Matt 236 Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 A new permanent shipping container attraction, I'm so excitedYay! Beats Tomb Blaster 2 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Unfortunately nothing has currently been changed on the exterior of CONTAINMENT, which has had its building reinstalled yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Urgh... Why?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Whilst I have little faith, I think you need to wait to pass judgement on it until when it's ready to open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Coaster Jamie said: Urgh... Why?! Seconded. They've tried twice to do the horror maze thing all season round and its never gone well. Why would this be any different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 1 minute ago, Mark9 said: Seconded. They've tried twice to do the horror maze thing all season round and its never gone well. Why would this be any different. It's different because it's an escape room, there's loads running across the country all year. I wonder if it's possible to do without having actors in. That could be something they've considered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 The amount of people who daily ask if Saw Alive is opening would indicate there is certainly demand for it. Enough demand for a fully fledged scare maze? Maybe not. Enough demand for a smaller escape room attraction? We will see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Well they're expanding their number of actors this year anyway with DB and you'd only need another 4-6 for Containment. It's another thing to advertise for summer and it could work really well. Saw Alive was really popular at first, it just faded after that. But if they're going to have Containment again for FN then why not see how it works year round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 The thing is there's also scare mazes that are open all year round / outside of Halloween, which are also very successful. But there does seem to be some sort of weird scenario where these things are successful outside of theme parks, successful in theme parks at Halloween, but not so successful in theme parks outside Halloween. Maybe Containment can be the solution to this problem, but until we get more info about it, I remain very sceptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 8 minutes ago, Mitchada04 said: Well they're expanding their number of actors this year anyway with DB and you'd only need another 4-6 for Containment. It's another thing to advertise for summer and it could work really well. Saw Alive was really popular at first, it just faded after that. But if they're going to have Containment again for FN then why not see how it works year round. Saw Alive then dropped like a stone. Nemesis Sub Terra was dropped faster then an F1 car and that included a ride section. 11 minutes ago, Marc said: The amount of people who daily ask if Saw Alive is opening would indicate there is certainly demand for it. Enough demand for a fully fledged scare maze? Maybe not. Enough demand for a smaller escape room attraction? We will see! Is that because it just sits there, on a pathway doing nothing for 6 months of a year. If it wasn't there, would any guests ask for a scare maze to do outside of the Halloween season. I don't know anything about Containment, I only know what it is know because of this forum. Would any guest be able to tell the difference between a scare maze and an escape room attraction realistically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 16 minutes ago, Mark9 said: I don't know anything about Containment, I only know what it is know because of this forum. Would any guest be able to tell the difference between a scare maze and an escape room attraction realistically. A scare maze is just a walk through with actors. Aside from choosing a route in some mazes, there's very little active participation by guests. Escape rooms see you locked in a room or (as in Containment) a series of rooms, where you have to put in a code / key to get out in a set period of time. To get the code, guests are actively participating, solving riddles, searching for clues, etc. Actors can be used to either help or hinder people, and try to scare people. Escape rooms require a lot more thought and detail to be pulled off than scare mazes. The actors also need to be more focused since they're with a set amount of guests for a longer period of time. If you don't use actors, you need a lot more work put into them as well. Tom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 It will probably just end up with the classic torch and pig snort scares.... This all seems rather pointless, but we shall see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I don't understand why that would be the case, Steve? Whilst Containment was put in over FN, it's primary purpose is an escape room and not a scare maze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I don't much care what it is inside, it just shouldn't be there looking all ugly and temporary as a permanent eyesore. Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 42 minutes ago, Tom said: I don't understand why that would be the case, Steve? That's what happens with anything that has actors at Thorpe, bar IAC Just going by track record, but yes, you are right, it is an escape room rather than a scare maze. Wouldn't surprise me if even DBGT actors were pig snorters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge2002 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I still think this would make a great after hours attraction aimed at the hotel guests for evening entertainment. If I was offered a fun little escape game for £10 and an excuse to get out of the room for a bit I would definitely bite. Add in a champagne reception at the bar and a small prize for winning and that's a damn easy sale imo. 400400, mikeymclaughlin and JoshC. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I'd much rather they used their resources on getting the rides they already have open, but maybe that's just me. I just can't see this working as a permanent attraction - Saw Alive failed, Sub Terra at Alton failed, so why would this be any different? pognoi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 You mean like how Slammer and Saw have re-opened and how Samurai has already been shown to be moving today. So looks to me like they adding a container and getting rides open, who'd have thought it. Tom and Matt 236 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Ooh yay, so it is becoming a permanent attraction. I can barely contain my excitement... In all seriousness though, why is this happening? Another actor led experience, because we all know they always work out in the long run. Containment wasn't that good anyway. The £10 fee (and even the £8 MAP discount) was way too much for what it was and it wasn't scary. It does depend on what people find scary however. Hopefully they can make this work, but if they don't it will just be another useless, horrible looking waste of space *glares at Storm Surge* 400400 and Coaster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamminGamer Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Will it still have a cost? Can't see myself bothering if it does, why would I pay for an escape room after I've already payed to get into a park to go on the rides that don't cost me extra? Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graw Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, MilesK said: Containment wasn't that good anyway. The £10 fee (and even the £8 MAP discount) was way too much for what it was and it wasn't scary. It does depend on what people find scary however. agreed. hopefully the either focus on making it scarier (as it was advertised at fright nights), or don't advertise it as being scary as hell and make the attraction focus more on the fun of escaping the rooms (ie: more better explained puzzles and more interaction). at FN it was advertised as one of the scariest attractions, yet it was probably the least scariest. the actual finding of clues and stuff was good but not fun/interactive enough in my opinion, and the scares were way too lackluster/nonexistent for me to consider it a scare attraction. I feel like they need to make their mind up of what it is and focus solely on one aspect, either making it a really good and fun escape room attraction or making it a really dark and scary attraction mixed with escape room elements. I felt last year they tried to ride a fine line between the two and failed. I still had fun though, just probably wouldn't pay for it again if nothing has changed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewumbrajumbos Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I enjoyed Containment. It was a fun experiance. Entertaining, while new and fresh to the park. Would I pay for it. Once. Yes. Would not to pay to do it multiple times though. Why not bring it back? I found it fun I'm sure plenty of others did too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymclaughlin Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 7 hours ago, Dodge2002 said: I still think this would make a great after hours attraction aimed at the hotel guests for evening entertainment. If I was offered a fun little escape game for £10 and an excuse to get out of the room for a bit I would definitely bite. Add in a champagne reception at the bar and a small prize for winning and that's a damn easy sale imo. I never thought of this. This would make sense due to it being located near the dome. I would certainly do this on evening rather than suffer the "hotel entertainment" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpeparkjunkie Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 How many more glum run down buildings do Thorpe need? Depressing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graw Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 (edited) so, with the confirmation of DBGT being about a dangerous gas leak due to a fracking accident....I could definitely see thorpe retheming containment so it links with the new ride Edited May 22, 2016 by Tom Spoilers for DBGT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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