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  • Опубліковано 12 лип 2024
  • Join us on Expedition Weekly as we look at the history of Derren Brown's Ghost Train - The original and Rise of the Demon. In my opinion one of the most disappointing rides in the UK that could of been so much more.
    Derren Brown and his team along with Merlin tried to create something special that fell short. A Virtual Reality Experience that is let down by a lack of story.
    What do you think of this ride? Let me know in the comments.
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  • @kolonarulez5222
    @kolonarulez5222 5 років тому +1299

    Imagine how embarrassed the employee would be if you took off your headset just in time to see them running around touching people's legs.

    • @darthwolf2592
      @darthwolf2592 5 років тому +177

      At first I thought it was my friend next to me, so I hit my friends leg as I thought it was him. He asked why I hit him and i said because you hit me, to which he said he didnt. I took the headset off and saw a worker who was squating walking towards me, and we made eye contact. I had a look on my face as if I was thinking "what the fuck are you doing" and he just looked plain embarrased.

    • @amynorris9763
      @amynorris9763 5 років тому +59

      I got too scared and took my headset off and I saw it it was so hilarious

    • @fursspursbootsoops
      @fursspursbootsoops 5 років тому +4

      😂😂

    • @theboyscout0156
      @theboyscout0156 5 років тому +3

      DarthWolf you’re not nice

    • @patjones2544
      @patjones2544 5 років тому +2

      My brother saw them doing it

  • @ethancarberry-holt3011
    @ethancarberry-holt3011 5 років тому +1932

    If you want a scary ride, just ride Northern Rail.

    • @ExpeditionThemePark
      @ExpeditionThemePark  5 років тому +141

      I used to every day. Scary stuff

    • @jmp_fr
      @jmp_fr 5 років тому +8

      😂

    • @RPGraid
      @RPGraid 5 років тому +6

      horrifying

    • @Bloxerbot
      @Bloxerbot 5 років тому +25

      My heart was racing when the 30 minute delay part came on. Terrifying stuff.

    • @mrboxdlol
      @mrboxdlol 5 років тому +6

      Or if you want a scary ride that also has the attendants touch you just go to japans on peak railways

  • @seraphinaluna
    @seraphinaluna 5 років тому +332

    As someone who has spent way too much time in the ghost train shop over the past two years working there, I can honestly say I was shocked to learn that there used to be a demon popping out of the wall xD

    • @giornogiovanna7603
      @giornogiovanna7603 5 років тому +7

      6:04

    • @lexman7179
      @lexman7179 4 роки тому +5

      If it's the gift shop one it was still there a few months ago.

    • @hanidajani5498
      @hanidajani5498 4 роки тому +11

      It’s a second fake gift shop in the ride

    • @themomentalist
      @themomentalist 4 роки тому +7

      It’s still there. Only it happens as soon as you get off the ride in a area that’s mocked up to look like the gift shop, but isn’t actually. Once that’s done, you then walk into the actual gift shop.
      Have you not actually been on the ride during the 2 years you worked there?

    • @cykoppang730
      @cykoppang730 2 роки тому

      @@giornogiovanna7603

  • @snarkus63
    @snarkus63 5 років тому +478

    And *THIS* is supposed to be *better* than riding a vehicle through twisting darkness,macabre mechanical surprises awaiting you every few feet?!

    • @jadeyxboox
      @jadeyxboox 5 років тому +7

      People have different opinions of what is better than another. Personally, I enjoyed the mystery of it all and the fact is was going to be a different experience than just riding a typical ghost train. It’s not spectacular by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s a good experience and it’s a good idea for what can possibly become in the future.

    • @tommyatkins2527
      @tommyatkins2527 11 місяців тому

      yep id rather these sort of rides than rollercoaster in fact id r

  • @SwitchbackSylveon
    @SwitchbackSylveon 5 років тому +618

    If I got payed £100 million to renovate this ride, I would make the London Underground song play on repeat in the queueline, remove the VR, fake windows using TVs, have actors that actually scare you, change the theme from Fracking to London Underground Strikes, make it stink and name it "London Underground: The Ride"

    • @CrAzYGAMINGWOLF
      @CrAzYGAMINGWOLF 5 років тому +4

      Awww you didn't get a heart

    • @CrAzYGAMINGWOLF
      @CrAzYGAMINGWOLF 5 років тому +2

      @Universal Link Yay!!!

    • @thomasbirchall7342
      @thomasbirchall7342 5 років тому +9

      The scare actors would be hobo's

    • @UsernameHere51
      @UsernameHere51 5 років тому +11

      Take your Oyster card and shove it up your asshooooolee

    • @Uncle_Barry
      @Uncle_Barry 5 років тому +5

      SwitchbackSylveon it should have Derren sticking an Oyster card up his arse, along with people playing guitar and pianos in stations

  • @UKThemeParks
    @UKThemeParks 5 років тому +567

    Its such a shame, first time can be quite an experience if its all working. Once you've done it there is no need to ever go back on. Bringing back the actual Ghost Train would have been a much smarter move.

