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Please note that all of the photographs shown were taken with the park's permission. You should not attempt to enter these areas yourself without prior consent.
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The indoor queue line, with the lights switched on.
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One of the stained glass windows.
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One of the many unique pieces of theming, which normally you wouldn't notice unless you were really paying attention.
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Another board filled with faux archaeological photos.
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The control panel at the front of the queue line.
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Theming relating to the central character in the ride's storyline, the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot.
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Inside the Cinema room, with the lights on.
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Into the next room, and the passageway before the Octagon.
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A look inside the Octagon room with the lights on. Notice the lighting rig at the top used for thunder/lighning effects during the ride - this can be lowered down to floor level for maintenance purposes.
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Looking from the Octagon back towards the passageway.
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These panels are usually covered up.
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The "window" where effects happen during the ride.
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Another look at the window in the Octagon.
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The old woman statue in the Octagon.
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The bookcase which, in the legend, you discover a secret passage behind.
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This motif is on the wall inbetween the two doors to the vault.
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Inside the vault, with the lights on.
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Smoke effects around the "fallen branch".
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Another look at the fallen branch in the vault.
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On the wall are several drawings which again, you'd normally not notice unless you were looking out for them.
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An image on the wall showing the chained oak.
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Another one which has fake "plans" for the vault, supposedly drawn up by the Earl of Shrewsbury.
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More technical drawings. These really add to the level of detail on this ride.
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Outside the vault, we take a look at the "room within a room".
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This building is very large - the vault itself isn't exactly small, and then you have this other building around it.
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The "vault" moves at a very high speed when the ride is in progress.
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Looking up towards the roof of the shed that houses the vault.
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We go down a level and take a look at the underside of the vault.
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The panels can be removed if the technicians need to access something in the vault that can't be easily reached.
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The Hex control room, which is situated to the side of the vault.
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A closer look at the control panel.
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The cameras located throughout the ride give the Operator the ability to keep track on where each group of guests is, amongst other things.
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Another close look at the Operator's console, where they can keep track of where guests are throughout the ride.
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Back in the main building which houses the vault, we look at the sound system for the ride.
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After the Octagon, when you turn left towards the vault, you actually leave the "real" towers and head into a fake section. If you continued forwards rather than turning left, this is the view you'd get.
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A board with Hex concept art done by Tussauds Studios.
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