Full Ride of Hex Alton Towers 2017

[@MrMasterOverlord]

I am SO glad it wasn't just me that freaked as a child. My mum completely forgot that Hex meant 'curse' and didn't realise what she was getting me in to! Had nightmares for years haha

[@bakeymykakey]

Me too!

[@freddyfazbear1602]

I went on it and balled ny eyes out i was terrified had a nightmare for a week

[@MercyKill022]

The only part scary is the window

[@Pop_08]

Same!!!!

[@billyhuddy]

Same I was 5 or 6 when I want on it and it has been one of my favourite rides ever since

[@janeweightman9863]

What I really like about this ride is that it utilises the towers ,history of the park and surrounding areas for themeing, make for a really interesting experience.

[@chellienippie2300]

If you like Hex, you’re going to love Villa Volta. It’s located in the Efteling theme park in the Netherlands, and incorporates local myths into it’s story. Villa Volta is, in fact, the precursor to Hex!

[@janeweightman9863]

@chellie nippie ooh will have to check it out !!

[@yoyoyoc3po]

This scared the hell out of me when I was little.

[@cupcakegeek0152]

Omg same I was traumatized XD But I'm going again soon and watching this POV makes me realize just how good this ride is and now I cant wait to go on it again!

[@XenaGirlCat]

Jim Ashley same

[@tinypizza4278]

I used to be scared just to go into the queue for this

[@fireflymilly]

Jim Ashley yup the whole time i was screaming and this other kid said that it was ok and that it was not that scary and in my head i was like ARE YOU NUTS!? DO YOU NOT SEE WHAT I SEE?! and to this day i will never go on there again...but my sister goes on all the time

[@rubymia3353]

Same!!!

[@thecinematicmind]

This masterpiece is so much better on a quieter day, it completely soaks in the atmosphere and ride when you are alone. Riding Hex on April 30 (My birthday) after not riding this for 8 years was one of the most satisfying moments I’ve had in a long time.

[@themeparkreel]

The Cinematic Mind agreed i rode it with 4 other people and it was incredible to be in those giant rooms alone made it even more incredible

[@cameronclarkhull]

still one of the best dark rides in the UK. love this!

[@bridiemc1393]

Cameron Clark98 nah the best darkest ride in the uk in Valhalla in blackpool

[@mxtt8899]

@@bridiemc1393 COUGH one of not the best COUGH

[@debbieshaw1705]

True UK 4 ever 🇬🇧

[@ptchwkstaccato]

@@bridiemc1393 Valhalla will never be beaten. A legendary ride that.

[@themeparkreel]

The Gay From Gallifrey yeah sorry but no valhalla is not number 1. its in an atrocious state and has barely any effects working. Hex is in incredible condition and works like a dream it rarely ever breaks down and has so much more atmosphere than Valhalla. not to mention Valhalla gets you TOO wet so its barely enjoyable to ride. at least you can ride Hex as much as you want cause its comfortable

[@tismejaytee]

The story of Hex should be made into a movie or book. So awesome!

[@rosierennie5867]

I convinced my school bullies to go on this ride when we went on a class trip... All three of them came out of the ride crying and shaking but my god - They never bullied me again Since then the hex has become my favourite ride :D

[@kaitlincowan9801]

Chances of you seeing this are slim but all I’ll say is that this is the true way to deal with bullies 😂

[@rosierennie5867]

@@kaitlincowan9801 They tried to tell my teacher on me but my teacher said "I saw you get on that ride with her, you have no one to blame but yourselves"

[@cat1n282]

Based

[@kirstinvincent85]

I love this ride. It's mad how they make out if you're spinning round or the room is. Beautiful and magical. I haven't been to Alton towers in years, I'd have to go again.

[@skoodledoo]

Funny thing is, this ride model is called a Vekoma "Mad House" ;)

[@AmySay]

The soundtrack didn’t HAVE to go that hard tho.

[@timothywait9457]

if you talking about that pop song before the Atmosphere and talking starts yes its put on from the loader its not on the ride

[@raniwasacyborg]

The first time I went to Alton Towers as a kid was shortly after this opened. I think I must have spent most of the day on this one ride! I couldn't get enough of it, and it still amazes me as an adult with how perfectly designed it is. (My sister and I figured it out pretty quickly on our first go, though - her hair was pretty long back then, and we were both watching it to see if it stuck up at all to help us figure out whether we were actually upside down!)

[@chloe8554]

Fun Fact: Rita: Queen of Speed sequels TH13TEEN which sequels Hex!

