13th October - 4th November 2007 |
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A poster for the Scarefest, advertising the "very young" scares.
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Another poster, this one for the attractions aimed at slightly older children.
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The third poster, this time for the scares only suitable for teens/adults.
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The modified Alton Towers logo, for the Scarefest event.
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The traditional Halloween hearse makes an appearance at the end of Towers Street in mid-August, promoting the event to guests.
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A closer look at the hearse.
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The four Halloween characters are here: outside the hearse are Skelvin, Phil and Patch, and inside is Franklin.
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Looking at the other side of the car.
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On the back are flags with the modified Halloween logo on.
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The event is under way! Towers Street is appropriately decorated for the occasion.
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Skulls and pumpkins are the order of the day.
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A spider sits atop a cauldron, at the bottom of Towers Street.
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A wider look at the cauldron.
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The hearse has now been surrounded by creepy giant hands.
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One of the Scarefest characters, Phil, meets the guests in Cred Street.
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And here is Patch, in the Cred Street Playground.
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A cardboard cut-out of the hearse, with Skelvin and Franklin.
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The Trick or Treat doors in Cred Street.
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The ATTV show in the Cred Street Theatre had a Scarefest makeover for the event.
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The laser show played to crowds in Her Ladyship's Gardens, by the exit of Hex.
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The show was a nice addition, and utilised the same equipment normally brought out for the Fireworks event.
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The music tracks used were along a 'spooky' theme.
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Lasers also projected images onto the Towers, which provided a wonderful arena for the show.
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The laser show lasted around 15 minutes.
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Over at the Hotels, the banks lining the road down to the ATH were also decorated.
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A coffin also lines the route.
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Some great decoration next to the Alton Towers Hotel reception, representing the fallen branch from the Hex storyline.
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The corridor/queue line area for the hotel maze, Room 13.
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Outside, the new maze Field of 1000 Screams proved extremely popular.
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The size of the corn field was astounding.
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In the distance, you can see the pumpkin-headed scarecrow that was put in the maze months ago.
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The shop next to the queue line was also themed, which was another nice touch.
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The Altonville Store was quite popular at night, when the queue for the maze was sometimes well over an hour.
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The entrance sign, complete with "scare rating" at the bottom.
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The guidelines for the maze.
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The entrance to the maze, which is closed off during the day.
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The entrance area.
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Looking across the field, you can see one part where guests have to crawl under obstacles.
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The exit of the maze from the 'farmhouse'.
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A crashed car forms part of the second scene.
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The building, which guests actually enter twice during the maze - but it's done in such a way that you think it's two different buildings.
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Another look at the crashed car.
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Also running during Scarefest were special "Scare Rooms" in the hotel. This is the corridor where the rooms were located.
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Inside, normal rooms had been redecorated to reflect the theme.
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A picture, which changed depending on where you looked at it, from a pleasant little girl to a skeletal alternative!
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Cobwebs lining the mirror.
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A skull sat atop the TV.
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A Bible was provided, complete with bloody hand prints.
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A torture chair sat in the corner, which was used as the "finale" when actors would do a mock execution of another actor, in front of the room's guests.
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More decoration on the walls. Guests had to sign a form upon arrival agreeing to give up their rights to sleep until after 2am.
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The actors had many tricks up their sleeves, including being able to dim or cut the rooms' lights from outside. They also had a key to all the rooms, so locking the door wouldn't help!
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The bathrooms were really gruesome, with bloody hand prints everywhere.
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A closer look at the bathroom decoration.
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The shower also featured its fair share of blood.
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