    • @bswift1991
      @bswift1991 5 років тому +15

      I honestly don't understand the move away from proper ghost trains... If done well with a big enough budget they can still be damn scary imo. This ride was just... "meh" for me and I've done both versions.

    • @UKThemeParks
      @UKThemeParks 5 років тому +1

      @chibi hungary it's changed every year so far to try and improve it more than anything else, year 2 I think was the best

    • @madi1420
      @madi1420 5 років тому +2

      me and my friends rode it at the same time and got different stories (?)

    • @UKThemeParks
      @UKThemeParks 5 років тому +1

      @@madi1420 Yes! There are a couple of different actors and dialogue through out

    • @booth2710
      @booth2710 4 роки тому +1

      @@bswift1991 Exactly take for example the Haunted Mansion at Disney. That is brilliant and a good long ride as well with marvellous effects

  • @tarantula-ash
    @tarantula-ash 4 роки тому +77

    "You can have a scarier time just riding the tube at rush hour," YOURE RIGHT THO

  • @CoasterZone
    @CoasterZone 5 років тому +568

    I would say get rid of the virtual reality and add anamatronics to the ride

    • @dapperloser3025
      @dapperloser3025 5 років тому +27

      that would be hard to so since the VR room actually moves to and from the live action scene, plus its pretty enclosed

    • @Sixer-qr8gf
      @Sixer-qr8gf 5 років тому

      @Dojo Daniel🎑 It wouldn't work though

    • @newleif9739
      @newleif9739 5 років тому +6

      I agree. Projections, actors etc hate the VR can't even enjoy the cabin you're sat in.

    • @CodingAbroad
      @CodingAbroad 5 років тому +4

      Yeah vr at theme parks suck

    • @jardex2275
      @jardex2275 4 роки тому +4

      The issue with VR, aside from technical issues, is that a rider can break the illusion by removing the goggles. A good ride should immerse the passenger with the effects and setting around them.

  • @naoisestanding1601
    @naoisestanding1601 5 років тому +171

    When I did my ride attendant induction earlier this year (awful job by the way) the first thing they joked about was how awful this ride was! This was before they released details publicly of the walking dead and they spoke about how the partnership was mainly to save their butts in the scare department after this was such a failure and how much money it drained from them. They gave away so much about their business in that three hour long induction :’)

    • @catthompson3427
      @catthompson3427 3 місяці тому

      It's a shame you didn't enjoy your time working there, I had a great time working there. I'm glad I wasn't there with this ride, though, it was awful 😂

  • @roycebracket
    @roycebracket 5 років тому +196

    It's even worse in the summer, move from 30 degree temperatures outside to what feels like 50+ in the carriage. Seriously, you'd think they would have it watercooled or something...

    • @prismstudios001
      @prismstudios001 4 роки тому +4

      Royce Bracket I forgot it was degrees Celsius for a second there! 30•is just below freezingin Fahrenheit.

    • @joegibbs1193
      @joegibbs1193 4 роки тому

      I went on the hottest day of the year in 2019 and I was almost sick In kfc

  • @JustinCoasters
    @JustinCoasters 5 років тому +409

    Imagine how much worse it would’ve been if it was Dynamo’s Ghost Train?
    Nothing would happen and there would just be camera edits.

    • @jmp_fr
      @jmp_fr 5 років тому +18

      *apply cold water or specialised ointment to the burnt area*

    • @enki9006
      @enki9006 5 років тому +3

      Brilliant....

    • @winnie965
      @winnie965 4 роки тому +5

      I went on the ghost train- that was actually what it was- video editing and a bit of walking- the only thing I found enjoyable was when the man ran something warm nd slimy along my leg and I calmly replied in the dark “ Did you like that? “
      I made my own day 🤷‍♀️

    • @automatticcomics
      @automatticcomics 4 роки тому +1

      I’ve seen dynamo live. He was superb.

    • @PAJAMALAND
      @PAJAMALAND 4 роки тому

      @@automatticcomics Superbly fake?

  • @bswift1991
    @bswift1991 5 років тому +76

    VR is such a gimmick and again just like when they launched the Saw horror walkthrough as a year round attraction, I can see the number of staff required to keep the live action sections up and running leading to them either shuttering this ride entirely in a year or two or moving it to some kind of seasonal only operation. What's wrong with a well made, well-themed, traditional dark ride? If you put half the budget you put in to this ride in to a horror themed dark ride using a ride system similar to say Dinosaur/Indiana Jones at Disney World/Disneyland respectively, you could create something much more scary and thrilling.

