This ride is MUCH better than the recent experience in Scotland
@TinySwanGrandAdventures6 жыл бұрын
I have to ask out of curiosity. Why did they not think to have a little sweets shop upon exiting the ride? They could've easily made it like the sweets shop in the movie or story and sold themed sweets in it. Even those who didn't ride the ride would've been drawn in to buy sweets to snack on in the park or take home from their visit. Merlin missed a major money making opportunity there on that deal. 🤔🤔
@ukridesinfo6 жыл бұрын
Most definitely! There even used to be the chocolate house right outside it, which was removed??!! lol
@matgostyles6535 жыл бұрын
I believe there are rights issues with the sweets/chocolate used in the book which is why there was never a shop selling Wonka confectionary.
@distilt12385 жыл бұрын
@@matgostyles653 There used to be Wonka brand Nerds, Laffy Taffy, SweetTarts, Runts, Fun Dip, Bottle Caps, and other things, but Nestlè removed the Wonka name for some reason. It just doesn't feel the same buying them now.
@RAHHHHHHHHGH4 жыл бұрын
Omg yeah, they couldve started a golden ticket competition and whoever wins gets a free merlin pass or something
@TheFallofTheEleventh4 жыл бұрын
Cillit bang there WAS a golden ticket competition when the 2005 film was out. I remember in the UK and Ireland they would sell wonky bars
@MrDOCTORDERPY7 ай бұрын
The willy wonka experience done right
@dantruss54617 жыл бұрын
This was such a well themed ride shame it's gone now 😐
@charlottebrown32667 жыл бұрын
Coasters & Company Last season Nothing just yet, has been covered with a fence, along with Twirling Toadstall and Ice Age (not much left up in cloud kookoo now ) Yes I'm sure they lost the licensing for it, but anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong aha.
@eatdirtyoumonster196 жыл бұрын
Charlotte Brown see I think they're gonna retheme cloud cuckoo land tbh
@cainleach97026 жыл бұрын
I'm Shook no its not
@jonathanwallis33006 жыл бұрын
I'm Shook maybe they will relocate it to universal Orlando or something?
@graciegh0ul6 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Wallis Unfortunately, that would be really expensive and because they're run by different companies, it seems unlikely. A girl can hope, though haha :)
@themeparktravels12714 жыл бұрын
Even though this ride is gone it still holds a special place in my heart. RIP welcome dungeons
@Renaknight5 жыл бұрын
I actually went on this when I was a child I was actually so scared xD from what I remember the best part was the elevator ride imo
@peppapig61024 жыл бұрын
Omg same
@ghostly_soot72204 жыл бұрын
Oh i wish i had the brain capacity to remember.. i went on it when i was 4 and 7 and i threw up both times immediatley after the elevator.. sad to say i didnt like it. If it stuck arround maybe i would idk
@PhoebeChaffinch4 жыл бұрын
SAMEEE
@ozzya11553 жыл бұрын
Sameeeee
@l50985 жыл бұрын
I remember the elevator ride. All the children (including me I was 7) was screaming and crying hysterically
@knickknack88184 жыл бұрын
I was the only one doing that
@gamer_51tv52 жыл бұрын
I did I thought we were actually moving fast and I was crying so hard but then mam told me it was just the picture moving 😮
@verierii Жыл бұрын
I was four when I went on it I almost shat myself
@sarahlynne95937 жыл бұрын
3:39 Really did sound like Gangster Paradise tho
@jhanaex7 жыл бұрын
Sarah Lynne I
@Foxy020165 жыл бұрын
Sarah Lynne yeah
@ihavenomoneyandpoor66065 жыл бұрын
It does lol
@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved4 жыл бұрын
That random placement of that song, oh boy lol
@whitneymouse3 жыл бұрын
“As I walk through the valley of a sugary death”
@georgiakett643 жыл бұрын
This looks like such a lovely ride. Perfect for families. I love the way they've designed it it's fantastic and very creative. I would have happily gone on this. It's a shame they got rid of it.
@elmoly1113009 ай бұрын
the Gangster’s Paradise quote was legendary 😂
@sarahwatkins45203 жыл бұрын
I was gutted when this ride closed :( Loved it.
