The ride was themed around a fictitious series of unexplainable occurrences in the Town of Gold Rush which dated back to the late 1800s.

The setting was based on encounters with the ghost of one Jack Darke, who was killed by a buzz saw at a sawmill built after the gold rush ended.

Its current theme is that of an experimental rocket space mission called Project Zero, with the riders being the volunteer test pilots.

In December 2009, a Gold Coast Bulletin report detailed a variety of new attractions for the region's theme parks and stated that Dreamworld was in negotiations with a manufacturer to add to its "Big 6" thrill rides.

[3] Marketing for BuzzSaw began on 6 July 2011 when Dreamworld released a television commercial promoting their plans to open a "new bone-chilling thrill ride" by September of that year.

[15] On 17 July 2021, an email to pass holders confirmed that BuzzSaw would be retired after 31 August, just shy of 10 years of operation.

[18] At the time of closure, BuzzSaw was one of Dreamworld's seven thrill rides alongside The Claw, The Gold Coaster, The Giant Drop, Mick Doohan's Motocoaster, Pandamonium and Tail Spin.

[2][22] BuzzSaw was themed around a series of unexplainable occurrences in the Town of Gold Rush which date back to the late 1800s.

The circumstances leading up to his death were covered up by the town with the legend stating that Jack tried to burn down the sawmill and slipped into the path of the buzz saw.

[25][26] The station was themed to the abandoned sawmill in the town of Gold Rush and told the story of Jack Darke.

[19][29] As part of Maurer Söhne's X-Coaster range of roller coasters, the SkyLoop begins with a vertical chain lift hill to a height of 46.2 metres (152 ft).

Melinda Siegmeier of the Gold Coast Bulletin stated "the scream machine is certainly a fitting way to describe Dreamworld's newest thrill ride the BuzzSaw".