Platform 15

Platform 15 premiered at Fright Nights 2016, and was billed as the longest Fright Nights scare maze to date - a 450 metre walk down an abandoned overgrown railway line.

Visitors begin their trek at the old railway station, where they hear about the missing Sleeper Express. Walking along the track, they eventually come across the train ... and her ghostly passengers and crew. Deeper into the forest, they have the chance to explore a small town in the woodland, before entering a long dark railway tunnel...

Upon opening, the maze received widespread criticism. It follows the route of the old Canada Creek Railway behind the former Logger's Leap log flume, which is a lot of land to cover. This means the majority of the maze is sparsely themed and devoid of actors. Before dark, it's mostly a boring walk through the woodland (apart from the chance to reminisce about the former rides), and after nightfall it's a walk through empty blackness.

The maze's highlight happens when guests encounter the Sleeper Express - a genuine full sized train which used to run as Thorpe's Canada Creek Railway. Unfortunately it comes halfway through the maze: the second half is an overly long walk through a smoke filled black tunnel. Up until 2019 visitors would just exit at the end of the tunnel, meaning Platform 15 lacked any real big punchy conclusion.

It was at least partially fixed in 2019 with the addition of a short ending scene set in a ticket office. Here, a Creek Tours guide would thank the group for taking part in the tour, before he is interupted by the missing goulish train conductor banging on the window. The group are ushed out of a doorway, coming face to face with the conductor before running out of the exit. It's not perfect, but a much better conclusion than the previous version.

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