Alton Towers Almanac: Gallery: Hex

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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.

The indoor queue line, with the lights switched on.

One of the stained glass windows.

One of the many unique pieces of theming, which normally you wouldn't notice unless you were really paying attention.

Another board filled with faux archaeological photos.

The control panel at the front of the queue line.

Theming relating to the central character in the ride's storyline, the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot.

Inside the Cinema room, with the lights on.

Into the next room, and the passageway before the Octagon.

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.

Looking from the Octagon back towards the passageway.

These panels are usually covered up.

The "window" where effects happen during the ride.

Another look at the window in the Octagon.

The old woman statue in the Octagon.

The bookcase which, in the legend, you discover a secret passage behind.

This motif is on the wall inbetween the two doors to the vault.

Inside the vault, with the lights on.

Smoke effects around the "fallen branch".

Another look at the fallen branch in the vault.

On the wall are several drawings which again, you'd normally not notice unless you were looking out for them.

An image on the wall showing the chained oak.

Another one which has fake "plans" for the vault, supposedly drawn up by the Earl of Shrewsbury.

More technical drawings. These really add to the level of detail on this ride.

Outside the vault, we take a look at the "room within a room".

This building is very large - the vault itself isn't exactly small, and then you have this other building around it.

The "vault" moves at a very high speed when the ride is in progress.

Looking up towards the roof of the shed that houses the vault.

We go down a level and take a look at the underside of the vault.

The panels can be removed if the technicians need to access something in the vault that can't be easily reached.

The Hex control room, which is situated to the side of the vault.

A closer look at the control panel.

The cameras located throughout the ride give the Operator the ability to keep track on where each group of guests is, amongst other things.

Another close look at the Operator's console, where they can keep track of where guests are throughout the ride.

Back in the main building which houses the vault, we look at the sound system for the ride.

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.

A board with Hex concept art done by Tussauds Studios.

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