AdamY Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 It just makes so much more sense. If you look back at that first piece of concept art from before it was Saw (you know, the really woodsy sawmill-y one), a woodie with station & whatever other buildings in that style would have been so good. Would have actually seemed like the "Canada Creek Coaster" it was referred to as in the plans...Edit edit editGCI + ^ = Profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 This ride completely battered me today.It's given me a banging headache right between the eyes .. I still love the ride though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Maybe they should rename it to Sore: the Ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I haven't found it rough at all lately? Maybe the odd bump after the big drop but that's it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Thing is, the roughness varies between each ride which is strange, maybe some cars are more susceptable to roughness. I often feel that the last inversion is very much an endurance test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Another thing to note is different people's perceived definition of rough and actually how sensitive people are to roughness. Only place that I have felt a jolt is at the bottom of the drop and the last inversion followed quickly by being whipped into the break certainly can give your neck a good work out but that is just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Thing is, the roughness varies between each ride which is strange, maybe some cars are more susceptable to roughness.I find weight balance can sometimes make an impression. When we have test rides in the morning; it's the smoothest I've ever experienced SAW, and the same is notable when it's first thing or last thing and there's two people in a car (like major off-peak, I have a picture to prove it) :PSounds daft, might just be my mind; but yeah, the lighter the car weight the smoother I find it :oAND I just wanted to post this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMMYD777 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 For someone who rarely visits Thorpe like myself, do you think it is worth going on this as well as Colossus bearing in mind the roughness and if so, has anyone got any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpeparkjack Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Just get on the bloody coasters, they are great fun and the roughness of them is just over-exaggerated by pathetic morons. Flipper, Coaster, Ryan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I really don't find either coasters rough/uncomfortable. I enjoy both and would definitely recommend you try them out along with Thorpe's 'smoother' coasters Luke_A and Sidders 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Just get on the bloody coasters, they are great fun and the roughness of them is just over-exaggerated by pathetic morons.Now thats not very nice now. Trust me jack, I'd rather enjoy my rides on Saw, then cringe as it tackles its first drop and final inversion. I hate not being able to enjoy it the way other do. Dan9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I'd say do them both because both are very different thrills and often, very different "roughness" on different people. I find Colossus close to unbearable, yet SAW one of Thorpe's smoothest coasters; and other's are quite the opposite, or are like Jack and are in-between. Give them both a go, they're both great rides! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepie Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 This is coming from the guy who went.... "oh that wasn't rough at a....OUCHHHH" on Saw. He's in denial. Too distracted by the Saw IP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis. Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 The one and only time I rode Saw in the front row I found it to be a lot smoother, and maybe even more forceful but that might just be my mind playing tricks on me as it was a couple of years ago. The ride to me isn't unbearably rough, neither is Colossus... But they're both still a pain in the neck (and ears) more often than not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javs Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I have to agree with the view the ride has become quite rough.I rode it Wed for the first time since 2010 and although it was great fun, it is rather painful in places. I think it varies between cars for sure. My ride on Saw felt more painful than Colossus, no exaggeration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joegibbon Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I find both Saw and Colossus rough, but not rough enough to stop me from riding them. Roughness just adds character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 This is coming from the guy who went.... "oh that wasn't rough at a....OUCHHHH" on Saw. He's in denial. Too distracted by the Saw IP. Well I won't comment on what it did to me this morning haha. But yeah, it can OCCASIONALLY be rough but nothing on Colossus. I come off Colossus and have to sit down and crack my back, back into place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge2002 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'll have to say yes Saw is damn rough...sometimes.Yes it gives me a slight headache that lasts a few minutes after, and yes I brace myself A LOT during certain points.But I really don't care. It's a fun ride that is full of intense and interesting inversions that you'd never see if Thorpe was some kind of B&M only park. On the flip side, the park would be just as bad if it just full of Gerstlauer coaster. Every company has its quirks, and that's what makes a park like Thorpe so unique, because it has it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthowl Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 I find both rides rough however Colossus in my eyes is just horrible it's a marmite ride you either love it or hate it...Don't get me wrong I like Saw but the headache at the end some what ruins the experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I got my first ever Saw headache today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Urgh, Saw might not involve head banging the restraints, but it sure as hell rattles heads like no tomorrow... Another ride that I'll never really bother with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMean Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 does anyone know why the saw ride was evacuated on Monday the 16th. Me and my mates saw a guy come off with blood all over his arm and no he was not an actor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Whoa, are you sure it was definitely not an actor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Saw doesnt have actors anymore, so it couldn't have been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMean Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 definitely not an actor. the guy was walking with some staff members and the ride was being tested for about 30mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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