New Towers Book - Smoke and Mirrors: The Haunted House of Alton Towers

[Towers2ndhome]

Here's another must have for Alton Towers enthusiasts, Smoke and Mirrors: The Haunted House of Alton Towers.

John Wardley has written the foreword!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1490417087

When the UK theme park Alton Towers invested millions of pounds in their ground-breaking Haunted House, a new era of dark rides was born. The spectacular attraction amazed and spellbound theme park enthuisasts and dark ride fans for many years, with its breath-taking illusions and state-of-the-art technology. The original concept was retired in 2002 to make way for the interactive zombie blaster, Duel. However, the Haunted House left a lasting impression on some of those intrepid riders who braved the Poltergeist Room and were scared witless by the Grand Hallway's grinning demon. Michael P Eley was one of those riders. Through the pages of this book he will guide you back into the darkness, offering behind-the-scenes insights into the making of creator John Wardley's 'laff in the dark' attraction, as well as serving up a brief history of dark rides and haunted houses.

 

[josht]

Thanks for this post just ordered the book

 

[Sam]

When the UK theme park Alton Towers invested millions of pounds in their ground-breaking Haunted House, a new era of dark rides was born.

That first sentence of utter tosh has put me off reading the book.

 

[delta79]

I think i will wait till it is reviewed on here before thinking about buying it.

 

[electricBlll]

That first sentence of utter tosh has put me off reading the book.

I agree that blurb is exaggerated but it was just put there to get people to buy the book. Inside it's very well written and insightful, I'm told, and well worth it for big fans of haunted dark rides.

It seems like a great partner to Creating My Own Nemesis (it was actually written before John wrote his book).

 

[AstroDan]

Haunted House was an astounding, exceptional dark ride.

I cannot wait to read this.