I'm a first time poster on these forums but I went to Thorpe Park yesterday and felt as if I had to reply. -- THIS CONTAINS SPOILERSMy view on SAW: ALIVE? It's a massive letdown. I think my expectations were too high to begin with but I'll come to that later. First of all, the queue was ridiculous. One hour into queueing and the maze was evacuated because the fire alarm went off. Fair enough - Safety first and all that. Mind you, when it happens for a second and third time you do begin to get a tad annoyed. Anyway... we went in and the mood is killed by the photo man - it would be best if this came at the end or not at all. OK... so Room 1: The Bathroom scene - Very good detail but the size of this room and every other room is ridiculous. It was so tiny. I wasn't expecting an exact replica but come on Thorpe Park! At least make it a reasonable size... it was very small, with only the corner of the room used. Overall... they could have done so much more.Room 2 - Everyone else seems to agree - also a letdown. Once the front person announces the gate gives you a tiny shock, everyone else kicks it open to avoid it. Room 3 - Loved it. Things were looking up and I was genuinely scared when the woman begins to jump out at you.Room 4 - Also very good. The fact you have to walk against the walls is good here. I had someone grab my ankle through a hole in the wall which was surprising. A lot going on here. I really wanted to stop and watch but we had to move on. Shame. It really doesnt give you time to savour some of the good work that is going on but I suppose its only fair to reduce queue times.Room 5 - Hilarious. A fat man lies on the table with his guts hanging out, only for the lights to go out and be replaced with a woman. I saw the woman, turned for an instant only to have her right up in my face when I turned round again. I laughed. I presume this trap is supposed to be the very first one with the pendulum sythe thing that kills the guy on the table but there is no sign of them or anything else. Just a guy on a table.Room 6 - Possibly the most disappointing trap. I thought they could have at least had models of people in there or some thing. Watching a metal carousel spin round isnt scary and thats all there was in there.As we headed toward the exit the pig mask guy turnd round and stalked us out. And that was it. A few jumps/shocks but nothing major. I have to commend the actors - they were good.The size of some of the rooms were rubbish. Apart from the SAW IV trap they could have all been a bit bigger - there was no 'claustaphobic' atmosphere created if that was the aim.Also, just a petty criticism but one ill mention anyway... Was anyone else annoyed by the room dividers? Everyone in our group kept getting strangled by them. They were really thick and heavy but its not an issue. Was just wondering. A lot of people will disagree with this review but its just how I felt. I would tell everyone to do it just to say you have done it but its not worth the 2 hour plus queueing time. Stick with SAW: The Ride.
