Gloomy Wood
Enter Gloomy Wood to investigate the unusual occurrences of The Curse at Alton Manor. The park's haunted house has been repossessed and is ready to surprise even the hardiest of venturers with new tricks and treats.
Once you've survived the manor, if you want to treat your taste buds, a haunted delight from Coach House Confectionary is sure to do the trick!
And for those in search of more laughs and frights, the Haunted Hollow leads directly to Mutiny Bay; a handy, if rather chilling, shortcut past Katanga Canyon.
Area History
Gloomy Wood was introduced in 1992 as the home of the park's spooky new addition, The Haunted House. Set on the path between Katanga Canyon and Forbidden Valley (known as Thunder Valley at the time) the area is in a seemingly very secluded and untouched spot. In reality, however, it neighbours the Monorail depot and the exit of the car parks.
Over the years the area has stayed remarkably consistent, remaining more or less unchanged through the 90s, with only minor cosmetic changes.
And even in 2003, when The Haunted House was converted to Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back, the area remained largely very familiar. At this point, the area's retail units received a refresh to became Spooks'R'Us and Zombie Bites. Otherwise, the most notable change was the arrival of a gun-wielding zombie, which burst out of the freshly-covered tomb by Duel's entrance.
Over the following decade, the food offering in Gloomy Wood changed several times, until the unit became Nitrogenie in 2015, which was eventually shuttered during the pandemic and never reopened.
In 2023, Gloomy Wood received a significant upgrade to coincide with the arrival of The Curse at Alton Manor. The retail and food units were revamped and reopened once again, and several new theming items were added around the area, including new entrance arches marking the area as the grounds of Alton Manor.
