expeditions to come! Happy Halloween! - Sam

@mcmonkeythemepark5604

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Halloween to you to

@danitadebond201

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Halloween Sam! Just a question will you be remaking any other short expeditions? Thanks

@trackfactz

2 жыл бұрын

Hi

@kidconsumer8601

2 жыл бұрын

The kids have died hahaha

@kyogresfunchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Holloween Bro

I've said it before and I'll say it again: we need more permanent rides based on horror franchises. A dark ride based on Evil Dead, a VR simulator based on Nightmare on Elm Street, an automated shooting gallery based on Resident Evil (think a cross between the Biohazard shooting gallery that was at Universal Japan several years ago and Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin), the possibilities are endless!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

More horror!

@jebus4258

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah more horror but instead of a horror ride in universal we got 2 kiddie rides secret life of pets ride and the super Mario one

@otaking3582

2 жыл бұрын

@@jebus4258 I'm still waiting for Super Nintendo World to actually be *built* outside Japan. They announced it several years ago, they have no excuses!

@dr.tamaraworley8451

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed people want scenic rides...many want rides like disney. If you arnt a teenager through 30 years of age you don't want to ride rollercoasters....😎

@liamcollinson5695

2 жыл бұрын

I agree a silent hill based coaster would be cool

"However, the attraction didn't show really anyone being tortured, and only had two bodies located inside." That definitely wouldn't fly if you were talking about any other coaster!

It’s crazy how this ride is actually a real thing I hope one day we get a Friday the 13th coaster

@Randomperson-zt3il

2 жыл бұрын

If u haven’t done it, do it!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

I hope so too my fav!

@Xavier-kt7jf

2 жыл бұрын

We have 13 haha

@Kosii

2 жыл бұрын

I can almost imagine Merlin going hmm we have TH13TEEN lets make it Friday the TH13TEENTH cause that'll work

@Randomperson-zt3il

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark I need the watch the FT13th films. I’ve seen Halloween and Scream & those are really the only slashers I’ve seen

I was working at the advertising agency that did all of Thorpe Park's ads around 2008 - 2010. As a huge SAW fan, I remember getting quite annoyed at some of the voiceover takes and some of the inconsistencies in the scripted lines because I knew that they weren't quite how they'd have been said in the films and I was determined for us to get it as perfect and realistic as possible. I would have been a nightmare for the creative team and client probably. I'm actually in the background of the main TV advert, as they're going up the lift tower, I'm one of the 2 people sitting casually in the second car going around in the background. I seem to recall us wearing hi-vis jackets because we were filming prior to the ride being 100% finished, so they had to retouch out the jackets in post production.

I personally love this ride as it’s one of the best themed rollercoasters I’ve ever been on. It will be a sad day when the Saw partnership eventually comes to an end.

@babyhols777

10 ай бұрын

Its so shaky

@petergriffin601

9 ай бұрын

​@@babyhols777Not as much as Colossus

@ayhamshaheed7740

8 ай бұрын

@@babyhols777 i went on it two days ago itwasa super smooth ride for me

Even though it was so expensive I did get one of those dvds of me and a friend on the right in 2009 😅

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Haha good purchase!

@oliverrea3924

2 жыл бұрын

I have one as well I remember Swarm having DVD’s as well unfortunately this never worked though when I went on it so only had Saw the ride dvd

@me-nu4wr

2 жыл бұрын

do they still have the DVDs available to buy?? and if so, how much are they????

