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'Saw' ride to launch at Thorpe Park

Published Tuesday, Oct 14 2008, 07:06 BST | By Simon Reynolds
'Saw' ride to launch at Thorpe Park

'Saw V'

A rollercoaster based on horror movie franchise Saw will open at UK theme park Thorpe Park next year.

Riders will face a vertical drop of 100º from a height of 100ft, making Saw: The Ride the steepest freefall plummet in the world. It is also the first ever theme park ride to be based on a horror movie.

The Saw series centres around the sadistic Jigsaw Killer (Tobin Bell) and the various traps he designs to punish victims he believes have led morally questionable lives.

Saw V will debut in cinemas on October 24, with the ride opening at Thorpe Park, Surrey on March 14.

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