A Creature From The Cabin In The Woods, Harry Warden From My Bloody Valentine 3D And Pighead From SAW At THORPE PARK For Fright 09 Oct 2013
Thorpe Park Fright Nights 2013 Introduces Special Face It Alone Experience For The Truly Brave
THORPE PARK Resort

Limited places available on every Fright Night - 11-13, 18-20 October and 25 October-3 November

 

This year's Fright Nights at THOPRE PARK are bigger and better than ever before with a horror movie takeover bringing to life some of Lionsgate UK's most iconic films in adrenaline fuelled, live action horror mazes - and NOW the truly brave can face them ALONE. The special after hours Face It Alone Experience dares guests to return to their favourite maze after closing and negotiate their way through even more extreme scares totally on their own.

 

Limited places are available every Fright Night priced at £15.00 per maze per person and must be booked in advance online at www.thorpepark.com/frightnights. The experience is strictly for over 16s with access to the mazes from  10.30pm after the park closes.

 

Fright Nights have become a highlight of the Halloween calendar and this new offering gives fans the opportunity to experience THORPE PARK's famous horror attractions in a totally new and unique way. Be it Cabin in the Woods, My Bloody Valentine 3D, SAW Alive, The Blair Witch Project or the ever popular ASYLUM guests facing them alone are in for some extreme live action scares… if they stay the distance.

 

FACT BOX/ GETTING THERE

  • Fright Nights run 11-13, 18-20 October, 25 October – 3 November 2013
  • General park opening time is 10am – 10pm with Fright Nights attractions open at 3pm.  FACE IT ALONE EXPERIENCE runs AFTER park closing with access to the mazes from 10.30pm and includes MORE extreme scares 
  • Face It Alone Experiences are priced at £15 per person per maze and are in addition to general Fright Nights entry which is priced from £34.99 when booked 2 or more days in advance online
  • Face It Alone Experiences are for over 16s only
  • The Crash Pad is priced from £64 pp including two day Park ticket and breakfast
  • The Face It Alone experience must be booked online in advance
  • For more information and to book, visit THORPEPARK.com
  • Nearest station: Staines (30mins from Waterloo)
  • THORPE PARK, Staines Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 8PN

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For further information please contact Claudia or Karen at freerange on 0207 402 9966 or Claudia@freerange.eu or contact the THORPE PARK Press Office on +44 (0) 207 402 9966 or 01932 577 131 / press.office@thorpe-park.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

As the nation’s Thrill Capital, THORPE PARK is the ‘must do’ destination for adrenaline seekers with over 25 rides and attractions all within 20 miles of Central London. With a core audience of 16 to 34 year olds and ‘up-for-it’ families, THORPE PARK is constantly pushing the boundaries with new rides. With rollercoasters such as THE SWARM (2012), the UK’s first winged rollercoaster, SAW – The Ride (2009), the world’s first horror movie themed rollercoaster, Stealth (2006), one of Europe’s fastest and tallest rollercoasters and Colossus (2002), the world’s first ten inversion rollercoaster, as well as attractions such as Rush (2005), the world’s largest Speed Swing and Slammer (2005), Europe’s first Sky Swat, the Park has been leading the way in the UK when it comes to extreme theme park thrills.

 

  • MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS is the leading name in location-based, family entertainment, and has seen dynamic growth sector over the last five years. Europe’s Number 1 and the world’s second-largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates 99 attractions, eight hotels/three holiday villages in 22 countries and across four continents. The company aims to deliver memorable and rewarding experiences to its 54 million visitors worldwide, through its iconic global and local brands, and the commitment and passion of its managers and more than 22,000 employees. 
  • Among Merlin’s attractions are  - SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND, The EDF Energy London Eye, Dungeons, Gardaland, LEGOLAND Discovery Centres, Alton Towers Resort, Warwick Castle, THORPE PARK, Chessington World of Adventures Resort, Blackpool Tower, Heide Park Resort, WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo, Sydney Tower Eye and SKYWALK, Siam Ocean World and Busan Aquarium.  All brands which are distinctive, challenging and innovative – and which have great potential for growth in the future. Visit www.merlinentertainments.biz for more information.
  • Lionsgate U.K. is the diversified U.K.-based filmed entertainment arm of Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF), the leading independent filmed entertainment studio. The company (formerly Redbus Film Distributors) was acquired by Lionsgate in October 2005 and has since established a reputation in the U.K. as a leading producer and distributor and acquirer of commercially successful and critically acclaimed product, recently releasing Steven Soderbergh’s “MAGIC MIKE”, Simon West’s “THE EXPENDABLES 2” and Mike Newell’s “GREAT EXPECTATIONS” as well as the box office smash hit THE HUNGER GAMES earlier in 2012. Upcoming releases include “THE LAST STAND” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, “THE PAPERBOY” starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron, “OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN” starring Gerard Buter, Morgan Freeman and Aaron Eckhart, “FILTH” starring James McAvoy and Jamie Bell, and “THE RAILWAY MAN”, starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. Its prestigious and prolific library of nearly 13,000 motion picture titles and television episodes – including Mad Men, Nurse Jackie and Weeds – is a valuable source of recurring revenue and a foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses – film production and distribution, TV programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content. The Lionsgate U.K. brand is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the globe. www.lionsgatefilms.co.uk

 

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