#scaremaze

[howdoesthisappwork]

Phalanx scare maze 🥳

[thesherwoodadventures]

So sad to see the Saw Alive Maze just sat in the middle of Thorpe Lake

[andersam5]

Question, is spookfest Alton anouther ego that only appears every haloween, or is it normal Alton in a costume???

He's regular ol' lovable Alton, just all dolled up for the season!

[cherrykitkat]

nobody:

merlin entertainments: I'm gonna make a behind the scenes scaremaze system so upsetting

[cablestwisted]

So, lots of talk of the Sanctuary coming back.

And lemme tell you.. I actually don't want it back!

Here's why.

Bringing the Sanctuary back in its original form would result in many condemning it as bad because it could not live up to the original maze. The entire month would be full of people saying it sucks and it would look bad in publicity for the resort.

What would be good instead, is a sequel to the Sanctuary, set within the modern Ministry of Joy - taking what Festival of Thrills built on with the modern Ministry of Joy, and making it into a scaremaze.

Venture deep within the secretive Ministry of Joy to uncover the truth behind their bizzarre experiments. Etc etc. The marketing would be fun..

[And if you're reading this I'm actively seeking work and would be happy to design assets and segments of the maze if needed]

[rose-grimm-spirit-does-dumb-shit]

Day 5, Creek Freak Massacre from Thorpe Park Resort One of my favourite Scaremazes that I've done, was very glad I got to have one last run through to send it off last year.

Once again, Offer to Adopt. Valid offers can be art, designs, and/or Money {min £10/usd equivalent} so may the best win!

THE LINEUP

Day 1 - X-Press: Platform 13 Day 2 - Spinball Whizzer Day 3 - Baron 1898 Day 4 - The Walking Dead: The Ride Day 5 - Creek Freak Massacre Day 6 - Hyperia {Project Exodus} Day 7 - The Dragon Day 8 - The Wickerman Day 9 - Mr Monkey's Banana Ride Day 10 - Mamba Day 11 - Valravn Day 12 - Maximus Day 13 - Th13teen Day 14 - Kondaa Day 15 - Luna

More Coming Soon...

[stainedmystery]

Welcome to the wonderful town of Staines, a closed knit community plagued by the unknown. Over the next thirty one days, a mystery will unfold, as the townsfolk finally decide to start sharing their secrets and attempt to piece together what mysteries lurk within the woods.

Most of the chapters are inspired by the stories of Alton Towers scaremazes! It'll be a fun way to engage with the stories of the scaremazes over the years. I'm aiming for a chapter a day to be posted.

This incredible artwork was a commission done by Paper_Koi_Fish on Twitter!

[givepie]

Went to Scarefest @ Alton Towers last night and did my first ScareMazes. In fact, I did all the scaremazes + scare zone [except for Tiny's cause of sensory reasons and Panic cause of money + time] with 2 night rides on Galactica.

All this to say, I found The Invitation absolutely HILARIOUS and I would love to see a transcript or the actual audio if there is any. Anything to hear "what have you been eating 🤨🤨🤨??? Chips. Chips????" Again. Cause Holy shit how did they write that without laughing.

Also if we know the VA it would be nice to see that, too. Cause I want to know that man who was able to recite all of that in that fuckin tone. That is true talent

[victorluvsalice]

AU Thursday: Smiler’s Otherland!

