Hey guys! As I mentioned in a recent blog post, I'm going to talk about my trip to Alton Towers. I went for the scarefest which is where the park has Halloween-y events going on. I'll start off with talking about the rides. I love rides and Alton Towers is not disappointing with them! One of my favourites was Air. It was my first time going on it and it was amazing! You feel like your flying and going backwards is the best part! You start off by sitting in a seat and then you are tipped horizontally so you are facing the floor. It is actually really comfortable and feels really secure. I went on Air in the dark, so I couldn't see much, but it was my favourite ride EVER! It's so amazing:-) I also bought I cute pen from the gift shop. (Sorry the quality's bad)
We went to a cute little chicken place next to The Smiler (in the X-sector section) and it was really nice. It was a little overpriced but 99.9% of things at theme parks are! I ordered a chicken burger and it was really good:-) Also, it only rained a couple of times, but seeing as you're queueing most of the time, it doesn't bother me so much.
Anyway, I have loads more to say about the AMAZING scare mazes so here goes! Firstly we went into the Terror of Towers which is based around two explorers who allegedly went on a journey and never returned. It explains that you have to embark on the same journey and try and complete it. Before you enter the maze it plays a introductory video as you enter and then you go in.
Inside was quite a blur to me, as it's so thrilling, but I remember you walking around a maze and lots of actors feature in it. They come up to you and scare you and say things to you. One in particular sang a nursery rhyme in my ear which freaked me out;-) At the end of all of this, there is quite a long section where you walk through a maze with strobe lighting. If you don't know what strobe lighting is, it's basically extremely fast flashing lights. These ones in particular were white and they create an illusion while moving. Because you can hardly see and the actors move so quickly, a face will often pop up beside you and disappear again. It's really weird but really cool! Also, it looks like everything is moving in pictures.
The next maze, and by far the best, was The Sanctuary. I have a bit more info on this one:-) The backstory behind this maze is that Dr Kelman has a hospital (The Sanctuary). It was closed down after complaints about forceful treatment, but he explains that it was re-opened again. His motto is to smile always and there are various posters in the queue saying things like 'Don't do drugs a smile will have the same effect' or 'A smile a day keeps the doctor away'. These are linked to the new ride, The Smiler. You enter the hospital being told you are meeting your fellow patients. When you go in, you see physco patients that go crazy and say things to you like 'Don't go downstairs, they cut you'. Of course you still go downstairs, passing some sort of kitchen on your way. You also enter an all-white corridor where there is smoke rising from the floor and water rains on you whilst there are multi-coloured flashing lights. When you go downstairs you are greeted by a vile smell and a woman is chopping a body up on a butcher-type table. When you exit the dark room, there are flashing lights and Dr Kelman's voice shouting things like 'They don't need to know what we really do here!' and 'smile.. SMILE!' and 'Time to get corrected!'. Basically, they try to make patients permanently smile, by sending them mentally crazy, or cutting their faces/mouth so the blood looks like a smile (Gross, I know.) Anyway, overall the maze is amazing! Awesome experience!
The video played during the queue.
The third maze was the Zombies Scare Zone! You were allowed to film in this one so look on Youtube and someone will've uploaded the footage. This was very short and not very scary, so I don't have much to say about this one!
The final maze, Carnival of Screams, I unfortunately couldn't go in, as it was closed when we went to it. However, here is the backstory/description which I thought was really cool and amazing!
I hope you enjoyed my post about the scarefest! Love you guys!
Question of the blog: How did you celebrate Halloween?
Quote: I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.
-Shona xo
I also love Th13teen, as it's amazing when you drop and go backwards. Also, in the dark you can't see a thing. It's so thrilling and I love the queue. I like to impersonate the voice (shhhh;-])
The only negative about the rides, is that they have a lot of technical issues and have to fix them, but I can live with that, because it's well worth it!We went to a cute little chicken place next to The Smiler (in the X-sector section) and it was really nice. It was a little overpriced but 99.9% of things at theme parks are! I ordered a chicken burger and it was really good:-) Also, it only rained a couple of times, but seeing as you're queueing most of the time, it doesn't bother me so much.
Anyway, I have loads more to say about the AMAZING scare mazes so here goes! Firstly we went into the Terror of Towers which is based around two explorers who allegedly went on a journey and never returned. It explains that you have to embark on the same journey and try and complete it. Before you enter the maze it plays a introductory video as you enter and then you go in.
Inside was quite a blur to me, as it's so thrilling, but I remember you walking around a maze and lots of actors feature in it. They come up to you and scare you and say things to you. One in particular sang a nursery rhyme in my ear which freaked me out;-) At the end of all of this, there is quite a long section where you walk through a maze with strobe lighting. If you don't know what strobe lighting is, it's basically extremely fast flashing lights. These ones in particular were white and they create an illusion while moving. Because you can hardly see and the actors move so quickly, a face will often pop up beside you and disappear again. It's really weird but really cool! Also, it looks like everything is moving in pictures.
The next maze, and by far the best, was The Sanctuary. I have a bit more info on this one:-) The backstory behind this maze is that Dr Kelman has a hospital (The Sanctuary). It was closed down after complaints about forceful treatment, but he explains that it was re-opened again. His motto is to smile always and there are various posters in the queue saying things like 'Don't do drugs a smile will have the same effect' or 'A smile a day keeps the doctor away'. These are linked to the new ride, The Smiler. You enter the hospital being told you are meeting your fellow patients. When you go in, you see physco patients that go crazy and say things to you like 'Don't go downstairs, they cut you'. Of course you still go downstairs, passing some sort of kitchen on your way. You also enter an all-white corridor where there is smoke rising from the floor and water rains on you whilst there are multi-coloured flashing lights. When you go downstairs you are greeted by a vile smell and a woman is chopping a body up on a butcher-type table. When you exit the dark room, there are flashing lights and Dr Kelman's voice shouting things like 'They don't need to know what we really do here!' and 'smile.. SMILE!' and 'Time to get corrected!'. Basically, they try to make patients permanently smile, by sending them mentally crazy, or cutting their faces/mouth so the blood looks like a smile (Gross, I know.) Anyway, overall the maze is amazing! Awesome experience!
The video played during the queue.
The third maze was the Zombies Scare Zone! You were allowed to film in this one so look on Youtube and someone will've uploaded the footage. This was very short and not very scary, so I don't have much to say about this one!
The final maze, Carnival of Screams, I unfortunately couldn't go in, as it was closed when we went to it. However, here is the backstory/description which I thought was really cool and amazing!
I hope you enjoyed my post about the scarefest! Love you guys!
Question of the blog: How did you celebrate Halloween?
Quote: I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.
-Shona xo
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