@oliverrea3924

2 жыл бұрын

@@me-nu4wr no they removed it and the swarm as well. The swarm had massive problems for some reason the camera was always fogging up and not working so eventually it was removed. I am not sure why Saw was removed as well. I also never heard of any other merlin park offering videos on rides. I know Merlin did have a dvd experience at Madame Tussuads which I have which also they don’t do anymore but that was big brother. I have no clue how much it was but I imagine £15-£20

@TwilightPrincessFR

2 жыл бұрын

Oi didnt expect to see you here, Roly 😂😂 fun

I’ve always had an appreciation for SAW despite the fact that I’ve never even been to Thorpe. It was one of the first coaster POV videos I ever watched on KZread and the drop along with the saw blades just blew me mind and made my want to try as many roller coasters as I could

@Dannyjones1

2 жыл бұрын

The ride experience with the music and theming is a must for anybody who likes SAW.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

It certainly is a good watch seeing the trains drop towards the blades

@Maddie-ts4ie

Жыл бұрын

You should definitely go Thorpe before SAW sadly leaves. I went on it when I was 11 about 5 years ago and it was incredibly thrilling despite what others say. I still get nervous in the queue line😭

Saw: The Ride isn't short, especially if you ride in the second car. I don't get why people think a coaster has to be long in order to be considered enjoyable, even then, coasters generally are around a minute long. I think Saw: The Ride is a great attraction at Thorpe Park & in terms of Horror Theming, is a shit ton better than Black Mirror Labyrinth which I felt was a let down & Thorpe Park's lazy attempt to create something new. Thorpe Park needs a new coaster!

@humanmaybe6980

2 жыл бұрын

also it’s got a bit of evrything. It was my first roller coaster and i liked it a lot. there was only one big drop only a few inversions it’s good to kidna dip your toes into the more intense roller coasters

@oliverstemp9132

2 жыл бұрын

Thorpe Park is very tired now, it needs serious investment everywhere

@medea27

2 жыл бұрын

Well Thorpe Park do currently have a high-level plan out for public consultation for a new coaster.... nothing's going to get approved & started for at least another year but good to know they do actually have something in the works at least

@papingosstudios161

2 жыл бұрын

Ok but the mummy ride is really short

My problem with Thorpe recently is that they're relying on WAAAAY too many IP's. SAW THE RIDE is perfectly fine though, that was awesome. Yet the choices with black mirror and walking dead annoy me, due to the fact their shows were both loved at first, but then forgotten. Also, I wouldn't say that THE SWARM was a "somewhat failure" either. And due to the success of Trailers at Fright Nights this year, it really shows how much of a positive impact original ideas can make. Does anyone else agree with me?

@Kyle-Russell

2 жыл бұрын

I think trailers is one big Easter egg. As trailers are normally to show you what is coming soon not what has been in the past.

@Kyle-Russell

2 жыл бұрын

Thorpe’s original idea are way better than the IP’s

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

More originals is always good!

@timecircuits88

2 жыл бұрын

For whatever reason I missed out on X, but have been on TWD (twice, as the coaster element is fun, especially the failed start section), it's one of the laziest re-themes I've seen, and the long, (very) dark corridors are too much, and for me the sfx were far too loud. SAW is great, it's one of those themes where age and neglect work to its favour, not so good for arachnaphobes though. I will give Thorpe this credit: the money they have spent on the sound and special fx around the park (not all obv) was definitely worth it, first time I've ever been splashed by the guy on SAW 😂 and seen all of Swarms working.

@motorsandcoasters

2 жыл бұрын

True @timecircuits, the hype for THE WALKING DEAD had kinda died by the time they launched the ride, and they were theming the ride off a show which was popular at the time.

I love this coaster. It's another really good example of how a decent theme and environment can turn a mediocre layout into something much more thrilling. I might be biased though, as I love the Saw franchise. As for Thorpe, I'm afraid I've had my fill for a little while now. I'm really hoping that they can bring a major investment in soon, but they need to do something about the clientele they attract, and come up with a better solution for controlling guest numbers.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

It really needs a change

@ellet8529

2 жыл бұрын

Agree 100% I went in the summer and had a very mediocre day with the amount of people there

@L3ouis

Жыл бұрын

Project Exodussssss

@ayhamshaheed7740

8 ай бұрын

weekdays are the key lol. I went 3 days ago and I waited between 0-10 mins for every ride (except stealth which was about 20 minutes)

Yes this is so deserved, always wanted a longer look into this

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

God the production on this is so amazing. It’s like a full documentary!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

Last time I went on Saw, in the summer, it was running smoother than ever and was probably my second favourite ride of the day (only to Swarm :)

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

That's great!

