AJ and Curtis Pritchard’s new job left them terrified.
AJ and Curtis Pritchard
The brothers have been unveiled as official terror testers for Thorpe Park’s 2021 Fright Nights celebration and admitted they found going round the resort in the dark “blood-curdlingly scary” because it “pushed [their] scare levels to the limit.
AJ added: “We know from past years that the scare zones are unbelievable, but trying the rides in the dark, they’re on another level.”
Curtis found things so spooky, he wasn’t sure he and his brother would make it through new attraction Trailers unscathed.
Speaking before they entered the maze, he said: “We’re about to enter the new scare maze, Trailers. But will we be able to sit through the trailers and get to the actual film?
“All I’m gonna say AJ is, it’s been nice knowing you.”
Video footage showed the pair shrieking with terror and jumping as demonic characters and killer clowns crossed their path.
They said afterwards: “The darkness absorbed us with tension and scares building throughout.”
This year, Fright Nights are celebrating 20 years of fear, and those wanting to get into the Halloween spirit can be scared senseless thanks to the return of the popular live-action mazes – including the brand new Trailers attraction – a pyrotechnic show, Legacy, as well as other sinister sights across six scare zones and the chance to ride favourite attractions in the dead of night.
As well as old favourites including the deserted railroad horror maze Platform 15: End of the Line and Creak Freak Massacre, the resort will mark the 20th anniversary of Fright Night with a birthday party to remember.
Birthday BASH sees visitors invited to Hattie and Hugo’s birthday celebrations – but they are warned not to be fooled by the colourful decorations adoring the twins’ big day because “Mummy’s spoilt little angels have a dangerously devilish side”.
That’s not all as shock fans can take a walk through the cursed village of Mawkin Meadow to unearth the origins of the infamous Crows in The Crows of Mawkin Meadow, while teenage rivalry is prime on the resort thanks to LycanThorpe vs Amity High: LoveBITES!
Thorpe Park Fright Nights run on 8, 9, and 10 October, and then every day from 15-31 October.
Visit www.thorpepark.com for more information and to book tickets.
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