[@BigJeebus]

Wait wouldn’t Rita: Queen of Speed prequel TH13TEEN because it was the forest (TH13tTEEN) which overtook the speedway turning it from :Queen of Speed to just Rita?

[@MeltedToast84]

The Dark Forest is separate to Hex and the Towers, and Rita came before Th13teen

[@artsyebonyrose]

this ride is so fascinating to me bc i begged my dad to let us go to it when we went to alton towers when me and my brother were little. i had a whole interest in spooky stuff, but couldn't actually handle spooky stuff lmao. its a core memory from my childhood and i only remember key moments of it, so this video helps contextualise my memories a bit. we went into it, walked through the opening sequences, and i remember being scared of a billowing thing, loud noises, and a voice. watching this, i can tell exactly what part that is :D i was hugging my dad bc i was too scared, then as we were all walking to the area with the seats, the fire escape doors were open, and i was telling my dad i wanted to get out really badly. so we beelined for the doors and just left LMAO, the doors closed after we got out and we just chilled outside, so we didn't experience the actual ride part itself. so i find it really interesting to see what that ride actually was, had i had stayed in it. and honestly i don't think younger me would've been able to handle it pffhaha

[@beefmayoandexo431]

When I first went on this ride while we were queuing up no one was there and we were at the front I got so scared when the video started and tried running out but my dad got me before I did and then I realised more people were coming. We got on the ride and I think my soul had already left my body. I was so scared out of my mind and I sat huddled closer to my dads seat and felt like crying. My smarty pants sister worked out the secret behind this ride. I felt so embarrassed.

[@khushichahal7637]

BeefMayoAndEXO what secret? I was also so terrified 😨 😨

[@danielledewitt1]

Khushi Chahal It’s an illusion. You are sat in a huge rotating drum.

[@kellymoffat3670]

Same! i went on Hex years ago and bloody cried thinking i was being put upside down....... took me long enough to figure out why my drink wasnt spilling out X'D so so embarassed.

[@danielledewitt1]

Kelly Moffat Hex can’t go upside down.

[@kellymoffat3670]

Yes i know.... im talking about the First time i went on it.

[@T0MATOPLANT]

One of the world’s greatest dark rides.

[@cumception6999]

I’m my opinion it is

[@timothywait9457]

@@cumception6999 and Valhalla the best

[@swall219]

When I was little I thought we were going upside down but then I realised it was the wall

[@nickmaymusic]

Probably the best original music score I've ever heard for a ride. Really superb! The whole ride experience is excellent.

[@shannonhbu]

I remember when I was younger going through watching the video and then crying and a worker had to let me and my dad out through the side doors because I was crying so hard

[@m0zz4re11a1]

happened to me in the dungeon but u know

[@arkham2835]

Even after knowing how it's done, it's still an amazing experience, especially the music. It adds more to it then people think.

[@hyperblaze1616]

This ride gives the exact same illusion of Houdini's Great Escape at multiple Six Flags parks.

[@castlefactory8682]

Yeah but it’s done like a billion times better here.

[@jasminewincott1775]

Brilliant ride. Absolutely pooping as I went on it but in the end, it was such a clever illusion. It gives most a headache, but I came off and went on it again because as long as you know that it is an illusion, it is a great ride.

[@stevedoubleu99B]

Great illusion, very effective.

[@tranquillity1904]

First thing I saw when going on the seats was a puke cleaner

[@juliusschannelindeeditis7754]

Amanda Hahl NOBODY CARES

[@trynewhardstuffpls9572]

@@juliusschannelindeeditis7754 time of the month?

[@HauntFreak13]

@@juliusschannelindeeditis7754 You on your blob?

[@freddyfazbear1602]

@@juliusschannelindeeditis7754 hm?

[@Roadent1241]

That's a fairly good indication.... XD

[@coolperson962]

It's great how you can actually visit the Old Oak Tree itself, still wrapped in the chains the earl put on. It lies itself out of the park but is free to visit. From the park however it is directly opposite the furthest corner of X-Sector, across the road down an old path. You can actually hear the screams of the Smiler and the roar of Oblivion when standing next to it.

[@karlstokes874]

I will admit to absolutely shatting my pants on this ride. It really messed with my head as I honestly thought something was wrong with the ride. The " seat belts" felt so inadequate!!!! Really well thought out ride,as you dont really understand its a ride......until its too late. Brilliant!

[@JovinGhoul23]

Such elegant storytelling

[@deanmcgowan3485]

Still gives me goosebumps to this day love this ride

[@lewymccaffrey1088]

This and Valhalla are the two best themed rides in Britain. Absolutely brilliant. You can't say us brits don't go all in when it comes to theming.

