Dozens stranded as new £13m Saw ride breaks down at Thorpe Park celebrity launch

[Twist]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1161461/Dozens-stranded-new-13m-Saw-ride-breaks-Thorpe-Park-celebrity-launch-party.html
What a coincedence :rolleyes:.
Pritty random actually as I only just watched Saw V, then decided to see how the ride was doing and turns out it was supposed to launch yesterday hah :P.

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[Minstrels]

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[Samishlol]

This should be in news & world forum.

[Kipp]

Omg the ride only opened recently and then it broke. LOL!!!

[Minstrels]

Omg the ride only opened recently and then it broke. LOL!!!
Well... umm... duh? :rolleyes:

[Jordan:A]

Well that ride is umm.. stable ?

[Twist]

This should be in news & world forum.
Oh go away.

[Jord]

Omg the ride only opened recently and then it broke. LOL!!!


sherlock

[Naruto!]

why did ya post a picture of oblivion and the saw ride matt?
google Rage at southend on sea, thats just like saw but smaller :P

[Minstrels]

why did ya post a picture of oblivion and the saw ride matt?
google Rage at southend on sea, thats just like saw but smaller :P
Aye but the that drop looks the same and it's in the same park. :P

[Naruto!]

No its not :P Oblivion is at Alton Towers and Saw is at Thorpe Park, sorry Matty :(

[Minstrels]

No its not :P Oblivion is at Alton Towers and Saw is at Thorpe Park, sorry Matty :(
My bad?

[Naruto!]

Still, I'm sure they could have constructed a more original design :\

[Oleh]

Oblivion is somewhat a 90 degree decline am i correct? and it refers to saw being 100 degree

[leah]

Never been before, but when im in London *uni* I'll make up for it :D

[lew!]

Omg, were they stuck on the edge?!

[rnix]

They were on teh ride for 10 seconds. or 5. one of them lol.
Its not even that bad they could of walked off the ride as it wasnt off the ground (i think)

[Danzilla]

I was one of the first people to ride slammer, broke down when we where on it. I not surprising it broke down, its new so of course things are going to go wrong.

[Anvrew]

I thought there meant to send it around with no one on it first? :S

[jackass]

I thought there meant to send it around with no one on it first? :S

They do/did.

[JackBuddy]

Teething problems. Every new ride has them. They were only stranded on the brake run.

[GommeInc]

Doesn't the ride "Stealth" at Thorpe Park break down alot too? I think that ride may of been scrapped actually, not sure...

[JackBuddy]

Doesn't the ride "Stealth" at Thorpe Park break down alot too? I think that ride may of been scrapped actually, not sure...
No that was only installed 3 years ago! Fairly unreliable though.

[Pyroka]

When I went Thorpe Park every single ride broke down at least once during the day, it just happens. Alton & Thorpe are both owned by the same company so does it matter if they've got similar rides at each park?

Gives people the opportunity of experiencing the same sort of ride... despite Oblivion is probably a very different experience, it's all about the setting.

[Ashhizzle]

Tbh, only ride ever broken when i've been to tp & alton towers was The giant swingy one at thorpe park (names forgotten) & this was because a peice of metal had fallen off a few days before, nothing major though.

So 1 out of about 20 visits with 1 problem, Not bad.

[GommeInc]

No that was only installed 3 years ago! Fairly unreliable though.
I've not heard of it since I saw it about 3 years ago :P