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London Dungeons

Indeed it was that video! Thank you for posting it :) I’m sorry I didn’t send the link though, for some reason my device isn’t letting me copy and paste. But still, I’m glad this footage exists. It looked extremely different in there, wish I could’ve gone.
 
HaroldJRed said:
Indeed it was that video! Thank you for posting it :) I’m sorry I didn’t send the link though, for some reason my device isn’t letting me copy and paste. But still, I’m glad this footage exists. It looked extremely different in there, wish I could’ve gone.
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I would recommend visiting the Clink museum as that is quite similar to the original London dungeons.
 
I’m doing the dungeon for the first time today. I am quite nervous, anything to expect/ any tips?
 
It's not really that scary, I'd put it one level above Horrible Histories. I will warn you that you may be picked on to demonstrate torture equipment or to be tried for your crimes, if this happens then just play along.
 
Skyscraper said:
Stand at the back of the group during the shows to avoid being picked.
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No I am fine with being picked, I even get nervous going in scare mazes I’ve been in a lot! Always enjoy them in the end though.

Some of the other people in my group where a bit confused in what to expect too, though
 
Just did it. It was okay. There wasn’t a boat ride, where is the boat ride?
 
The_bup said:
Just did it. It was okay. There wasn’t a boat ride, where is the boat ride?
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It breaks down rather frequently. Sometimes if you go up to the front desk a day or two later and ask, they'll take you backstage through the staff areas so you can do the boat ride (they also let me re-ride the drop tower). It was pretty cool to see backstage too! Of course this isn't guaranteed at all, I might've got lucky with a nice staff member, but if you're in the area anyway there's no harm in asking.
 
BenTechy66 said:
It breaks down rather frequently. Sometimes if you go up to the front desk a day or two later and ask, they'll take you backstage through the staff areas so you can do the boat ride (they also let me re-ride the drop tower). It was pretty cool to see backstage too! Of course this isn't guaranteed at all, I might've got lucky with a nice staff member, but if you're in the area anyway there's no harm in asking.
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don’t know how I feel about an hours trip back to London but thanks!
 
ChristmasPud said:
Does anyone here remember London Dungeon in the 70s / 80s? I'm doing research on it for a video project and would be great to hear more people's memories of the really early years

These were the days when it was all exhibitions under the exposed railway arches, cold, damp and smelly, very atmospheric and creepy. No route to take, just free to walk around and peer through into the scenes. I have lots of photos from the 80s but not totally sure which year they were from because things were always being changed.

Some of the exhibits were animated with moving figures and water effects but I dont think this was from the very beginning, I think they may have all been static when first opened?

There was also a huge walkaround exhibit called Pandemonium that you entered through the mouth of hell and saw a giant Satan sacrifice a baby! Im not sure when this opened or closed but was there mid 80s. Who remembers this?

A world away from the London Dungeon it became in the later 90s and even further from the current one!
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How did the video project end up dude?😁
 
I’ve never been to any of the Dungeons before but I’ve got York and London booked with my MAP. I’m quite nervous about going though as I’m really not in to anything gruesome or gory, in fact I’ve got a blood and injury phobia and I’m quite an accomplished fainter as it goes. If I’m not feeling too great during the attraction I’d there a way to back out of them or signal that I’d like to leave and is this a common thing that happens with some guests?

And also with the participation thing, is it ok to decline if picked or would I be better off just maybe not going at all as I’d be extremely uncomfortable about being chosen for anything.
 
Shaggy_Dog_ said:
I’ve never been to any of the Dungeons before but I’ve got York and London booked with my MAP. I’m quite nervous about going though as I’m really not in to anything gruesome or gory, in fact I’ve got a blood and injury phobia and I’m quite an accomplished fainter as it goes. If I’m not feeling too great during the attraction I’d there a way to back out of them or signal that I’d like to leave and is this a common thing that happens with some guests?

And also with the participation thing, is it ok to decline if picked or would I be better off just maybe not going at all as I’d be extremely uncomfortable about being chosen for anything.
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If you get picked to participate then you only need to say no and they will leave you be. If you feel uncomfortable or ill tell the actor in that scene or at the next scene and they will assist you / call for someone to assist
 
Shaggy_Dog_ said:
And also with the participation thing, is it ok to decline if picked or would I be better off just maybe not going at all as I’d be extremely uncomfortable about being chosen for anything.
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Stand at the back of the show scenes and you won't get picked, and if they do just say no. And as @ringo says if you need to go out just tell the actor and they'll call a member of staff to assist you.
 
Seems like the Dungeons have closed the Tyrant boat ride. Reference to the ride has been removed from their website and the map showing you what’s inside has been altered to start with the gunpowder plot scene. No surprise, I go fairly often with my MAP and the ride is usually closed. Last time there wasn’t even a sign saying the ride was unavailable. Wonder if they’ll utilise that space for anything significant in the future or just leave it.
 
If anyone remembers the original London Dungeon, this article may not be music to your ears if you purchased one of the prop skeletons at the 2011 boot sale...

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/WAZ2jhUgHUMWzFEn/
SKELETONS FOUND TO BE GENUINE AT LONDON DUNGEON

In 2011 it was found that two of the human skeleton exhibits on display at the London dungeon were made up of genuine human bones.
The London dungeon which was originally housed in two railway arches on Tooley street has many gruesome exhibits and torture devices that you would expect to be just reconstructions. However it turned our that a partial skeleton, nicknamed Kate (after Kate Moss), that was hanging in a gibbet, was a real skeleton which was probably wired together in the 1950s.
“The Human Tissue Authority’ (HTA) is a U.K watchdog set up to regulate the Human tissue act of 2004. It was in 2011, when one of their members on a family day out to the dungeon suspected that some of the exhibits looked a bit too real.
Any genuine skeletons in the public domain that are less than 100 years old need to be licensed by the H.T.A for £2000 a year. The remains, which consisted of a ribcage and vertebral column, were examined by Bill Carpel from Guys Hospital medical museum.
After Kate was deemed to be authentic, another grisly exhibit, named Twiggy, was also found to be real. Both exhibits had been on display since the museum opened in 1975.
Slightly worryingly, when the attraction moved from Tooley street to the South Bank, a lot of the exhibits were sold off, many at car boot sales. Catherine Prichard from the London dungeon said “we have long suspected that some of the exhibits were genuine, and that now some of those items are now in public ownership”.
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