American Reacts to Madame Tussauds London - Full Tour
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In this video I react to a full tour of Madame Tussauds in London. This is the first time I've ever seen a wax museum and I'm shocked at how incredibly life like the figures are.
I can't imagine how much skill it must take to create such realistic wax figures. Madame Tussauds has a ton of wax sculptures, everyone from Hollywood stars to historical icons. That said, my favorite thing about Madame Tussauds London is that it's more than just a wax museum. It seems like an interactive experience that feels like an adventure.
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I went to Madame Tussauds many years ago on a school trip. They had two policemen stood either side of a doorway. I accidently bumped into one of them so I apologised, then the one on the other side started laughing. The one I bumped into was of course made of wax.
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I went there as a child. It's changed so much. I remember the policeman.
I remember when i went as a child they were so real you could mistake them for real people. The ones i see here look good but are not fooling anyone
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Arnold who did the terminator actually went to Tussards dressed as the terminator for promotion of Genysis stood still and when ppl went up to him thinking he was a wax figure to take pictures he startled them
I saw something similar once with Bruce Forsyth.
The bit where you heard the whistling was the French national anthem because you were entering the bit about the French Revolution. The heads were those of people who had been beheaded. Madame Tussaud came over to London from France after the revolution and set up her waxworks in Baker Street. She had been imprisoned in Paris during the revolution and had been forced to prove her allegiance by making death masks of those executed. Yes there is (was?) a Ripley’s in Shaftesbury Avenue (at the Piccadilly Circus end).
Interesting x
good knowledge !!
Gosh i cant believe how much it has changed, I went when i was 12 back in 1999 and it was basically just the waxworks placed in different sections, historical, sportspeople, royalty celebrities etc.
It was still pretty fun and the figures were mostly incredible but it seems much more dynamic and interactive now. The chamber of horrors was my favourite so many creepy figures.
The fact you didn't recognise Tom Cruise made me laugh. The other figures were Eddie Redmayne (Fantastic Beasts) and also Stormzy who you thought might be Seal. Yes, you do pronounce the ds at the end.
Madam Two Swords is the colloquial pronunciation in the UK.
Over the years it's become more and interactive. I remember when I first went decades ago it was simply a few rooms with just the figures standing, doing nothing and you could walk through in half an hour. They do change it up quite a lot nowadays with new interactive sections every year or so.
Same here ....... probably 1960s when I went ........
There is videos showing how its done..it takes months of sittings with the Artists....the clothing is usually authentic from the artist..
A clay sculpture is made and 100s of photos taken.. a team of artists then get to work on making the model.....no detail is missed NONE.
single hairs are placed one by one.
Freckles are painted one by one..eyelashes too.. it costs 1000s to make one..
Find TUSSAUDS WAX IN THE MAKING..ITS really awesome..
I couldn't believe you didn't recognise Tom Cruise!!
It’s the sort of place everyone visits once.
It’s expensive, but a London legend.
back in the 90's people kept stealing the waxworks there is even a famous incident of someone walking out carrying one of the exhibits during a holiday rush and no one stopped them. during the heatwaves in the 2000's many of the exhibits actually started melting and they had to shut whilst they attempted to repair the damage.
Marie Tussaud learnt her craft from Dr. Philippe Curtius who made wax replicas of human body parts to visualise human anatomy. She moved to London and started making figures of notable individuals and her infamous Chamber of Horrors included victims of the French Revolution, murderers and criminals.
Blimey, it's changed a lot since I went back in the 70s
I've always called it Madame 2 Swords 🤷♂️😁
omg lol same here,just came to say that
Well said!
It is called Madame too swords. 👍
Hi Steve !.The "D" & "S" are Not silent. It's pronounced "Madam Too Swords"
True !
Gordon Ramsay did a prank pretending to be a wax work there, and Arnold Schwarzenegger also did. Both videos on youtube!
