Babylon Park Camden Is OPEN! London's NEW Indoor Theme Park - Tour & Review
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Babylon Park is now officially OPEN in Camden, London! In this vlog I head to this brand new indoor theme park during the first few days of operation and share a full tour and review of the experience. This includes on ride footage from Energy Recovery System, a new indoor roller coaster along with a variety of other rides on offer at the park. I also talk about the pricing structure at Babylon Park and much more as I experience this exciting new attraction for the first time!
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Love the way the coins are the same price regardless of how many you buy, they are always 10.41p... so for my family of 5 it is £41.64 just for a single ride on the coaster, insane prices!
Expensive
Are games like time crisis etc all the same cost 16 coins / £1.60?@@gpal4843
I agree we definitely need new indoor parks, I really think somewhere near the Trafford Centre would be ideal as you have the shopping mall with Namco arcade, the 2 merlin attractions, cinema, ski centre ect. When you think that within an hour drive you have a few million population. Plus there is quite a bit of land in that part of Manchester, also right next to the motorway and metrolink tram.
I have heard they are going to knock event city down and build a indoor water park, it’s no theme park but any attraction is always welcome.
Agreed
£8 for one coaster is ridiculous, in January this year there was an indoor funfair in the convention centre in liverpool and it was £10 for 3 hours and when I went it wasn't that busy they had about 15 different rides and attractions and you could go on them as many times as you wanted during the 3 hours you got
That coaster is a joke.
guarantee this place is shut in 24 months
I have a feeling the pricing is set to be confusing for a reason, as you're more likely to spend more if you can't easily track what you have left/spent so far. £8.33 for each rider on the rollercoaster is pretty shocking.
I have a feeling people aren't going to pay them prices when you have chessington and Thorpe Park not far a way and much better value for money
It’s literally microtransactions in games, confusion and all
And also... It looked terrible....
It's Camden mate, what do you expect.. the world's end pub charges you near £10 for a JD and coke.
@@nemesis8626 Are you kidding? Chessington & Thorpe Park are M I L E S away ! About 2 hrs from London.
I swear I paid £9 to ride Olympia Looping at Winter Wonderland a couple of years ago, so this small coaster for just over £8 seems plain wrong. Especially if you're a family with a few kids in this current climate, no way that you'd take them to this place over a whole day out like Drayton Manor where you can get dated tickets for under £30. Or a Merlin park with a buy-one-get-one-free.
I can't imagine it getting popular until they fix the pricing - but hopefully they can make the adjustment because I totally agree that we need indoor spaces like this!
Agree.
That coaster is a joke.
guarantee this place is shut in 24 months
The pricing definitely needs looking at for this park to succeed!
Exactly i went Thorpe park, done the whole theme park and paid £50 including ticket trains and bus
Nobody's going to spend an entire day in there. It's aimed at tourists with children. Let them enter for free to get the kids excited, then fleece the parents who don't want crying kids for the rest of the afternoon. And if that fails they can always dismantle the energy-consumptive and labour intensive rides and just replace them with more arcade games.
Granted, they made a bit of an effort on the theming, but I think it's just not a very nice way of treating your customers.
I would'nt describe this as a theme park, more like a very large arcade, a very nice and modern acrade, but an arcade all the same, and while I accept this is in London, the prices are still shocking. I hope it proves to be a sucsess, but I'm not so sure it will be.
I hold it works out for them, however the pricing really needs looking at!
If they halved the price for that coaster they would probably get quadruple the riders.
That's exactly what I thought, and compared to the arcades in my home town of Southend, it doesn't look that great. Sure it's new and clean and has nice lighting, but the rollercoaster is rather tame, and there aren't that many machines. Nice to see some pinball tables though; something that's sadly absent from the arcades in Southend now.
It would basically cost £32 for our family to go round on that coaster once, completely unrealistic for families who we obviously assume it’s intended for 😂 madness
disgrace that. no wonder its quiet
That coaster is a joke.
guarantee this place is shut in 24 months
@@s.e1150 Huge investment for infants 😂 seems a waste of time to us too.
@@HushHushFamily big time
It's obviously aimed at tourists who get ripped off at London prices. Shame
This is not a theme park. This is an arcade. The rides were average, the drop ride was worse than at any local children's attraction I have ever seen, and the prices are absolutely shocking.
I am astonished at your positive review. You spent 35 pounds on a no thrills coaster, a 2m "drop ride" and a circular motion flat ride I can only compare to the thrills of being pushed on a chair with wheels.
You could go to a real park for that. Imagine going to this shameful place with 2 kids and leaving a hundred quid on that nonsense.
Well said
@@LOVELYTHATIS yep
That coaster is a joke.
guarantee this place is shut in 24 months
Completely agree!
Completely agree!
