Witch Hunt at The Edinburgh Dungeon
We have visited The Edinburgh Dungeon multiple times in the past, and over the last few years we have seen new scenes join the line up including The Street of Sorrows, and The Green Lady (see our previous reviews below)
New for 2017 is a brand new show which was advertised as a world first and combines multiple effects and actors to create a genuinely impressive scene. The story was set up in the opening court room as the Witchfinder interrupted our trial, with an effective jump scare, which then led into the new show. We entered a circular room with a live “witch” tied up ready to be burned. As the Witch finder interrogated us, it soon became clear that this witch was about to unleash her powers and we would be caught in the middle!
What followed was a combination of spining room, a moving floor, mechanical effects, and a loud soundtrack ending impressively with our witch levitating a few feet off the ground while cursing us all!. Everything worked together perfectly with the actors seamlessly interacting with the sounds and effects happening around them. We wouldn’t be surprised to see some of these effects appear in other new Dungeon shows in the near future as the combination of everything was stunning to experience.
With the Witch Hunt effectively being the second show of the experience, it really sets up the rest of tour, including the usual Edinburgh subjects such as Sawney Bean, The Green Lady and Extremis drop ride (currently called Drop Dead: Drop Ride, yet still referred to as Extrmis in the dialogue.) One final big difference about the Edinburgh Dungeon is that it has retained its large gift shop at the end (it was recently upgraded to a new Market St theme with hidden effects between the stands), unlike Blackpool and London which have turned their shops into a themed tavern to calm your nerves.
Edinburgh remains our favourite of the 5 UK Dungeon attractions, as we still think it has the most jump scares throughout. With the recent additions and removal of some of the weaker shows (William Wallace was retired last year), the show remains as fresh and exciting as when we first visited it.
New for 2017 is a brand new show which was advertised as a world first and combines multiple effects and actors to create a genuinely impressive scene. The story was set up in the opening court room as the Witchfinder interrupted our trial, with an effective jump scare, which then led into the new show. We entered a circular room with a live “witch” tied up ready to be burned. As the Witch finder interrogated us, it soon became clear that this witch was about to unleash her powers and we would be caught in the middle!
What followed was a combination of spining room, a moving floor, mechanical effects, and a loud soundtrack ending impressively with our witch levitating a few feet off the ground while cursing us all!. Everything worked together perfectly with the actors seamlessly interacting with the sounds and effects happening around them. We wouldn’t be surprised to see some of these effects appear in other new Dungeon shows in the near future as the combination of everything was stunning to experience.
With the Witch Hunt effectively being the second show of the experience, it really sets up the rest of tour, including the usual Edinburgh subjects such as Sawney Bean, The Green Lady and Extremis drop ride (currently called Drop Dead: Drop Ride, yet still referred to as Extrmis in the dialogue.) One final big difference about the Edinburgh Dungeon is that it has retained its large gift shop at the end (it was recently upgraded to a new Market St theme with hidden effects between the stands), unlike Blackpool and London which have turned their shops into a themed tavern to calm your nerves.
Edinburgh remains our favourite of the 5 UK Dungeon attractions, as we still think it has the most jump scares throughout. With the recent additions and removal of some of the weaker shows (William Wallace was retired last year), the show remains as fresh and exciting as when we first visited it.
Links
The Edinburgh Dungeon website
ScareTOUR review of The Green Lady
ScareTOUR review of The Street of Sorrows
ScareTOUR review of The Green Lady
ScareTOUR review of The Street of Sorrows
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