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  2. Fright Nights 2016

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    20 minutes ago, Jack said:

     

    You can't no. Tried it last year for a friend and she ended up having to pay £50 to get in.

    Really? I used the £10 voucher last year and it was fine, and I asked if it would be valid this year and they said yes, but if the park is full to capacity then it doesn't guarantee entry.

     

    It might be worth messaging the park's Facebook page as they are usually quick to respond on there.

  5. Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise of the Demon

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    The Fastrack queue for Ghost Train was in use today when it first opened, I'm not sure if it was an organised event or whether they sold Fastrack tickets because I was under the impression that it wouldn't be used until next year?

     

    The batching was in favour of Fastrack and as a result, the main queue moved at a snail's pace for the first hour of the ride being open, causing the line to build up to the ride entrance which wouldn't have otherwise happened!  It took us 40 minutes from just before the last straight section of the queueline.

  11. Fright Nights 2016

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    2 hours ago, mrmatt said:

    Someone at Thorpe park who is in charge of the website wanted to leave early today. The newly updated fright nights page is littered with spelling mistakes.

     

    see below the "railraod" and the "haunted soulds" lol. The videos are from last year and to top it off the links to the fast track tickets do not work lol.

    Aha that's hilarious, but it really shouldn't be happening from a park as well established as Thorpe - or any park for that matter.

     

    Hope they put more effort into the actual event :lol:

  12. Fright Nights 2016

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    Does anyone know anything more about "campfire stories?"  I'm not sure if it's included in the event or an extra for people staying in the Shark Hotel?

     

    It sounds promising, I just hope that the changes in The Big Top and Blair Witch are substantial rather than just small changes here and there.  TBT does have potential, and the new soundtrack sounds good, so I really hope there will be major improvements this year.

  13. Fright Nights 2016

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    ScareTOUR have posted some more info on this year's Fright Nights;

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    We now have the full write up for Fright Nights at THORPE PARK Official confirming a number of new points about the event including Campfire Stories, an upgrade for Blair Witch to tie in with the current movie, an updated Big Top, Face It Alone experiences and even more back story about Platform 15 -

    "Platform 15 is set in the Park’s woodlands; it is the largest scare maze to date covering 450 metres. Guests will depart on a one way ticket along an overgrown railway line which is the last known route of the Sleeper Express, a locomotive that disappeared into thin air with all passengers still on board.

    Take your turn to walk the Island’s backroads which have never before been accessible to the public. Guests will face a deserted railroad, explosions, séances, Ouija boards and pitch black forestry. They may also find themselves hunted and chased in the depths of the forest, so they must tread carefully and not disturb the grounds – zombie ‘Sleepers’ hidden amongst the trees may awaken.

    The scare doesn’t stop there, in partnership with Lionsgate the Blair Witch scare maze has received an overhaul to tie in with the new film’s twisted tale.

    As part of the Park’s birthday celebrations, roaming scare actors will be unleashed on the Park after 6pm, so the scares will continue outside the mazes. Guests can choose which characters arrive at the Park by voting on the Thorpe Park Official Facebook page. They can choose from a selection of frightful fiends who have graced Fright Nights mazes over the past 15 years, and bring them back to the Park for one last scare.

     

    MAZES

    Cabin in the Woods: The Maze
    Winner Best Halloween Scare Attraction SCARS 2014
    Experience a frightening live recreation of this ground-breaking satirical horror film. Visitors will tour the seemingly innocent rustic cabin, within which lies a secret facility that unleashes nightmarishly hideous ‘beings’. A fully immersive, brilliantly themed maze where visitors can influence the outcome and come face to face with the nightmare and devastation that is, The Cabin In The Woods.

    BLAIR WITCH
    Following Lionsgate's recent release of Blair Witch, the highly anticipated sequel to horror classic The Blair Witch Project, FRIGHT NIGHTS reintroduces BLAIR WITCH Experience the game-changing horror movies for yourself as you venture deep into the Black Hills Forest to discover the truth behind the legend of the Blair Witch. Remember: Never spend the night. Never look in her eyes. Never turn away from the corner. There’s something evil hiding in the woods - dare you enter after night fall?

    SAW Alive: The Maze
    Guess who’s coming to play? From the twisted minds that created the world’s most terrifying rollercoaster SAW - The Ride, comes the world’s most extreme live action maze – now with even more evil for 2015! Visitors will come face to face with the sadistic Billy puppet and face his nightmarish games…winding their way through this brilliantly themed multi-roomed maze.

    THE BIG TOP 
    Grab your ticket to the greatest scare on Earth as the carnival comes to town once again this October. Reimagined for 2016, twist your way through THE BIG TOP, a carnival comes back to life to terrorise those who dare to trespass. Will you succumb to the torturous antics of the wicked Figaro Bros. as they return for another year of crazed debauchery?

    CONTAINMENT 
    Face your fears and make the ultimate timed escape inside THORPE PARK Resort’s newest scare experience CONTAINMENT. In groups of ten, you’ll be locked inside of four haunt rooms, inspired by many of the UK’s worst nightmares, and tasked with breaking the codes to make your way through to the end… all in hopes of finding the antidote to a spreading infection. Will you and your team surrender to the outbreak or have what it takes to breakout of CONTAINMENT? 
    A combination of special effects and live actors will help guide, or disturb, you in this unique scare experience. This is a paid for experience, it costs £10 per person.

    Campfire Stories
    Join us at Campfire Stories and hear some of the untold stories of FRIGHT NIGHTS. We delve deep into the past 15 years and uncover some of the darkest secrets that haunt over the Island. Did you know THORPE PARK Resort was built on Chertsey Abbey’s ancient burial ground, disturbing the monks buried beneath? Legend has it that the monks were possessed, given that their monastery was built way back in 666AD. Some say their spirits still haunt THORPE PARK Resort - and that FRIGHT NIGHTS was a guise to cover when they’re most active. We’ll tell you the stories of what happens when the island changes after dark and is being possessed by the paranormal…"

    https://www.facebook.com/ScareTOUR/?fref=ts

     

    I like the sound of explosions in Platform 15!

  19. Park Music

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    44 minutes ago, Mattgwise said:

    Although saying that I didn't like the repetitive use of Thorpe theme/Quantum music alongside the video. It only used about a minute of the full entrance theme track. 

    I don't know why they ever changed it, the original entrance theme is a great piece of music.  Having the entrance music playing at the park entrance and across the bridge, and then chart music in the dome would be much better IMO.

  23. Logger's Leap

    in The Past

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    5 minutes ago, Mark9 said:

     

    When they get round to finally confirming that Loggers is never coming back, will you still include it in closed rides lists?

    They've said it is closed for rennovations, I trust that they wouldn't lie to the public. :)

  24. Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise of the Demon

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    So Merlin have essentially left Thorpe with a white elephant?

     

    My issue with Ghost Train is that it already feels like it's been neglected for years in terms of the condition of the ride, yet it hasn't even been open fully for three months.

    On my most recent ride the VR kept glitching out showing white/grey patches, this has happened on previous rides but to a lesser extent. The screen sometimes tilts when you move your head, and the audio was inaudible. Other aspects weren't functioning but that has already been mentioned.

    For the audio, IMO a sound system on the train would work better, but there couldn't be any different scenarios then so it's not really viable.

     

    Operationally it's a nightmare, and I know new rides have issues but this is the worst I've seen since starting to pay attention to theme parks. Has it actually opened on time once?

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