A vertical free fall drop ride that takes you to the year Newgate Gallows all the way in 1783, is what this thrilling ride is. Putting an end to your journey in the dungeons, the Drop Dead: Drop Ride lets you experience, for the first time ever, what a “long drop” really is. In the ride, visitors are being executed the traditional way, where they fall down into darkness after being “put down.” With actors cheering as crowds, the ride goes faster and faster, almost as if it is defying gravity, thereby giving you a sick feeling in the stomach. Not long after, you get to hear the sounds of a cracking neck, signifying that your journey has come to an end.
Another one of the scary experiences that you can have at the London Dungeons is at The Tyrant Boat Ride, which exudes the ambience of the year 1536. It is in this ride that you will get a chance to experience first-hand the anger and rage of Henry VIII. Visitors are made to act as traitors of Anne Boleyn, and then sentenced to death. While the enactment of the scene by the actors makes it real, the boat ride in itself is an entirely thrilling adventure, where you might even get splashed with water, thereby making you see how cold the waters of the Thames is.
Taking you all the way back to the early 1500s, The Descent is one of the scariest and most heart-pumping rides at the London Dungeon. In this, you begin with a ride in an ancient lift, which takes you to the shores of the Thames River. A lift jester will be there to accompany you on your journey, and will tell you all about the 1,000 years of horrible history that London has gone through. The ride in the lift is a free fall ride, which not only gives you a glimpse into the dark side of London, but also surprisingly gives off an terrifying feeling as well as smell from those times. From listening to the pulling of rusty chains, to loud noises, The Descent has it all.
Amongst the most popular interactive shows at The London Dungeons, Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot takes you back to the year 1605, when a plan was made to blow up the parliament. Adding to this, the infamous Guy Fawkes was made to live inside a rat-infested tunnel for a period of 10 days. In this story, you will have to pass through a replicated rat-infested tunnel, complete with gunpowder explosives in certain places all throughout. Right from the dirty smell of the sewage, a feeling of rats passing in between your feet, and more, this experience is sure to make you feel uneasy, at the very least. You can also learn a lot about what may have happened to Guy Fawkes in those 10 days while you are down here.
Amongst the newer shows at the London Dungeons, the Curse of the Witch lets you explore the witch trials from the 1620s. In this show, visitors are taken to the depths of the Newgate Prison, where they can see Elizabeth Sawyer, known as the witch of Edmonton, waiting to be executed. Offering you a 360-degree feel and experience, complete with the tensed ambience, the shouting, and more, this show is definitely not for those who have anxiety. From seeing her confession to learning how her neighbours convicted her upon seeing someone get sick and eventually die just a week after arguing with her, this show has it all. The Curse of the Witch will surely show you the true meaning of fear.
With your London Dungeon tickets, you can now get a chance to meet Jack the Ripper. The setting is an 1889 pub, called the Ten Ball Pubs, where you will be taken to, just like all of this infamous character’s victims. You can also listen to the stories of Jack the Ripper by Mrs. Waldren, the landlady of the pub. As you sip on your pint of beer, listen to all the gory details of how this character killed his victims, how people feared him and so on, until the lanterns inside the pub go out, thereby offering you a chance to come face to face with one of East London’s most feared serial killers.