@robin_21200

10 ай бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark yea I went yesterday, swarms feeling a little rougher but saw was 100% as always lmao

I could never get into the Saw movies themselves, i watch alot of horror films, but i think saw was too gruesome for me. But I still cant help but appreciate the amountof detail put into the ride. From the que to the ride itself, it really felt like something from the Saw film itself.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the themeing is done well even if you haven't seen the films

@gerarddip

2 жыл бұрын

I’m in the same boat. It’s movies like saw that I don’t understand why anyone would subject themselves to.

@nutterinherbutter5080

Жыл бұрын

​@@gerarddip yeah I'm not one for gory exploitative films, not saying saw is THAT bad, but there are movies out that will literally scar me if I watch them, so I don't like em lol

@_HimToo

Жыл бұрын

I remember being soooo excited for the 1st Saw.... and then being soooo disapointed. I just found it super corny & terrible acting. I swear Cary Elwe's accent kept switching from British to American & it was driving me nuts. I thought it was surviving off of the hype alone rather than it being. I'm still amazed at the amount of money & # of movies they've managed to beat outta that dead horse!

@NKript

Жыл бұрын

Horror movies took a fall when it went for shock and torture instead of suspense.

This will always be one of my favourites, not just because it's Saw, well, mainly because it's Saw, but because it was just a unique ride at the time for the UK. The queue line is pretty good with the "traps" littered around, the people getting scared inside the building when they don't expect the shotgun trip wire trap, then just all the movie stuff inside.

Thorpe is in desperate need of basic TLC (painting fences etc...) and of course new flat rides and coasters. Not just tacky I.P mazes and attractions.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@bunnymactavish2415

2 жыл бұрын

colossus needs medical aide in the painting department.and maybe new trains with better retraints would be good.

@steveHolloway88

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! It's looking really scruffy now.

The studio that makes the Saw movies is still surprisingly chill and humble. I doubt they'll cause a fuss over the theming any time soon.

I'm genuinely one of SAW the film franchises biggest fans and Gerstlauer coasters , so riding this ride was an absolute must for me and will never get bored...😍

I’ve really only watched Defunctland for my amusement park documentaries, but this one was very enjoyable and captivating. Earned a viewer!

I hope they add more rides like this in the States too. Looks like lots of fun. Do a Final Destination one too :)

@alex.d09

Жыл бұрын

a final destination ride would be so fun

This ride would have been perfect if it had the drop & reverse ride aspect of Thirteen at Alton Towers! Would have extended it & given that extra scare element! I ask think Thorpe Park are holding out & saving up for The London Resort to be built before making massive expansions to draw customers there instead

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully some local competition will push them to build bigger and better again

@shaggydog9789

2 жыл бұрын

Some people think that The London Resort may not actually ever get built. Since it was announced 9 years ago (October 2012) not a single piece of construction has begun. I really hope it does happen though.

This ride literally made my brain feel like it was being ripped out, can’t ride it..,so yes it is like being in a horror movie for me lol

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Haha at least it fits the source material...

Very interesting looking back on this. I was working at the park during construction and helped to open the ride. It did have more than its fair share of issues. I recall the park couldn’t open the ride with more than a certain % of effects not working, this was in the contract. Great video and memories!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Great info! Thanks for watching

This is one of the coolest ride themes in my opinion, I’m an avid fan of the saw movies and this is definitely one coaster I want to get out to.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a good one for sure!

This ride will always have a place in my heart, mostly due to the memories I had when riding it in its early days with friends. It’s just such a shame that it can be so uncomfortable at times!