They have appeared to change the pricing since opening day Shawn. When we went yesterday, the "ERS" coaster was 64 game coins, the major flats were 48 coins, the smaller flats were 32, and the games were either 16 or 32 game coins. Still very pricey unfortunately!🙁
This looks like a lovely glossy park. The prices are eye watering though. Nearly £10 for a kids coaster? That's crazy. Charging for toilet use is most definitely cheeky.
At these prices, I don't think Merlin will be having any sleepless nights.
Indoor daylight robbery 😱 I am shocked by the price. The coin system is also a bit weird.
It definitely needs sorting out!
Looks beautifully done! Real nice to have something like this indoors in the UK. Shame it doesn't look as if it could expand though as would be nice to get a few 'adult' attractions in.
It’s great to see a new park! Hopefully they’ll look at pricing!
If it weren't for the abhorrent prices and deceptive coin system this would be a great attraction. Aesthetically it looks fantastic.
what coin system?
@@s.e1150 'Game Coins' and 'Virtual Coins'. Tries to stop you realizing how much you're spending.
Its just a pity that its only really for kids under 10 and not adults. This would be really cool if it was ten times the size and the roller coaster was like the MetroCentre one. You can hardly even call that thing a roller coaster
Looks very futuristic. Amazing vlog. 👍 Wish something like this came back to the North East, I miss Metroland.
Looks very nice. U.K. definitely needs more indoor theme parks.
This will not last long but will make a bundle of cash for the first year! Had to be covered Shawn, thanks!
Let’s hope they can sort out the pricing structure!
I know you want more indoor parks in UK hence why you're positive about this however just thought it was very expensive and more like an arcade than a park. Let's hope an indoor attraction with same size as Vegas opens in UK soon
Cute park ... looks inviting with all the colours and lights ...if they lowered the prices just a bit would be perfect
Definitely
Hey my name is Danny and I meet you here you are just a nice guy I was the guy on the rollercoaster thanks for for being so nice 👍
Amazing video as usual , keep up the fantastic content ,thanks for the amazing tour , your videos and positive vibes always make my day , thanks very much !!
Metroland in gateshead lives in my memories 😭
When he brought that up my heart dropped a bit .. (T^T)
Indoor themeparks would be great in the UK. Its a good idea. We have awful weather all the time. So have the rollercoasters indoors is a good idea.
This kind of indoor entertainment center is very popular here in America. There's a few big ones near me that focus on indoor Go karting but also escape rooms, food, arcades and some small indoor flat rides. This kind of concept is great.
Definitely a great concept!
The coin system being complicated is on purpose. It's the same system mobile games use to trick people into spending more.
It being purposefully complex and confusing, paired with the separation of real money (you have to buy "game coins" or "gems" instead of just using real money) make people spend more.
clicked as soon as i saw the notification! i’m always happy to see new parks in the uk.
Thanks for the quick vlog, was looking forward to seeing what it was like, sadly though, with that system and those prices I think they are going to struggle. I would love to see London Trocadero reborn, I visited frequently as a child/teen, in its heyday it felt like a magical place to me, Pepsi Max Drop was my first drop tower and I remember clearly that it was terrifying, we loved it....great memories 😊
Do you remember Alien War in the bottom of the Trocadero? That was absolutely awesome!! 😁
@@ghuk1 no I actually don't strangely. I only remember Pepsi Max down there and vaguely recall a Trocodero tube station that never was in service in the basement...unless I dreamt that bit? 😆 what was it? Like a laser challenge type thing?
First this; next: *the London resort*
If I remember right !? Trafford centre in Manchester has a good arcade centre, 10 pin bowling, Dodgems and a mini golf course plus a fantastic food court.
They do indeed!
I love your channel you go to so many places that I might like to visit so thank you for the videos 🎉
29:54 That is awful, patrons are forced to use their game card to use the restroom. That is worse than pay toilets and even pay toilets are becoming more scare. Back in the United States, we have similar arcade family entertainment game chains such as Dave's and Buster's and Main Event, and they don't charge game points to use the restroom. Loved the roller coaster. Wish more of these family entertainment centers had rides.
As much I would love to go there while everything is new.. Reality of it there is no chance I'm touching those rides at those prices.. These people are mad if they think there going to pull alot of business during a cost of living crisis.. I'll leave it 6 months when hopefully they realised they need to drop the prices either that or will end up a short lived Sega world or trocodera
I can't see this "park" lasting at all unfortunately. It's too much of an arcade vibe and far too expensive. Great coverage though Shawn! Always worthwhile checking it out :)
yeah its an arcade, and a rubbish one
That coaster is a joke.
guarantee this place is shut in 24 months
The pricing definitely needs looking at
I’d love an indoor park like they have in American malls, with proper coasters!
