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Gonna go into some detail as already done a none spoiler-ish review of it:

I think The Final Cut is probably the best experience I've ever had in a scare attraction, but Sub Species/Asylum come a close second. I only experienced Asylum twice in 2013, but I have fond memories of it, and Sub Species last year was bloody insane! And The Final Cut was just paradise to me, with me being a film buff and all!

Definitely needs some changes over the closed season.. My last run through of it was dire.. I simply don't understand the amount of money poured into this thing, I'd take a proper dark ride like Hex/Vahalla any day of the week.. Even worse the second VR sequence seemed to drag even more, so bad I was actually bored..

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Replacing Bubbleworks next year: My Little Pony's Boat Adventure Intended for young girls and creepy old men.. The boat ride has memes on billboards throughout the ride as theming. After the boat ride's finished, you exit to the finale. The ending see's a unicorn wielding a chainsaw chasing you out of shipping containers.

I haven't posted on here yet, but I have two pet tortoises called Tommy and Tiffany. I had to take one of them to the vet the other day as Tommy had a large abscess. Gotta say though it was pretty hilarious walking into the vet with a Tortoise though as everybody else had a Cat/Dog and glared at me haha Anyway he's doing fine now after treatment to remove the abscess, the vet even said it was first time they've ever treated a Tortoise.

Thorpe's new roller coaster next year: Boomerang Coast To Custard Extensively themed to custard, soundtrack by IMAscore.

@tomathy I guess it really depends on the actors and perspective when it comes down to these attractions. For me the only attraction that seemed to lack actors was Bloody Mirror, which I only saw like one actor. For me I was a tad disappointed with PearlyWhite not being in Festino, but the three actors holding our group hostage for a few minutes was more than enough! I guess the event overall is a tad more technical than other events from my experience, as most of the mazes are very theatrical compared to what you'd get at Fright Nights/Scarefest. For me a lot of jump scares came from large props or special effects in some of the rooms, actually, I was shocked too barely see any strobe lighting used in the mazes at all. I think this really made the event unique compared to other events, it was completely different to anything else I've experienced The event from my observations was dead at opening, but the event got quite busy the more the event went on.

Just came back from Screamland! Full Review: In short, the event was absolutely amazing. Bloody Mirror was a tad disappointing, but the other four where brilliant! AtmosFEAR have truly outdone themselves, unfortunately Scenic was closed, but it was still fun!