Yep, they are all hand made/sculpted, every hair is individually placed where they can't just use a wig.
Some celebs have actually pranked others
I went there many years ago, it was more like an art gallery, models were static, no interaction, nice to see how it is now
The four females you thought were The Spice Girls is actually another british girl group called Little Mix. This image is from their video for the song Bounce Back and they are amazingly realistic
Some thirty years ago my three sons sat on a bench at Madame Tussauds, telling them to keep very still, they fooled a few people before they burst out laughing at the escapade...🤣🤣🤣
My father sat down on a bench and something similar happened except he was not doing it deliberately ,but he got a great laugh out of it nevertheless.That was in the 80s
I haven't been here since a school trip in the 1970s boy has it changed since I went
Yeah, changed for the worse.
Madame T was started by her during the French Revolution, so over 200 years old. (hence the guillotined heads in the basement!) Figures are regularly brought up to date and new figures made, or remade. Still one of the most prioritised things to visit in London to this day.
They are made by hand - even every strand of hair is added separately.
Impressive. never been but looks like it might be worth a visit.
The taxi ride takes you through the history of London from the Roman settlement through the middle ages, Tudors, Stuart's, Georgian, Victorian, the wars, swinging 60s, etc.
I learned recently that a waxwork of my indirect ancestor (Edward Oxford) was exhibited in the Chamber of Horrors at Mme Tussauds for much of the 19th century 😅
In Blackpool The museum actually placed its statue of Boris Johnson outside of the Jobcentre when he was Thrown out of 10 Downing street lol I think the Queen was placed at the top of the Blackpool Tower around the same time on the Glass floor Area looking out over the sea
Madame Tussauds has expanded to over 20 locations around the world. A model takes up to six months to make and they regularly get their hair washed and makeup touched up. Some of the location have been known to get celebrities in jump scare visitors.
I went to the one in Blackpool years ago and they swapped the DanTDM wax figure with the real person and I almost missed him until he jumped out at me
Wow! That's so cool! I was there 1999 and it wasn't nearly this interactive. You could take photos with the figures and I remember the horror section in the basement but that was about it. I never thought that it would have changed so much. I'll have to visit again. The one in Berlin is nearer to me.
Had to laugh when you said that the spice girls looked real because it was little mix .
I haven’t been since my children were young in the 90’s and then it was mainly figures . It’s made me want to go again. I did go to the London Dungeons with the grandchildren the other week, wish I’d gone to Madame Tussaud’s as one of them had to go out he was so frightened but I didn’t know how much Madame Tussaud’s had changed. Very interesting .
Tim has some other really good videos about the uk, much better than the across the pond videos, as you can actually see for yourself what places are like.
They are very good , something for all generations 😊. London dungeons is another place you could look into ( if you like the macabre and crime from the past . )😊
Most People pronounce it how an English-speaker would say it: "Madam Tuss-ords" or "Madam Two-swords"! My daughter worked there at one time, doing the hair insertions, and she said they all pronounced it "Tuss-ords".
I've only been to London once and visited Madame Tussaud's in 1981 when I was 10. It was not as interactive as nowadays. I did the prank thing as stood still and a woman looked up close at my face and I laughed. I got a poster to take away which as a ghoulish kid I loved. They took my photo and the poster said I lost my head in London and had a pole like a spike with my face (head) on the top. I loved this and showed it to everybody.
That group of 4 girls, wasn't the Spice Girls, but Little Mix another popular group.
This is a very different Madame Tussand's to the one I visited in 1974. That was very much a series of galleries containing models of various people that were behind barriers that were never to be crossed; and I appreciate this glimpse into what it has become, now that we've worked out the full meaning of interactivity! There has been a tendency to modernise museums and galleries like this, everywhere, but the result is often less than inclusive of older people, who actually want to learn about the objects.
It is Madam Two Swords! Well, that's how we always say it ! !
