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Halloween Experience:
Realm of the Undead |
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For 2014, the
Halloween Experience received a big tenth anniversary
makeover. This time our intrepid visitors would encounter a
haunted garden infested by zombies! Our undead occupants gave
many a fright as they carried out bizarre electrocutions and
emerged from smoking barrels of toxic waste.
The weather was very kind to us again, allowing us to
entertain and spook loads of visitors! |
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I wanted to create something almost entirely different for
the 2014 show, so I settled on the idea of a big zombie
infestation. And it was absolutely fantastic! We had new
music and sounds, some brilliant full-size animated zombie
figures and props, as well as some excellent shock effects
that made lots of visitors jump! The scariest show so far I think!
James,
designer |
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Date: Friday 31st October 2014
Visitors (approx.): 90
Scare factor: 10/10!
Animated figures/props: 4
Motion-activated effects: 3
Audio soundtracks: 5 |
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This animated display was inspired by Duel: The Haunted
House Strikes Back, a popular dark ride at Alton Towers.
Much of the music and sounds were borrowed from this attraction;
some elements were also influenced by the zombie figures and theming, which
was introduced when the ride, first installed in 1992, was
refreshed in 2003.
This show featured ten figures, including a host of
zombies; popping out from barrels, pouring toxic waste,
electrocuting skeletons and appearing in ghostly form at the
back of the garden, by means of a Pepper's ghost illusion! |
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The 2014 experience included innovative LED lighting
effects, plus new full-size figures and animating
mechanisms.
Read about the design and build process, and see
how all the effects were done in the
behind the scares pages. |
