Theme Park Blog

  Scarefest returns to the Alton Towers Resort in a months time with 2 NEW scare attractions for 2025! This years event features many changes and updates to the lineup and the event runs on selected dates from the 27th September - 2nd November which is the earliest start that Scarefest has ever had in its 19 year history! So let’s explore what’s new and what’s returning in the lineup for this year… NEW FOR 2025! Edge Of The Forest: A Dark Forest Story. This BRAND NEW Maze debuting at the park this year will follow the story of the Leshwall creature who is taking over the Forest. The maze will be located on the path between the Towers & Dark Forest where Darkest Depths was located previously. The description on the website reads:  “  Whispers wind through the withered woods at the edge of the Dark Forest, where a forgotten cottage stands as the last remnant of a forgotten time. Locals speak of the Leshwall, a lurking presence that twists the trees and plays tricks...

This Morning, Alton Towers announced their BRAND NEW SCARE MAZE coming to Scarefest for 2025!  Edge Of The Forest: A Dark Forest Story is the name and the maze will be located where Darkest Depths was in previous years, on the path between the Towers & Dark Forest. This maze will be themed all around the Dark Forest & Th13teen similar to the NEW SCARE ZONE- Dark Hollow! However, the maze will have a different story as in the announcement video, there looks to be a cabin within the forest and a big creature known as a Leshwall who is taking over.  This Leshwall creature looks to be the main “threat” within the maze. Within the teaser, theres loads of other parts to take note of. People being “possessed” by this creature, the car from a previous teaser video and loads of other small details and clues as to what this maze will be like.  Edge Of The Forest: A Dark Forest Story will join Compound & Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny’s Revenge to form the maze lineup for 2...

Dark Hollow is the BRAND NEW SCARE ZONE coming to the Alton Towers Resort for Scarefest in 2025! This new scare zone will be themed around the Dark Forest & Th13teen and will be located within the Dark Forest area of the park. Within the announcement video from the park, the “Th13teen Girl” character ,who was used within the marketing and adverts from when Th13teen originally opened back in 2010, is the main focus. Throughout, she uses a teapot and a teddy bear which could be featured within the zone alongside the car from other teaser videos. However, this isn’t the first time the characters from the Dark Forest lore have been at Scarefest as a very similar attraction called Nox Infernus debuted at Scarefest 2015 and followed the same theme of the Dark Forest characters & theme. Unfortunately the zone didn’t return for 2016 so it’s nice to see the zone return in a similar fashion. The characters were also at the event in 2010 & 2011 in the TH13TEEN: After Dark attraction. ...

  Welcome to the first DKS Theme Park Blog   I’m Dhillon and I’m a theme park enthusiast and have been for many years. My love for theme parks first started when my parents would take me to theme parks when i was younger, but it was a trip to Alton Towers in 2017 with my dad that would change everything. After my visit to the park and my first ever theme park hotel stay, i became so invested in theme parks and began learning everything about them. From ride models to manufacturers to the different ride types, I learnt everything i could about theme parks, rides & attractions and that’s when i became an enthusiast. Ever since, I’ve visited multiple theme parks every year, learnt even more and made friends within the community from it. This is why Alton Towers is one of my favourite theme parks in the world. It’s not just about the park, it’s how without it I probably wouldn’t be who i am today and that makes the park so special to me. Some of my favourite moments being...