Oh and also, a video on the great fire or the plague would be soo good. They were my favourite subjects in history class. ✌🏻 from 🏴
Londoner here - TIP (from years of entertaining friends & relatives when coming to London)... Unless you REALLY want to go and visit, be aware it's EXPENSIVE and the queues are LONG... SO many other things to visit for LESS cost and more time! I'm not being a 'damp squib' - just saying spend money on other things. Also, DON'T waste money on the 'London Eye' either - same reasons EXPENSIVE and LONG waiting times... 😃
Hi mate, pronunciation of the place is "Madame Two swords"
I wasn't alive back then but dam whenever i hear the air raid sirens it sends chills down my spine.
Also i never realised tthere was so much there and how close you could get,i might have to go i travel to London again at any point.
Years ago I went to a company Christmas party at Madame Tussauds & we had the run of the place as they hadn't cordoned anything off. I still can't believe no damage was done taking into consideration how much booze was on hand. I haven't been since then so I'm surprised how much more creative detail they've put into making it an amazing experience. It was great then, but this is another level.
(Your pronounciation was right - Madame Tussaud was French. A lot of people say Madame Tussords but everyone knows what they're talking about.)
There is a dublin wax museum aswell
I have been here so many times over the years as it changes and new people are added. The cab ride is always there and it’s one of my favourite things as you ride through the history of London with notable historical things. Great fire of London, the plague, the swinging sixties and so on. It’s great. The less child friendly parts are separate and signposted so you can still take your daughter and enjoy while not seeing the scary stuff. I get why you’re saying it’s similar to Ripley’s as it’s very interactive. There is also a Ripley’s in London that I’ve been to many times also and it’s incredible. Both these attractions have locations in New York so seeing as both are so good in London, I thought I’d visit. If anyone is thinking about this, do yourself a favour and skip it. They are not a patch on the London locations. They are both also much smaller in New York and the wax works were questionable. FYI, in the UK it’s one of those things that is very respected. Most celebrities are part of the design process and a lot of the time, the outfit the wax work is wearing is their actual outfit they have worn. They sit and are measured, lots of photos are taken and yes they are hand made. The ones that don’t look the best like Boris is because he more than likely didn’t visit for a sitting to have measurements and so on done. There are many UK documentaries that go behind the scenes of how it’s all done. Give them a watch. ✌🏻 from Scotland 🏴
I visited several years ago and it was nothing like this. I will have to visit again. No wonder the entry price is quite high but it looks worth it.
We have a Ripleys believe it or not in Blackpool I'm England. I loved it. And some celebrities have done the stand still and surprise ppl in there
I went first when Michael Jackson was there with his one glove, my brother's friend made the waxworks and we got free tickets. I had my photo take with Graham Norton, everyone thought he was real. Then in 2002 I took my 10 year old daughter and she sat next to Ant and Dec in the Who's got talent Show. The ex current Prime Minister and the Royals were there then too.
As far as i know they are all made by hand. They have special sittings for it. 😊
It would have been "too-SOE" in the original French, but it's been bastardised to "too-SAWDS" for so long that people only ever call it that. I used to enjoy going to it as a kid when I lived in the UK (and even more so, the sadly no-longer operating planetarium that was next door to it). This has become hugely more interactive since then - it looks astonishing! That ride was through the history of London, from the great fire to the swinging sixties.
If you like an immersive experience you should check out the Jorvick centre in York.
Theres even a section near the entrance that is a lil scary with a dark maze with "mannequins" I got jumpscared and screamed thanks to a "mannequin" but really a person that was about 18/19 years ago so no idea if still there
Hi Steve. The level of highly skilled Craftsmen/ women who practice traditional crafts in the UK is unbelievable if you actually go looking for them but like all real craftspeople we are hard to find. One really has to hunt a truly highly skilled person out in the UK politicians and media types will say that skills in the UK are dying out. They couldn't be further from the truth
You can’t have anyone other than a great London Legend, that also features in a mission in Watchdogs Legion, where he is performing his new single “Rainfall”, (Shackles),
11:39, has to be no-one other than “STORMZY”,
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The originals have often acted as models for their own figure. their own hair is used and these ARE their own clothes.
