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The New HEX! Well not only is
Hex Alton Towers newest ride, but it seems that its
also the latest ride to receive a make-over.
As you all should remember, originally
the queue for Hex was one without much interest... yes
there are things to look at during your wait, but they
soon lost my attention after a while, lets face it,
there's only so long you can look at a few piles of
books or a rusty suit of armour. Now during the waiting
period there's some TV screens dotted around the place
with a constant video loop playing a mock-up documentary
on how they first discovered the story of the oak and
some history of the Towers, all introduced by Towers
historian - Les Davies (probably an actor) during his
ramblings on the subject of Hex, we are shown various
shots of trees and such like that seem to have been
done in a Blair Witch style, with jittery camera work
and what sounds like muffled whispering in the background.
That's just the queue for the ride....now
on to part one! The original PT1 of the ride featured
some guy who looked like Kenny Everett telling us a
little background on the story of Hex and history of
the legend. since all this is now revealed in the queue,
something more was needed here to keep the public entertained.
now as the overhead projector starts we a treated to
a reconstruction of the curse itself (some bloke in
a carriage tells some beggar woman to hop it and get
out the way as he returns to the house and since she's
not too chuffed about this she has a bit of a nasty
dig at his family by cursing a tree) after which you
are asked to go through the doors on to part 2.....
In PT2 we are first almost choked to
death by a dry-ice machine giving the impression of
fog...a little too much fog....and we are also subjected
to another TV with some more reconstructed footage of
the Earls fascination with the tree branch that fell
of the tree and killed a member of his family (in a
non-direct sense that is...) and how he ordered that
all the branches on the tree to be chained up so as
not to fall when being struck be lightning, this seems
pretty silly really considering that metal seems to
attract lightning and putting it high up in a tree wont
help this fact either. After this little video clip
the original PT2 continues with the supposed breaking
down of a generator, howling winds blowing curtains
about the place and the sound of a raging storm overhead.
when all dies down we are then told to proceed on to
the third and final part of the ride.
Well the third part remains the same
as it was before and has not in any way had a facelift
like the rest. I would tell you what happens but that
would defeat the point of you going on it really would
it not? You'll just have to see for yourselves and enjoy
it the best you can. but I will say this one thing,
don't expect anything really special or you may end
up disappointed, just expect a fairly decent and well
presented new ride.
Mac.
P.S. as the firework show this October
approaches, there are rumours of a new section of Hex
being opened which as yet remains unseen to the public,
lets hope so!
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