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Fright Nights Fearstival 2020 Review

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 Fright Nights Fearstival 2020 Review If you asked me back in March if we would have Fright Nights at the end of the year I would have said no chance, but Thorpe Park have done it and the 19th rendition of the event is one of the best, despite the COVID restrictions. This years event included 8 attractions and strayed away from the usual 'Pack as many mazes in as you can' mantra that the event has had for the past few years with only 2 mazes, mainly down to the lack of indoor mazes as the park decided to only have outdoor ones for this year due to obvious reasons. Ahead are my reviews of all the attractions after experiencing them multiple times. Back for its fifth year, the maze has undergone major changes for 2020. The route is flipped around and the general creepy atmosphere remains. The tunnel now being the queue line, you start the maze like you always do with the tour guide taking you down a path explaining the Sleeper Express and conductor. They leave you and you now go

Fright Nights Preview 2020

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   Fright Nights Fearfestival 2020 In the age of COVID-19 any Halloween event going ahead must be applauded for its bravery and ability to work around major obstacles. Thorpe Park's Fright Nights has been a major part of the resorts year ever since it burst onto the scene in 2002 and has always relied on scare mazes to attract crowds. This year the pandemic has led to the park only being able to operate outdoor mazes, meaning for the first time since 2003 the event will run with two mazes. The park however has knocked it out of the park with several other non maze attractions which will make an appearance at the 2020 event. The event will run from the 9th of October to the 1st of November and opening times have been reduced by an hour to 10am to 9pm. Platform 15 (2016-)