NEW Details About Paultons Park's Ghostly Manor Revealed!
New details about Paultons Park’s upcoming new for 2025 ride Ghostly Manor have today been revealed at this year’s European IAAPA Expo.
The announcement was made this morning (Tuesday 24th September 2024) by Lagotronics Projects BV at this autumn’s IAAPA Expo in Amsterdam.
A presentation was given by the design team responsible for the world’s first attraction revealing further details surrounding what guests can expect from Ghostly Manor in 2025 and what makes the park’s new ride so unique.
What CAN We Expect From Ghostly Manor?
Ghostly Manor is set to open at Paultons Park in May 2025 and will be the world’s first “Gameplay Theatre” comprising of a mix of ride system, screens, physical sets and more.
Riders will board their ride vehicles before equipping their blasters and taking on the manor’s resident spooks and spirits as they attempt to restore balance to Dr Kinley’s haunted home.
The ride will take guests through a series of different scenes each comprising of large projections, decorative scenes and ample special effects.
As the ride vehicles turn on their axis each scene revealed will present riders with a new challenge and differently themed worlds to explore.
The whole experience is described as being “story driven and immersive” by Lagotronics Projects who are the ones responsible for the attraction’s conception.
Ghostly Manor has also been designed to handle a high capacity in a relatively small space too making it the ideal first dark ride for Paultons Park and any family theme park for that matter.
Tell Us More About Ghostly Manor?
Ghostly Manor will tell the story of Dr. Kinley, an avid ghost hunter out to capture some of the world’s most notorious ghosts and specters.
Whilst out on his adventures to hunt down the illusive Ice Mirror, Dr Kinley has invited guests to explore his mansion home, but things don’t quite go to plan.
Whilst exploring his home, it quickly becomes clear that some of his ghouls and specters have escaped and it’s up to YOU – his guests to hunt them down and contain them using his state of the art “Phantom Phasers”.
Guests must capture ALL of the ghosts loose in the mansion to bring them back to safety, however there is one – Ohjee who will prove particularly hard to capture.
It’s up to you (the riders) to work as a team in order to ensure you bring Ohjee and all of the other ghostly escapees back to safety.
Upon exiting the ride guests will also have chance to review their scores on the score screens at the end of the ride (very similar to Sheriff’s Showdown at Drayton Manor.
Who HAS Designed Ghostly Manor For Paultons Park?
So finally, who HAS designed Ghostly Manor for Paultons Park? Well, in truth it’s actually a joint effort between a number of different industry leading companies.
The concept for the Gamplay Theatre was visualised and developed by MACK Rides in close collaboration with Lagotronics Projects BV.
Whilst MACK Rides designed the ride system, Lagotronics Projects are the ones responsible for the integration of interactive technology, AV lighting and special effects.
Leisure Expert Group also brought a significant amount of input to the project too providing their creative expertise in the creation of the ride’s storyline, set design and entrance design.
Finally Themics has worked hard to creating stunning theming to enhance the immersive atmosphere within the attraction enhancing both the guest experience and ride experience as a whole.
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