Another stop on the tour of Halloween attractions, to Alton Towers Scarefest which this year launched two spectacular new scare mazes: The Attic, and Darkest Depths.
Another stop on the tour of Halloween attractions, to Alton Towers Scarefest which this year launched two spectacular new scare mazes: The Attic, and Darkest Depths.
This year's Scarefest introduced two new scare mazes - The Attic, a new story in the Terror of the Towers series; and Darkest Depths, Alton's first nautical themed maze - together with the return of Project 42, Sub Species, and Altonville Mine Tours.
Back for another Scarefest
Towers Street was once again dressed for the occasion
The Scarefest hoodies and hats now have the year on them
Apparently I caught a couple of YouTube celebrities on camera as I was trying to get a photo of the new ride pumpkins at the bottom of Towers Street
The Alton Ancestors were back entertaining crowds as they entered the park
We headed through the gardens towards Forbidden Valley
Who stole my pirate ship? Blade has left the park ... at least for now
We prepared for Air, but we got Galactica
An early lunch in an almost deserted Rollercoaster Restaurant
Don't you think blue lighting makes food look so much more attractive?
Trekking back through the gardens again
A customary warm welcome to the Dungeon
He seemed especially interested in Myk
I seem to be strangling Stacey, but I was only doing what I was told
We had a good time in the Dungeon, with most of us getting picked on at one stage or another
No more House of Monsters this year
Our first maze was Sub Species
There were only four of us in the group, which helped give us a great run through. The actors worked hard to keep us separated the entire time, even pinning me to the wall for a while!
Next up, a tour down the Altonville Mines
I really like the detailed theming in the maze, and I also managed to get a helmet which I think enhances the experience even more
The third and final maze on our Maze Combi Ticket was Project 42
There were a few tweaks and improvements to the maze this year, most notably adding a maze section within the main ride chamber, but overall the maze is still very poor compared to Alton's other offerings.
Time for a quick coffee break
Back at The Towers for our first of the two new mazes: The Attic
Although named after Terror of the Towers, The Attic is a completely new maze with a brand new story, which takes guests upstairs and into the Towers loft space. A brilliant new maze!
Our final maze of the day, and the second of Scarefest's new mazes for 2019, was Darkest Depths
The maze tells the story of a pirate captain and his crew as they encounter the mysterious sirens
Darkest Depths is beautifully themed - it really feels like you are onboard the pirate ship, with water cascading in as it sinks into the deep.
Time for some dinner before heading home. It wasn't special, it was just chicken.
Home time. I'd have loved to have stayed later, but we all had to travel home ready for work the next day. Scarefest was back on form this year. It feels like Alton's new mazes are really setting a new standard for scare maze quality, and other scare attractions are going to need to catch up!