@thedragbible3 жыл бұрын
I do miss this ride! It was one of the reasons why I loved coming to Alton towers. Going this Tuesday can’t wait but won’t be the same without this ride
@marinasstar35687 жыл бұрын
Desperately wanted to go on this as a child, so glad I didn't. At the Veruca (idk how to spell it) part I would've cried my eyes out
@ukridesinfo7 жыл бұрын
LOL Sophie! I think you spelled it right... ;)
@l50985 жыл бұрын
I went on it when I was like 7 and the elevator part is terrifying. Every kid was screaming and crying hysterically (including me). It was kinda like the actual movie and the elevator floor moved around and bumped up and down (intended) there was railings to hold on to though
@pmalay94105 жыл бұрын
Marina's Star it was scary but i quite liked it
@ghostly_soot72204 жыл бұрын
@@l5098 same i threw up each time i was forced onto it ehhmhtgu
@jb67252 жыл бұрын
You should see that area of the ride now
@stevenchilton75305 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing what the dungeons look like
@Dave_Williams2003 жыл бұрын
Around world in 80 days pretty cool, toyland tours so cool , Charlie and the chocolate factory the ride sick, the dungeon why
@MeltedToast843 жыл бұрын
I went on this in 2012. The lift part scared the shit out of me lol
@ilovebattlecats62967 жыл бұрын
WHY DID THEY SHUT IT DOWN THAT WAS MY FAVOURITE RIDE EVER!
@joh.62886 жыл бұрын
I Love Battle Cats because the licence ran out
@adamastudios56946 жыл бұрын
I thought it was still open
@danielledewitt16 жыл бұрын
Bendy The dancing demon Well you thought wrong.
@hannahelizabethharrison63506 жыл бұрын
It's open?
@danielledewitt16 жыл бұрын
Hannah- My weight loss journey You shouldn’t tell lies. This ride isn’t open at all.
@carbootstudios24598 жыл бұрын
I went on it once and I loved it, especially the little animations. Why couldn't the Tim Burton film be in that kind of style, you know, make it stop-motion-animated.
@ukridesinfo8 жыл бұрын
I think the classic version of the film is my favourite, and any attraction of the same theme would be best modelled from that.
@carbootstudios24598 жыл бұрын
www.ukrides.info As long as there aren't any scary tunnels from hell.
@ukridesinfo8 жыл бұрын
LOL - I found that part of the film a bit weird, but can assure that there are no centipedes or headless chickens on this ride!
@carbootstudios24598 жыл бұрын
www.ukrides.info I know.
@OfficalScampysUniverse5 жыл бұрын
That would be a smart and better idea
@chloe85545 жыл бұрын
Augustus is present in my deepest darkest dreams
@TheAnchorArmsChad3 жыл бұрын
3:47 Starts Singing Gangster's Paradise, LOL
@therunawaykid65233 жыл бұрын
To be honest it really did sound like the build up to it 😂😂
@Adam-mh7zv4 жыл бұрын
I know everyone loves this ride but I went on it when I was six and the boat ride scared the crap out of me with all the screaming
@Ethan-ey4jx3 жыл бұрын
As much as I like the Toyland Tours ride, I have to admit the cutscenes of the ride look pretty cool. They look if a Willy Wonka cg animated movie ever exist.
@harrisonlittrell11404 жыл бұрын
Wow! The animation is fantastic!
@hollylewisevery49897 жыл бұрын
Tbh this was one of my fave rides lmao
@CalKP_Selectah6 жыл бұрын
Blondie 225 haha same when I was like 8
@pmalay94105 жыл бұрын
I actually found this ride a bit scary the last time i went on it lol especially the sound effects😂🥴its such a shame that its gone now.I was going to go to alton towers for my bday this year but then i realised that the ride wasnt there so it was pointless lol.It was the only ride ,in my case, that we didn’t have to wait long for
@anonymoustipster2022 жыл бұрын
I love this ride, I have fond memories of riding it! Such a shame it closed :(
@crem15643 жыл бұрын
RIP this ride man I still remember this 😭
@pineapple_vampire4785 жыл бұрын
I miss that ride now it’s gone!
@fidgetboyandfriends82110 ай бұрын
I wish this ride didn't closes I'd like to ride it I hope it reopens one day
@harryfoley22944 жыл бұрын
Am I the only the only one who misses toyland tours?
@ukridesinfo4 жыл бұрын
You are not the only one Harry!
@donnayarber82102 жыл бұрын
I don't really care that it closed. When I was on the ride, it reminded me of how the ride replaced Toyland tours the ride that had a sonic the hedgehog attraction. I was heartbroken when I got reminded. So I kinda don't care it closed.
@sophiewhitaker70456 жыл бұрын
I loved this ride so sad it's gone ☹
@Amber-nm1pn7 жыл бұрын
This used to be so scary to me as a child
@thecinematicmind5 жыл бұрын
How exactly?
