*SPOILERS AHEAD*
Yes, Fright Nights yesterday was very busy, but somehow in the first our we had been on 4 major rides, and first general public on SWARM backwards!
Luckily we got on MBV within 20 minutes because we queued at like 2:45. Was in my opinion, the best Fright Night yet, with the best actors yet. The queues just add to the experience, the hype and the build-up. Was my best day at Thorpe Park ever and I've been fright night for the past 3 years. So now, the review; I didn't manage to get on SAW Alive, or Blair Witch project (just of how god awful this one looked), but will edit on Tuesday when I've done SAW Alive:
My Bloody Valentine
After the average reviews, I didn't know what to expect on this maze. We queued around 20 minutes and went in. As stated before, the fast track allowance and the ratio of how many were being let in from the fast track queue to the main queue was horrendous. But anyway, in we went.
All in all, I enjoyed the maze. The actors were on top form, really trying to scare me as I was right at the back. They did a great job and stayed in role, great acting and tried really hard to scare us. The crawling part was a laugh, but nothing happened in it and it was a bit pointless. I felt it needed some lift to it, like holes in the roof where actors stick their hands down and grab you or something. Good attention to detail here inside and outside the maze, and was all in all a decent maze which I really enjoyed, especially due to my placement at the back (As I had all the actors who needed to be occupied until the next group came in so followed me, grabbing my legs and my hair :') Good maze, but god do I miss the solitary confinement cells, a very big part of the excellent Experiment 10. All in all, enjoyed it, but the worst out of the three we did.
Positives- Very good actors, good plot and theming, in my opinion not too short like everyone said and underrated.
Negatives- The queueing of the maze was really quite bad, with so many fast tracks being let in, and too many being sold. MAybe swearing on a maze where anybody was aloud on wasn't right, as one of the miners did so.
Overall I give this maze a 7/10
The Asylum
We queue up for this straight after My Bloody Valentine and just couldn't wait. We have been since 2011 and have loved the Asylum every year. It is my idea of a great maze, with a brilliant concept and outstanding finale. We queued up, and the queue line moved very quickly which was surprising. After a 10 minute stoppage of the right due to what was rumoured to be an aggressive actor, we went in, and I was at the front which I was very happy with. So now for the maze review. All I can say is that it was THE best it has been over the last three years, with some added length and amazing actors. There was even a girl with an amputated arm, using it to her advantage, pushing t in your face and she was absolutely brilliant. The actors were on top form BOTH times we went on the maze, and really did make the maze feel real. They now use the fences and poles, and some even climbed over them and onto theme to grab you as you walked past, and jump down in front of you, which meant being at the front was very scary and brilliant fun. All I can say that was bad was how on the first visit we were after the fast trackers, meaning halfway through the maze we were directly behind them as they were moving too slowly, which resulted in the ending being slightly disappointing as the chainsaw man was already chasing them, and so simply carried on to scare us, which took away from the scare factor as he therefore wasn't ready and we knew where he was because of the sound. However, second time we were first and I was again at the front, and the ending was absolutely superb this time. He was hiding behind the wall, and as soon as he saw us he had me and my mate cornered against a wall, waving the chainsaw above our heads. It was absolutely terrifying! What a maze this was, bravo THORPE, and I will be seriously disappointed if they close this maze. Absolutely brilliant.
Positives- A-maze-ing maze, actors on top form, the amputated arm girl was brilliant, new climbing fences added an extra element of fear, maze was longer than ever, finale was brilliant.
Negatives- As explained above, the queueing system means the ending may be worsened for you as if led in second you may catch up with them and the chainsaw man will not be ready for you. Also, TURN THE ALARM UP!
Overall, the best it has been since 2011 (and most probably before). Absolutely loved it, did it twice. I give it a 9/10 (possible 10 if sound was turned up, our experiences really were that great on the maze).
Cabin In The Woods
This was by far the longest we queued, as expected. The queue was 2 hours as FRIGHT NIGHT was very busy yesterday. I am going to start on a few negatives; firstly, the queueing system of fast track: normal queuers was absolutely terrible. The amount going in from that queue compared to ours was horrendous. Also, half way through the queue the ride temporarily shut due to what was rumoured to be someone fainting/having a panic attack in the maze. We were not told anything about it, which THORPE really needs to sort out as it just isn't fair to not inform us.
But anyway, after a very long wait, we finally went in. All in all, despite the awful queueing system we had, the maze was excellent. We loved the idea of picking our own fate. It was very good fun and we loved how you entered the room, closed the door and then a selection of different monsters attacked you. Some of them were very scary, and each were very well dressed up. Out of all the mazes, the actors here were the scariest costume wise. The idea of picking your own fate was brilliant, and there were some very scary parts such as the revolving tunnel scene where there was a grudge-like girl standing on the railing, who jumped down on us and was very scary, and we loved it. Very good concept, well executed, and a brilliant maze from THORPE. The negatives of the maze was how in the end you meet up anyway and you see those who are about to do the maze (as you come out next to where you came in), and they need to be careful as out of bounds areas were easily accessible, such as the room which we thought was an alternate route until we saw 'hard hats must be worn here'. Also, they need some sort of hint on how to get to the control room in my opinion, as it would have been great to see.
Positives- Scary actors, great theming, brilliant concept, unique.
Negatives- Queueing system, no notification of issues on the maze, how you met up in the end anyway and how the exit is directly next to the entrance to the maze.
Overall, an outstanding maze that you can see was very well thought out. 9/10
Rides in the dark
Due to the brilliant mazes, the only ride we did in the dark was STEALTH, which was excellent. We arrived at 10 and despite the queues did The SWARM, stealth front row, Nemesis Inferno and Detonator before 11.
Conclusion
Overall, I think it was the best fright night yet. Fantastic mazes, fantastic actors and nothing disappointed me. Very well done THORPE, keep it up next year and please do not get rid of the Asylum! The only negatives I can give are that during our 12 hour visit we saw NO roaming actors except ones who simply walked through the start of the queue line to get else where, and way too many fast tracks were sold who were given a very unfair advantage on everyone else. Please split up the actors more THORPE.
The best day at THORPE I've ever had.
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