Doom and Sons

YOUR DOOMED!.

Doom and Sons was a walkthrough attraction at Alton Towers that was in operation from 1981 to 1992. It is not known by many but it was actually a real undertakers that was opened due to the many deaths that occurred on the f**king scary original Cable Cars, which often collapsed over the valley. It was owned by DR DOOM MR DOOM, and his son... I dunno James or something. To cash in on this and to not frighten guests by the presence of a funeral parlor Alton Towers put it under the guise of a dark ride attraction.

History

Conversation taken place in 1981 between AT management and a Doom and Sons employee

"So hows business going?"
"Good. I mean thats bad, but..."
"Yeah, those cable cars are a hell of a blast! ha ha ha.
"Yeah, heh..."
"I see you've got a lot of bodies here."
"Yeah well y'know..."
"...Leave a few of them out"
"What?"
"Stick a few in the yard for a few months"
"Why!?"
"Ahh y'know, you've got a lot of work going on here an all"
"Yeah but...its our job!"
"I see you in here moving corpses around all day, have a break"
"No!"
"Look, were making this ride, scary ride, and...were a little short on cash"
"I don't care your not using rotten deceased people!"
"We want it in ere as well"
"What! the ride!?"
"Yes"
"You've got to be joking!"
"Hey, this is a funeral directors it's serious business"
"And your making it into a ghost train!"
"Well we cant afford the train but, anyway we'll stick a few cobwebs and spiders around, it'll be like halloween for you everyday"
"What about the respect for the dead, and our customers!"
"They'll love the atmosphere! and they'll get it! were taking advantage of making a great attraction and there loved ones will have a purpose again"
"..."

Ride Experience

The Undertaker went on to work at The Haunted House.

As you walked in you would be able to hear a pre-recorded seance remincent of Most Haunted (In that it goes on for ages and all you get is a few knocks and someone screams for no apparent reason). So you walked through said funeral parlor whilst the undertakers would carry out there business whilst pretending to be actors

"Bleh!...ok move along, nothing to see here."

There was a mixture of plastic and real skeletons scattered about as well as the deceased bodies which hanged from the ceiling and various other places, with one which fell out of a cupboard and apparently had one of those blast siren things...the widow went through months of therapy. There was also a slightly younger undertaker that went on to work in The Haunted House beside the crashed hearse. Whilst the riders (or walkers) were ad mist all this an organist would play somber music to great effect. He eventually went on tour and released a number of hits until he was succeeded by Igor.

Reaction

People would exit the ride weeping with fear, or rather because of the stench of all the bodies hanging around and to the disgust of the treatment of there loved ones. Reviews included "appalling", "ridiculously tasteless" and "makes me ashamed to be human". Alton Towers left the ride open for many years however because it's level of controversy drew people away from the fact that the cable cars were in dire need of attention. Many arguments also came from the undertakers of Doom and Sons, as the dark work environment caused many bodies to be sent to the wrong funerals, or even the mourners being greeted by an animatronic skeleton. The ride was included in Alton Towers Top 10 Fails of All Time

Closure

The cable cars were eventually refurbished to The Skyride and the ride stayed open for five more years until Alton Towers management said "Wait a minute, what is this still doing here" and it was closed and eventually went on to be haunted by Willy Wonka. To try and brush the whole ordeal under the carpet, Alton Towers posted many fake reviews praising the ride during the advent of the internet and the ride is now considered to be a lost treasure. The park was not absent of a dark ride after the closure of D&S though, as a saint arrived that is John Wardley who made The Haunted House, but we all know what happened there.