    • @prismstudios001
      @prismstudios001 4 роки тому +1

      MaddAddaM I’m not familiar with virtue or reality.....

    • @alexb151
      @alexb151 2 роки тому

      When it's done well it's amazing there are a few VR arenas setup in the Uk and they are great (Nottingham comes to mind) Much longer experience than just sat watching a video on a headset.

  • @thicxcsticcy8570
    @thicxcsticcy8570 5 років тому +66

    ROAST IT EXPEDITION!!! BURN IT TO THE GROUND!!! Oh and uh... BRING BACK PHANTOM PHANTASIA

  • @TheBenAppleby
    @TheBenAppleby 4 роки тому +25

    This was literally the most disappointing 'ride' I've ever been on. A 2 hour queue time, and all you could hear all day was people complaining about how bad it was.
    Buggy low-quality equipment, not scary in the slightest, unenthusiastic staff & actors...
    Love all the rides at Thorpe Park but this one... Pointless.

    • @booth2710
      @booth2710 Рік тому

      first time we went on it we queued for 4 and a half hours... we were just glad to get a bit of a proper sit down in the end.

  • @HaloXeon
    @HaloXeon 5 років тому +80

    Wish I had seen this before wasting nearly 2 hours in queue for this. It was awful! Cheap low end video game graphics, recordings of real people look like 2D pop ups who do nothing but spout a half-arsed ghost story at you. Most of the experience outside the train has now been cut and it feels completely disconnected from the VR experience.

  • @scrambled5948
    @scrambled5948 5 років тому +52

    Ooh, here we go: a big rant on the "scariest" ride ever made (Shrek's adventure was scarier than DBGT)

    • @tpc2666
      @tpc2666 5 років тому +2

      The scariest ride is walking dead the ride with a 11 out of 10 for scare factor

    • @scrambled5948
      @scrambled5948 5 років тому +6

      TPC no, the scariest ride ever is
      *F R O G H O P P E R*

    • @alaeriia01
      @alaeriia01 5 років тому +2

      The scariest ride I've ever been on was probably a couple years ago when the ops on Boulder Dash had stopped checking restraints and I had about 40 cm of room between myself and the lap bar. The problem was that as we created the lift, it began to pour.
      Rain pelting your face at ~100 km/h while experiencing violent airtime was not exactly pleasant.

  • @Coaster_Crazy
    @Coaster_Crazy 5 років тому +131

    Biggest flop in Merlin Parks history, I’ve done it 4 times and it’s only fully worked once lol oh and the first time I waited 3hrs for it as it kept breaking down

    • @jambodave72
      @jambodave72 5 років тому +3

      you're lucky it wasn't cancelled due to signalling problems.

  • @LeoElso
    @LeoElso 5 років тому +13

    You know I actually really, really enjoyed this ride!
    I rode the updated version as my first time, and was lucky to have had a very short waiting time as I managed to catch it just as it was re-opening from being 101.
    One thing you don't mention is the very well-executed trick where Derren's avatar grabs a "physical" piece of set- the train carriage- that really caught me by surprise.
    For the rest of the ride I was lucky everything worked fine and my group seemed to be actually listening to what the employees had to say - The transition from suspended to modern station was very impressive and I think the train crash clever in execution. And of course the big reveal when you come out of the suspended carriage at the end made me feel like being the rabbit pulled out of the hat- I was experiencing a grand illusion from the inside.
    Add to that the really well made fake ending and the whole thing was an absolute blast and a big highlight of my visit that year.
    To this day I'm still working out the details? so there's one track and a switch platform? how and where do they make the whole motion-carriage-falling effect? is there plans anywhere?

  • @Firegen1
    @Firegen1 5 років тому +25

    10:37 - Same. I love Derren but this was poor. I just wish he had cut the supernatural hokiness and used it as an opportunity to mess with fear itself as a concept or memory.. Trick of mind stuff..

  • @Bermondseybob
    @Bermondseybob 5 років тому +32

    Watching this made me think about "Vengence" in the original London Dungeon site, another "world's first" in a Merlin attraction. It was a 4D ride, which basically meant sitting in a bank of seats that rotated around while shooting at things on big 3D screens.
    It was dreadful and made so much noise that it ruined the next show as all you could hear was the motor spinning the Sears around. Last I heard it was packed away in a shipping container and kept at Thorpe Park.
    That could be a new theme of videos to look into too! The Dungeon's and how they've changed over the years. I might even be able to help a bit as I've got an extensive knowledge and collection of bits and bobs.

    • @Noxes13
      @Noxes13 5 років тому +1

      That would be a cool idea. The Dungeons really got worse in most parts. Quite sad because they were amazing once. I'd also be able to provide some infos, especially about the Hamburg Dungeon.

    • @booth2710
      @booth2710 4 роки тому

      LOL That sounds hilarious !

