FIRST EVER TRIP TO SCAREFEST! | ALTON TOWERS VLOG

WILL ALTON TOWERS SCAREFEST BE MY FAVOURITE HALLOWEEN EVENT OF 2017?!
Myself and the lads head to Alton Towers for my first ever visit to Scarefest! At the park we experience 4 brand new horror mazes and a unique horror experience! We even take the horror a step further as we venture to the Chained Oak tree after dark... did we see the old woman lurking in the shadows??
COMMENT BELOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF SCAREFEST!
My Scarefest review:
Considering this was my first ever trip to Scarefest I have to say I was left slightly underwhelmed. This is very annoying considering how many years I'd been waiting to visit this event and how many good things I'd heard! I think due to the popularity of the event in previous years I was expecting it to be just as good this year. However, in general I believe Scarefest had a bit of an off year this year.
Based purely off of my single run through in each maze (which admittedly isn't a particularly fair way of judging a horror maze) the following is my maze rankings:
1. Terror of the Towers
2. Sub Species
3. Altonville Mine Tours
4. The Welcoming
Sub Species was probably my biggest disappointment of the day, what I was told to be a 'world class' maze, was actually just slightly above average.
In terms of the overall event, there wasn't too much atmosphere around the rest of the park, however the rides did look very good at night!
I will definitely be returning to Scarefest next year to see hopefully an improved event, as it has SO much potential! But for this year... Scarefest had nothing on Fright Nights!
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Music by:
-Oliver Chang
-IMA Score
-Nick Hutson
Filmed with:
-Canon 700D
-GoPro Hero 3+
-I Phone 6
-Canon IXUS 275
Edited with:
-Final Cut Pro X
-Adobe After Effects
Filmed on:
-15th October 2017
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[@lancehutch]

Been waiting for this! :D

[@TheJackSilkstone]

Hope you enjoyed!

[@felixsalter5254]

Yo jack love ur vids keep up the good work! U going to winter wonderland this year?

[@TheJackSilkstone]

Thanks a lot man! And yes I will be visiting Winter Wonderland this year!

[@felixsalter5254]

TheJackSilkstone Great hope to see you there!

[@RUFU58]

The guy that ate a sandwich when you went into the burger kitchen...he needs to go.

[@TakeItAway66]

BIG UP THE SEMI STROBE EDITING TO THE TOTW MAZE MUSIC!!!!!

[@aleanbhsharkey9533]

Yessssssssssssssss was goooooood stayed in hotel on way to fn

[@thepickle1235]

I love this

[@MadsHopee]

Been watching you for a long time Jack! Strange question but I’ve been trying to work this out for ages, how old are you hahaha x

[@jackmorrell4573]

Awesome 🤙🏻

[@TheJackSilkstone]

Thanks Jack!

[@roxyking9552]

Please try out Broadwitch farm this year for Halloween there are 5 mazes

[@chloesmusic591]

What time did u go cause I went at scarefest

[@TheJackSilkstone]

This video was filmed on the 15th October!

[@seulgis_weave]

Yes

[@rafaelschofield4416]

Love it !

[@TheJackSilkstone]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@rafaelschofield4416]

TheJackSilkstone love your vlogs is there any way I could be in them I have a merlin pass and go to chessington and Thorpe park a

[@k-391network3]

sick vlog as always, you never disappoint! :-) what camera do you use to record your videos? it is very good!

[@TheJackSilkstone]

Thanks a lot! This video was mostly filmed on a Canon 700D but I also used a GoPro Hero 3, I Phone 6 and Canon IXUS 275!

[@k-391network3]

ok, thanks! :)

[@beccaamy3358]

Are there people in costume all around the park or just in scare zones and mazes?? I'm terrified of people in costume touching or coming near me that's all! I know it's silly😂

[@ksh.d1]

first comment since Covid lmao

[@blackpanthe25ishot90]

Omg I’m going this month

[@LukeFarmz]

Good dayyyyy

[@miles627]

Sub Species was really hit and miss this year. It can be good, but it can also be awful depending on your run. In 2015, it was absolutely mental. It will never be as good as it was, and I wouldn't be surprised if it gets scrapped in 2018.

[@TheJackSilkstone]

I'd heard such good things about it! Wish I could have experienced it in its glory days!

[@yourexperienceguide]

MilesK We've done it twice, once in 2015 and then back in October, both times its been awesome, hope it returns next year. TOTT needs scrapping.

[@miles627]

I must have had a bad run. It was good, but I've had runs that were so much better. Agreed with TOTT. As good as it was this year, it needs to go.

[@yourexperienceguide]

MilesK The thing with mazes is nobody ever gets the same run through twice so it's difficult to compare your experiences to mine for example, so I completely understand your view point. I do wish they'd change the back story of TOTT and have it become a free flow maze

[@miles627]

Exactly. Everybody is going to get a different experience, that's what makes mazes so great! And I completely agree! Free flow works so much better than HOS.

[@tpc2666]

I think you probably had too high expectations for sub species so you sort of always would be disappointed. Same thing happened to me with shambhala.

[@kobyscootsandmore9141]

Best park and so is Thorpe park but scarefest is a hit with those crouds

[@reimudoki]

My notifications told me you loved one of my comments. They also said someone accepted my follow request. They always lie.

[@callumlloyd1453]

Best vid ever, jack if you could reply, that would be awesome

[@TheJackSilkstone]

Thanks a lot bro!

[@phobeballinger548]

I am sorry but if u think fright nights is scary and think it is good then ... the outdoor mazes were like a walk in the woods and the others were just rubbish . 😬😬

[@ThaMango421124]

Since the smiler accident Alton Tower's budget has gone down a ton. All the mazes used to have a load more actors and were much better.