There's two "Ripleys believe it or not" places that I know of: London & Blackpool. There may be more.
Been to the ripley's believe it or not museum in London (no longer there) and the one in Blackpool
Yes, Blackpool is the only place in the UK that has a Ripley's now. There is also a Ripley's in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and in Copenhagen Denmark. Apart from that there are no others at all in Europe.
Therr is a singer herr in UK called Kylie Minogue, she has a nice shaped behind, people kept stroking it and it started to melt. They had to take her away. I think that was in the 90s or 2000 years.
My father went their in the 80s and he sat down to have a rest and somebody said who is that bloke over their ,they thought he was a wax sculpture.
I went there once and visited the Chamber Of Horrors. The bloke said, "Keep moving, Mate! We're doing a stock check".
Alright, it's an old one. But it still raises a smile.
Hi mate, it's pronounced madam tu-sards...tussauds. Never been but looks awesome
Gordon Ramsey did a prank like that. He scared quite a few people 😂
There are several cities around the world that have a Madame Tussauds (you do sound the d and the s in Tussauds) quality varies from place to place. There was one in Benedorm, Spain, which I found hilarious. Every male had John Wayne’s head and every female had Queen Elizabeth’s head. There is a Madame Tussaud’s in Wuhan, China, on Han Street (a walking only street) I went before the days of covid, I didn’t go inside but there was Bruce Willis stood outside & it was perfect. My two Chinese guides recognised him but it crazed them that they couldn’t remember his name. I told them & their response was “Ah, Bluce Wirris.” They took my photo with him.🙏
It actually sounds like Mad um Two swords
I went here many years ago things have changed.
You should do a video on either London or York Dungeons, from your reaction on a section of this waxworks, it would be right up your street. And also I think you would like Jorvik (pronounced yorvik) viking centre, again in York.
I visited the original Madame Tussaud's on Baker Street way back in 1988. I said hello to wax cop & excuse me to a wax old woman with a shopping bag. But what really blew me away was the wax Sleeping Beauty. She was "breathing."
In my opinion, the figures in this video aren't as well done as what I saw back then.
Pronounced like...."two swords" mate..spelt very strange I know...and I'm so happy your following "walk with tim" his channel is fantastic!
This has changed so much sice I was there back in the 80s
Never been there but went to one at Blackpool, which was a smaller place. Still, the exhibits are pretty impressive.
This was nothing like it was when I went there, I found it incredibly boring. Now it actually looks worth visiting again. You should check out the London Dungeon.
check out the London dungeons
madam 2 swords is how i have always said it.
Each human figure is made with exact measurements of the person. I could never be a security guard it must be spooky when it's closed.
That would freak me out, especially when you think you catch a movement out the corner of your eye.
Nothing scary about wax ... 😂
If we reverse the idea of a celebrity pranking the public by standing in for a waxwork and instead use the waxwork as a stand in for the celebrity, that has been done at least once. Back in 1983 the BBC were producing a special to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the show 'Doctor Who'. It was to feature the current Doctor (Peter Davison) and his four predecessors (with William Hartnell, who had already died, being replaced by another actor--Richard Hurndall). Unfortunately, Tom Baker, who had played the fourth incarnation of the Doctor, didn't want to be involved. Luckily enough, the BBC had some unused footage that they could splice in to explain his absence and for the publicity shoots... they borrowed the waxwork of Tom from Madame Tussauds for some group shots!
