Blackpool Tower Dungeon - Halloween 2014
It’s time for the Dungeons to become the ‘Home of Halloween’ once again and the team couldn’t visit one of our favourite sea sides without a visit to the Pool that is Black. Although the Dungeons don’t change dramatically during their seasonal periods, it’s always nice to see subtle changes around the Merlin owned mid-way attractions.
Upon entering the Dungeon we were given a hand stamp and greeted by the Witch Hunter, a nice change to the usual Black Jester. We were uncertain to what the new hand stamp was for but intrigued to find out as we delved deep into the Dungeon.
Blackpool Tower Dungeon always boast quality actors with 10 great scenes and we always enjoy our visit, unfortunately though the Dungeons didn’t really live up to their ‘Home of Halloween’ hype. All shows were played out the same as the rest of the year, the only exception being the ‘Pendle Witches’ scene which now is home to Alice Nutter. This new character led show is far better in comparison to the original scene which used a projection screen. We hope the Dungeons keep this character after the Halloween Season as it is such an improvement on the original scene.
We left the Dungeons having a ‘horrible’ (which means fantastic) time but also couldn't help but feel slightly let down at the same time. Halloween is the season where the Dungeons should strive to impress and the changes we saw didn't quite cut it. Although, after speaking to the Management team it would appear that we missed a few more Halloween changes. Two new characters, Master of Tricks and Mistress of Treats had been entertaining the crowds at the Dungeon Entrance, however these characters are easily missed if you enter through the Pre-Booked/Annual Pass entrance like this reviewer. We also learned that the stamps should have been used within the show with one customer being ‘Tricked’ with another receiving a ‘Treat’. It’s a shame the Dungeons didn't use this extra interaction. That being said we still had a fantastic time at the Dungeon but the question still remains, over a year on from the re-branding, The Blackpool Tower Dungeon still seem slightly confused on whether the drop ride is called Drop Dead or still Extremis!
Upon entering the Dungeon we were given a hand stamp and greeted by the Witch Hunter, a nice change to the usual Black Jester. We were uncertain to what the new hand stamp was for but intrigued to find out as we delved deep into the Dungeon.
Blackpool Tower Dungeon always boast quality actors with 10 great scenes and we always enjoy our visit, unfortunately though the Dungeons didn’t really live up to their ‘Home of Halloween’ hype. All shows were played out the same as the rest of the year, the only exception being the ‘Pendle Witches’ scene which now is home to Alice Nutter. This new character led show is far better in comparison to the original scene which used a projection screen. We hope the Dungeons keep this character after the Halloween Season as it is such an improvement on the original scene.
We left the Dungeons having a ‘horrible’ (which means fantastic) time but also couldn't help but feel slightly let down at the same time. Halloween is the season where the Dungeons should strive to impress and the changes we saw didn't quite cut it. Although, after speaking to the Management team it would appear that we missed a few more Halloween changes. Two new characters, Master of Tricks and Mistress of Treats had been entertaining the crowds at the Dungeon Entrance, however these characters are easily missed if you enter through the Pre-Booked/Annual Pass entrance like this reviewer. We also learned that the stamps should have been used within the show with one customer being ‘Tricked’ with another receiving a ‘Treat’. It’s a shame the Dungeons didn't use this extra interaction. That being said we still had a fantastic time at the Dungeon but the question still remains, over a year on from the re-branding, The Blackpool Tower Dungeon still seem slightly confused on whether the drop ride is called Drop Dead or still Extremis!
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Having visited all the Dungeons except Blackpool I was looking forward to taking my party of three (mixed ages) for a visit.
I have to say I was disappointed by quite a few parts and the repetitiveness of material and scenes seen in other Dungeons.
As we queued we got our photos taken against a green screen and though I knew what was going on, none of my party did as nothing was explained to us. "Just "hold this" and "look like this" is all we got. Massive opportunity missed to produce some great photos and maybe up sales of them.
The Descent wasn't working so we had to go behind the scenes which to me is bad planning, always have an alternate! It completely spoiled the atmosphere having to go backstage through what looked like the actors makeup area and through a scene backwards in between guests that were already in. We were actually ascending upstairs rather than supposedly descending into the Dungeons.
Then the repetitive feel kicks in. Vikings, Romans, the Torturer (same techniques used, I could even remember the actual tools and what they were used for from York Dungeons), the maze of mirrors, the court room where you are judged on the same crimes as in other Dungeons, the plague and post post-mortems. All been done to the death in all the other Dungeons, it really does feel like none of them have their own unique story to tell despite thousands of years worth of history and documented characters.
My party and I still enjoyed our visit but personally I wasn't scared, excited by or impressed by anything new. There are a few nice special effects and a (very) few different scenes but for me it isn't enough.
I have to say I was disappointed by quite a few parts and the repetitiveness of material and scenes seen in other Dungeons.
As we queued we got our photos taken against a green screen and though I knew what was going on, none of my party did as nothing was explained to us. "Just "hold this" and "look like this" is all we got. Massive opportunity missed to produce some great photos and maybe up sales of them.
The Descent wasn't working so we had to go behind the scenes which to me is bad planning, always have an alternate! It completely spoiled the atmosphere having to go backstage through what looked like the actors makeup area and through a scene backwards in between guests that were already in. We were actually ascending upstairs rather than supposedly descending into the Dungeons.
Then the repetitive feel kicks in. Vikings, Romans, the Torturer (same techniques used, I could even remember the actual tools and what they were used for from York Dungeons), the maze of mirrors, the court room where you are judged on the same crimes as in other Dungeons, the plague and post post-mortems. All been done to the death in all the other Dungeons, it really does feel like none of them have their own unique story to tell despite thousands of years worth of history and documented characters.
My party and I still enjoyed our visit but personally I wasn't scared, excited by or impressed by anything new. There are a few nice special effects and a (very) few different scenes but for me it isn't enough.
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