October 8, 20159 yr comment_220180 Just come out of The Big Top. Very meh in my opinion, it lacked scares and the theming was very sparse, over half of it was just black curtains. Bit of a "big flop" to be honest! Surprising James video of the mid section makes it look fun and quirky.
October 8, 20159 yr comment_220182 Yay a chainsaw, who needs anything creative for the end of Big Top.
October 8, 20159 yr comment_220183 Big Top improved throughout the night and still isn't finished so will only get better. Don't worry, the park are very aware of this. At concept it is very good.
October 8, 20159 yr comment_220184 at people moaning about the ending....fright nights wouldn't be the same without at least one maze ending like that. it's a classic by now, and it works well. people would only moan if they got rid of it completely :-)
October 8, 20159 yr comment_220186 Also pretty sure big top was moaned about by dead complainer even before it opened.... So you know
October 8, 20159 yr comment_220188 My thoughts tonight (Don't read for spoilers) Big Top A maze of two extremes, started well went down hill got better when the ring leader appears but still lacks the greatness of Asylum & Studio. Cabin Virtually identical to last year, but still my favourite MBV Weakest maze of the night, acting is ok but is too short now without the hospital scenes. Saw Alive This has grown on me slit, more theatrical than before so was good fun. Blair Witch Some improvements again but there is still room for more Fright nights overall Once again has its pros and cons but did really enjoy it again. I like that small pieces of theming have no started appearing at this event & considering the problems big top has faced it can only get better through time really.
October 8, 20159 yr comment_220190 It's really nice that Thorpe are allowing us to film in the mazes, a nice gesture to passholders IMO. In theory, it was only press who had signed forms who were allowed to film / photograph inside the mazes tonight. ----- Tonight was fun. Managed two goes in each of the mazes... -BWP was fantastic. Great atmosphere and use of effects! -Big Top was a bit of a mixed bag. First run through was bad, second run through much better. More theming is needed though. Apparently the maze was only signed off at 3pm today and actors went in for the first time shortly after. -Saw was great, with a ton of actors. -Cabin again was great, just needed for actors at the end. -Once again MBV wad the worst. Needs a major redesign really. Roaming actors were good fun and in general, the quality of the acting was top notch. A few things need settling in bit I'm sure it will be a great FN this season!
October 8, 20159 yr comment_220191 In theory, it was only press who had signed forms who were allowed to film / photograph inside the mazes tonight. No, we asked the host at the front of each queue and were told that we were allowed to film, but only for the preview night. The Big Top had potential but for me, the lack of theming really let it down - the first tent was just black curtains apart from one small scene, the second tent was slightly better but the third tent was just black sheets again with a few small themed areas and a few set pieces (some of which was in darkness). I was glad that they brought back the classic final, but the way it was executed was just poor IMO, he didn't chase us but just stood there in the darkness so we couldn't even see him! It also felt much more temporary than any of the other mazes IMO, black sheets hanging off metal poles just don't cut it for a park of Thorpe's stature. Unfortunately I didn't get to experience The Blair Witch Project today but I'm going again on Sunday so hopefully will be able to then. I will be writing full reviews of all the mazes tomorrow in a TR, bit late now!
October 8, 20159 yr comment_220192 Don't worry, the park are very aware of this. At concept it is very good.Are they aware of MBV's lacking?
October 8, 20159 yr comment_220197 Any gels around the park other than Stealth? I think it's pretty poor on Thorpe's behalves that they can only get the main attraction signed off a few hours before opening, seems unfair on the actors. I would put a bet bet on that this fright nights 2015 page was put up much before the park had started to think about sets etc. It seems like those carnival games could be utilized as well in the big top with actors, whose to say those roaming the park were not just part of the maze but did not have there resources yet. And I'm sure that there will be a lot of unhappy people tomorrow maybe this whole weekend when they find out that one of this years new pay for attractions containment is not working due to generator issues. I know it's early days but I think next year we need an all star line up: Experiment 10 Asylum Big Top Saw Alive CITW and one other from previous years to get this event from a good night out to the UK's leading horror event. But I can't comment yet as I haven't been yet so I will leave my opinions for Sunday.
October 8, 20159 yr comment_220198 The night got much better as it went on, Big Top improved drastically which I'm sure it will even more over the coming days. My bloody valentine was so so so so poor, that needs scrapping. Even though Cabin was fantastic and BWP was quite good, the Lionsgate mazes felt a little bit stale. They could do with a whole host of fresh new mazes next year.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_220204 Nice! Well as far as I see it, it seemed to bode well. There's park wide theming and more roaming actors. Cabin is great. Saw is better than usual. Blair witch is just as good if not better with more actors. Big Top has a lot of promise. Only problem is MBV. MBV has always been a problem, it's like a minute long! I really like that big top video. The only problem I have is the second tent. Why the hell could they not have made a proper mirror maze?!
October 9, 20159 yr comment_220206 Here's my POV, probably not going to be good as quality Was it in Andrew Sealeys house?
October 9, 20159 yr comment_220208 I'm just leaving for school, I'm going straight to Thorpe after so I'll get there for about 3:20!!!
October 9, 20159 yr comment_220209 I'm just leaving for school, I'm going straight to Thorpe after so I'll get there for about 3:20!!!Lucky you live so close
October 9, 20159 yr comment_220212 I'm not a massive Halloween person myself - being extra squeamish - but reading the reviews from Fright Nights it sounds like it's the worst yet, watched a video from outside Containment and nobody is scared at all Sent from my SM-T533 using Tapatalk
October 9, 20159 yr Popular Post comment_220213 I'm not a massive Halloween person myself - being extra squeamish - but reading the reviews from Fright Nights it sounds like it's the worst yet, watched a video from outside Containment and nobody is scared at all Sent from my SM-T533 using Tapatalk That might be because Containment wasn't open yesterday?
October 9, 20159 yr comment_220214 No, I mean there were actors outside jumping at people and no one was getting scared at all. Containment was open for the Preview Event. Sent from my SM-T533 using Tapatalk
October 9, 20159 yr comment_220215 No, I mean there were actors outside jumping at people and no one was getting scared at all. Containment was open for the Preview Event. Sent from my SM-T533 using Tapatalk Containment was not open for the preview event, there was power failures.
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