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I don't think SAW will ever change, even with an 8th film coming out the maze only caters for 6 films. Considering it's such a staple maze for them now they'll want to get as much use out of it as they can!

I believe same company also made the Victorian doll heads too!

I doubt they'd be putting a maze on the beach anytime soon due to how much trouble it caused them last year

You made it sound like no LGBT stuff should be taught with straight stuff which is why I replied the way I did, they're both just as important as eachother! I could also have kids, so don't assume

Thorpe - 11 Chessington - 1 Europa Park - 3 Fun Spot - 1 Universal Studios - 5 Universal Islands of Adventure - 4 Disney's Magic Kingdom - 2 Disney's Hollywood Studio's - 2 Disney's Animal Kingdom - 1 Disney's EPCOT - 1 SeaWorld Orlando - 2 Quiet on the homeland but did lots of visits to Universal parks

If sex education is given it shouldn't just be hetronormative? Teaching kids about LGBTQ+ at a young age encourages them not to be ashamed by it or confused. Luckily in my school we were taught about LBGT stuff alongside hetrosexual things so we never used to question it. Lots of people I know who didn't attend my primary school wished they were taught about that at a young age so it made them feel like they were involved. I'm not saying show the whole *sex* side to it at primary school ages, but showing relationships and how they develop is extremely important within growth...

Go on then!

I went out into a main city centre on halloween and I can confirm I saw only 1 clown. but 2 bananas.

I like to have merchandise from parks I personally haven't been to and others do too, helps me look into new parks! it's only starting up so it'll be interesting to see how far it goes and what actually is inside the box. It sounds like some parks have taken interest already but when it comes I will give the full low-down on the insides.

Hello enthusiast pals. Over the past few weeks I have come across something known as 'CoasterCrate'. Think lootcrate, but for a different kind of geek! Here's some info extracted from their website which can be found here "CoasterCrate is a monthly subscription box that celebrates theme parks, roller coasters and immersive themed experiences. Our boxes will include a mix of hand picked official merchandise straight from your favourite theme parks as well as CoasterCrate exclusive items inspired by your favourite parks and attractions." They've recently released a pre-order for BoxZero, which'll be the *pilot* essentially of this to see how well it kicks off! I've pre-ordered mine which should be here by December so I'll be sure to throw a lil' review up, but I though some of you might be interested if you're into merchandise and all that stuff! I'm not affiliated with CoasterCrate in any way but if they wanna hit me up (hint hint) they can.

