Board

Thorpe Park

SAW - The Ride

SAW - The Ride

Single riderFastrackOn-ride photo
Open

CoastersOpen · 10:00 am–6:00 pm

50 min

Specs

Manufacturer
Gerstlauer
Type
Euro-Fighter
Opened
2009
Height
30.5 m
Length
720 m
Inversions
3
Duration
1m 40s

Captain’s Review

Highlights

  • Immersive horror theming
  • Thrilling indoor drop
  • Intense beyond‑vertical drop
  • Strong ejector airtime

Concerns

  • Rough headbanging vibration
  • Uncomfortable restraints

Saw – The Ride splits opinion: many riders praise its immersive horror theming and the surprise indoor drop, as well as the intense beyond‑vertical drop and strong ejector airtime. The layout is considered punchy and intense, delivering several memorable moments despite being relatively short. However, a significant portion of guests report a harsh, rattly experience with frequent head‑banging and uncomfortable restraints, especially in the front rows. Capacity and occasional breakdowns also detract from the overall enjoyment. In short, it’s a thematically strong coaster that thrills the brave but can feel painfully rough for others.

From Captain Coaster

Average wait

Each hour · last 2 months

Today Typical
  1. 10:00 am

    Typ. 29 min

  2. 11:00 am

    21 min

    Typ. 49 min

  3. 12:00 pm

    43 min

    Typ. 58 min

  4. 1:00 pm

    37 min

    Typ. 60 min

  5. 2:00 pm

    Typ. 45 min

  6. 3:00 pm

    Typ. 55 min

  7. 4:00 pm

    Typ. 71 min

  8. 5:00 pm

    Typ. 65 min

Today’s downtime

Today

No stops recorded for this ride today. History is kept for two months.

Broke down 0 times today.

Reliability

55

Patchy

6 stops in two months · 2h 28m down

Yesterday

1 stop · 3 min

  1. 3:58 pm – 4:01 pm · 3 min

Earlier

5 stops · 2h 25m

Wed 2 Sept

  1. 2:41 pm – 2:59 pm · 18 min

  2. 2:41 pm – 2:54 pm · 13 min

  3. 1:11 pm – 1:16 pm · 5 min

Tue 1 Sept

  1. 2:25 pm – 3:40 pm · 1h 15m

  2. 1:40 pm – 2:15 pm · 34 min