York Dungeon 2014: Tyrannical Tudors
Having recently had a complete revamp following extensive flood damage in 2012, this year sees the launch of Tyrannical Tudors - a new show featuring the infamous King Henry VIII
Taking refuge in a church we are soon told the background of Henry's campaign to take over the English Church and the barbaric nature by which he set out to do this. Without any warning - it became clear that Henry was approaching and the church we were in was besieged from all sides by his army.
What followed was a combination of special effects and audience interaction designed to make it feel like we were being attacked from the outside. The impressive stained glass windows we noted when we first entered, suddenly smashed and collapsed, while knives poked through the church doors as we were encouraged to feel the walls looking for a secret passage way to escape. It was fun and slightly different to the usual Dungeon shows as it felt that we were all more involved and not just one victim as is often the case. Certainly some of the easier scared members of our group, jumped several times when the effects were triggered and looked like they were panicking that they couldn't get out.
As one of the opening scenes in the whole experience, it certainly sets guests up for the rest of their tour through York's dark history. Our only possible complaint? We never actually got to see Henry himself!
Taking refuge in a church we are soon told the background of Henry's campaign to take over the English Church and the barbaric nature by which he set out to do this. Without any warning - it became clear that Henry was approaching and the church we were in was besieged from all sides by his army.
What followed was a combination of special effects and audience interaction designed to make it feel like we were being attacked from the outside. The impressive stained glass windows we noted when we first entered, suddenly smashed and collapsed, while knives poked through the church doors as we were encouraged to feel the walls looking for a secret passage way to escape. It was fun and slightly different to the usual Dungeon shows as it felt that we were all more involved and not just one victim as is often the case. Certainly some of the easier scared members of our group, jumped several times when the effects were triggered and looked like they were panicking that they couldn't get out.
As one of the opening scenes in the whole experience, it certainly sets guests up for the rest of their tour through York's dark history. Our only possible complaint? We never actually got to see Henry himself!
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