    • @leeriches8841
      @leeriches8841 2 роки тому +1

      Edinburgh Dungeons is pretty crap too. You'd think for such an ancient city full of fascinating and macabre real stories that they could have incorporated more history into it.

  • @melwatson442
    @melwatson442 5 років тому +72

    Yep...NO it was rubbish.
    Sums it up.

    • @TheFreshSpam
      @TheFreshSpam 5 років тому

      No, but you have to see what they will learn. There is huge potential to build from this

  • @LozzyPanda
    @LozzyPanda 5 років тому +69

    I appreciate how much effort was put into this ride but the result wasn't what it was hyped up to be. It was OKAY overall. I've been on a few times and it is interesting to have a different character talk to you at the begining some times. I think it's between 3 people you could get? But I thought ghost trains were about GHOSTS! But it went from looking like it might be a hauntef thing going on, to people getting infected, to demons/aliens attacking you.....ok? And I never understood whatthe stort was from start to finish. I think it's cos in the middle part the actors are just shouting at you that I've managed to miss the transaction to people being infected to demon/aliens attacking you. I dont know. And I love Derren Brown which confused me even more why this didn't turn out well, cos I thought he would have put a tonne of mind trickery in it. When really your just in vr with a train that moves and vibrates and actors touching your knees.... Just would have been better if they stuck to ghosts 👻👍🏻

  • @janban7382
    @janban7382 5 років тому +30

    noone:
    derren brown: "MY ghost train"

  • @ezip8564
    @ezip8564 5 років тому +56

    me: *watches a video about a british park*
    me: “i’m a very worldly person”

  • @Pookie2112
    @Pookie2112 5 років тому +30

    I just want to strictly horror ride with spooky af set pieces

  • @lexfacitregem
    @lexfacitregem 5 років тому +23

    So first he tricks people into thinking he picked the right lottery numbers by using a cheap split-screen effect, now he makes a rubbish dark ride. I'm starting to lose faith in Mr Brown...

  • @coldtakes3950
    @coldtakes3950 5 років тому +2

    "It was rubbish." That opening is the hardest I've ever laughed at a youtube video before. Thanks, Expedition Theme Park!

  • @BlazeHeartPanther
    @BlazeHeartPanther 5 років тому +11

    7:30 XD that guy looks like MatPat from Game Theory.

  • @MeghanScully92
    @MeghanScully92 5 років тому +7

    I rode this attraction last week - I was so excited because It was my first time and I love Derren Brown. He is such a clever man and I have been to several of his shows and really enjoyed them. This ride unfortunately really fell short of my expectations. I actually did not see any live actors what so ever when I was there so it was mainly noise and smoke and then onto the next Train. The VR was okay - but the helmet kept slipping off my head so ended up having to hold it on the whole time which made it even less scary. It could have been so much better and has so much potential so I am hoping they will update it soon. Not worth a 60 min wait though! Luckily I had fast track so only had to wait 15 mins or so! I would not have been pleased if i had to wait 60 mins !!

    • @booth2710
      @booth2710 Рік тому +1

      Update it? It has never really had a reasonable 'nearly all systems successful rate' since it opened. They would be better off kiboshing it and building a whole new dark ride - something like one of the rides in the Europa park - with gliding wheelless carriages would be spectacular ... UK theme parks are not keeping up with the ones in Europe at all

  • @hattylntamin6613
    @hattylntamin6613 4 роки тому +12

    My sister went on this with me and she stuck her legs out and tripped up an employee 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @graceliz52
    @graceliz52 5 років тому +7

    Been on it twice, first time I was super immersed, everything worked well and the gift shop scare actually scared me. Went on it in October 2018 during fright nights and they've closed the gift shop scare, you just go through like a normal ride. My brother's headset was tangled up in the first sequence meaning that he couldn't watch it. In the second sequence the motion of the train carriage and the VR weren't synced and we had to wait for the motion to catch uo at the end.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 5 років тому +52

    Please do the history of parks in Best Korea

  • @jazzx251
    @jazzx251 4 роки тому +6

    If they really wanted to make it scary, they should have had all the live actors in terrifying costumes right up next to your face - so that, as soon as Derren told you to take the headset off - they jump-scared you, right into your face!
    [they probably thought of that - but it would have been a heart attack waiting to happen!]

  • @danmchugh8636
    @danmchugh8636 5 років тому +9

    The scary thing about this ride was the length of the queue

    • @booth2710
      @booth2710 4 роки тому

      yep 2 hours for us last Satrda

  • @antenant9294
    @antenant9294 Рік тому +2

    The scariest part of the ride for me was the wasp that was attacking me in the queue... :)

  • @innerdumbasssystem
    @innerdumbasssystem 5 років тому +13

    first time i went on it it broke down second time i went on it it broke down i have never managed to complete this ride

  • @dexty112
    @dexty112 5 років тому +10

    I think there was another thing about rise of the demon that improves on the original. Of course there is the "live action" but also the CG in that part was kept in the shadows and not very visible. (At first anyway) This made the experience way more eerie and creepy because of good old fear of the unknown. I really think it goes wrong when the CG is really obvious. Like for example the final part of the original where there is a CG render of a street in London with a massive monster on it which then drops you in to a hellscape straight from the ps2.

