Survival Zone
In a year where most existing events are cancelling due to to Corononavirus, it's always exciting to see new attractions being announced, especially when they are in such great venues as this.
Nothe Fort is built on a coastal peninsula in Weymouth, and has a suitably creepy atmosphere throughout (and that before the team added their zombies) Clearly this fort has seen some history and is reputedly haunted, which was suitably played on by the event.
Set in a not too distant future where a new virus is turning people into zombies, the event actually referenced the current Covid outbreak, by acknowledging the issues we are currently having, and using it as a baseline for how bad this "new virus" was. Arriving at the "survival zone" we were to reunite with loved ones who had been looking for us. Unfortunately, the zombies had a better idea and very soon we were likely to be the next on the menu.
Once inside the fort, and after a terrifyingly tense opening scene, we were soon met by a local doctor who then became our guide for the rest of the half hour experience. As he described the virus, introduced us to some patients and guided us through the experience, he was really engaging in his interactions with us. This also helped create great moments of tension and scares when the zombies or the infected would be close, and the whole show involved a lot of dodging and ducking through the tunnels in a bid to escape.
Along the way we experienced some incredible scares (we must highlight a creative drop panel scare that literally had us all bouncing back against the wall in fright!) and a number of close calls with very lively zombies. The sudden appearances and noises, combined with the dark oppressive nature of the tunnels, left us on edge throughout the whole experience, and the fort rang with multiple screams from all of us.
As the show has been created by the Twins FX (who would normally be creating special effects and tricks for theatre shows), the quality and theming of the zombies was some of the most detailed we have seen. Along the way we encountered zombies in different states of transformation, but the main ones were as grotesque as they were convincing. The team's background also meant that the show had a very theatrical element to the experience, but without neglecting the high impact scares. It really was a perfect mix of storytelling with regular moments of pure terror!
For a first year event, we think Survival Zone was stunningly executed in an incredible venue, and we would love to see more in the future. There is clearly a lot more space the team could work with at the fort but we also understand that they are looking at other venues for the future. We look forward to seeing whatever they come up with next
Nothe Fort is built on a coastal peninsula in Weymouth, and has a suitably creepy atmosphere throughout (and that before the team added their zombies) Clearly this fort has seen some history and is reputedly haunted, which was suitably played on by the event.
Set in a not too distant future where a new virus is turning people into zombies, the event actually referenced the current Covid outbreak, by acknowledging the issues we are currently having, and using it as a baseline for how bad this "new virus" was. Arriving at the "survival zone" we were to reunite with loved ones who had been looking for us. Unfortunately, the zombies had a better idea and very soon we were likely to be the next on the menu.
Once inside the fort, and after a terrifyingly tense opening scene, we were soon met by a local doctor who then became our guide for the rest of the half hour experience. As he described the virus, introduced us to some patients and guided us through the experience, he was really engaging in his interactions with us. This also helped create great moments of tension and scares when the zombies or the infected would be close, and the whole show involved a lot of dodging and ducking through the tunnels in a bid to escape.
Along the way we experienced some incredible scares (we must highlight a creative drop panel scare that literally had us all bouncing back against the wall in fright!) and a number of close calls with very lively zombies. The sudden appearances and noises, combined with the dark oppressive nature of the tunnels, left us on edge throughout the whole experience, and the fort rang with multiple screams from all of us.
As the show has been created by the Twins FX (who would normally be creating special effects and tricks for theatre shows), the quality and theming of the zombies was some of the most detailed we have seen. Along the way we encountered zombies in different states of transformation, but the main ones were as grotesque as they were convincing. The team's background also meant that the show had a very theatrical element to the experience, but without neglecting the high impact scares. It really was a perfect mix of storytelling with regular moments of pure terror!
For a first year event, we think Survival Zone was stunningly executed in an incredible venue, and we would love to see more in the future. There is clearly a lot more space the team could work with at the fort but we also understand that they are looking at other venues for the future. We look forward to seeing whatever they come up with next
Links:
Survival Zone website
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Value for money was great! Had a great time and was really good, couldn’t stop talking about it all night!
Value for money was great! Had a great time and was really good, couldn’t stop talking about it all night!
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