![]() It was a totally chill, very low-key name – The Walking Dead: Living Nightmare Extreme.Īnd if you fancy mincing your nerves in a woodland area on the outskirts of the park, you’ll want to try out the Zombie Hunts. In another bid to lure in fans of The Walking Dead, there is a special live action maze running from May 25th to June 3rd. Events ahoy!Īs if it wasn’t enough to have two geek-friendly branded attractions and a whole host of other scary rides, the brains behind Thorpe Park have also arranged a series of exciting events to entertain its visitors over the next few months. We’re sworn to secrecy on the specifics, but suffice to say that horror fans will find plenty to enjoy. There’s also a relatively new rollercoaster named The Swarm, which has a very pleasant apocalyptic disaster vibe to it.Īt the preview night for The Walking Dead: The Ride, we also got to have a go on Derren Brown’s Ghost Train, which blends virtual reality and some subversive scares to create a really unique experience. Once you’ve checked out The Walking Dead: The Ride and got that theme tune firmly lodged in your cranium, there are so many other scream fests to try out.Īfter you’ve hit up Saw: The Ride and The Walking Dead: The Ride, you can also try out the gut-shredding drop of Detonator, the impossibly loopy corkscrews of Colossus and the fiery fun of Nemesis: Inferno. Over the last few years, Thorpe Park has been developing into a real hot spot for horror fans. And at the end of it all, there’s a decent stack of merch to temp your wallet out. From the queue to the pre-ride video and onto the rollercoaster itself, it’s clear that a lot of care (and a fair bit of spend) has gone into making this a horror haven for TWD aficionados. As is surely the intended effect, there were plenty of screams as our carriage worked its way around.Īs a whole experience, The Walking Dead: The Ride feels like a tailor-made treat for fans of Rick Grimes’ televised adventures. There are more videos on screens, zombies that jump out at you, a steaming vent or two, and even some impressive audio additions. Although the core structure of the rollercoaster hasn’t changed since the pyramid’s X: No Way Out days, everything else has been upgraded. Before you buckle in for The Walking Dead: The Ride, an on-screen actor (not one from the series itself) will get you in the mood using familiar dialogue and a few frights. As is becoming increasingly common in new theme park rides, there is a little video to watch just before you sit down, which attempts to get you even more pumped. The experienceĪs you get closer to the ride, the immersion gets even more intense. It’s unclear if you’ll get this treatment on normal days at the park, but it was still a nice touch. ![]() The commitment to the Walking Dead brand is truly impressive, and on the preview night there were even zombie actors perusing the queues and scaring the punters (as well as stopping for selfies). Iconic quotes from the show, and even parps of that unforgettable theme tune dominate the area and make this queue pass in a flash. While you queue for your go on The Walking Dead: The Ride, there are plentiful Easter Eggs to spot as a way to pass the time. What was once an unremarkable building not worth stopping for is now a homage to some of the most iconic locations from AMC’s zombie drama: the prison from seasons 3/4 and the cannibal hotspot of Terminus from seasons 4/5 have had a bastard love child, and it’s been plonked in eye-catching fashion in the middle of the Thorpe Park map. It was immediately clear that the pyramid-shaped structure once known as X: No Way Out has been given a massive makeover. ![]()
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