@p.terodactyl68486 жыл бұрын
They should make a ride based entirely off of the terrifying boat ride scene from the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and it should be at Halloween Horror Nights.
@matgostyles6535 жыл бұрын
That would involve getting the movie rights as well as the book rights, whereas this only had book rights which were expensive enough unfortunately.
@Linda97xx5 жыл бұрын
I miss these ride. I wish I will ever take a ride of that.
@bonkersbaz94727 жыл бұрын
The que for that ride takes ages! Took me and my family about an hour and a half waiting to go on it.
@spiderinsocks22246 жыл бұрын
Bonkers Baz queue*
@altonalex12355 жыл бұрын
I love the charlie and the chocolate ride sad to see it go and being turned into the alton dungeons who's watching in 2019
@therunawaykid65233 жыл бұрын
11th may 2021
@dabielmemeing29905 жыл бұрын
When I was a child i was shook on this
@BenjyDale9 жыл бұрын
I've only ever known this ride in its current form, so thanks for the history Col :-) Years before it became Charlie (consider late 1990s but no later than 2000), I had a recurring dream about a room where all 6 sides had a screen. I would be inside the room and play it as a virtual reality machine. I was nicely surprised when I boarded the Charlie elevator for the first time in 2007. The only thing missing was the floor, so that it had 5 of the 6 screens from my dreams.
@ukridesinfo9 жыл бұрын
+Benjy Dale Its a shame you didn't patent the idea BenG! LOL ;-) That would work with 1 or 2 people, but somewhere where passenger capacity is an issue, the room would be crowded and you would't see much floor!
@thetf2guy1845 жыл бұрын
I rode this in 2010. I didn't return to the park until 2018. 8 years later and the ride's gone :(
@danielledewitt15 жыл бұрын
TheTF2 Guy The building this was in is still there.
@CreepinItReal3110 ай бұрын
I wish Roald Dahl could see this masterpiece…
@lacey35186 жыл бұрын
This was one of my fave rides Or at least one of the only rides and the ice age 4D cinema but that's gone as well
@danielledewitt15 жыл бұрын
lacey Ice age 4D was annoying. They kept smacking me with something.
@iixrobloxgalxii16894 жыл бұрын
Haha
@lacey35184 жыл бұрын
@@danielledewitt1 😂😂
@danielledewitt14 жыл бұрын
Gacha pOtAtO Wasn’t funny, it was annoying.
@lacey35184 жыл бұрын
@@danielledewitt1 tbf tho thats kind of the whole point of that 4D attraction. It was meant to feel like u were in that scene with the ice age characters. I dont rlly know what u expect tbh
@lolamay95743 жыл бұрын
it’s such a shame they got rid of this, it was such a well themed ride and pretty popular too, could’ve added a sweet shop at the end it would’ve been a real money spinner🤷🏻♀️
@ukridesinfo3 жыл бұрын
Indded Lola, never understood why no Wonka shop! Makes matters worse when you remember they removed the Cadbury's chocolate house from RIGHT OUTSIDE it!!! lol
@iwonkacpps87606 жыл бұрын
I remember this, I cried because I thought we were gonna crash. I have no clue how old I was
@ukridesinfo6 жыл бұрын
LOL :-)
@yummyteagy3 жыл бұрын
I REMEMBER GOING ON IT AND I ASKED MY MUM CAN I TOUCH THE WATER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS CHOCOLATE LMFAO
@ukridesinfo3 жыл бұрын
If only!! lol :)
@xxleah_haydenxx7 ай бұрын
they forgot the best character, the unknown :(
@poppy17x6 жыл бұрын
Honestly id always get pulled onto this when i was younger...I miss old memories now its gone...UGH
@itzelisa19995 жыл бұрын
gladly rode this ride before it shut down
@Demon-POT5 жыл бұрын
I miss this ride soooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@xAutumnFox8 жыл бұрын
So sad that this is closed now:(
@ukridesinfo8 жыл бұрын
Well, it was never Alton's best dark ride... although the ride hardware is all still there, am sure we'll see a future attraction incorporating them... possibly/probably another Merlin park!
@ilovebattlecats62967 жыл бұрын
John Gostling The Driving School Is Open Now
@ridemadness5 жыл бұрын
@John Gostling Well not anymore. Its now going to be "Alton Towers Dungeons" Including 5 shows and a boat ride.
@scboy20035 жыл бұрын
now a walk-through (probably) dungeon styled attraction is taking its place.
