I found SAW to be one of the best rides in the park but I have to say it didn't particularly rival Stealth for me - though, it was my first time riding Stealth yesterday. Gosh, I'm late!The biggest problem with SAW is, as we all know, the frequent downtime. I queued for two hours and just as we got close to getting inside, it broke down, giving us an extra fifteen minutes of standing / sitting around. But I suppose that compared to some of the stories I've heard, this actually wasn't that bad. ;DThe theming outside was definitely overrated - they had some good ideas, granted, but one piece of "torture weapon" really did ruin it for me; the metal was rusted and looked old just as it was supposed to, but the wood it was mounted on looked brand new. Not very important, but, still. ;DMyself and my group found the countdown at the loading station to be a good way to rack up some more tension, especially since it was perfect - every train left the station as the countdown reached zero. I especially liked the water that spurts out of the "body" as you go through the corkscrew toward the end of the inside section of the ride, though somehow I don't think the water will last very long, and it'll just follow down the path of the vast majority of Thorpe effects. I have hopes for the guns at the beginning of the inside queueline though, as they made everyone jump! ;DFinally, we did NOT know we were being filmed! ;D It was the funniest thing in the world, seeing us riding it, but £12 for about two minutes of footage? No, thank you.All in all, I think Thorpe did a great job on SAW - and even if it was terrible, they're getting huge amounts of people coming to the park with the sole intention of riding it. I don't think it'll beat Stealth, though, as SAW will get old faster than Stealth will.
