For anyone who went on the My Bloody Valentine tour last year, was it interesting? Was there much to see that you can't see under show conditions?  I am considering paying £20 to see all four behind the scenes, and would like to know whether it would be worth it.

Thanks

Any recommendations as to which maze to choose for Brave it Alone?

Any recommendations as to which maze to choose for Brave it Alone?

Any of them!

I only did one last year (Saw), but I reckon they'll all give similarly intense experiences. So choose your favourite maze (or maze you're liking forward to most if you haven't done them before) and enjoy!

Thanks JoshC, will probably choose Saw, how intense was it? I really can't wait, going for 3 days this year (staying over for 2 nights)!

I wished I did Asylum last year Brave It Alone didn't know it was going to be going.

Fright Nights page has been updated:  https://www.thorpepark.com/events-experiences/frightnights/

 

Things I've noticed:

 

-My Bloody Valentine is now located "next to THE SWARM"?

-Studio 13 is (only!?) rated 4/5 stars

-All other scare ratings are the same.

 

Interesting stuff!

oh my god it's in the white tent. I am so hyped.

Ended up not posting a photo of the tent / canopy thing that DGC mentioned last night since I was on my phone, but here's a photo for anyone interested:

 

 

Who I spoke to on Tuesday was under the impression that it was just for a private event and that MBV would be put up as soon as it was taken down.  So very interesting development.

 

I wonder if MBV is staying in shipping containers or is being completely redone?

If My Bloody Valentine ends up being in the white tent then I hope they reuse the containers, but with gaps between them for additional scenes to make it much longer.  It might not be in the tent, but I can't think of where else the containers would fit around that area in the same formation.

Exciting times!

 

In other news, the VIP maze tour seems to have been changed so that it is now only one maze for £20, as opposed to all four which I'm sure it said last time I looked.  

That tent is for a event that's happing tomorrow night after that it will be taken down

The white tent thing makes me think thorpe have something else up their sleeve. If they do I want something silent hill related lol x probably just being hopeful there. It might be like a changinf place for actors or something

That tent is for a event that's happing tomorrow night after that it will be taken down

do you know what event it is and if its open to the public?

so do My bloody valentine get a 5/5 scare rating for crawling through a tunnel? As I don't remember it being very scary last year? 

And now the arenas free does this mean there could be a show of some sort?

so do My bloody valentine get a 5/5 scare rating for crawling through a tunnel? As I don't remember it being very scary last year? 

It was very inconsistent last year.  Sometimes it was really good and scary, whereas at other times it was just poor.

I think I got a poor run, despite it being my first maze and scary as it was my first experience, after doing saw alive, CITW and the asylum it just seemed so awful. Unsure as to why it has been rated higher than all the others, will hopefully be more consistent this year.

My Bloody Valentine is the worst Scare Attraction I've ever done, the only way they can improve it is by scrapping it and starting again.

Hoping as I hope every year for samurai's clouds of smoke to return

Yes Holtjammy16 would love that to return looks very good for Fright Night bring back the Fright Night loading theme.

I love all of the theaming they change makes it into such a good park.

My Bloody Valentine is the worst Scare Attraction I've ever done, the only way they can improve it is by scrapping it and starting again.

 

My experience in MBV was odd...

The queueing experience was horrendous as staff were letting more Fastrack guests in than regular queueing guests. So to be honest, our time in the maze just felt like more of a relief than an exciting journey.

 

But then once we got inside things were actually... Alright? The actor in the first room did a good job, however we were then told to run through the first half of the maze? There weren't any tunnels, we were just running through (well themed) corridors until we were stopped for another scene. Did you guys have to run through this part? I'm wondering because most of the maze seemed to have passed after this, and it felt like it was a move made by the actors to increase the throughput?

 

We weren't split up or anything, although I don't actually know if we were supposed to, like in Experiment 10. The claustrophobia tunnel was interesting and different, and some of the sets were well themed, but it just felt like we were being rushed out, and not in a fun/scary way.