Okeeeé 😂Babylon park strange name for a park but always good to see new parks indeed👌🏾
Well said with reagrd to the UK needing more places like this with the weather we have here. I hope we see something like this on a bigger scale. Maybe a few more intense experiences and a bit cheaper and it'd be perfect.
Maybe they could do say £20 and you can ride and play as much as you like for the day. They'll make money on food and drink by having people stay in there longer rather than just making everything expensive.
You and Charlotte should go to hallowscream at York maze this year. I think that would be an amazing video
YES
I see Alton towers have a couple of pinball machines now in mutiny bay!! 😎 about time!😀
That’s great!
Are you sure you haven't got shares in this place 🤣 can't believe you are bigging this place up, even for London this place is joke with its pricing, its a glorified arcade.
I really like the park, it just needs the pricing looking at
When the coaster warms up it'll be lit.
OMG Shawn lovely review of new park who wants to see him play more arcade games at parks too please very nice new area in London 315k subs
Always good to see a new venture opening up in the UK BUT the only way this is going to survive long with those sort of prices is the tourist trade and that's why its been opened in this area. Most locals are NOT going to visit this more than once or twice. I understand that they have already had to reduce prices as its been virtually deserted in the first couple of weeks, so MAYBE there is hope if they drop them further still.
Great Vlog as always Shawn and Babylon Park looks very nice and immersive. Very colourful, nice vibes and like you mentioned. Staff are very friendly
I wish the UK had more indoor theme parks- since our weather is so awful!
Summer in uk is getting hotter and hotter
Its not that bad yeah rain can be annoying but we can tolerate it and I always think us Brits are wimps when it comes to weather when you look at places like Mexico, Florida when they deal with hurricanes and extreme heat, and Norway, Finland and even Sweden deal with extreme cold
I mean it can’t be cheap to open
Billy Connolly once said it's not bad weather in UK, it's bad clothes !!!! (Being worn by UK people. UK Caters for everything. P.s Billy Connolly now lives in Florida !!!!
Looks a really cool park for kids. But those prices are ridiculous. Great video as always. 😁😁😄😃😃😄😁😁😁😁
Adult evenings with cocktails, performers and resident DJ’s would be awesome at a place like that!
That would be great!
14:24 Did you make up that song yourself or did you steal it from somewhere else?
Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks, Shawn, for posting this.
It would be great if these little indoor parks could fill some of the big empty units in town centres. I’d much rather go to Babylon Park instead of Debenhams.
Ahh, so THAT'S where the 'Trocadero' moved to.
Pickpocket's Paradise!
It’s a nice new indoor park!
Thanks for the heads up I will wait for outdoor theme parks to reopen,
Genuinely a huge fan of your videos Mr Worldwide
Only joking about the mr worldwide thing but great vid Shawn!
Thank you!
This reminds me of Galaxyland’s new Hasbro land a little.
I remember watching you with my gf so had to subscribe because couldn't find your channel lol glad I found you again, keep up the grind 🙏💯
I know London's expensive but JEEZ!
I went last Saturday and had a fun time! Too expensive but I'm a fan of arcades in general and it was very clean. I feel they should add a few more decent video games to suppliment the other attractions.
I agree however unfortunately where arcades are concerned video games just aren't profitable anymore as people only go to arcades to win prizes these days and play redemption games. It's sad really but I work in an arcade and it's always our coin pushers, cranes and ticket machines that make the money
We went there yesterday as we were staying in London and wanted somewhere to go in the evening. It is very well themed and clean with a good variety of rides and games. It is very expensive though. A security guard at the door told us the cheapest package £15 would be OK for 2 adults but we got two. We both had a ride on the roller coaster and one arcade game on one and then all the coins were gone. We complained to the manager who said that you need to go round the corner when you come in to see the prices for each ride. I told him that there needed to be clearer information on price of rides and explaining the token and coins. He allowed us to have a couple of free rides as we had had a bad first experience. I also got grabbed and pushed by and child so told the parent about it and was called ****** mad. The staff were really good and dealt with the parent I really enjoyed the roller coaster and drop tower though.
Sorry to hear that
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Thanks
I think if it’s a space theme it should add a robot arm like the grand pier at wsm
You should visit arcade club in Bury. £16 all day and 3 full floors of Arcades and loads of pinball machines too
That's interesting. Thanks for the tip.
It was a great day and it's nice to meet you and it's nice that you put Danny in
they decreased the prices since then … 35% down , very nice place with good customer service !! love the staff and I personally recommended .
Imagine living in those flats above it! I bet their gutted lol!
Looks like they've finally sorted out some of their prices, £10 pack now gets you more coins and the coaster is relatively cheap too. £10 for a coaster ride and some arcade games is pretty decent these days so glad they've finally sorted that out lol
Every town needs something like this.