This feels like an appropriate post to make today, given it is both Alice’s birthday and the tail end of the Smiler Takeover at Alton Towers. And frankly, it’s one that I probably should have done long before, given how enthusiastically I designed an Otherland for Victor back when I was deep in the Forgotten Vows Verse! I blame Wonderland-related thoughts for Smiler being in short supply on my main AUs with them being the type that don’t lend themselves well to Alice magically getting in their head for Wonderland-style shenanigans -- basically, it just hasn’t really come up before now! And I still haven’t gotten too deep into the subject -- certainly not as deep as I did with Victor. But here are my current thoughts, for your entertainment:

Domains --

-->Obviously, the main portion of Smiler’s Otherland would have to be a theme park of some kind. XD Though, of course, how elaborate that theme park is would depend on the AU -- a Smiler in the modern day would of course have modern roller coasters and such, while a Victorian Smiler might have something more akin to Alice’s mine cart ride and little parks with stages and suchlike. The basic vibe I’m going for with this area is a combination of Smiler Takeover X-Sector in Alton Towers and that amusement park area from Nier: Automata (hey, if I can borrow the forest stuff for Victor’s Living Dead Forest. . .).

-->However, we can’t neglect the creepy part of the coaster’s lore and theme, and thus I have one other domain in mind for Smiler, accessed via some sort of basement entrance or portal from the main park. . .a horrible, underground medical facility with crumbling walls, big white cells, nurses and doctors with bloodstained uniforms, and patients with smiles carved right into their faces. Basically if you know anything about the old Sanctuary scaremaze from 2012 and 2013, think that -- if not, just go with A:MR’s Rutledge section combined with a little Silent Hill 2 action and you should get the right vibe. This is, of course, where Smiler’s deepest, darkest fears reside -- particularly hurting the ones they love and, where applicable, of ending up like Kelman. My Smiler is NOT interested in becoming anything like THAT asshole! They try to bury it down, hence why it’s in the basement (well, that and the old Smiler AR game suggested that’s where the Ministry was hiding), but -- yeah. If you want a fight, this is where you’re most likely to get one.

Weapons --

-->Smiler’s Wonderland weapons proved to be very easy once I started thinking about what they would need in a “standard A:MR” set -- specifically, they’re all the different elements of the roller coaster’s Marmaliser! Here’s what I’ve come up with:

The Inoculator: The equivalent of Alice’s Pepper Grinder or Victor’s Wedding Wine, this is a giant syringe full of glowing yellow serum that can be squirted at enemies. Like Victor’s Wine, it has limited capacity, and once it’s empty, it needs a moment to refill. Good range, though!

The Tickler: The equivalent of Alice’s Hobby Horse or Victor’s Grim Scythe, this is -- essentially a large fuzzy paint roller on an extra-long stick. It’s a bit unwieldy to swing, but has great reach!

The Flasher: The equivalent of Alice’s Clockwork Bomb or Victor’s Altar Candle, this is a little mechanical box covered in light bulbs that, when prepped and set down, goes off with a massive FLASH of bright white light after a few seconds. VERY good for stunning enemies!

The Giggler: The equivalent of Alice’s Teapot Cannon or Victor’s Quill Bow, this is a large canister of purple gas with a nozzle that Smiler can use to kind of spray/blast out clouds of the stuff. The longer they “charge” a shot by squeezing the nozzle, the bigger the resultant Giggler cloud!

The Hypnotizer: The equivalent of Alice’s Umbrella or Victor’s Sketchbook, this is a large disc with a black-white-and-yellow spiral on it, like the logo, which can be used to both deflect incoming projectiles or distract enemies. Think a bit like the disc the old Sims 2 psychiatrist guy used to fly in when Sims had a total aspiration failure!

Now, you may notice a lack of Vorpal Blade/Vorpal Fork equivalent up there -- this is because while trying to figure that out, I thought the words “Vorpal Spoon” to complete the cutlery set and couldn’t let it go. XD Smlier seemed to like the silliness factor too! But I have found a way to tie that to the coaster as well -- specifically, by giving the spoon a twisted corkscrew handle that looks at least something like The Smiler’s actual track! And maybe the logo can be engraved on the bowl. XD

-->You may ALSO notice that none of these weapons actually seem particularly dangerous. Well -- you’re right. Smiler’s weapon set is in fact pretty much entirely non-lethal. The effects of their weapons are either to stun -- 

Or to turn the creature they’re fighting FRIENDLY, at least for a short time. Because the coaster’s theme isn’t violence, it’s conversion. By using their weapons on their enemies, they make those enemies their friends, or at least not a threat anymore for a time. I thought this was a nice change from Victor and Alice’s more violent stuff!