  • @Chunks76
    @Chunks76 5 років тому +6

    Wow. Sam you can hear the disappointment in this. But as always very well done and informative.

  • @natashatoth7458
    @natashatoth7458 5 років тому +11

    .... Did I just witness a Most Haunted parody?! Where is Yvette!

  • @ifusionstixs8090
    @ifusionstixs8090 5 років тому +10

    Lol at least the virtual reality worked
    Unlike the 4 times I've been on galactica

    • @AM-uk3vm
      @AM-uk3vm 3 роки тому

      Galactica is coaster tho this is a train where people tap your knees...

  • @tinypizza4278
    @tinypizza4278 5 років тому +4

    Personally I think the ghost train looks fun. Maybe they should do what Disney did and make it so that people can opt in and out of a scarier version of the ride, maybe get horror film directors and the creators of horror games that uses VR like Resident Evil 7 and get a company like 4DX to come update the ride's special effects.

  • @StookyBill
    @StookyBill 5 років тому +1

    Wow I completely forgot about this ride, I remember the adverts now. I hope that Merlin are also moving away from their "World's 1st" gimmick and them steering towards just trying to make a great coaster.

  • @jkennaw4314
    @jkennaw4314 5 років тому

    So glad you covered this! Thank you!
    I just learned about this ride recently and was curious, as it's a ride I'll likely never be able to go on. If I ever make it over to the UK though, now I'll know to put this on the bottom of my list of priorities lol.

  • @tomcroucher
    @tomcroucher 5 років тому +2

    Another great video! I've only been on the updated version of the ride and queued up before it opened. It's a bit odd why it opens later than the rest of the park! Anyway I enjoyed it but has a lot of problems like you say. Not scary enough. Also the wait to get on once you're inside is crazy, no wonder the queues outside are insane. Looking forward to the next one, wicked witches haunt by any chance?! 😉

  • @scootscoot3874
    @scootscoot3874 4 роки тому +2

    Remember when I went to Thorpe Park with my family and me and my brother had gone on Stealth THREE TIMES while my sister was in the queue for this ride. And when we got back she was STILL in the queue 😂

  • @Ash_TheMan
    @Ash_TheMan 5 років тому +5

    I went on this ride,i loved it! But i respect your opinion,and everyone elses.

  • @tomreevo
    @tomreevo 4 роки тому +1

    When I went there, me and my family sat down for the second act, but it got delayed for about 20 minutes because someone in the other carriage had kicked off.
    Gotta love the realism, even the Ghost Train Version of the London underground has delays.

  • @YourNewBuddy
    @YourNewBuddy 5 років тому +2

    I am going to assume that this documentary is better than the ride. Thanks for another great video!

  • @mikekaraoke
    @mikekaraoke 5 років тому +15

    Thorpe Park drastically need at least another Dark Ride, But old school with animatronics, really good sets, interesting story, special effects, don't mind a few screen shots
    It Isn't new anymore but most recent Dark Ride outside the UK, That is retro/ Old school is at Efteling: World of Wonders & is called Symbolica
    One of the best Theme Parks not just in Europe but the world :-)
    Also Sam I still haven't received my pin badge-Thought you was sending it when you got back to the UK in mid Dec?

    • @Akpommed
      @Akpommed 5 років тому

      I've been to Thorpe Park like 30 times but my first trip to Efteling is coming up in April, what would you recommend I go on?

    • @mikekaraoke
      @mikekaraoke 5 років тому +1

      @@Akpommed Sorry for that late reply, Well it all depends on what kind of rides you like
      Do you like Roller coasters, Dark Rides, Water Rides, Flat Rides etc?? Is there any rides you don't like at Theme Parks

    • @Akpommed
      @Akpommed 5 років тому

      mikey p I’m a big fan of most rides, more into thrills and dark rides though, not too big on water rides. I’m going with my girlfriend who likes the cute rides so I guess those too

  • @JamiesonComedy
    @JamiesonComedy 5 років тому +68

    God. I absolutely hate this ride. I think its awful. Badly done. Bad effects. Disjointed. VR technology not good enough yet (it still isn't, won't be for years). Boring. Weird (in a bad way). Rushed. Crap. To think that it cost...what...£18M. That could have been the worlds best normal Ghost Train. Or a highly themed ghost train style family coaster. It makes me so sad.