Then you would need more Nuclear power stations to supply the power !!!!!! No thankyou.
2p machines
This is sort of like the Milky Way in Devon just on a bit of a larger budget & scale. Also have you ever noticed how if someone wins a grabber machine, it’s all skill and they’re the best 🤣🤣. Great video Shawn, thanks for covering this park 👍.
You videos are amazing!
As for Birmingham. You have Star City. Which has arcade centre, Dodgems, mini golf, climbing wall, casino, cinema....plus lots of eateries. P.s. might have 10 pin bowling but I can't remember.
Ok this totally reminds me of Metroland which was the awesome little theme park at the Metrocentre that sadly closed in early 2000’s
Looks really good it is mainly for kids especially the rides downside as Sean said is pricing cheaper to go Thorpe park chessington etc
Looks great to me those rides will be the bread winner in terms of people wanting to come there’s only so much some people will spend at an arcade so the rides should be affordable if u want people to come in and have some fun
The entrance font really reminds me of the Thorpe Park logo font
14:02 ya know its an SBF when ya get the little sound! Smashed it! :)
Totally correct Shawn..more indoor parks needed..great vlog once again
Definitely! Thanks for watching!
I want to go there sometime, i love arcades and don't find enough of them in london
it reminds me of the pyramid at fantasy island when you got arcade games all over with indoor rides i like to see sheffield build own full on amusement park but with travelling funfair rides like what vienna with weiner prater but some perminant funfair rides
Ahhhh the old drop tower at the Trocadero! Forgot about that!
It's a good little ride
This would be a good place to go on a rainy day.
It’ll certainly be great on a wet day!
This reminds of that indoor park you went too in Antalya Turkey, it’s very similar
Hi Shawn looked awesome and fun .love watching that's why I subscribed. Happy 4th of July to you and charlotte
Shawn,
I guess they have to get back their investment, but are too pricey for what they offer in the bigger rides.
I enjoyed looking at the coaster more than when you rode it.
I guess the children's rides and all those video or arcade game will probably be the main attraction.
However ,unlike outdoor parks ,there doesn't seem to be any ride, as far as I can tell, that would lure one back.
It's really an arcade game place, so unless the moderate the prices, I can't see them lasting very long.
Cheers,
Rik Spector
I will definitely ride the coaster when I am in London in a feww weeks ... I predict the park won't make it that long ... but maybe and hopefully I am wrong :)
2 years max I say
So the reason they have the "coin" system with the confusing and inflated numbers for the pricing, is to hide the actual cost in £...
Game companies do this with microtransaction purchases in-game as a way to hide how much people are gambling away in real money, and this park seems no exception...
Its a shame because its an amazing concept, really well executed and looks incredible.
But as many others have said, the pricing is quite honestly a disgrace... Even for London's standards!
And on a side note: charging for the toilets?!?! Thats disgraceful, and needs to be reverted ASAP! I get charging for toilets in public spaces on the streets etc.
But in a paying attraction where people are already spending probably upwards of £100?!
Thanks for sharing. They definitely need to rectify the pricing!
Absolutely. The cynic in me would say that this place has been set up just to fleece unsuspecting overseas tourists. Definately not going on my must visit list!
The Winter Gardens Blackpool back in the day indoor fair including Big Wheel.Time London invested in a proper park ....
Definitely checking that place out. I go to Camden fairly regularly
Metroland was my childhood. I was gutted when it shut, I still think it should never have closed for a bunch of restaurants 😅
Roughly £8 for 3 laps of the coaster is a joke 😬😬. It won't be open long with those prices.
I'm not convinced, I guess for the locals who are earning a pretty package. I'm grateful we have better theme parks speckled throughout the UK
Scam, big big scam. £8 for a kiddie cred, and charging to use the loos on top of that? I don't think it's fair to give this place a positive review, or even fair to call it a park. It's an arcade, and an expensive one at that.
The pricing definitely needs looking at, however the park itself I think looks great!
Agree. I'm getting rip off vibes from this place, their coin system looks deliberately misleading and confusing to me - I won't be visiting anytime soon!
What you mean seatbelts aren’t required for adults
Wow, was in camden a few weeks ago and never saw this 😆
Just what I always wanted to see, Shawn playing arcade games
Saga world was amazing 😢 I'm gutted that it went 😢
The UK definitely needs a more adult thrillseekers version of indoor theme park but the pricing and virtual coins system needs sorting
Funktion one speakers, they’re not messing around 👌
How big are the Coaster seats? I can't tell if my long legs will fit or not... It'd be a bit pointless going if I can't fit on the rides!
They aren’t very big unfortunately
It is a great new park and I only live 10 minutes away so I will be going there a lot