I Visited with a friend to see the pirates of the Caribbean section year ago, Many Figures creating a scene one had a very hairy chest , l said while touching he’s a hairy one , he was Real 😮he Said boo & Laughed , frightened the life out of me 😂
Hi Steve, never been there however the first time we went to London to meet my cousin who then lived in Romford we took wrong turning and got lost and drove right past it, from the outside at the time i did not think it looked very big seems I was wrong, Steve you still need to check out the channel tunnel as far as i know it is still the longest underwater sea tunnel in the world, it is great because I can leave my home in the morning and be in Paris to meet someone by lunchtime being a foot passenger it not that expensive considering prices of today,
He should definitely have a look at the channel tunnel the engineering is fascinating
Used to Love going there as a kid, it's very different now though😁. The Girl band was actually Little Mix not The Spice Girls by the way 🤣😉
there are madame tussauds in the USA, i don't know which is closer to you i'm guessing nashville,
Hollywood
Las Vegas
Nashville
New York
Orlando
San Francisco
I had no idea we had them here. Yes, looks like Nashville would be the closest.
The guide said he met the real Darth Vader. David Charles Prowse MBE (1 July 1935 - 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter. He portrayed Darth Vader (voiced by American actor James Earl Jones) in the original Star Wars trilogy and a manservant in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange.
That thumbnail…’How are they so life like?’ Thinking like how the question could be asked of the real Royals just cracked me up.
Madame Tussaud made her name making wax models of the heads of executed nobles in the French Revolution. The House of Horrors is her most famous creation.
The video doesn't dobit much justice in real life its so much better
I realised how good madam Tussaud’s was when you see inferior copies around the world, the one on amazon Top gear was hilarious when Clarkson stole the idol of Nigel Mansel former F1 champion .. the one in Blackpool was quite awful when I visited in the 80’s .. the only interactive thing was the vandalism haha !
The "Madame" word is pronounced "madam", the English way.
"Tussaud's" is pronounced "two swords" or "t' swords" with the accent usually more on the "swords".
I remember going years ago with the school. It was actually full of famous people too🤣
Like another comment said, you visit this place once. Lol
5:57, looks like Tom Cruse from Top Gun,
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Ridley’s. Do they have one in NYC near Times Square? Went into something that was weird and wonderful in 2019.
You mean Ripley?
Can I recommend a short video of the Household Cavalry at at beach in Scotland after all the pomp and ceremony of the Queens funeral and then the Coronation this is the soldiers and the horses having fun it is not very long . I think the beach is called Yellow Craig
That was actually the real Meghan and Harry, the plastic version are in California these days. 😆
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There used to be a Christopher Reeve in there, in his wheelchair next to his own younger self as Superman, that was cool for me... They update and add/get rid of the wax people in there, too, it's not like this for years, of course. I wonder how it is now after the coronation of King Charles...
I thought the Morgan Freeman was Lennox Lewis 😂
Some of the figures are not very much like the real person,
but others are not bad attempts. The real Morgan Freeman has freckles!
Arnold did a prank on the public
Madame Two Swords is the correct way to pronounce it.
They have been doing the prank that you suggest for a very long time.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has already posted as his Wax Figure, then scared his fans when they are standing next to him,
I don’t know if it was at Madam Tussaud’s in London or somewhere in the USA,
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Just to say you don't have to go all the way to London to find Madame Tussauds. Madame Tussauds is one of the many attractions in sunny Blackpool, a great seaside resort on our North West coast.
Does Blackpool still have a Ripley's? It used to be along the front of the Pleasure Beach. (Not been to Blackpool for a few years)
@@Witchy-bitch106 Yes Ripley's 'Believe It or Not' is still there by the Pleasure Beach.
@TimeyWimeyLimey ... "Great seaside resort"? ... That's a matter of opinion, last time I was their it was a run down depressing dump. And sunny it isn't.
Blackpool's packed today. The Red Arrows and Blackpool Airshow. Thousands of northeners can't be wrong.
Ripley believe it or not has site all over the world including the UK.
Yes there is one in the UK at Blackpool, only others in Europe are located in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and in Copenhagen, Denmark.