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Construction update from today; Possible exit route for Platform 15? Not much going on outside Cabin; (All photos were taken from public footpaths) Not much else to report really, there was quite a lot of work going on around The Big Top and the audio was testing at the end of the day.

Tickets for the passholder event are on sale in case anyone's missed them https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fright-nights-exclusive-annual-pass-night-tickets-27625466514 (If you miss them today another 2,500 are released at 10am tomorrow)

They used Asylum audio in that video! ...shame it's no longer there

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

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.

ScareTOUR have posted some more info on this year's Fright Nights; https://www.facebook.com/ScareTOUR/?fref=ts I like the sound of explosions in Platform 15!

No. Not really relevant in this topic seeing as it's about Chessington's Howl'o'ween event.

Somewhere that's not Chessington

Well seeing as I'm away during half term, I couldn't go to Howl'o'ween even if I wanted to!

Actually, one thing I will give them is that an 8pm ride close is decent for a family park. Doesn't make me feel any more inclined to visit though, I have no interest in returning to Chessington this year.

Same lineup as last year for "Howl'o'ween", Curse of the Lost Tomb and Trick or Treat wood. Think I'll pass

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.

What's happened to them using the entrance music (old and new) at the park entrance? On my visit last week it was playing chart music again

Last year the promotional video for TBT showed a scary-looking clown, however it wasn't actually featured in the maze. It's probably just for marketing, but I could be wrong!

The lake water can't have done much good to the ride, the trough looked very tired - so could there be a possibility that they may be looking to change the water system for that reason?

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

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?

Really random question, but does anyone know why the shortcut to Tomb Blaster from Dragon's Fury was closed off?

It might be actually, I saw two staff members in the queue line whilst on Samurai - no idea what they were doing though! Of course what they should really do is open Loggers!

Another point to note is that there's now a huge area of the old queueline unused, as (if I remember correctly) Hellgate used to use the entire rectangular section of the building, whereas CITW uses less than half of it.

Is it just me who doesn't have any enthusiasm for Platform 15? It just feels like we may be losing a maze in favour of a (mostly) outdoor attraction, bringing the number of mazes down to 3.

Skin Snatchers would have been better, with the "Altonville Mine Tours" idea being used as part of the backstory.

In that case, it's heading further underground than Oblivion.

Wonder if the spinning tunnel in Cabin in the Woods will be fixed for this year?

Parts of the original queueline were repurposed for Fright Nights (Freakshow 3D, which later became Hellgate, and now Cabin in the Woods). The spinning tunnel you see in the video is the same one that is now the "static" tunnel in CITW.