Mysterio Ka Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Sort of thought that too but when I paused it during the graphics it was just the nemesis inferno train and the way saw and Colossus overlap weirdly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Tidal Wave Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Isn't that Studio 13's bedroom scene at 2:41? Please tell me it isn't finished just yet! In previous shows they have done challenges when you have to look around a room for stars? Not really keen on the stuff falling but it will be funny I guess! Cattlepen queue though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Advert is nice - the Ant and Dec voiceover will certainly grab people's attention. Hopefully the mixture of I'm a Celeb clips and scenes from inside the maze get the point across that the attraction is going to be like the show, but won't contain really bugs and the like, and so doesn't scare people away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoMachine Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 lewumbrajumbos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewumbrajumbos Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 shows the Celebrity Cyclone room at 3:13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge2002 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I'm still not convinced this maze will have real actors. I'm certain it'll just be themed ride hosts, which they claim to be live actors in the press releases and that's where we're gonna see the big difference between this and other year round Merlin live actions mazes. Providing the running costs of the effects are kept to a minimum in the long run they'll be able to run it at bare bones operation for FAR cheaper than Saw Alive if/when it loses popularity, paying host wages instead of actor wages Among other things I haven't seen any advertisements recruiting for Acting roles yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I'm certain it'll just be themed ride hosts Well then that's OK I guess. It's still following in the footsteps of Towers with Nemesis Sub-Terra and The Smiler (Hex as well actually!) and making it as if the staff are in fact actors. If you ask me, it's a cheaper way of adding a little life to the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanTheGerman Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 That advert is pretty poor to be honest. Its just the exact same footage as the last few years with a new voice over. Whilst the branding of 'An Island Like No Other' is certainly a step in the right direction, it just feels like tagging on the cheap IAC branding cheapens the product to a point when eventually the park will have no brand value at all. MattyMoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 The actors will be the existing Entertainments department, whom currently run Shark entertainment in the evening, Live music etc. and are employed for Fright Nights and offered work back each year, so no, they won't be rides hosts running the attraction, at least to begin with. Toby Tidal Wave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 As a side note, all these vlog people just seem obnoxious to me. HermanTheGerman, Ian-S and GladiatorFanKyle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Got my ticket for the annual pass event J.S217, JoshC. and MachoMachine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 As a side note, all these vlog people just seem obnoxious to me. The scary thing is, people earn actual money from such videos... TOP LADZ #BANTZ GladiatorFanKyle and MattyMoo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2014 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 There is also the chance that upto 50 VIP holders may turn up for this event. They've just sent the invites out first come first served. Invite also says ex-campmates will be there, along with the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 There is also the chance that upto 50 VIP holders may turn up for this event. They've just sent the invites out first come first served. Invite also says ex-campmates will be there, along with the media. Ooohhhh, could see some paid for vip's come up against some actually celebrity vip's and have some sort of 'important off'. There's gonna be some self entitlement carnage, I tells ya. TPJames, BenC, Paul2014 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Ooohhhh, could see some paid for vip's come up against some actually celebrity vip's and have some sort of 'important off'. There's gonna be some self entitlement carnage, I tells ya. Until you realise that the 'celebrities' are C-list celebrities who agent famous enough to experience the real thing... Though hopefully Ant n Dec make an appearance! Paul2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleyrose-66 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 They are charging a £2.50 per ticket "admin" fee, so that would be more than enough income to afford to pay for Dean Gaffney to attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm fine with the fee. Given there were people who booked several tickets for AP day and didn't use them, it stops that happening with such strict availability. That being said, I hope this isn't the future of AP events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 On this occasion only, I can see the reason behind the fee, because if they are only selling 400 tickets then they will want to make sure that everyone turns up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 It's an out of hours event like summer nights... So the charge is justifiable I guess but mainly due to stopping people reserving loads and not using them (cough me cough - sorry). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Sign is now up: Jammy3112, RubyRed95 and Kerfuffle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I actually like the sign, I just hope they do something about the white walls above it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Thorpe park have confirmed on their facebook page that there will be live actors throughout the maze. This certainly will improve the experience however I worry about operation costs and how it could potentially end up like Nemesis sub terra or Saw Alive in the near future. As for the sign, I like the "I'm a Celebrity" part of the logo but the rest looks somewhat tacky. However, maybe that's my judgement against the logo from the TV program not Thorpe's replication of it as it seems like it's been accurately replicated. All in all, the experience seems like it will be good so far. However, only time will tell and I will be down on preview night to hopefully be one of the first ever people to experience this maze! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 It's probably the best attraction sign in Thorpe, which says as much about Thorpe than it does that sign, but it is a good sign! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I dunno, I think the Storm Surge, Tidal Wave and Saw signs are better. But definitely better than the Tussauds 'Stick a picture on an oval shape' signs, which a fair few of Thorpe's signs are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I dunno, I think the Storm Surge, Tidal Wave and Saw signs are better. But definitely better than the Tussauds 'Stick a picture on an oval shape' signs, which a fair few of Thorpe's signs are.It wipes the floor with those (cough cough zodiac & Samurai)For a ride sign it looks fairly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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