Posted April 25, 20196 yr comment_264217 So with jungle escape coming soon in May to fill the once IAC building, had anyone seen or heard anymore about it. There are obviously now boards up around the area showing concept art, but thought this would be a good space to discuss the new upcoming attraction.
April 26, 20196 yr comment_264234 Well... I saw an ad looking for a show control programmer yesterday, so doesn't look to be going to well. Pay was poor too.
April 26, 20196 yr comment_264237 This is actually being constructed by the same company as who did the Crystal maze experience if anyone here has done that!
April 26, 20196 yr comment_264239 4 hours ago, Marc said: This is actually being constructed by the same company as who did the Crystal maze experience if anyone here has done that! But you can be sure that most of the IAC theming will be recycled in this, 100%
April 30, 20196 yr comment_264277 So it opens Friday, you have to hunt to find it on the website, tickets aren't available yet and the only big piece of advertising we've had is this illogical 'puzzle'... All clues so far point to this being a flop, which is a shame as something like this really does have potential.
April 30, 20196 yr comment_264281 Discuss No doubt just IAC recycled. Edited April 30, 20196 yr by JoshC. Merged with existing thread
May 2, 20196 yr comment_264318 And this has quietly been pushed back to May 13th... The question is: a typo or a delay?
May 3, 20196 yr Author comment_264344 19 hours ago, JoshC. said: And this has quietly been pushed back to May 13th... The question is: a typo or a delay? Yes I noticed! Especially since it says 3rd still and then you click the link and it suddenly becomes 13th....I think they decided to quietly change this to not make it obvious it had been pushed back! I plan on visiting on the 17th to give it a go and see what it’s like.
May 4, 20196 yr comment_264368 On 5/2/2019 at 12:09 PM, JoshC. said: And this has quietly been pushed back to May 13th... The question is: a typo or a delay? The answer is delay. Next question?
May 7, 20196 yr comment_264415 Nor can I, every single evidential part of Vulcan peak has certainly been removed!
May 7, 20196 yr comment_264417 They really pushed the boat out for this, like Europa style refurbishment. I bet it looks even prettier in person.
May 7, 20196 yr comment_264418 I don't understand why they had the screens up when literally nothing has changed, what were they trying to hide? ?
May 7, 20196 yr comment_264420 Tbf it's less about trying to hide something and more about trying to advertise it. No screen there and it just looks like (another) dead attraction. Screen there and it looks like something is being done, and draws people to look.
May 9, 20196 yr Author comment_264484 Still interested to know how much this will cost and how large group sizes will be. Has anyone heard anything further on this at all. I know that it’s the press night for it this Sunday, but tickets to yet to be released for the supposed Monday opening which seems quite late!
May 14, 20196 yr comment_264551 1 hour ago, Ivsetti said: https://youtu.be/ao4A-nNkMWI?t=127 Some footage from some random guy from yesterday's press event. Basically, IAC but an overpriced escape room version. It was never going to be anything but that
June 12, 20196 yr comment_264938 I'd hazard a guess that this hasn't been as popular as the park had liked, since it has now seen a £3 price reduction: https://www.thorpepark.com/events/jungle-escape Pay on the day: £7 Book in advance: £6 Passholders: £5
June 13, 20196 yr comment_264941 I've seen very little about it anywhere, surprisingly. Is it supposed to be any good? How does it compare to their previous Fright Nights escape room effort?
June 13, 20196 yr comment_264943 20 hours ago, JoshC. said: I'd hazard a guess that this hasn't been as popular as the park had liked, since it has now seen a £3 price reduction: https://www.thorpepark.com/events/jungle-escape Pay on the day: £7 Book in advance: £6 Passholders: £5 It's odd isn't it - it's almost as if people come to a theme park, and expect to pay an entrance fee and everything is covered other than food and drink. Strange.
July 7, 20196 yr comment_265199 I did this last week. And yeah, it's meh. There are two rooms you tackle, and they contain 2-3 puzzles. From what I can gather, the puzzles are simple or require silly logic to solve; no in-between. Almost half the experience time is faff with actors / pre show which doesn't really fit given its an escape room. I'm normally pretty positive to seeing actors in the attractions and think that, despite the obvious costs involved and the criticism Merlin come under for actor-led experiences, they normally do a decent job. This is not one of those experiences sadly. The idea of pitting two teams against each other is good, but falls flat given how unpopular that attraction is at the mo. So yeah, a shame this. It had potential, it still has potential, but there's not enough puzzles or escaping for it to feel like a good escape room experience.
September 29, 20195 yr comment_266802 According to officials, Jungle Escape will return for 2020! Isn't that great?!
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