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2023: The Curse at Alton Manor
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NuttySquirrel
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Probably as well to wait until after Easter Sunday to fix that, wouldn't be surprised if a few others mysteriously "move" this weekend
BoylandTours
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Gah, I wish they'd reuse that exploding head thing, but repurposed as a bursting spider's nest with all baby spiders flying out, maybe before the hide and seek bit. Emily could introduce you to her 'friends' who want to play too with all the little spiders trying to board the car (using some air cannons, projections or dangling cloth) before meeting mummy spider. It would make the dark scene much more unnerving. If anyone from MMM is reading, I'll take a lil commission 
Zeock
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That would be amazing! It would also mean that Splitface could survive for another generation, if you are taking the nostalgic angle!Gah, I wish they'd reuse that exploding head thing, but repurposed as a bursting spider's nest with all baby spiders flying out, maybe before the hide and seek bit. Emily could introduce you to her 'friends' who want to play too with all the little spiders trying to board the car (using some air cannons, projections or dangling cloth) before meeting mummy spider. It would make the dark scene much more unnerving. If anyone from MMM is reading, I'll take a lil commission
RIPCorky
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The "projection ghost" on the coffin also looks terrible. The worst thing about this new ride is the new technology they've used. Looks ok on a wall or door but all the other bits look bad to me. The one where she's at the window looks so out of place.
Trooper Looper
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Are you talking about where the undertaker used to be? Did they really replace the peppers ghost effect of the ghouls flying out with Emily? Okay, I understand the rides backstory is about her, but not every scare ir figure has to be her, it seems a bit lacklustre in terms of creativity, but that's just me.
RIPCorky
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Yep she kind of flies in from behind the wall kind of sits up, looks at you then disappears again, but the scale is all wrong, it looks about the size of a small dog against a human adult sized coffin.
Trooper Looper
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Ah, I see. Seems a little too complicated for a small moment of the experience. What was wrong with refitting the ghosts flying out of the coffin for the new theme? They were simple, but still we're really cool and effective. I never knew how they worked until the Haunted House documentary was released.
RIPCorky
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It just doesn't make any sense. A spirit could leave a closed coffin, if the lid opened and she sat up then fair enough. I don't want to bash this ride too much because it's quite obviously still work in progress, It's just some of the reliable things they've removed I don't understand personally. Like the branch in the garden, why remove it?
Trooper Looper
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I'm sorry, but what exactly is the branch in the garden scene? I don't get where you're coming from?
RIPCorky
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Sorry that may have been removed for some time now, there used to be a tree branch in the garden scene that used to drop when you went under it.
siralgenon
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I presumed / thought they'd turn the split head into a dolls head with it revealing Emily's or vice versa. I was surprised when I didn't see it in the new version tbh.
Trooper Looper
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Oh, that one! That was in the original swamp final scene, right after you'd encounter the loch Ness monster. That scene hasn't been around since 2002.
RIPCorky
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20 years ago does seem like last sunday to me
At the moment this ride kind of reminds me of people who take it on themselves to "make better or restore" a priceless piece of art. They mean well, intentions are good but they kind of end up looking like this...
Trooper Looper
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Sad but true. They still have time to perfect the ride, dark rides can be altered over time unlike roller coasters. Best case scenario for me personally is to get a bunch of MMM staff and bring in some of the original designers together and do a series of annual alterations to the ride (aside from John Wardley), like Studios East Ltd (Rex Studios 2.0), Don Owen for new props, and Technovations for refurbishing a lot of the older mechanical special effects, or implementing new ones. Hopefully this would bring the feel and charm of the original ride back, while still not being a carbon copy of the original ride but instead having its own separate identity and a different story while reviving just enough of the original ride respectfully in a coherent manner. I think the ride would look great with a mixture of theatrical and UV LED lighting if done right. Some of the scenes seem a little too bright (The Hall of spiders and the Finale) while others like the trommel and the screaming heads are lit really well!20 years ago does seem like last sunday to me
At the moment this ride kind of reminds me of people who take it on themselves to "make better or restore" a priceless piece of art. They mean well, intentions are good but they kind of end up looking like this...
John Burton seems like a lovely guy with great ambition, but I don't think all of his choices are for the better. Then again, he's still pretty new to the industry, so surely he'll improve over time and will get better and better with each project he works on!
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jmc
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There are only two sections of the ride that I think look extremely naff, funnily enough both are screens.
The jump scare at the beginning of the mirror corridor just looks stupid and cheap. Granted its now animated which improves it slightly but its still rubbish and a very obvious tv screen.
The giant Emily eye looking through the window is the worst for me. The two windows next to it lit up blue just make it look like the effect is half broken and as if a HDMI cable has fallen out.
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The jump scare at the beginning of the mirror corridor just looks stupid and cheap. Granted its now animated which improves it slightly but its still rubbish and a very obvious tv screen.
The giant Emily eye looking through the window is the worst for me. The two windows next to it lit up blue just make it look like the effect is half broken and as if a HDMI cable has fallen out.
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