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Thorpe Park: General Discussion

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Yes - stay for the summer nights thing - you won't regret it, and you'll get on a lot more rides than you will during the day.
 
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I kinda live 4 hours away.. We can't stay for summer nights. I have also never been to Thorpe before so..
 
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1. Don't sit on the back of Colossus. It's a good ride if you sit further forward.
2. Tidal Wave gets you really wet. Like REALLY wet. Expect to wring yourself out after.
3. Don't expect Nemesis Inferno to be like Nemesis. Comparing will just take the fun out.
4. Sit on the right hand side of THE SWARM if you can.
5. Try to fit in X if you can. I was pretty impressed since they returned it all.
6. Enjoy :)
 
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It's quite staggering of Thorpe to replace all of their mazes but one in the same year. Very ambitious, considering that Towers seem to think that replacing just one per year is a bit of a stretch on their resources!
 
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There's gonna be big money in this, in terms of both return and investment. Shame the can't foster their own ideas more so and are going the way of Universal, but they're some pretty strong properties. Although I'm a bit confused as the how a Blair Witch maze might work. It's an incredible movie by virtue of the fact that nothing much happens at all.

Cabin in the Woods has so much potential!
 
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I'm stunned by this announcement to be honest. 5 new scare attractions?

I don't really care that the mazes are IP based, either way they're going to bloody brilliant; immersive and terrifying! With Lionsgate's funding, Fright Nights could be absolutely spectacular this year. Definitely throwing Scarefest off the top spot of the places to visit this Halloween season. That is of course if Alton Towers don't pull out something amazing to wow us all (which I'm very much doubting)

Anway, Thorpe is definitely the place to watch.
 
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Scare Tour are saying:

My Bloody Valentine - Maze

Ignoring the obvious gimmickness of the 3D, My Bloody Valentine was a decent horror film with some nasty gas masked protagonists. Expect this maze to be dark and claustrophobic and to be a retheme of the existing Experiment Ten containers

Cabin In The Woods - Maze

The genre bending horror film that divided audiences. Will the maze concentrate on the cabin itself or the secret underground facility and the different monsters within?. It is believed this will be sited where Hellgate and The Passing have been in previous years.

The Asylum - Maze

Although not officially announced, we understand that The Asylum will return with a twist. At ScareCON, the park teased us with this Dead Silence image, so might the attraction get a mini makeover to bring these characters to the maze? Apart from a few cosmetic touches, the general experience should be similar to previously.

Saw Alive - Maze

The existing Saw Alive maze will return to its current location moored near to Saw The Ride. With the budget and expense with the other mazes it is expected that Saw Alive will remain pretty much the same as previously. We could be wrong though!

Blair Witch Project

The film played on the unknown and the feeling of being lost in a spooky wood. Recently work has started on the old Canada Creek Railway so this attraction is expected to either use the train or be a walk along the tracks

You're Next - Roaming Characters

This brand new horror movie opens late August and has a cast of serial killers in animal masks stalking and hunting a large house full of guests. It is believed that these creatures will be roaming around the park looking for their next victims.
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Source: http://www.scaretouruk.com/news---thorpe-park-2013.html
 
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HaydenCR said:
Blair Witch Project

The film played on the unknown and the feeling of being lost in a spooky wood. Recently work has started on the old Canada Creek Railway so this attraction is expected to either use the train or be a walk along the tracks.
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Now that would be amazing! The old railway route feels incredibly disconnected from the rest of the park! Have guests walking along the route in groups, with one or two actors at the front and back with torches as the group leaders. They could even be equipped with cameras to film to trip like they did in the actual film, and flog DVDs of them at the end of the attraction.

I haven't watched the film for a good while, but if I remember rightly didn't it end in that deserted cabin basement? Stick in a couple of shipping containers with a themed facade around the front of it so it looks like an old wooden shack, and plonk it towards the end of the route in the woods. Couple of actors inside, with an excuse to get people running out of the end of the thing.

I would honestly really consider doing something like this, and I can't stand mazes or scare attractions :D

I'm really really intrigued by the event, and I'd love to go to it. I wish Thorpe all the best with it, and really hope it's a success for them. Could open the UK up to a line of actually events, rather than late openings with a couple of seasonal attractions chucked in :D
 
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I've always thought that Towers would suit a Blair Witch style scare attractions in the Gardens (obviously only after a certain time so the Gardens can still be used during the day).

Thorpe's event does sound good though as long as they execute it properly. If not, then it'll probably be awful. :p

If they're spending this much money on the mazes, it begs the question: Will there be anything at all around the park aside from mazes, especially lighting or any other actors?
 
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Andrew said:
If they're spending this much money on the mazes, it begs the question: Will there be anything at all around the park aside from mazes, especially lighting or any other actors?
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Probably. And the money for it will come straight out of the Alton Towers budget.
 
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Never found time for Fright Nights before but this has definitely drawn me in. How do you buy AP tickets?
 
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My guess is Frightnights will be the one to watch this year, at least it's moving on instead of stagnating like Scarefest is.

My only concern is they will move to a paid maze system, if the also keep the ticket price increase for FN that they usually do then its going to be a bit expensive.
 
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Dave said:
My only concern is they will move to a paid maze system, if the also keep the ticket price increase for FN that they usually do then its going to be a bit expensive.
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Yes, but it will actually be a premium, high quality, worthwhile event... and still cheaper minute for minute than the cinema, but you get to BE in the films ;)

Hahaha ;D

Seriously?

Summer nights, a free fast tracking system, sacking off those stupid characters, bringing families back, total revamp of Fright Nights attempting to apparently create a total event with continuity through it all, and extended... I think someone has been reading these forums!! Come on, that is everything we are asking for... perhaps not quite as we'd like it to work just yet, but certainly all those things have been greatly discussed on these boards on many, many occasions.

OK, they have not totally succeeded in any of these ventures quite yet, but my goodness they are promising signs - keep at it THORPE, if they actually manage to iron all these things out, and get the public used to them being there (especially the later night openings) then TP will be the ones really setting the best example.

I just hope Merlin give it long enough to prove those changes will work, because given the right backing, they will.

Absolutely full of praise, they really are trying to turn that park around, and frankly, are putting Towers to shame right now.
 
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I have heard that these new mazes will be the American style "continuous conga line" rather than batched conga lines. I really hope not. I'd much rather the German style "just wander through without having to hold on to people". I hate conga lines.
 
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If they are a continuous conga line then that is a massive negative and could potentially ruin the event. The two I did at HHN were awful. They do not lend to scares in the slightest.

:)
 
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Dave said:
My guess is Frightnights will be the one to watch this year, at least it's moving on instead of stagnating like Scarefest is.

My only concern is they will move to a paid maze system, if the also keep the ticket price increase for FN that they usually do then its going to be a bit expensive.
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Thorpe were asked this on TPM and their response was:

What we mean is there will not be any charge during normal Park opening hours of 10am - 10pm. ;)
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Make of the last bit what you will but it seems like there wont be any more charges whilst on park :)
 
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simps100 said:
What we mean is there will not be any charge during normal Park opening hours of 10am - 10pm. ;)
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Make of the last bit what you will but it seems like there wont be any more charges whilst on park :)
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Is it me, or does that imply there will be charges outside of normal opening hours...?
 
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That is what it looks like... But mazes are already open between 3pm till 10pm. So unless they will open them earlier for a charge ive no idea... Wouldnt be to against that actually that could pretty much replace fastrack! I cant see them staying open much later than 10 but who knows.
 
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