    • @JamiesonComedy
      @JamiesonComedy 5 років тому +3

      Got to the end. £13M rather**. Still. You're spot on - they tried to rely on yet another gimmick and not look at the long run. Mental.

  • @smallbitterman
    @smallbitterman 5 років тому

    I remember going to Thorpe Park just days before the ride opened and all my friends were getting so hyped about it!

  • @emmabistow5323
    @emmabistow5323 5 років тому +7

    I actually really enjoyed it, have to say it did indeed scare me. I think my only problem was sensory overload for autistic people.

  • @Catnipqueen
    @Catnipqueen 5 років тому +2

    I live up in Cheshire so hours away from Thorpe Park, and we’ve never visited the park and after seeing so many bad reviews of the rides I’m not overly keen to visit it any time soon! Anyway another great and insightful video 👍🏻

    • @booth2710
      @booth2710 Рік тому

      The park is well worth a visit as it has some good coasters ... just make sure the Ghost Train thing is about bottom of your list - if you find you still have time to squeeze it in ... we went on it Thursday cos 1 I was with a friend who had not been on it before and 2 it was raining.

    • @rob235ioa1
      @rob235ioa1 Рік тому

      take no notice of the bad reviews theyre totaly wrong in fact thorpe is way better than alton towers and i live only 30 mins from towers

  • @campervan20
    @campervan20 5 років тому +4

    It was quite creepy but it had a moment where it just went blank for ages and the headset didn’t stay properly so it was hard to look around and the 3D didnt really work it was just fuzzy. I liked the apocalypse idea but I think it would have been better to have creepy ghosts rather then weird alien things. Like a ghost moving towards you would be far creepers then like 5 minutes of just watching some buildings burn. I went twice and both times there were different things so it was nice for a bit of a change up.

  • @mikejornlin
    @mikejornlin 3 роки тому +1

    “Yeah, no, it was rubbish.” I choked on my drink. 😂

  • @bradleyjohnson1702
    @bradleyjohnson1702 5 років тому +8

    Seems like an amazing concept mishandled by trying to integrate to many different kinds of effects and companys. Seems like a bit of a hedge podge of a ride imo.

  • @RocketboyX
    @RocketboyX 3 роки тому

    I like to watch this every once in a while to make myself feel better.

  • @bignath250688
    @bignath250688 4 роки тому +1

    I met derren brown when I was about 7. He was such a nice guy. To tell you how long that was ago, Woolworths was still up and running.

  • @icydsting6037
    @icydsting6037 5 років тому +5

    queued up for this on a boiling hot day for around 45 minutes (which I was told wasn't that long!) I was thirsty and tired and the last thing I wanted to do is play pretend and run around... the thing that made it dreadful is on both trains the VR was faulty.... the first train I had no sound and the second train the video and sound were faulty because of a loose wire that I had to fiddle with and hold in.... great experience. 😶🙃

    • @booth2710
      @booth2710 4 роки тому

      I hear you. We queued 2 hours - even though when we joined the queue the time was at 60 mins ... felt the same way about having to run through tunnels and pretend the world was ending or something and we were running for our lives ... my second headset was so shit I just gave up on the whole thine and just enjoyed the sit down in the end. I was getting a headache trying to make out the blurs and my headset was so tight it did not fit properly and I had no idea who to adjust it. one of the operators pushed the headset down on my head and it hurt

  • @chrisbaete5842
    @chrisbaete5842 5 років тому +1

    This is an excellent and very fair video. I do agree it could have been more but I’ve quite enjoyed the couple of rides I’ve had on it but when the queue hits 45 minutes I then don’t bother.

  • @djkarlthomas
    @djkarlthomas 4 роки тому

    Love these videos! Please could you do a few more on Chessington? The Vampire and Tomb Blaster/ terror tomb?

  • @lordsoffloppypancakes8466
    @lordsoffloppypancakes8466 3 роки тому

    I love this song at the at the beginning it’s very charming :)

  • @twistedcheese1
    @twistedcheese1 5 років тому +9

    I'll stick to the original ghost trains thank you very much

  • @emilybuxton8135
    @emilybuxton8135 Рік тому +2

    Watching this again after Thorpe Park's recent announcement had me feeling smug as hell. Bye Derren

    • @Mand0sGal
      @Mand0sGal Рік тому +1

      Right?! I thought the same thing! 😂

  • @Goku-nn3if
    @Goku-nn3if 3 роки тому +1

    “Yeah no, it was rubbish.”
    *Well yeah. That’s a pretty good explanation.*

  • @Pluruto
    @Pluruto 4 роки тому

    I honestly quite liked it!! Headsets worked quite well however if you've got a big head, it's quite blurry but if you can put up with it, it's very trippy and feels so weird

  • @harryjs2000
    @harryjs2000 5 років тому +9

    It was okay .... wish they had just used all of that money for a large scale ride like a rmc with that much theming

  • @alexandrmountn
    @alexandrmountn 3 роки тому +1

    Rode this twice a few months after it's initial opening and it broke down both times - first the headset technology broke and the second time we had to be evacuated because of a fire alarm. In the process, it completely tarnished the entire ride experience as we saw exactly what happened during the second portion of the ride and any element of surprise was absolutely destroyed. However, based on the video and the comments, really doesn't seem like I missed out on much haha!

