The Towers : Hex - The Legend
of the Towers
Hex - The Legend
of the Towers, was the new ride for the 2000 season.
The theme of
the ride is loosely set around a legend that dates back to
the nineteenth century, where the Earl was traveling to the
Towers, when a beggar woman approached the carriage, begging
for money. After being disregarded by the Earl, the beggar
placed a curse on the Earl, saying that every time a branch
fell from the old oak tree, a member of his family would die.
Later that night,
during the opening of the new banqueting hall, a freak storm
rolled over the Towers. Lightening struck the oak tree, and
a branch fell. Soon afterward, a member of the Earls family
suffered an abrupt and inexplicable death. The
next day, the Earl ordered the oak tree to be wrapped in chains
so that a branch could not fall again.
The ride itself,
is really in two parts. The first part is really a continuation
of the queue line, where you are shown a series of video clips.
The secret vault is the real ride. In here are four rows of
20 seats, with two rows on either side of the centre piece,
so that you are seated in a similar way as on Blade. The centre
piece, is a large branch from the Tree In Chains, that is
chained to the floor. All around the room are various pieces
of machinery and equipment. Once everyone is seated, the lap
bars come down. The first thing you experience is quite strange.
You get a distinct feeling of movement, yet nothing in the
room is moving. Soon, the entire seating area begins to swing
back and forth, in a Blade fashion, though not to the same
height. The disorientation occurs at this stage. Your brain
is tricked into thinking you are upside down, as the entire
room revolved in the opposite direction. This really upsets
your senses, as your sense of balance tells you, you are not
upside down, but your eyes are telling you, you are. The
ride settles down after a minute or so, and you then leave
the ride through more passages, before emerging into the conservatory,
and into the gardens in the Towers grounds.
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The old Towers Gift Shop provides the
entrance to Hex - Legend of the Towers
The ride is housed inside this large building
behind the Towers
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