-->That being said, I also imagine Smiler having a “Hysteria Mode” equivalent, using the version of hysteria that we’re most familiar with these days -- that is, being overcome with laughter. Smiler’s would have them literally laughing their way through a rampage, and it would be the only time that their weapons are actually capable of harm. I don’t know if they’d have a bloodstained look like Victor and Alice or something a little different. . .ooh, maybe the same sort of “bloodstained” vibe, only the “blood” is bright yellow and/or purple. . .

Creatures --

-->Haven’t thought too much about this, but beyond the Sanctuary/Ministry of Joy staff, I know there should also be some sort of creature based on the Marmaliser itself. Just trying to decide if it should be friendly or hostile. . .or maybe there’s two different variants depending on where you are in the Otherland? Hmmm. . . Also believe there should be lots of robotic or techy stuff, just because that’s kind of The Smiler’s whole deal.

Clothing --

-->Again, one I haven’t considered much yet, but Smiler’s outfits across the various Wonderland/Otherland domains would definitely have a strong yellow-black theme, with white and purple highlights and occasional other colors or rainbow patterns where appropriate. Honestly, that yellow-and-black Beetlejuice suit I have for their vampiric “dark form” in Sims 4 might be a good starting place. XD Alice and Victor would also go yellow-and-black to match their domains -- in fact, thinking about it, the outfits of the wandering Advocates from The Smiler Takeover might work for Victor: black suit, yellow shirt, black-and-white-striped tie. . .it’s a start, at any rate!

-->Oh, and just for fun, I’ve decided that, in a Valicer situation, Victor’s own Otherland outfits -- like his Classic Blue Alice-style suit -- update to have a black-white-and-yellow spiral-patterned tie. :) I’d kind of like to maybe add a similar touch to Alice’s outfits -- maybe a black-and-yellow-checked border on her aprons? More thought is required.

[monicatstf]

I’M GOING TO SCAREFEST THIS YEAR!!!

Also why is one of the new Scaremazes just Coco?

ALSO I DON’T THINK I’LL GO IN ANY SCAREMAZES BECAUSE I’M NOT THAT CONFIDENT I WON’T CRY

[starrymochas]

I got a few of these images off my Xbox, but this is from the Sanctuary Scaremaze from Roblox Towers

[andersam5]

do the scaremazes have their own personas? how does mr alton deal with them

To be honest, I haven't thought much on it!

I've never done any of the Alton Towers scaremazes, I've never done a scaremaze at all, so I dont think i could do any of them justice at the moment anyway.

I'm gonna call the scaremazes and how they fit into Mr. Altons world as free real estate for now! 8D

[tdarkreaperw]

#zombie #scare #acting #scareacting #scareactor #tonywiseman #contacts #makeup #prosthetics #HeroesAndVillains #london #scaremaze #maze #chainsaw #chainsawguy #horror #dead #liveimmersive #olympia #HeroesAndVillainsLondon (at Olympia London) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn-1qFPl0u2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vguuil6xntcl

[animalfarmadventurepark]

WE WANT TO GO BACK IN!! #scaremaze #horror #frightnight #shocktoberfest #screaminbrean (at Animal Farm Adventure Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpheA2oA0Qr/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rose-grimm-spirit-does-dumb-shit]

https://www.tumblr.com/rose-grimm-spirit-does-dumb-shit/715689037962280960?source=share all of them for alton towers/theme parks in general but I'm especially curious to hear 25