  • @als_pals
    @als_pals 2 роки тому

    I've queued for this like 3 times and every time it broke down while I was waiting, once while in the pre-ride section

  • @StarportS
    @StarportS 5 років тому +4

    I have been on this ride before when I was in England for a trip and I still have nightmares when someone says either Darren brown or ghost train

  • @mrberry1147
    @mrberry1147 5 років тому +1

    Thank you for this

  • @mrWendybird
    @mrWendybird 5 років тому +11

    Yeah, Fast & Furious: Supercharged is pretty lame here in Florida, from what I've seen of it. At least the Hollywood Tram Tour's version has 3D.
    A shame Darren Brown's Ghost Train was a bit of a flop. A fully-immersive horror theme park attraction of this magnitude has so much potential to be an effectively terrifying and extremely fun year-round horror attraction.

    • @zacharytomes5202
      @zacharytomes5202 5 років тому +2

      Yeah Universal was on a "screen ride" kick for a while. Thankfully, rumor has it Universal is moving away from those rides

    • @slickback3168
      @slickback3168 5 років тому

      @@zacharytomes5202 yeah the new hargird ride has no screens

  • @alexhollinghurst3945
    @alexhollinghurst3945 5 років тому +3

    I've heard Wickerman's pretty good.
    I hate rollercoasters though, so I wouldn't know.

  • @PumpkinHook
    @PumpkinHook 5 років тому +8

    I wouldnt mind if instead of a roller coaster for 2020 they completely remade the ghost train fixing all the problems

    • @booth2710
      @booth2710 4 роки тому

      that mightr be a case of throwing good money after already wasted money

  • @snarkus63
    @snarkus63 5 років тому +3

    Looks like something that could give Disney's Superstar Limo some competition in the "Worst Theme Park Attraction" category.

  • @joevinski1
    @joevinski1 5 років тому

    Great video brother was soooo scared when I heard the intro I was like WTF. Happened to your voice lol

  • @COL-1
    @COL-1 3 роки тому +1

    The only bit that actually freaked me out a bit was when the vicious dog runs through the door barking and growling at you, at the beginning, I found the main problem with the "ride" was too many people... You're so crammed in that you can feel the people next to you touching your sides, but on the VR there's barely anyone on the train, they need to either make it a packed train on the VR, or take out a couple of seats so the people aren't touching each other.... That would make the experience more realistic.

  • @EarthToSami
    @EarthToSami 4 роки тому +1

    I rode this on a school trip a few weeks after it opened. My friend got so freaked after the first half that she didn't put the headset back on for the second part. So, she got to watch as I accidentally kicked one of the ride operators in the leg when she touched me. I kept telling her I was sorry, but apparently, they only focused on touching me more after that.

  • @lindafromfinance330
    @lindafromfinance330 4 роки тому

    I went on this not long after it opened with a school trip, we were so excited as it was in the first week of opening. There was so much hype and we were looking forward too it. We got to the park at about 11, the ghost train was due to open at 1. We went at 1, it was updated at half past, then 2 then 3. It finally opened at 3, and the lines were insane. We finally got into the room with the peppers ghost and it was kinda naff. The most redeeming feature was the train suspended by chains, it was actually super cool. And then when you went in it was the london tube design, it was impressive. Unfortunately the headset I chose wasn't working all that well. I had a little old lady with mine, but she was glitchy and out of sync and not in focus. When the message came up on the headset indicating you to take it off and get up, I couldn't actually read mine and had was grabbed by my friend. The live action part was kind of odd, we ran into the under construction station, and it was just the same person who guided us to the ride yelling about something, but I was so confused that I wasn't really paying attention. Then the fake train was coming down the tracks and I have to admit was kinda cool and did trigger my flight or fight. But for the most part we were stood there dumbfounded and looking rather lost. We were then ushered back onto the train at such a fast pace I didn't even notice that the train had changed. I fortunately got a better headset, and enjoyed the rest of the ride as it was something new. The people touching you was a super cool effect, but there should have been some warning and an option to opt out, as someone on my carriage had to leave as they couldn't deal with being touched. Overall it's worth the ride simply for the experience of VR, although I don't know how often it's all cleaned (ew). I expected more, especially how long we waited to get on. Some of the stuff in the gift shop is actually really cool, but heck it was expensive! 6/10 would probably ride again :)

  • @Tommygunn776
    @Tommygunn776 4 роки тому +5

    Did this ride predict COVID-19?