 

I totally see how being rushed would make sense given the story of MBV, but there was nobody chasing us through it, and it didn't feel like it either. We were just told to run! I'd do it again but I'm not sure what I thought about it. Studio 13 sounds like it could be fab and I hope the park pulls it off! Cabin in the Woods was actually pretty good when we went too!

But then once we got inside things were actually... Alright? The actor in the first room did a good job, however we were then told to run through the first half of the maze? There weren't any tunnels, we were just running through (well themed) corridors until we were stopped for another scene. Did you guys have to run through this part? I'm wondering because most of the maze seemed to have passed after this, and it felt like it was a move made by the actors to increase the throughput?

 

We weren't split up or anything, although I don't actually know if we were supposed to, like in Experiment 10. The claustrophobia tunnel was interesting and different, and some of the sets were well themed, but it just felt like we were being rushed out, and not in a fun/scary way.

 

I totally see how being rushed would make sense given the story of MBV, but there was nobody chasing us through it, and it didn't feel like it either. We were just told to run! I'd do it again but I'm not sure what I thought about it. Studio 13 sounds like it could be fab and I hope the park pulls it off! Cabin in the Woods was actually pretty good when we went too!

That definitely sounds like they were just trying to shift the queue (which won't work if they are batching more fastrack than normal anyway!) and it is a shame that they felt the need to compromise experience instead of operating the queue the way they should have been.

I am honestly so interested to see how on earth they're going to fit a scare attraction, plus queue line on THE SWARM island when it's already chalked full of elaborate pieces of theming and guests are always flurrying around everywhere cause its probably their most popular attraction what with it being the newest. Where do you think theyre gonna put it? any construction updates??

Is there any safe access to the new island? That would be 'near Swarm' and gives as much space as they want.

My experience in MBV was odd...

The queueing experience was horrendous as staff were letting more Fastrack guests in than regular queueing guests. So to be honest, our time in the maze just felt like more of a relief than an exciting journey.

 

But then once we got inside things were actually... Alright? The actor in the first room did a good job, however we were then told to run through the first half of the maze? There weren't any tunnels, we were just running through (well themed) corridors until we were stopped for another scene. Did you guys have to run through this part? I'm wondering because most of the maze seemed to have passed after this, and it felt like it was a move made by the actors to increase the throughput?

 

We weren't split up or anything, although I don't actually know if we were supposed to, like in Experiment 10. The claustrophobia tunnel was interesting and different, and some of the sets were well themed, but it just felt like we were being rushed out, and not in a fun/scary way.

 

I totally see how being rushed would make sense given the story of MBV, but there was nobody chasing us through it, and it didn't feel like it either. We were just told to run! I'd do it again but I'm not sure what I thought about it. Studio 13 sounds like it could be fab and I hope the park pulls it off! Cabin in the Woods was actually pretty good when we went too!

That's an awful experience, I definitely had to go through a tunnel however there must be an alternative route for people who aren't able to use it. Such a shame as when you get a good run, I heard its a great maze. There is a lot of running and there were various actors and obstacles in the way on my go however the tunnel is what shocked me most. Getting shoved in and the fact actors were dangling their hands down was actually very scary, although I didn't find it a great maze overall and much preferred asylum and saw, I felt the pace of the maze was good and hope it can only been improved this year.

With regards to the island behind Swarm being a possibility for MBV, I guess it's possible for a temporary bridge to be set up between Swarm's island and that island. Work would have to start very soon to make it happen though. Alternatively, they could make guests walk behind Rumba to Treasure Island, which is already connected to that island. Would be a long old trek though! They'd also need a lot of fences to make sure everyone is safe.

The alternative would be having the maze in the Lake Side Marquee, which would likely involve the maze not being in shipping containers.

Either option is interesting and gives the park scope to make some major improvements to the maze.