JoshuaA Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 I think Big Top had a lot of potential, the exterior was great, but it was just poorly executed.. The first tent was the main reason Big Top gets a lot flak, which is one actor pointing you to a twisted maze of black felt walls with no theming whatsoever.. The second tent is not bad, but throughout the maze it seems to lack actors. There are some decent scare tactics, but there are so many clowns mazes out there, Big Top being one of the weaker ones.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0wl Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Thorpe took the wrong approach on big top, as it is more than clear they have been still trying to find a decent replacement to the asylum but settled with BT. They went for the idea of having the scenario loud and crazy when in my opinion the best mazes will lack audio and use silence and tension as a fear generator like the classics used to do so well, if Thorpe pull this off with platform 15 then I'm hopeful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 20 hours ago, MattyMoo said: the Brave It Alone was certainly worth the extra money! +1 for this. I think people forget / don't understand how big a thing Face it Alone is; it's one of only a handful of 'alone' experiences available in the country, the cheapest one about (I think?) and is also pretty darn intense! Obviously it has a niche market, but it's clearly a sustainable thing for the park to still be doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Yes would have no hesitation in paying out for Brave It Alone again - well worth the money. And I normally hate add-on pay attractions Similarly, I'm a fan of Containment too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 if thorpe produce something thats as good as trick or treat wood then they're onto a winner yeah and MachoMachine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Containment was dire imo. It was quite fun I guess, and the actress in the last room went rather crazy on everyone, but overall it wasn't great. It wasn't scary in the slightest, the puzzles (excluding the last one) were fairly easy to solve and therefore we progressed quickly. For £8, it's not something I'd do again in a hurry. I would love to do FIA but sadly I still have another 4 years until I'd be able to JoshuaA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 22 minutes ago, MilesK said: Containment was dire imo. It was quite fun I guess, and the actress in the last room went rather crazy on everyone, but overall it wasn't great. It wasn't scary in the slightest, the puzzles (excluding the last one) were fairly easy to solve and therefore we progressed quickly. For £8, it's not something I'd do again in a hurry. I would love to do FIA but sadly I still have another 4 years until I'd be able to Never seen someone describe something as "dire" and "quite fun" before haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 minute ago, Ryan said: Never seen someone describe something as "dire" and "quite fun" before haha! The majority of the attraction was dire however it did have some infrequent fun elements. Sorry for not making that clear enough in my previous post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0wl Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Thorpe parks snapchat story involving an image which seems to be an (ofcourse) shipping container looking similar to MBV and seems to be in similar location??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 hour ago, 0wl said: Thorpe parks snapchat story involving an image which seems to be an (ofcourse) shipping container looking similar to MBV and seems to be in similar location??? MBV return ? I'm doubting it as surely they would've revealed it with the rest of the lineup. If it's not that though, what could be going in that location. The shipping container hints at a maze, but I'm really not sure.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Maybe there turning MBV's shipping containers into Fastrack Booths.. MattyMoo and L7123456 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0wl Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Maybe they put in "effort" improved mbv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 That shipping container is going to be used for a special Halloween themed ice cream outlet: Frightrogenie. Celia Mae, JoshC., Olistjj and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 56 minutes ago, MattyMoo said: That shipping container is going to be used for a special Halloween themed ice cream outlet: Frightrogenie. This wins the award for best shipping container related joke ever in my books - well done Mathew, well done. Matt A, Matt 236, Whatever and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 hour ago, MattyMoo said: That shipping container is going to be used for a special Halloween themed ice cream outlet: Frightrogenie. And the award for the best seasonal overlay goes to... Cian and Whatever 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 According to a friend who saw the container before it was moved to MBV's old location, it's crammed with hay! For The Big Flop I assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 That is a lot of space for just one shipping container! There must be more to this than just hay for the Big Top.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Big Top.2 More black curtains. More mirror mazes that aren't really mirror mazes. More horrific theming. And more cheap scares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 2 hours ago, BaronC. said: This wins the award for best shipping container related joke ever in my books - well done Mathew, well done. Cheers, and to think I was at work at the time when I came up with it too. CharlieN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Bit odd how they have fenced off the whole area for just 1 shipping container? Maybe now MBV has gone they could be moving big top to that location? Doubt it but never know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 8 hours ago, ThorpeAddict said: Maybe now MBV has gone they could be moving big top to that location? Doubt it but never know The beach is being closed on the 4th September, presumably for construction of The Big Top. Unless the beach usually closes around this time of year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrightNights2016 Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 The Big Top will be on the previous site of MBV this year! Not sure how the maze will be changing but I also believe there will be no outside walk through gap where the public can see you this year (Where the bridge was). Possibly shipping containers could be used but not confirmed. I don't have any prove of this so only time will tell that I'm right! I know it may seem abit suspicious considering I'm using a new account to post this but I do have an account on here which I cannot use to post this info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 ^Would certainly explain the large fenced off area considering we know MBV isnt returning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 The beach was a good location for the bit top because of the interaction of the bridge. With it changing location hopefully we will see a layout change and lots of improvements, as the big top was the worst maze I've done at Thorpe on all my run throughs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0wl Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Don't understand how the big top is better suited in the old MBV location, it's compact and less space than amity beach... Is this suggesting amity beach might have something new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.