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Torture Porn: The Theme Park Ride - SAW Coaster to Open in Thorpe Park

Posted on Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta

UK’s Thorpe Park will be opening a SAW-themed roller coaster in Spring 2009. The coster will feature a ‘beyond vertical’ drop of 100º from a height of 100ft (a 4.5 G-force experience), making it the steepest freefall drop in the world. Riders will also endure three inversions that will add another dimension to a whole new experience of adrenaline-fuelled fun for thrill seekers. The ride lasts 1 minute and 40 seconds, 30% of which will be inside the station building. The track is 2363 feet in length. Merlin Entertainment has been working with Twisted Pictures and Lionsgate to ensure total accuracy of the key elements from the Saw films. You can visit the park’s SAW - The Ride minisite at sawtheride.com.

via: Bloody Disgusting

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  • Might be a good ride with props of the movies
    before the ride begins and that awsome
    "Hello Zep" track playing in the background.
  • Aqualeo
    Why is this not in the US???
  • NINJARTIST
    "Merlin Entertainment has been working with Twisted Pictures and Lionsgate to ensure total accuracy of the key elements from the Saw films."

    Hopefully not too many elements...

    It's a bold move for an amusement park ride to be inspired by a movie dealing with horrible pain and amputation... But with that said, I'd like to try it!
  • Aqualeo Says:

    October 14th, 2008 at 8:42 am

    Why is this not in the US???

    It makes a welcome change, you have the best coasters already. Let us have one won't you. I'll be riding that next year :)
  • prophecy_projectz
    lol@ having a ride based on this movie franchise. The sky is the limit with the fucked up things they good do with the familes.

    They enter the tunnel and wake up all chained with 4 minutes to kill each other lol
  • Owen
    Saw this yesterday - the track is built and looks pretty good - especially the 100 degree drop - It'll probably only last about 30 secs though.
    Bit interesting basing a ride on the SAW franchise though - admittedly a good one for a 'scary' ride, but just how many more films are there going to be?
  • Mer
    prophecy_projectz Says:

    October 14th, 2008 at 5:19 pm

    lol@ having a ride based on this movie franchise. The sky is the limit with the fucked up things they good do with the familes.

    They enter the tunnel and wake up all chained with 4 minutes to kill each other lol


    -- LOL! that's classic!
    This looks like it'd be fun (even though I'm f'cking scared of roller coasters). I've been a follower of the SAW series and I've loved every single movie.
    I WISH this was in the US. I'd do it even though I'd probably PISS my pants.
  • Mer
    prophecy_projectz Says:

    October 14th, 2008 at 5:19 pm

    lol@ having a ride based on this movie franchise. The sky is the limit with the fucked up things they good do with the familes.

    They enter the tunnel and wake up all chained with 4 minutes to kill each other lol


    -- LOL! that's classic!
    This looks like it'd be fun (even though I'm effing scared of roller coasters). I've been a follower of the SAW series and I've loved every single movie.
    I WISH this was in the US. I'd do it even though I'd probably piss my pants.
  • Becky
    its a change to have a imense ride in the uk for once and one thats kinda local to me it makes a change instead of going all the way to alton towers or spain or ameria im goping on it in a few weeks im shitting my self ahhh !
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