I swear, this was the ride I was looking most forward to when I went a few months back. We got a HELLA good deal on an overnight stay and were first in line for the park the next morning. I can say, hands down, of every coaster I've ever ridden, "Saw: The Ride" was the absolute SMOOTHEST, which is so bizarre after hearing people say it was rough (that may have been because I caught my ride right after a light rain shower, too, though). I loved it SO much. It's possibly my all-time favorite, right in line with "The Swarm" (which I REALLY enjoyed because the themeing was incredible), also at Thorpe Park, "Journey to the Center of the Earth" in Tokyo Disney Sea in Japan, "The T-Express" at Everland in South Korea, "iSpeed" at Mirabilandia in Italy, "Thunderhead" in Dollywood in Tennessee, US, and "Superman: Ultimate Flight" in Georgia, US. Man... I just want to go to an amusement park, now. T-T I'm closer to Alton Towers, now, so one of my bucket list rides, "The Smiler", might just be next!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you had a good ride on it! Did you sit front or back row?

@CaptainLuckyDuck

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark We wanted the front, but we got the back; however, we DID get the headchopper drop which was AMAZING. Unfortunately, me and my flatmate both forgot we were wearing glasses so it has a literal blur. XD

One of my favourite vids of yours, happy to see it get expanded!

I so hope we get some major investment at Thorpe park next year. I wouldn’t be shocked if the walking dead the ride get a re-theme this winter. And will Thorpe invest in a RMC as it would be ironic as it was RMC (ready mixed concrete) who originally opened the park

I remember watching the original video and loving it. It’s what got me hooked on your channel. Now I can’t get enough. Thank you for your dedication. Ride on

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for rewatching!

Thank you so much for covering thorpe park rides I just love watching your videos and its so nice to see you making videos about my local park

HELL YEAH! A new SAW video, I love the ride and series 😍🤩 I’m gonna enjoy this as usual, thanks for being great :)

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope you do!

It's nice to put a face to your voice lol. Love the classic home videos too - my parents have photos of me at Canada's Wonderland when I was 4 years old and I cherish them. Wonderland is my home park, and I may never get to Thorpe, but I watch all of your videos because they're so well produced, informative and entertaining. Great video and can't wait for the next!

Expanding on older shorter / expeditions is an awesome idea! I love it!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I wish so badly that there was a year round horror themed park! Thorpe is number one on my Europe theme park bucket list. But honestly so many of them look incredible! It seems like Europe makes actual THEME parks, while here in the US it's almost all amusement parks...with the exception of Disney and universal obviously. I really wish we could get more amazing theme parks. As soon as my kids get a little bit older I will 100% be getting over there to do an epic park touring trip! Also want to get to Japan, mainly for Disney Sea lol. Thanks for your amazing content 💜

@camseki9588

Жыл бұрын

Huh... well there is going to be an all year round Halloween Horror Nights experience in Vegas opening soon so wish granted?

The transition from family friendly rides to a literal SAW roller coaster gives me whiplash

Huge SAW series fan. Happy to hear the ride is still around. Maybe someday I will travel to the UK and get to ride it.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you make it over to sunny ol' england and thorpe park!

I completely get what you mean about the overfocus on IPs at Thorpe Park, Derren Brown's train was such a plain and boring experience. Saw worked so well, and while it isn't as great as it could be, and I love Swarm (both when it opened and now). Hopefully they'll bring in some new life to the park soon and revitalise the now empty areas.

I remember when the adverts for Saw: The Ride were first plastered around Thorpe. Of course, being a kid back then, I literally had no idea what the fuck Saw was (all I knew was that my local park was advertising something), and the weirdly cropped Billy picture on the adverts made it look like a weird bird-like thing with red eyes, weird ears, and spiral on its nose instead, which I imagined having a really squwaky voice literally just saying the word 'saw' over and over again. (Just look at the thumbnail of this video, squint a bit so everything goes a bit blurry, and pretend that the spiral on Billy's cheek is his nose, you'll probably be able to see what I'm describing) Anywho, I'd say that the IP deal on Saw The Ride is probably going to remain for at least a couple more years. Sure, after Saw 3D, the franchise went into hibernation for quite a few years, however, with the relatively recent revival of the series with Jigsaw and Spiral (and the announcements that the Saw and Spiral franchises are continuing in some form), chances are that both parties will want to continue cashing in on the sweet, sweet, mutual advertisement

@carterdunlap9957

2 жыл бұрын

Billy Bird

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

It may be around for a while yet...