[@dapperloser3025]

ok the "ride" part of this attraction isn't very clear on whats going on, why is the room spinning? what is that umm "tree face" and where did it come from? and how does it connect to the back story explained in the 1st preshow? why was all that stuff happening to the guests? maybe someone who lives near Alton towers can explain i'm just a lil confused all i know about it is that the main ride uses an illusion to make it feel like your upside down even though the seats don't move or at least i think i haven't been to Alton towers in my life (i did hear there's also lap bars)

[@mollyoldfield746]

Ok bit of a long story.... true story can't quite remember it(not watcd the vid yet) a true story of a tree wrapped in chains- that's the tree face thing.... the ride is based on a haunted swing- the seats rock back and to at a 30 degree angle -ish and the rest of the room moves to give the impression of spinning upside down (its really very effective)

[@mollyoldfield746]

Its a little hard to get the story watching this so I advise you to look up about the tree in chains :)

[@dapperloser3025]

the part i was confused about was why the main ride was as is, after doing research over the real legend i heard the bit of dragging the branch into the vault was made up for hex and well im still confused about it again why is the room spinning and why is it happening to us? also what i meant by "tree face" was the thing at 7:20 i think the chained oak is different from well that

[@mollyoldfield746]

Yeah the vault is made it for fun and interest, the tree face is just showing the oak that's about it. And the ride is happening to us because we reached the vault with the branch of the oak. Its all magic and such lol don't think too hard about it :) its best to go on the ride

[@dapperloser3025]

yeah that does makes sense thanks

[@Lario64]

As a kid growing up with Efteling I thought the Villa Volta was the only one of it's kind. This ride seems fantastic! I hope to visit it one day. The soundtrack is incredible too, I might say it even rivals that of the Villa Volta, a feat I didn't think possible up untill this point.

[@miab7368]

Is the end part a haunted swing so like the room turns or does it actually go upside down, I would appreciate a reply asap, thankyou x

[@claireandrew3181]

Mia B the room turns x

[@danielledewitt1]

Mia B The room goes upside down but you don’t. Optical illusion.

[@copiouspain]

Mia B The room spins around it is an illusion

[@tinypizza4278]

It's called a Madhouse so it's like a haunted swing but the room rotates around the riders

[@maryamm9753]

It is the room that spins but it makes it feel like your spinning

[@mysynthsandstuff6519]

Been on it today… the art of mind bending illusion lives on. Rate this as high as the roller coasters… well, maybe not as good as The Smiler which is next level… and Wicker Man which is beautifully ferocious… but definitely as good as the rest of the rides. Entirely unexpected. A real pleasant surprise.

[@emilylucas8351]

i visited yesterday (24th july 2018) and scrawling through the comments I found it weird that a lot of people was complaining about a smell, then thinking back I remember that it smelt of old building (which it is) like old damp stone, at least to me it did. the reason I think I didn't pick up on the smell was a few reasons 1) I frequently visit old buildings so therefore I am used to the smell 2) the theme was an old building bein restored hence the old building smell and 3) it is an old building leaving me unsure whether the smell is faked or not. like I said to me it smelt like old building but I am recovering from a cold so I'd love to hear what others feel it smelt like

[@Spindler2007]

I always liked the smell as you enter the queue through the armoury. I would always pretend and say to myself "The place does smell old but that is the smell of ghosts".

[@evelynhallows7895]

emily lucas same

[@stevenchilton6504]

They have something called smell pods that the pod heats up and they put scented smells into the pod, the smell scents the room out very much like a candle.

[@han6338]

I when on it today it’s so cool

[@niamhbritton]

So I’m going on Sunday and I’m scared so any tips heh

[@samfromthorne]

Been on it a million times, my brain still can’t figure it out

[@davidmay1225]

I swear that’s the dopest soundtrack of any ride ever!

[@savvadance7006]

Did you enjoyed the Hex Mansion at Alton Towers

[@neilpeddle4169]

This is one of the most underrated rides at any park. It is the only dark ride which would not be out of place at a Universal/Disney park in my opinion. The best part? The music

[@stephanietate2438]

It’s not going high on the ride it the room spinning

[@liamturner6424]

The fact that the walls moved to make it looks like you was upside down really freaked me out as a kid

[@tianna-rhashellebryan6988]

Your comment and profile pic just goes perfectly together 🤣

[@Holidai]

Still terrified

[@xjoanna89x]

I was freaked out by this

[@atg3569]

I went on this ride today. Completely unaware of the upside down illusion. And Safe to say it scared the shit outta me

[@benisjammin626]

So the room moves around you and you never actually go upside down? That's pretty trippy

[@rubylaking9528]

I went on a school trip to alton towers and this was by far one of my fave rides besides 13

[@tamsinallen4777]

I'm in y6 it's our last day tomorrow and we went for a day to alton towers and I was the only 1 who didn't understand when we got to the ride but cus I knew we weren't going upside down but I knew we going forwards and backwards but then I realized that the room was moving because the tree thing with red eyes is supposed to be underneath us Tuesday 23 July 2019

[@darkforestzombie218]

LOVE this ride. The soundtrack is great too. My dad always talks about taking an angle finder on the ride 😂

[@teejaynumber13]

I don't get this ride. What does the spinning room have to do with the branch or the story?

