London Dungeons

[GAGrathea]

Vengeance was just terrible in every way: looked really poor quality, bad ride experience, and unreliable as hell. The only perk was that it was enjoyable in the same way that swivel chairs are.

Agree that Extremis is a far more professional-sounding and better name than Drop Dead. Really bemused by that choice (and more importantly, by LOL)

 

[nickhutson]

You should've seen the website before I went through it with a fine tooth comb and suggested about 30 edits! Amazingly silly spelling mistakes. I, too, hate the LOL! Seems very odd!

 

[nickhutson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01zHpsB399Q

And here's a quick BBC video - which seems to be recorded at the new Dungeon. What is shown looks fantastic!

And - yes... the new boats have the very high head rests.

 

[Benzin]

Those headrests... :/

 

[electricBlll]

I just found this old video that somebody took on the boat ride in 1998, the year after it opened. Back then it was called "Judgement Day - Executed to Death" and had a vertical lift system. As you can see it is very different from "Traitor - Boat Ride to Hell". Strange that they replaced all that with just... nothing. And a noisy dog.

I'm sure the new boat ride will know what it's doing this time, now that they have the chance to build it from scratch in a less restricted location.

 

[nickhutson]

Those headrests... :/

Must be because the boat goes backwards down a drop that they're there as a strong headrest.

 

[nickhutson]

http://www.merlinannualpass.co.uk/events/default.aspx?story=60

Merlin Annual Pass Holders get a NEW London Dungeon preview on the 26th Feb (Tuesday). I am going at 1pm!

 

[Rocket]

I'm going at 4pm-5pm
Ill be around the area before hand.

 

[Lottie.]

Hmmm... rather tempting. Go to uni in the morning then make my way to the Dungeons for the afternoon

 

[Anonymous]

The themeing looks brilliant from those pics!

 

[Rose Of Dawn]

http://www.merlinannualpass.co.uk/events/default.aspx?story=60

Merlin Annual Pass Holders get a NEW London Dungeon preview on the 26th Feb (Tuesday). I am going at 1pm!

That's my birthday!

...shame I'll be in work

 

[Rocket]

Sound testing at the new dungeons!

The New London Dungeons Exterior Testing

 

[Tom]

Sounds great, but this humour-horror mashup still comes across as an identity crisis to me.

 

[nickhutson]

Since it became more actor led, it's always been humour driven; they're now just trying to make sure it's apparent.

Don't like the Darth Vader music playing outside the Dungeon; if they're going for sounds, a soundscape would be better; gentle monk chanting and an organ drone...

 

[nickhutson]

Sorry to double post, but..

I've been invited to the Q&A Press launch thingie of the Dungeon to record for the Season Pass Podcast - if you've any questions - email me at [email protected] (or leave them here) and I'll see what can be done.

 

[nickhutson]

Here are some interior shots:

Wow!

 

[joelpagett]

Here are a couple of photos of the exterior, was in London today and managed to bypass the new Dungeons

More here
http://www.themeparknewsuk.com/2013/02/london-dungeons-update.html

 

[nickhutson]

Wonder what's going to go into those panels with wiring to the left and the right sides of the logo?

Tv screens? Speakers?

 

[Rocket]

Most likely signs saying priority queue and standard queue (or however they word them)

 

[joelpagett]

Wonder what's going to go into those panels with wiring to the left and the right sides of the logo?

Tv screens? Speakers?

They looked more like boxes when I had a look, I was thinking prehaps some props like a severed hand or something, They didn't really look like Tv screens...