Well, finally experienced SAW Alive today. In a nutshell, "appalling" - and that is the exact word I used in the photo point and coming of the boat. All I knew about the maze was there was the bathroom scene and the Carousel Trap. Oh, and it featured an ORP somehow. Firstly, the queue. Dreadfully and painfully boring. I knew it would be. However, I braved going in it when it said a 45 minute queue. Despite that, it was only 15 minutes. The audio there is pointless and dull. Get something different to the actual ride's one and you might be on to something. Only good thing about the queue is the fact it moves quickly.First go, was dispatched into a group of 7 - and I was right at the front. Go onto the boat. Saw the 'Face Your Fears' bit. Original. We were told basic H&S information by an ordinary person and told the next bit of information was very important. Go through, another normal person explaining H&S. Okay, you're boring me now. Then the photo point. Pointless and obvious penny-pinching. Okay, finally going in the maze now.SWAT section. Clever idea, especially with a live CCTV camera so the SWAT guy knows everyone is in. Ooh, what will happen? "You're in Jigsaw's lair and he knows you are here, so be careful." Story line!? Hallelujah!! Then followed by basic H&S rules and the whole thing about go through flaps, not fire exit doors. Okay, I get it. Stop boring me and start scaring me. And the fact he says their fire exits spoils the atmosphere a bit. Room 1. SAW I. Bathroom scene. First thoughts? Where is everything!? Way too dark. At first, I saw a pipe, then looked around and I think I saw Jigsaw's dead body. But it was far too dark to tell. Then I saw the severed foot and a bit of blood. Go round a little bit and I find the flaps. Now, I here a rattling chain and a gasp from someone in the group and I look behind and FINALLY see an actor, just moving say "Help." I found myself disappointed I was not involved in the scare.Room 2. Though I didn't really recognise it, I guessed it would SAW II. Fences and a bit of strobe lighting. Nothing amazing. There was a fake route that was FAR to obvious. I touched the fence after a few seconds of darkness to help find my way and eventually an actor bashed up against it. Gave me a little shock but nothing of real scare. Again, was disappointed. Room 3. SAW III. Felt the temperature change immediately. Very good. The lighting here was perfect as well. Bright enough to see everything but not spoil anything. A girl was hanging then. At first, I thought it was just a manikin, but after nearly getting out the room, she springs to life and scares the group at the back. Yet again, I have not be scared and I have a sour feeling. Room 4. SAW IV. You can tell by the windows it is the Mausoleum. Very smoky and dark, so - again - you can barely see a thing. A random smell there, and it wasn't really that bad. Nothing really happens, get stuck there for a few seconds, having no idea where to go. Then, an actor slowly approaches me and points me in the right way, and scares others in the group. Someone by the exit of the room starting shout help as I walked passed, but what was the point? Could barely see what she was doing.Room 5. Okay, I've no idea what this room is - is it from SAW V? I can see nothing! There's a small red light shining on a table a little. Nothing is happening. Walk round this table thing and huzzah, next room. Very, very, very disappointed.Room 6. SAW VI. Carousel Trap. Spinning like mad. Go round, turn left, an actor stops me by jumping from round the corner and points the other way. Okay. You scared me. Not. Go round a bit more and the Carousel shoots a blast of air and I get caught. The sound makes me jump a little. Again, very dark. A light lit up the Carousel and that's it. Then, at the exit, there's a pig man, rocking his head back and forward. How's that scary? Leave, and look at that, photo point. Okay, that's it? "Appalling."So, first time round and my views. No story line, which was the only thing I actually wanted from this. Instead, it's the 'Scene from SAW I, scene from SAW II...' treatment. Something I was very much against. All the rooms except the freezer room were too dark to see anything. I got no scares and the actors were rather poor.However, I decide to go in a second time. From what I gathered, the back was scary. Was near the back, except there was a two behind me. Sightly better. The actors interact with you more, but still, nothing to actually scare you. I noticed a smell in the SAW II scene, but what it was of, I haven't the foggiest. There was no actor in that scene, but one in the SAW V scene instead. However, all they did was, well, I don't know. I didn't see. It was too dark. Seemed as if they were prancing around on the table to be honest. However, the actor in the freezer from was the same both times. On the second time she was much more active to everyone in the group. Also, the two behind me knew her and shouted her name, and she mustered a quick wave as not to break out of character. I will say well done Jade, as she was the only actor there who actually acted well. <_<The timers were poor. Some weren't counting. They're all at different times and you're unsure if it is for you or the trap (some actors aren't in traps, so...).Improvements:More light. That way, you can see what is happening.A storyline of some form.Actors trying to scare you.So, overall, very bad attraction. Nothing 'horrific' about it. No gore (okay, a bit of blood - the world is going to end!!!!!!!). Short and very boring. I will say this once more - "appalling".
And will do. 
Didn't end up going on the Eye - bit of a long story really, but to cut it short my uncle was going to take me but couldn't. But ah well. 
Off to Thorpe Park tomorrow though. XD