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Representing Alton Towers, the resort’s live performance manager Adam Bayliss discussed its annual Scarefest season, which includes both park inclusive and paid-for walk-through attractions. The latter, Adam admitted are, “a contentious issue, but most guests are more than happy to pay.” Talking about staffing and training, he went to on to state, “The more ownership you can give an actor over an attraction, the more likely they are to turn up,” observed Adam, before adding, “remember your actors are humans and not robots.”
In his closing address, Michael Bolton went ton to highlight not just the growing number of scare attractions across the UK (elsewhere in Europe they seem to be limited to events within theme parks), but also the variety. He singled out, for example, an event called 2.8 Hours Later – a giant Zombie chase through the streets of Bristol, as being particularly innovative. Michael also raised the issue of health and safety and stressed that as the industry got bigger it was important for operators to pull together to present a more professional front. Perhaps, concluded Michael, it was time for the British Association of Scare and Haunted Attractions (BASHA) to reform. Among the handful of exhibitors on the day was Michael’s own scare consultancy, a couple of make- up artists, a theatre company and provider of scare actors, plus a budding film director looking for investors to back a horror movie.
In the evening delegates were treated to a light- hearted zombie science show, delivered by “Doctor Austin” from the University of Glasgow, who hopes to provide attractions operators with a fun but credible insight into the undead. Many of those stopping on for the night put on their must macabre fancy dress for the ScareBall, before retiring to bed. For some, however, there was very little sleep (see panel). ScareCON will return to the UK next May, venue to be decided.
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Screamie
Awards Previously held as part of ScareCON, but now an entity in their own right, the winners of the latest Screamie Awards have been announced, recognising achievements in 2010.
•Best Year Round Scare Attraction – London Bridge Experience featuring the London Tombs
•Best Seasonal or Halloween Event – Tulleys Farm Shocktoberfest
•Best Seasonal Attraction or Maze – Field of Screams, Tulleys Farm Shocktoberfest •Best Family Attraction or Event – Tulleys Farm Shoctoberfest •Best International Attraction – Terenzi Horror Nights at Europa Park, Germany
•Outstanding Contribution to the UK Scare Industry – Richard Cottier and Mark Edwards, Farmaggedon
www.screamieawards.co.uk Delegates at this year’s conference
JUNE 2011
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