  • @Infernoblade1010
    @Infernoblade1010 5 років тому +2

    Geez, I've had scarier dreams than what I'm getting from this.

  • @TracyA123
    @TracyA123 3 роки тому

    LMAO!!😂😂😂 I absolutely love your sense of humor (American spelling)! "Yeah it was none of that! It was rubbish!" and "You could have a scarier experience just riding the tube at rush hour!". Omgosh I can't stop laughing!

  • @munckinallsorts7349
    @munckinallsorts7349 5 років тому +1

    I remember riding this within the first month of its opening. It was a decent enough illusion but everyone I went with including myself complained about the headsets. Mine was incredibly blurry and I could barely make out a thing and it ruined the ride significantly.
    If you ride this sit at the end of the cart as hearing peoples screams up and down the train ruin the small touches which are meant to be jump scares.

  • @jadeyxboox
    @jadeyxboox 5 років тому

    I cried the first time I went on this (before I even got on it, as I have a fear of love actors). And it broke down half way through so we were completely bamboozled by the whole experience. We weren’t sure if things that happened were supposed to happen or not. We didn’t actually get told it was broke down until we asked. All four of us just came off like ?????? asking each other what we had seen on the headsets. It completely spoiled our experience of it. Luckily we got a fast pass to ride it again and the proper experience was really good. Admittedly, staff running round touching you is pretty lame but if you let yourself get into the mood for it, it’s really fun

  • @Urfav_ninaa
    @Urfav_ninaa 3 роки тому +1

    0:20 my absolute favorite part🤣

  • @jeok7744
    @jeok7744 5 років тому +3

    When I went on this the volume wasn't set up properly on the occulus rift so I was getting earaped the whole time, and basically ended up holding the headphones away from my head.

  • @LifeinStLouie
    @LifeinStLouie 5 років тому +4

    Call me crazy, but I really liked it! I told my sister if it was more realistic looking, I would have had a heart attack. I think if they want to go full on terrifying, they could... maybe they choose not to... anyway, I enjoyed it for what it was, and it made me excited to see what’s next. And yes, a zillion times better than the fast and furious ride, which is horrendous.

  • @booth2710
    @booth2710 Рік тому

    revisiting this clip I would say looking back on my visit to the ghost train last Thursday and matching up what we experienced with what is featuring in this video I would guess they are winding the GT down for closure ..

  • @harryscorah2091
    @harryscorah2091 5 років тому +1

    I can’t believe that this costed the same as SAW the ride (one of my absolute favourites in the uk!)

  • @chloe8554
    @chloe8554 5 років тому +4

    Just ride the inside lane of the M20. That scares me

  • @cherylsilvestri6863
    @cherylsilvestri6863 3 роки тому

    You can see prepared to ads to stuff like The Smiler and 13 these ads are lifeless and honestly unintentionally hilarious

  • @iwearscarves
    @iwearscarves 5 років тому +1

    I've only been on it once and my brother and I actually had a decent experience, luckily the entire ride worked and the scare actors seemed to focus mainly on scaring my brother. VR takes far too long to set up, causing massive queues, then if something goes wrong it takes even longer to get running again.

  • @dapperloser3025
    @dapperloser3025 Рік тому

    im here because derren brown as well as the VR elements are getting off the ghost train this year, you really should make a sequel vid when the new VR free ghost train opens up

  • @stevenhardwick9922
    @stevenhardwick9922 5 років тому

    Dude the videos seem good I'm not sure you have enough adverts though

  • @akenteva
    @akenteva Місяць тому

    I went on it recently - didn't even know that VR was there before. It was just actors and riding in the dark. Still was quite unique tho

  • @OatmealDonk
    @OatmealDonk 3 роки тому +1

    Been working on a little fairground ghost-train recently and honestly the thing that seems to scare guests the most is just smiling at them and keeping awkward eye contact. There's a big delay between sending carts (local ride) so i just stand next to the cars for a good few minutes talking in a London accent. Scares the crap out of us northerners let me tell ya! :-P

  • @MegKBaker
    @MegKBaker 5 років тому

    I went on the new improved one & it was so much better than the other one mentioned before hand

  • @gnatlou
    @gnatlou 5 років тому

    i had no idea what the story was when I rode it! Thanks for clarifying :P Also half of the VR didn't work at all

  • @automatticcomics
    @automatticcomics 4 роки тому

    I rode this in year two and was very impressed. A different kinda experience.

  • @sammartin894
    @sammartin894 5 років тому

    I enjoyed this video, but i actually really liked this ride! I've been on it once, on my own when I was 16. I love horror but Im a total pansy so it really got me, I couldnt work out how it was all done and I still remember it fondly