[@kellymoffat3670]

i can only presume it is because of the curse, like its possesing you and making your mind reel or something XD

[@danielledewitt1]

teejaynumber13 It’s a vekoma mad house.

[@Spindler2007]

I agree. Plus there is that mass of tree roots that resembles an evil looking face.

[@LightspeedGaming]

The haunted branch is literally in the middle of the room XD..

[@aidanstead6069]

the spinning room is the vault where the earl took the fallen branch and did experiments on it

[@bigselza2795]

I went on this ride while severely hung over. It was Horrific.

[@joshkirkham4281]

The guys voice who narrates this is amazing

[@ankicat3425]

It's a great ride. I swear someone were throwing stones, as you queued up, or is the building hunted?

[@jonedepth9164]

That room spinning part is the only time I've come close to vomiting from a ride. I noticed someone on the way out wasn't quite as lucky with holding it in as I was as well.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

Is that Christopher Lee doing the narration for the opening film?! It fits with the sort of Hammer Horror-esque theme of the backstory.

[@bensonguitar]

Jennifer Schillig its actually Jim Carter who does the narration

[@jenniferschillig3768]

OK, cool. :-)

[@FayeMarie-gz1wg]

Is it Carson from downtown abbey?

[@thehoopsters5255]

:( Don't know when we'll be back again! Hoping it's soon!

[@catherinekennedy74]

I was on Hex when I was pregnant with my daughter, i loved it, explains why she is a theme park fan lol

[@avikanlifegamesrobloxallga8392]

I was horrified and i was 9 when I whent on this ride we were at the front :(:)at the end I was okay but i was sitting next to my dad and i held on tilt When we left the hex my dad's arm was red because i squeezed his arm soo much

[@debbieshaw1705]

Omg this was the scariest day of my life I started crying this was in 2018

[@licyyy2917]

Apparently there’s a ride and people grab your legs under the seat kinda like Blackpool dungeons but not

[@utopiaa_1775]

There was no grabbing from under the seat when I went on the ride earlier today, though the motion felt a little more intense

[@cgg2621]

I love how baffled everyone on the other side looks during the evil tree face part. This is one of my favourite theme park rides but only because it's so bad it's good. The powerpoint presentation, the ooky spooky room, and then the fucking Ent with pinkeye. I will never forget seeing this for the first time with friends who kept arguing with each other about whether it was good or bad and decided I must see it for myself.

[@jjthecat9692]

Yeah I did this ride yesterday and I was definitely sitting there baffled too lol

[@violetmindmytypeofimaginat7036]

once it was like we were trapped in the square room for ages many people knocked to get out as they was taking ages and someone had puked that’s why and it was a few people who sat on the ride then. HOW CAN someone puke on this ride I guess it’s a big of hallucination

[@samaraisbored2735]

its too dark to see but what does it DO to a person

[@joekreissl4499]

You are moving slightly whilst the Room moves 360 degrees, simulating going upsidedown

[@danielledewitt1]

Samara Is Bored Optical illusion.

[@miabridger9275]

When I was little this scared the shit out of me! I thought I was gonna die

[@alexandervillauneva4766]

I love the rotating of the swing

[@danielledewitt1]

Alexander Villa The seats don’t go upside down, it’s the room that spins.

[@sasharobinson7943]

Don’t the walls move?

[@joekreissl4499]

They do, you move 45 degrees at most

[@danielledewitt1]

Joe Kreissl 15 degrees you mean.

[@danielledewitt1]

Lemøn- Teå The room spins while you only move a bit.

[@Zara0692]

thought there was a red face at the end...must have imagined it. its been a while since i've been on it

[@MeltedToast84]

Seriously though, if you have no idea what this ride is and how it works, it messes with your head.

[@hh4251]

How does the ride work? Does the room move or the seats?

[@kylele23]

LØ HA5S4N Both. Although it’s mostly the room. The seats barely move for the beginning.