@ridemadness5 жыл бұрын
Brandon Montes boat ride and 5 shows the elevator will be gone
@jamierobo2952 жыл бұрын
I miss this ride sm, shame I never got a chance to go on it :((
@harrisonsytchannel29805 жыл бұрын
R.i.p toy land
@inkable43193 жыл бұрын
That ride was SO CREEPY. Thank god it’s no longer around... I hope
@thegreatone80283 жыл бұрын
I used to love this ride I thought it was still there and found out it was gone today 😭
@ophiolatrix4 жыл бұрын
I never went on this but it's sad to see unique and creative dark rides close down for good. I'm still not over losing Curse of Darkastle here in the US.
@ukridesinfo4 жыл бұрын
In honesty... this was never the finest of dark rides! lol It was better as 'Toyland Tours', and as it's original 'Around the World in 80 Days' it was Alton's version of 'It's A Small World'. And I think while everyone knows both the films, very few know the original illustrations this was based on... especially it's young target audience. And I/we can relate to your loss. Here in the UK we've lost a lot of parks and classic rides in recent years. All replaced by shopping malls and virtual attractions! lol
@jb67252 жыл бұрын
The curse of darkcastle was so good and so well themed but it looks like theyre following the same story for darkcoaster
@STIclinic27 күн бұрын
Was scared shitless of the elevator scene as a kid So sad they got rid of all this
@matthewsoares98806 жыл бұрын
I like Charlie and the chocolate factory
@rubeushagrid76874 жыл бұрын
Man I miss the smell of this ride 👃🏻aaahhh
@ukridesinfo4 жыл бұрын
Choco-vanilla. mmmm i would have spent a fortune on chocolate had they added an exit shop!
@isaiahayala87902 жыл бұрын
I can see here that they probably either took some stuff out of both films not to mention one of them tim burten probably followedish by the book I've been noticing and it also had some of the old movie 2 for instance the boat ride Gene Wilder's famous creepy scene
@rosiestevenson24206 жыл бұрын
R.i.p I miss this so much I only been on it 1 time and when I went last with school we wanted to go on it but it was shut down we was not happy I miss it so much why did it have to go !!😢
@carschannel30994 жыл бұрын
It was a pretty good 2 in 1 dark ride never seen anything like it shame the elevator simulator got ripped out
@ukridesinfo4 жыл бұрын
Last I heard, the simulator was still in there..?!
@carschannel30994 жыл бұрын
www.ukrides.info the simulator is not featured in the dungeons so I don’t know what happened to it
@danielledewitt14 жыл бұрын
cars channel Shouldn’t tell lies. The elevator simulator is still in there.
@exoticfruits5471 Жыл бұрын
I remember going on this when I was younger and every time I came out I asked my mum if we came out through the roof
@Luxurzx2 жыл бұрын
I basically grew up on this ride, shame to see it go
@JustVelocity2 жыл бұрын
I was queuing for it when it broke down I was waiting to ride it aswell and then it never opened again I was so sad lol
@katie49367 жыл бұрын
Love this!
@sarahquince90987 жыл бұрын
I miss this ride :(
@ukridesinfo7 жыл бұрын
Hi Sarah. It'll be interesting to see if they change it into something else, or replace it.. :D
@megwnw Жыл бұрын
I LOVED THIS SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH XXXXX
@jb67252 жыл бұрын
Man it's scary to think about how the part with verucca salt went from her falling down a hole to a guy being ripped through with a saw as he's hung drawn and quartered
@TKM123 жыл бұрын
i went on it in year 5 and it was so amazing i miss it
@tommycabinbin80575 жыл бұрын
it's a great ride , but I'd make some adjustments : -The boat should be a pink boat with a seahorse on the front. -The scene where Veruca Salt falls down the Rubbish Chute COULD be improved -We can't really hear The ompa Lompas Songs.
@danielledewitt15 жыл бұрын
Tommy Cabinbin This ride is no more. It’s alton towers dungeons now. Get with the times my friend.
@dandy_candy8354 жыл бұрын
I know the ride is closed. But I wish they would make the ride longer to make the mike Teavee part an actually part of a ride
@GhoulishTeatime3 жыл бұрын
@@dandy_candy835 he was always my favorite and he kinda got snubbed
@ianlove2910 ай бұрын
Is the ride themed/based from any of the movie version? Or mainly from the book?
@ukridesinfo10 ай бұрын
Hi Ian. The ride was themed on Quentin Blake's artwork from the book, with sadly no reference to the any of the movies.
@kkrispy2009P4 жыл бұрын
Is this now the boat ride in the alton dungeon ?
@hypnopyr90844 жыл бұрын
kkrispy2009 P Yes it is.
