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Curtains with lights would be perfect. Anything which swings…. I’ve suggested the lights around the windows on the Facebook post. I know they won’t listen to a random person. However you never know. I’m not sure how possible it would be as it’s not like adding a light strip to your room, it’s setting it up with a ride system too and getting it to work. On the topic of lighting, I think the lighting when you board is perfect as it sets the mood and the colour of them really sets it as a creepy train carriage. It also hides the lack of detail.

So I’ve just done Ghost Train (Sitting in Last Call as I write this) and have some thoughts. I liked it! As a story led attraction this works far better than DBGT ever did, the experience here is relatively cohesive. Actor led attractions can be difficult, as you really have to hope that the actors are giving it their all at any given time, which can’t always be guaranteed for a number of reasons. My actors today were great, but is the experience going to be consistent for everyone that rides it? Parts of the experience can be a little bit goofy, and if you’re not on board with that I can see why you might come out of this thinking it was a poor experience. Some scenes have relatively scant audio, so parts that are meant to be creepy or scary may not land for some people, I think more carefully directed audio would really improve certain sequences, as without it you can sometimes just have actors awkwardly writhing with nothing giving it any impact. Nun on the train - good scare in theory and certainly got a few people, but the costume looked a little.. cheap? Some more work could be done on this, I think a better costume would go a long way, at the moment it’s like a man running at you in his Halloween costume. See it, say it, sorted got the biggest reaction from my group. It’s a great joke. Exit shop is another scene that doesn’t have the impact it could, I think some work on the audio could really lift this. I think this is a good attraction with great potential and a little work could go a long. I thought the same things about DBGT, but that would’ve taken a significant investment in order to release that potential, this is so close.

I’d say it’s about effect reliability and fine tuning the experience such as acting techniques. Such as the way actors get people to come in the crypt scene. I thought it was weird the actor was angry before we got off. However when In the crypt he was nice and calm telling people to come in Also that shop sequence better be changed with the actor in some sort of costume. I’d love to see the screens used again in the carriage and my suggestion about the light effect around the windows used or something similar. if planned correctly, a lot can be done in 4 days

Doesn't sound like massive improvements then if it's less than a week, but very good to know they're actively working on making the experience better. What's everybody's guesses on what 'improvements' these are going to be?

Apparently Ghost Train is closing for improvements from Tuesday to Friday next week, according to Thorpe Park on their Facebook group.

Sorry to double post, just seen this