[@hh4251]

Transport & Vlog Videos 2020 do them how do I feel so much pressure in my chest

[@dantopps7332]

is that Jim Carter

[@conorboylescotland]

Dantopps yes

[@davidyuen42]

one of my parent's friend have been to that ride(hex) before!!!!! And he said that ride(hex) is awesome!!!!!!!

[@theaa3355]

I actually stayed at the chained oak farm bnb but I was so confused about this ride because I was like are we going upside down or not ?? 😂

[@emmalee2458]

The best dark ride in UK by far❤️😊

[@timothywait9457]

Emma lee this and Valhalha

[@MeltedToast84]

I used to think the Earls name was “Mr Hex” 😂

[@bonnieiswatchingyou3104]

Has Hex been shut down?

[@danielledewitt1]

Noit hasn’t been shut down.

[@lyndajackson9336]

I cant wait I'm going Alton towers on fridayyy

[@davidyuen42]

me and my family have been to alton tower before when I was small!!!!! But me and my family have not been to that ride (hex) before!!!!!

[@unseen2581]

the first time i was on it i thought i was actually upside down and then i felt my bags at my feet and just freaked out before i realised how they did it

[@yummyteagy]

when I was little I was absolutely terrified of this I had to wait outside for my sister to go on it because I would cry everytime I went in I'm fine going on it now I'm 14 😭😂

[@jjthecat9692]

I went on this to escape the rain yesterday. I didn't really understand what was going on the whole time lol

[@oceanic_lost_8156]

I don't understand how this is a ride. It's basically a 2D Cinema right?

[@MeltedToast84]

When I went in 2018 I got on this and I’ve never been on anything like it since!

[@ghostoftheyoutubefuture2630]

Most memorable ride at the park. Fascinated me.

[@elsa_p0wer281]

It reminds me to HOTEL EMBRUJADO in PARQUE WARNER MADRID

[@hollylewis4080]

Its strange because until a few years back i thought it was the seats that move when it is actually the walls

[@danielledewitt1]

ItsJust Holly The seats do move a bit.

[@olympus__]

this ride was weird

[@JackT13]

I’m sorry but I simply HAVE to give credit to whoever designed the haunted house ride at Drayton Manor. It has a different story but the exact same ride (tricked into thinking you’re upside down) but it existed WAAAY before Hex. Both great rides though

[@evelynhallows7895]

I hate the waiting line I get so scared 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@evelynhallows7895]

Transport & Vlog Videos 2020 ikr 🤣

[@lukeshort1793]

Bin there today loved every ride 👍🏻

[@ok7513]

Does the ride go upside down or is it just the building?

[@timothywait9457]

Uk Trip Reports! just the bulding

[@danielledewitt1]

@@timothywait9457 Wrong. Just the room which is actually a drum.

[@Peter-gf8hu]

I remember going on Hex for the first time when I was about eight. I was terrified!!!!!!!

[@hughjazz8207]

The towers are haunted, quite badly infact. It has been known for a stone or two to be thrown at guests queuing in what was once the main entrance hall.

[@samt9014]

On this attraction my dads really loudly shouted and scared everyone 😂🙏

[@itzlibz7864]

I went on this ride I was so freaked out 😭😲🤐

[@Siennaowen]

Every time I watch a random video I will find kpop stand in the comments XD

[@Arc_Luena]

Absolute mind fuck. Had no idea what to expect when I first went on this. As the seats started tilting but the drum went with it, it looked like you were level, but I could feel I was being pushed back into my seat with no idea why (if you were on the other side you'd have felt yourself being pulled into the centre). Then the room did a full 360 and I had no idea which was was up or down. My mum thought we went upside down but that's not the case given there are only lap restraints.

[@elliejelly4660]

I went here to Alton towers in this castle and in the third room there was a roller-coaster thing and it went backwards and forwards my family said it was the worst but I liked it

[@danielledewitt1]

Galaxywolfyt goldrag There was never a rollercoaster in the building hex is in.

[@amelietreadaway4700]

i hated this ride and cried the hole was through

[@elleyw3675]

do you move at all on it?

[@danielledewitt1]

Macey Brown Yes, the seats move about 15 degrees backwards and forwards, whilethat is happening the room is spinning. Optical illusion.

[@ellietasker5123]

even though i love all the big rides... I DRAG MY FRIENDS ON THIS EVERY TIME AND QUOTE THE WHOLE STORY AHAHA

[@asbandhite1039]

I love hex im going to see the chained up oak tree today!!

[@SallyAStockman]

Apparently the oak tree is still there in the forest of Alton to this day

[@SallyAStockman]

@@Liamvideos2024 that’s really cool!