Brilliant video and content for today. Saw is so well themed and is still a great coaster. Some are more rough than others. One of the best all round experiences in this country for sure.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, any coaster with a theme is a win

@Dannyjones1

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark Certainly one of the best around and your videos go in to more depth than any other coaster enthusiasts on you tube. Always great to hear the knowledge you have.👍👍

I’m sure I’ve left a comment here before seeing as I love SAW and I love rollercoasters, but man would I kill to ride this thing!! The SAW movies were my first introduction to horror (I was far too young at the time) and they remain some of my favorite horror films to date. They’re not great, especially the later ones, but they hold such a special place in my heart!! I wouldn’t be a horror junkie if it weren’t for SAW

I'm so happy Saw the ride got a longer video, keep it up

Fantastic episode as always! I love the idea of re-theming and re-naming Saw to have something to do with the Buckwheats! I was actually thinking while on park, if I could re-theme any ride, which one? You just answered my question

I was at Thorpe park this week. Love Saw the ride and find it quite comfortable in comparison to colossus and most the rides at Blackpool pleasure beach. I think a new coaster is definitely needed soon!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!

Oi! You had my attention at "beyond vertical drop" - and that was only the start. Excellent work as always.

This is great, I can almost imagine what the ride would have been like if I’d got on it on fright nights this year! I’m heading back next year, off peak!

That wooden rollercoaster plan looked so good! Would have preferred that! I've personally never liked saw, it's too painful, it's an odd theme and I've come off the ride before in actual pain and had bruises the next day on my shoulders. It's interesting to see how many people here in the comments like the ride though. I'm surprised by that.

When Saw the ride first opened I was a teenager and really enjoyed it. But now the park seems so unloved and tired and abandoned (I liked it when you make the comment about it fitting in with Loggers Leap and Slammer which are sbno!) and, like others have said, there are too many IP rides. I personally would have loved to see the wooden coaster in Canada Creek (I never even knew about it until this video) and the possibility of it giving the area a refresh and bringing it back to life. I believe we would still have Logger’s Leap and the park would’ve cared about it more. I love wooden coasters and it would’ve fit the area so well. It made me emotional when you spoke about Thorpe Park being the park that you grew up with and how it has changed and gone somewhat downhill as I feel exactly the same way. It upsets me as I loved Thorpe so much. It has the potential to be ‘great Thorpe Park’ again. I hope it happens someday soon.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

I really hope it happens too! How I wish we could have had the wooden coaster...

Thank you for your channel! Gives us “weirdo” theme park/roller coaster people a wonderful place to learn and share. 😁

probably my favourite Thorpe park ride! love it so much and also great video!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Went on it soon after opening, was ok but didn’t really excite me, the best part was the theming inside, the ‘shotgun’ effect (air blast from ceiling) was always one to make people move! Today marks the supposed last day for rocky express and area? Would be good to have that woodie as discussed in video 🤔

Hi thank you for doing an extended version of saw the ride all of your followers really appreciate it!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

I miss loggers leap so much :(

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

You and me both alex

I remember in year 10 the summer school trip was to Thorpe Park and this ride was a few months old. I had a lot of fun on this ride.

Love this episode dude, great job!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I live right near Thorpe Park. Though it wasn’t my favourite ride, I still really found it holds up to this day, it’s not too extreme or over the to mechanically, but it’s amazing. Themed rides that actually stick with their themes are the best.