This Blog Contains Minor Spoilers* Screamland is a upcoming giant in the scare industry, and last year received rave reviews from scare veterans and the GP alike. I personally have never been to Margate, so my whole night was a complete 'new experience' to me..Yup Especially the completely rundown city of Margate, and some "interesting" graffiti on some of the walls.. Anyway the event was a grueling Hour and a half drive, so was it worth it? In short, yes.. Screamland was one of the best halloween events I've ever experienced, I'm not easily scared, but the event caught me off guard with some of the most creative scares I've ever seen in a maze. Bloody Mirror Bloody Mirror was the parks mirror maze with a few actors.. Overall it was the shortest/weakest at the event, but it was fun for what audience it was aiming for. I was a tad disappointed TBH, but the attraction is more of a good start to the event than anything else -3/10 or 100/10 if you have a big ego The Paradise Foundation TBH this mazes concept and theme disturbed me before even entering the attraction! Overall The Paradise Foundation is a well themed, theatrical, and terrifying experience! First positive would have to be the actors hiding spaces, they really came from everywhere. The maze itself is very disturbing, with a lot of the actors looking disfigured and the sets full of gore. I'm not easily grossed out but some of the actors costumes where quite disgusting, in a good way! My only negative comment I'd say about the attraction is the ending, its a cool concept but not effective as it could of been! All in all- The Paradise Foundation was a brilliant maze which had our group on edge throughout the experience-9/10 The Final Cut Presents..They Came From Outer Space The Final Cut was what I'd call perfection.. The concept was so brilliant, and so brilliantly executed. The first half is reminiscent of a theatre, with popcorn being thrown everywhere! The use of a inflatables was genius with the transition into the movies, and once into the film The Final Cut goes crazy from that point on! The maze has plenty of scenes involving Sci-Fi classics which where both funny and scary in equal measures! If that wasn't enough awesomeness for you.. I present the ending! The ending involved a scary alien and a girl with a gun! The ending was loud, unique, and left our group desperate for the exit-10/10 Dead And Breakfast- Murder Hotel Dead And Breakfast starts right after the awesomeness of The Final Cut, And oh god was the first half brilliant. Fag Ash Lil had our group in stitches with her fast-witted insults, She even called me a slag! Once inside your chased by Lil's new man, who has a taste for flesh! The maze had some beautiful sets, as well as some good theatrical scares making use of the brilliant theming that immerses you in. Lil's new man seemed to be everywhere, and caused a threat throughout the attraction. The attraction's finale was also pretty good, and was a good ending to a great maze-9/10 Festino's Forgotten Funhouse I've experienced some great Clown/Circus themed mazes this Halloween, but Festino has to be the best clown maze I've ever experienced. The creativity on this one was insane. The hiding spaces for actors where very creative, and at points you see a prop, next minute that prop would start moving to realise its a actor! The attraction's first half is very trippy and full of unique scares, and the second half was surprisingly theatrical! To meeting a knife thrower to a Bearded lady was pretty fun! The ending slightly disappointed me, mainly due to the absence of Pearlywhite! But three actors with chainsaws held our group hostage in a cage for a few minutes, which made up for it! The maze itself though was more fun than scary, but the maze's creative scares and scenes make up for that-8/10 Atmosphere/Roamer Actors Overall the roamers where pretty great. They weren't no Tulleys level, but I had some fun interaction with them. Though the atmosphere was buzzing-8/10 Conclusion: Screamland is a event which I recommend to anyone who likes scare attractions. The event is nothing short of brilliant, and even though Scenic was unfortunately closed, I still had a blast!

I was at Vampire at around mid-day so they might of added another train towards the end of the day.

It was around 40 minutes, but the queue seemed to build up due to the sluggish movement of the queue. It was a off peak day to be fair, but one train on a coaster with a bad throughput is just awful, and they where slow with loading the one train..

Operations where absolute dire today.. Especially Vampire, which was running one train, and loading slowly too, I dread to think of what Throughput was..

First off, Ditto to what @Coaster Jamie said.. My reasons I prefer X to Colossus is that I simply enjoy riding X more than Colossus. Colossus is so uncomfortable I don't enjoy most of it at all, I do agree the layout is brilliant, but its so rough IMO I can't find fun in it.

After a few rides on Scorpion this year, the effects are very infrequent, or off completely.. Scorpion is just one example.. Inferno's mist effects, Tidal Waves fire, Ect.

Haven't seen any of those work since 2014, well the Tunnel has been broken since Cabin's first year.. I guess special effects in Merlin's hands don't last long anyways.. Scorpion Express anyone?

1. Inferno 2. Stealth 3. Swarm 4.Saw 5. X 6. Flying Fish 7. Colossus Inferno has grown on me in the last few years, it seems to be much more forceful in the last few years. Stealth is fun but short, and I find Swarm forceless.. Saw's first half is great but second half can be rough, and Colossus is so rough these days I don't even have the desire to ride it..

I think the park is in desperate need of a Airtime Machine, as currently none of Thorpe's lineup give good airtime.. I think a Hyper Vekoma SLC would do that job great! I think a Intamin Megalite/Chance Hyper GT-X Coaster would be perfect! Though a GCI/RMC would also be great, I see GCI more likely though as there pretty cheap.

The Bump-A Thread Coaster: Full of unnecessary elements, completely unnecessary and uncalled for.