Oh fuck I forgot to respond for almost a year. Warning, a lot of the "god I hate the fandom" moments will mostly be directed at the wider community {e.g. this includes the old toxic nemesis fanboy 40 year old men and such}. The tumblr side of theme parks most of the time have semi-good takes. Anyways uh first on the docket 25: I fucking hate how for some god awful reason there's a consistent hate for the Dockyard Trio at thorpe, I'm talking The Walking Dead: The Ride, Ghost Train, and the late Black Mirror Labyrinth. Like come the fuck on man, give them a chance. They're great, especially if the circumstances align, what you want is a live actor tw day, a dead queue bml run {the high guest throughput is unfortunately what made her seem more shit than she is}, and to just let Ghost Train do her thing as her acting squad are honestly a lovely bunch who wanna give you the best they can.

24: I think right now it's who the world record for fastest accelerration on a rollercoaster is, it rightfully belongs to my bbygirl Stealth of course but if you try to talk about this to Americans, especially Six Flags Americans they will be inherently pissed because it's not Max Force.

23: There is none that I've come around to, but then again there is none I'm inherently against either.

22: The fact that the Marmaliser is it's own sentient being, it's creature but not crreature it's creature inn like how humanns are creature.

21: The 2019 Blair witch scaremaze at Fright Nights, because I'm sorry but it was genuinely dogshit. The finale was a shed that you can't see shit in, and there was supposed to be an actor there.

20: Do I need to bring up Blair Witch 2019, again.

19: I'm a Dead Creek Woods lover, and so many people would shit upon me for that take.

18: LYCANS V AMITY, SO MANY OF YOU ARE SLEEPING ON THAT AND BIRTHDAY BASH TO THE POINT THAT IT'S SAD. THEY'RE AMAZING, SHSUT UP.

17: Can we get Saw/Hyperia actually, they seem incredibly enemies to lovers/besties lesbian. That and general interactions between them in general, like Hyp kept cutting Saw's power over the summer I want people to expand upon that.

16: The idea of Th13teen being a child, like c'mon man just because the adverts had a child and the countdown audio iis a child doesn't mean your oc has to be a child too?

Branch out, be adventureous. Maybe your th13teen is a raceway-membeer who went missing.

15: The Smiler being a silly guy, like silly guy is fun and I admit I commiit to osilly guy too. But the thingi is, Smiler is more than that. Yes Marmal is a silly guy but she alsoo has issues and traumas and witnesses some cracked shit in the moj.

14: See above.

13: S E E A B O V E.

12: Everyone from Thorpe Carnival, especially the Junkyarders. Please they're so cool and fun and the actors who play them are legends, we drew mimes and they thought it was fucking amazing.

If they come back next year, please giive them the world.

11: I have none, tho I did learn that there was a point when we considered General Public as a slur fsr?

10: How whenever you look up Thorpe maps, you wilil be guaranteed to see someone's map mockups where it has planet snoopy and shit like that. The existence of them is annoying bc it clogs up search when you're looking for a specific map only to find 20 fan mockups instead.

9: The Asylum, I am so glad we've moved from that but god... Not the mental institution maze...

8: Holds up the Dockyard Trio, again.

7: I don't think there's anyone.

6: Whenever Stealth or Rita are in a straight ship it fucking irks me out of raw "broooo...", tho I think the only exception is RetrowaveRacer's bc that one doesn't bollock the vibes of Rita.

5: I've only been in 2 ddsicords, both were/are lovely. But I have heard so much bollocks about the others :)

4: Conocerningly, a lot of the time it's either pedophiliia, racisim, or ableism.

3: Gonna name drop this one as ironcially it's someone who was blocked because of the above. ANYONE REMEMBER MTCHIKA'S DOGSHIT THORPE TAKES ABOUT INFERNO "NOT DESERVING TO BE A NEMESIS" AND TWD BEING AND I QUOTE "boring ip boring ride".

2: I don't think about it nor do I have an opinioni on it.

1: Fuckin' Nemesis, entirerly because there are people who forget the fact that she's cannonically a woman.

Happy now?