You mentioned you'd review the walking dead ride in your last saw rollercoaster vid. I'm still waiting for it lol! In all seriousness tho, great vid. I love your stuff. I can't go to many of these parks, so I get to live vicariously through your vids 💖

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

It's coming soon, honest! Thanks for watching, hope you can get to them one day

Love these videos! Went on this ride for the first time a few days ago, and its fantastic in my opinion.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Brilliant as always dude xx

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike

Loved the ride especially the first few seasons with the actors but very rough now! Great content as usual buddy

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam

Without a doubt one of the best themes coasters ever. I was there in the first few weeks. The queues and atmosphere was electric. The coaster and saw alive in their first few seasons were without a doubt world class. Its just a shame that the station and plaza area are not what they used to be. I don't jump or scare easy, but those bloody air shotguns hahaha I'm sure at first they were manually set off by the actors

God how I wished we got that woodie! 😫😫😫

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Me too wah

@andyknight1

2 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@dannyj.246

2 жыл бұрын

Me three

@Kyle-Russell

2 жыл бұрын

I think Thorpe will get one eventually and it will go one the island next to the swarm

The theming in the queue building for this ride was pretty fantastic

I went to thorpe park last week and rode this, ive hardly rode any coasters before but glad I tried it, did enjoy it a lot. Only started trying coasters this year and only now have I realised what ive missed out on.

One of my favourite rides, if not my first fave, at thorpe park, its really up there. Went on the 29th October for fright nights and the final ride we did was Saw. After what seemed like a forever wait in a queue we got on when it was pitch black and boy was it a rush, fantastic ride in the dark truly.

@eddbris

2 жыл бұрын

went on the same day as you, and saw was our last ride lmao

@Shay__

2 жыл бұрын

@@eddbris what time cause we got on after 7 in the end it was a while lmao

Excellent vid as always.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

This looks like so much fun! What an amazing coaster!

I needed a pick me up today, thanks for providing 🖤

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

YOU SAID EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN THINKING AS A THORPE PARK FAN THANK YOU KING

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

hah thank you

Happy Halloween! So hyped for a new, spooky video!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Halloween!

happy halloween! thanks for the vid!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Happy halloween!

Respect for using the SAW 1 ending theme in the background! 😂

I luckily got to ride this on it's first week open and i had no idea at the time how new it was, my favorite ride ever since.

Creak Freak Massacre the ride would be absolutely amazing, great idea! I really think Thorpe should lean towards more original ideas and less IPs so this fits perfectly. Great video as always :] Just like you, Thorpe means so much to me and to see it almost neglected like this is quite underwhelming. I think a problem I have with Black Mirror and Walking Dead the ride is that they're both very unlike their actual IPs (compared to Saw which goes into the theming quite well). Walking Dead just has a few zombies and the prison outside, and black mirror has a few Easter eggs referencing the show inside and that's it. As a fan of both shows they really don't amaze me that much, whereas a fan of Saw might be more impressed with Saw the ride.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

More original ideas would be great and not feeling like they become more and more irrelevant!

it makes me laugh so hard everytime they advertise the 100 foot drop like the scariest thing in the world

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

never been done before hah

I remember when Thorpe Park didn't have any rides at all! I remember it having a big Viking Themed area with big tents and boats and a mini model village. I've got photos of one of our days out there on my living room wall (including that rabbit ride featured here). That was also the day I fell over carrying a try full of chips on the paddle steamer while carrying them back to the table! That was a lot of money on the carpet that lunchtime!!

I know the feeling of being critical of your childhood park. My park is well over a 100 years old and in constant danger of being closed.

"Having a world's first - real or not - had to be in the press release. It's the *rules*" XD

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Those are the rules!

I took this ride a few years ago, it’s really good. I love when they create attractions based on movie franchises

I remember waiting in the queue for almost 3 hours the year this ride opened. I really can't recall the queue or inside being spooky at all? I've ridden it many times since but haven't been to Thorpe Park in years. The One thing I always remember about the ride is thinking you're going to collide with the big blades after you turn the corner at the start and then going down the mystery drop. A fun ride

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Mainly just traps scattered throughout the queue

@higg873

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark I think perhaps that wore off after hour 1 😂

We used to live down the road from Thorpe Park and first time I went the most exciting thing they had there was the Cinema 180! For years Thorpe Park had so many issues with planning objections, that they couldn't build anything over a certain height. I also went to college in Egham and so many friends worked there over the seasons, that a lot of 1990-1992 was spent in the park. Saw is still my favourite ride there. The theming is very shoddy looking now, but even back then those mannequins looked ridiculous in the traps. There was never really anything hugely scary about the queue or the ride, but the indoor dark section always caught people off guard on their first ride. As much as i like it, those plans for the Woodie looked amazing. Hopefully the rumors of a RMC in the next few years come true.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Please bring an RMC to thorpe!