Now Fright Nights is over, I'm gonna give a little review and (some) constructive criticism. These views are purely my own and if you don't like them then tough Park theming Much better this year than previous. I love that you get immersed as you walk towards the dome, really brings an element of spook to the park! As mentioned by many, the atmospherical lighting and smoke effects really worked around ride areas and certain places on park. I'd like to see some 'scarier' theming compared to a cute lil' skeleton pumpkin, as I feel like it would reflect on their marketing and maze ratings. I went for the first 2 weekends of FN and the music was blaring in some areas but others it was pretty quiet. More variety than Hello Zepp would be a change. Reusing Director's audio on ride was a bit meh if I'm honest. Hoping they'll change that up next year to match whatever maze/s will be the front runners. Roaming actors were so, so good this year too. Lots of interaction and I felt the voting technique was a great way to bring some nostalgia back! (I also didn't do Containment but heard that it was so much better this year so yeah! you go containment!) The Big Top If I'm being honest, I did really enjoy the maze last year despite its harsh critiques, so this year it blew it out of the water for me! I've never had so much fun in a maze. I like how it fast forwarded 50 odd years in the future to see these clowns take over the Figaro brothers' creation. The strobe maze gave me anxiety (in the best way anxiety can come along) and the soundtrack was just perfect. The clown dressing room was borderline terrifying and I'm not even remotely scared of clowns so I pity those who are! Prop room was really interesting too, I liked the way the actors used the props and the jack in the boxes were a fab little touch alongside some old ranger pals. I really hope they try and make the facade as good as it was in 2015 as that was beautiful! Next year I'd love to see a mirror maze section added in properly this time as I really feel it would mess with the visuals after a strobe maze and I feel like the ending should be more obvious to what it is (you're being chased onto a stage to perform, apparently) rather than just a cliche chainsaw ending. More clowns and less mimes! I only give lots of feedback for Big Top as I really want it to be the best it can be <3 Platform 15 A train wreck. A literal train wreck. The story behind it was great, the lead up to the train was great, the train itself was great, but after that it just fell flat for me. The actors worked so hard to try and make it good but the longevity of it just made it a bore at some points. If a long maze is going to be made, it needs to have way more theming and interaction (see The Colony at Tulley's). Despite saying all this I really enjoyed the ending, the use of the conductor was fab and really made for a creepy close rather than just being chased by someone with a large electrical appliance. The soundtrack was beautifully done alongside the themeing of the train and I loved the idea of the sleepers. Hopefully if it's being brought back next year it'll do a Big Top and show us all up. Or failing that, just move the train into a scare-zone area with the sleepers coming at everyone. The Blair Witch (rip Project) I actually enjoyed this maze for once. Hoorah! Compared to previous years the actors got way more creative with their hiding spots. Grabbing at my legs whilst you're hiding in a tent? *screams* Lots of loud noises being created by them and being closely followed whilst one breathes into your ear is an experience to say the least. More themeing added with the use of the Blair Witches symbol and red lights dotted which gave throwback to the original and yet stayed true to the newer film too. The shed was anti-climactic as always but the outside run through made up for it! I won't be sad for this one to go but I'm glad it had a better final run through. If it goes. Hopefully. maybe. Sign was beautiful though so if that's going I'll give you a tenner for it. xoxo gossip amy SAW Alive Nothing new, nothing old really! First run was pretty dire but it definitely picked up after that. Kudo's to all the actors in there making the most terrifying screams I've heard! You get out of that trap girl! But in all seriousness this maze is just a stape for Thorpe in my opinion and it really depends what group you're with to tell if you're going to get a good run or not. I'll forever love the bathroom scene and I can tell you from personal experience, being up close to that smell pot is not pleasant. Keep it smelly, saw. I honestly wouldn't like to see any scenes added but if they can elaborate on the room for the second film it would help as that was the best film and it doesn't really show much towards it. I want someone in a razorblade box or needle pit! Maybe that's just me though. Cabin in the Woods First year I did Cabin I loved it, but now it just seems stale. I think because most effects aren't working and the layout has become known to me I just don't enjoy it as much as I used to. Being trapped in a room with one actor is horrible though, and I do love watching people squirm about which door they should go through. If this maze was to return next year I'd like to see more work on characters actually featured in the films rather than just the odd zombie/toothfairy that popped up (literally) every now and then. If I'm honest though I feel like CITW has truly run its course and shall forever be treasured by many, but now it needs to step down and have something else take its place. Other Improvements More staff. I cannot stress this enough, there needs to be action to employ more people for this. If there were just 3 more actors in each maze it would really, really improve the experience. Having no dead spots and consistency is something the whole park needs to work on as I feel the actors who are already there tire themselves out by trying to take on the role of essentially 2/3 people by themselves. They do an incredible job but I really do empathise with them. I'm someone who thinks timed tickets should be introduced too and also working out if they actually can handle the capacity they get to. I'd like to see them bring back the spooky cocktail list in Fin's! Face it Alone was fab this year but I'd take the wheel of misfortune ceremony back over to The Big Top. I also want a puppet like the snake used in The Cellar at Tulley's used here just for fun. I do not know how to run a theme park and never will do so take all this with a pinch of salt! in my ideal world fright nights would be like 5 months long and only a private event for just me too, so.

If staff members do really good it's always worth giving them some feedback to the customer services email! It shows they are valued and that their hard work has been noticed I make sure I tweet thorpe if there's a good staff member rather then just the negatives!

I wrote a lil blog post on here about easing yourself into horror mazes! I'd say Blair Witch is the tamest but as it opens later probably Platform 15 in the light is a good way to go.

Nice to hear you had a good time! Shame about the roamers. If you were there for media night they were everywhere including on thorpe bus? Pretty sure an actor didn't lick you as they're only allowed to do that during Face it Alone, and even then I've never experienced it.

Lack of actors seems to be a consistent thing throughout but I do believe they are short and try to actively get more. I only ever see a few advertisements asking for them so maybe they should go all out next year? The ones at the park already are brilliant but they push themselves a lot to make up for the shortage. I always seem to see the Roaming crew lots when I go though?

It's done after the mazes close, it's supposed to be from 10pm onwards but it depends on how long the normal queue is first! I do believe you can miss the ceremony if you just wanna do it in the evening, just makes it all a bit more fun!

If you can do Face it Alone, do face it alone.

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Wow who's this amazing actor/makeup artist in this video?? ??

I don't think it was the intention to fuel this, they merely just followed suit of the original and people thought it was super scary

It's actually a really clever marketing PR stunt as it reflects back to Pennywise, just the public took it too far and now they've claimed it and it's stupid lol

Saw <3

Not surprised they got told to tone it down but still looking forward to it! I'm curious to see how they do it for Platform 15 but I secretly want Big Top again <3 had a really good night tonight! did The Big Top 3 times and the second run was incredible. Platform 15 was really good tonight also, actors went hard and it showed. Saw is definitely the weakest maze for me this year though

My headset kept taking me under the train...