Yawn. When will the media give up.. They're desperate attempts for journalism aren't even funny anymore..

After going to both events, I'd say Tulleys is much stronger. If I had to compare the events: Old Classics: The Cellar>SAW Clown/Circus themed mazes: Big Top>Pandemonium Long inside/outside attractions: The Colony >>>>>>>Platform 15 Weaker attractions: Creepy Cottage>Blair Witch Maze with Hillbillies: Chop Shop>Cabin

Just came back from Fright Nights! Here's a full review for those who give a sh!t. http://forum.maniahub.com/blogs/entry/804-thorpe-park-fright-nights-2016-review/ Anyway in short: Big Top was pretty good, Platform was promising but had a awful ending, Cabin/Saw/Blair where all fun but a little stale.

(THIS BLOG WILL CONTAIN MILD SPOILERS) So Fright Nights returns for its fifteenth year! Overall this year the event was somewhat of a mixed bag. One thing to note is some of the park-wide theming! Fright Nights in previous years have not bothered with theming, but this year they seemed to make some effort which is nice. The Big Top The Big Top has been completely changed this year, and was way better than last year! The maze is everything it should have been last year, its fast, its frenetic, and its pretty fun! The strobe maze in particular was very confusing, leaving our group doing circles for a while. Though the maze was a little light on actors at points, and in some sections a bit of light from outside the tent was let in. The Big Top like other clown mazes may not be the scariest, but they sure are fun and confusing at the same time-7/10 Platform 15 Being new for this year, Platform had a lot to live up to. After going through, the maze was IMO a mixed bag if I'd seen one. Now the first half was brilliant, the scripted beginning to actors giving some pretty good scares in the open spaces. Some sections where a little to wide, but actors towards the first half where giving some pretty great scares. Now the tunnel finale was a different story.. Most of the tunnel was spent doing nothing, making a decent portion of the maze boring.. The finale at the end of the tunnel was a good idea, but it was not effective in the slightest, making Platform the most anti climatic maze I've seen in a long time. The attraction's second half needs a massive overhaul IMO, but the first half is still pretty fun-3/10 Saw Alive Saw Alive seemed to be crawling with actors on my run through! The attraction seemed to pack more than enough actors, and the scares where pretty great. Though the maze is starting to get very stale, and the maze has a crap ton of problems.. Mainly the scares for one, why would a chained up actor be moving freely? Though the maze still has some great scares-5/10 Blair Witch Project Blair Witch remains the same state that its been in since 2014. The attraction packs a lively cast of actors which seemed to be hiding pretty much anywhere! The finale always packs a punch, and the actors where doing a good job. Though like Saw Alive its starting to get a little stale as nothings really changed at all-5/10 The Cabin In The Woods Cabin is really a attraction that has seemed to declined since 2015.. Cabin back in 2014 was amazing, it was crawling with actors, some actors jumping out from the ceiling! On my run through the attraction was not bad, but it weren't great either.. Overall I think the maze has like Saw/Blair became a little stale. Also the group flow seemed to be a little manic on my run through.. Cabin has always had these problems, but you'd think after three years of operation they would of ironed out these issues-4/10 Roamers Actors Only saw roamers one time sadly. Overall the EX10 actors where wrecking havoc when we did see them! Though the amount of roamers was very poor TBH, especially like a event as large as fright nights! Maybe I've been spoilt with Tulleys's amazing roamers, but I think Thorpe needs some better roaming actors overall-5/10 Conclusion: The event like I said earlier was a massive mixed bag. Big Top was fun, Cabin/Saw/Blair where all very fun too but a little stale. Platform being poor due its long drawn out boring ending. Overall Fright Nights are better than last year IMO, but I still think there is MASSIVE room for improvement..

Going to FN tonight so I'll write back later on when I get back. But so far I think Tulleys looks better, but Thorpe seems miles better than last year. And after looking at a POV of Big Top it looks pretty great, especially compared to last year.