Yay Saw the ride! Happy Halloween Expedition Theme Park!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Halloween!

@bartplays3392

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark Thanks!

I may actually go to Thorpe park next year. Alton towers added the stunning wickerman wooden coaster in 2018 and was the first in over 20 years in the uk

You were totally spot on with everything you said about what Thorpe Park has become since the installation of this ride Whilst Saw: The Ride is almost certainly a contributing factor to the current state of the park, I still love it for what it is The direction of Thorpe Park is currently so lazy; as a visitor since only as far back as early 2015, all I've ever known is the removal/abandonment of fantastic rides, and the addition of family/children attractions and/or mediocre IP-themed teen/adult attractions Merlin need to have a clear definition of what the target audience of the park is, as well as prioritising the quality of their attractions rather than how many tickets they sell on name alone It's probably easy for us to say as park guests rather than employees within the amusement industry, but I personally look at the likes of Cedar Point and Emergylandia (who build world class rides that advertise themselves via word-of-mouth rather than the brand recognition of the earliest-avaliable outdated episodic series), and I wonder what can be. I don't want world class though; I just want something creative, effortful and sizable by our standards here in the UK. We can't ask for too much, but we can ask for better than what we see right now

id love to visit this park someday!!! can’t wait for the next upload 🤘🤘🤘

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you get to visit!

Always do this ride first when I go to Thorpe… it gets so busy! Anyways, nice that you have a more in depth video about this, as I did think you touched on this ride before

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah a few years ago in 6 minutes. Thought it was time for a redo!

@HarryJSmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark nice!

This roller coaster is what got me into the SAW movies

I am pretty curious to hear about the other failed rides and attractions based on franchises at Thorpe Park

i finally got to go to thorpe park in august and it was amazing! saw definitely isn't my favourite (mine would be the swarm) but it was still a great experience. it was actually my first experience of an inversion on a roller coaster - i recommend back row tho, front row was a bit rougher than the back when i went.

English theme parks have the best ads for attractions!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

They try to make them as spooky as possible!

I totally understand how you feel. I sit here and watch the park I grew up with, The Great Escape, formerly Storytown, become less and less what I remember it. I just wish Six Flags would put more into it. One of the first things I remember about that park was when they put in the log flume, now called Desperado Plunge. Back then, the man that owned the place did what he thought was fun and exciting. He installed that ride, then installed the Steamin' Demon, which was the park's first inversion metal roller coaster. Both of those were game changers. It's just sad to see what's happening with it with Six Flags now. Even the Comet was something special when that opened. It's just sad they don't do more of that to make the park better.

Thanks so much for this vid, i always wanted a more in depth look at saw the ride, will you be doing more vids on drayton manor and thorpe park?

@thatyoung3rone

2 жыл бұрын

Drayton Manors basically a zoo now sadly

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

I will do more of both in future!

Happy Halloween Expedition Theme Park! 🎃

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Halloween!

I actually really like TWD the Ride. Although I would've preferred a proper new coaster, I think it was still a great addition to the park's lineup and even better than X.

Omg you mentioned Bonbon land! I went there as a kid and tried the coaster with the same drop! It is rough but fun

I thought there wasn't going to be the normal intro and I got all anxious!

I loved this coaster when I went on it a few weeks ago. It was so fun.

God i remember seeing this advert on the telly in primary school and talking about it with my friends in school about the blades being real and killing you hahaha

"Everytime you scream.... Gas will be blown into your face. You have 10 seconds, you have 5 seconds- GAS!"