@danielledewitt14 жыл бұрын
kkrispy2009 P That’s the rumour I heard but may not be true.
@Elijahward133 жыл бұрын
What a ride
@screamguy3 жыл бұрын
It was still available when I was born in 2013 but sadly it’s gone 😔
@verierii Жыл бұрын
I was born in 2010. Was blessed to go on it when I was 4. I almost shit myself
@screamguy Жыл бұрын
@@verieriiso you are 13 and i am 10. interesting
@verierii Жыл бұрын
@@screamguy I’m twelve right now but next week is my birthday!
@screamguy Жыл бұрын
@@verierii ok but today is my birthday!
@verierii Жыл бұрын
@@screamguy happy birthday! 🥳🎂
@SYDYYPOSUM3 жыл бұрын
I remember going on this and loving it but also being v scared ajdj, I think it’s closed now
@gtthegamer78636 жыл бұрын
Sad it’s gone! 😞
@anthonyluetmer8499 Жыл бұрын
i wish it had the song " Pure Imagination"
@pmalay94105 жыл бұрын
I thought it was good how about at the veruca salt bit it had water splashing down👍🏻 but whenever i went on this ride i covered my ears lol
@Lordvortec68offical Жыл бұрын
I remember when I went and that ride
@marktrenfield7 жыл бұрын
I believe I first met you, Colin, in 2012 on this ride, during Scarefest?
@ukridesinfo7 жыл бұрын
2012?! I can't remember what we did last week!
@marktrenfield7 жыл бұрын
Any idea when this was filmed?
@martindavis6115 Жыл бұрын
Did the 'elevator' actually move about much at all or was it simply a simulator?
@legolandlive45255 жыл бұрын
Where'd you get the cool logo for the ride from? Also is KZbin name a site because of it is the site doesn't work?
@danielledewitt15 жыл бұрын
LEGOLAND LIVE Just a name I think.
@stanton22233 жыл бұрын
3:36 GANGSTAS PARADISE😂😂 im dead
@capricejennings13898 жыл бұрын
WHen I saw this I thought " Oh! A new ride! " second " what is this? It's kinda creeping me out :c "
@ukridesinfo8 жыл бұрын
LOL - yeah, the story IS quite dark!
@elizabethramirezsierra37003 жыл бұрын
Who is the voice of Charlie Bucket
@stephenreed72837 жыл бұрын
Huh... this is how it feels to be on drugs with bad design.
@amybaker46546 жыл бұрын
Maybe they wanted it to be totally bonkers.
@knickknack88184 жыл бұрын
@@amybaker4654 it’s not bad
@alexeden75703 жыл бұрын
Didn’t think it was a patch on Toyland Tours so wasn’t too upset when it closed down, just never clicked with me for some reason!
@danielandlucycartoonsmadne58853 жыл бұрын
I need this ride to come back pleeeeease! I hate the dungeon
@anasaziarmitage53003 ай бұрын
Why is this even gone? We don't need tye dungeons
@SirBlackReeds5 жыл бұрын
You know, if there's ever a third film adaptation of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, it could be a computer-animated film with a stop-motion aesthetic like The Peanuts Movie or Into The Spider-Verse.
@randomwolfphantomsmurfsfan40894 жыл бұрын
They had a Tom and Jerry adaptation of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. That counts as a third one, as well as an animated retelling of the 1971 movie ..
@therunawaykid65233 жыл бұрын
@@randomwolfphantomsmurfsfan4089 I own that! Loved it that it had an animated version of Charlie and Tom and Jerry were making there way through the town when the Charlie and the chocolate factory story was happening
@CreepinItReal3110 ай бұрын
Well we got a live action prequel in 2023
@oliverswainson71367 жыл бұрын
So pissed off, theyre fucking removing it
@therunawaykid65233 жыл бұрын
Ahhh I miss theme parks
@ayo57302 жыл бұрын
this looks terrifying
@f0rgottensoul_5 жыл бұрын
I'm so sad they god rid of this it was my favorite when I was little :(
@Zombie_Ap-e9d5 ай бұрын
it says its a small world while its at england not n france.
@Casey-Jones12345 ай бұрын
And now we have the dungeon
@thecinematicmind5 жыл бұрын
I hated this ride when I rode on it in 2006 and still do, I’m glad it was closed for good.
@Luweepoo8 жыл бұрын
oh wow i never realised there was a whole walkthrough bit and stuff i thought this ride was just a slow boat thing
@ukridesinfo8 жыл бұрын
Hi. Not much of a walk-through, but yeah, there's the glass elevator, which is a room with screens on all sides, and it wobbles around!