{"id":10470,"date":"2023-01-30T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=10470"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:04:54","slug":"whats-the-curse-at-alton-manor-alton-towers-brand-new-ride-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=10470","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s The Curse at Alton Manor? – Alton Towers Brand New Ride for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Formerly known as Duel until the property got re-possessed back in September 2022. Now set to be known as The Curse at Alton Manor. How exciting? So, here is all we know so far and this will be updated as and when more information is released which according to the press release it\u2019s set to be in the next month further details are going to be shared. I\u2019ll also be sharing my opinions throughout this post.<\/span><\/p>\n

New Name:<\/span><\/h3>\n

No longer known as Duel or The Haunted House. Instead, it\u2019ll be known as The Curse at Alton Manor. The name has given the ride a darker feel already as Duel always felt quite lighthearted and airy which is specifically what it was. But this name change has set up expectations for spookiness inside. It just sounds ghostly & I quite like that as well. Let\u2019s hope it reflects truly what occurs throughout. <\/span><\/p>\n

New Theme:<\/span><\/h3>\n

It seems to be very doll heavy at the moment given the art which got shared (see below). If you look closely you can spot there\u2019s a figure in the window of the house which I believe is the rides building but it does look virtually like a doll’s house too. So, we can assume this theme will feature a lot of dolls. I can see it having some Easter eggs for Emily the ghost who lived in the doll’s house which was located in Duels queue line. But it also gives off some serious Attic vibes too!\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

What We Know So Far? <\/span><\/h3>\n

What has been shared so far is the fact this Manor is cursed and it\u2019ll be a haunting dark ride. The image features an ungodly amount of dolls which therefore puts in mind the fact they will be heavily featured throughout the ride. Breaking down the concept art there are a lot of spooky atmospheres built. It\u2019s very evident it\u2019ll be a the darker vibe throughout than Duel once was. Another key component that\u2019s not featured on this the poster is the guns. I would assume they have been dismissed to allow this attraction to be purely a ghost train-like ride without any interactive feature. Personally, I\u2019m glad about this. <\/span><\/p>\n

What Do I Anticipate Inside?<\/span><\/h3>\n

I\u2019d love to think it\u2019ll be almost like a Ratatouille style of theming characteristics throughout where you feel tiny and everything around you is quite large. I\u2019m hoping there\u2019ll be an easy-to-follow story with some stunning audio for complimenting. I\u2019d love to see animatronics rather similar to those which move fairly lifelike. I\u2019m very excited to see what has happened inside and can\u2019t wait to Share a review afterwards. <\/span><\/p>\n

Check back here next month once more details get shared! How hyped are you for this ride?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading & I\u2019m so excited to share further information as and when they get released!\"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Formerly known as Duel until the property got re-possessed back in September 2022. Now set to be known as The Curse at Alton Manor. How exciting? So, here is all we know so far and this will be updated as and when more information is released which according to the press release it\u2019s set to be in the next month further details are going to be shared. I\u2019ll also be sharing my opinions throughout this post. New Name: No longer known as Duel or The Haunted House. Instead, it\u2019ll be known as The Curse at Alton Manor. The name has given the ride a darker feel already as Duel always felt quite lighthearted and airy which is specifically what it was. But this name change has set up expectations for spookiness inside. It just sounds ghostly & I quite like that as well. Let\u2019s hope it reflects truly what occurs throughout. New Theme: It seems to be very doll heavy at the moment given the art which got shared (see below). If you look closely you can spot there\u2019s a figure in the window of the house which I believe is the rides building but it does look virtually like a doll’s house too. So, we can assume this theme will feature a lot of dolls. I can see it having some Easter eggs for Emily the ghost who lived in the doll’s house which was located in Duels queue line. But it also gives off some serious Attic vibes too! What We Know So Far? What has been shared so far is the fact this Manor is cursed and it\u2019ll be a haunting dark ride. The image features an ungodly amount of dolls which therefore puts in mind the fact they will be heavily featured throughout the ride. Breaking down the concept art there are a lot of spooky atmospheres built. It\u2019s very evident it\u2019ll be a the darker vibe throughout than Duel once was. Another key component that\u2019s not featured on this the poster is the guns. I would assume they have been dismissed to allow this attraction to be purely a ghost train-like ride without any interactive feature. Personally, I\u2019m glad about this. What Do I Anticipate Inside? I\u2019d love to think it\u2019ll be almost like a Ratatouille style of theming characteristics throughout where you feel tiny and everything around you is quite large. I\u2019m hoping there\u2019ll be an easy-to-follow story with some stunning audio for complimenting. I\u2019d love to see animatronics rather similar to those which move fairly lifelike. I\u2019m very excited to see what has happened inside and can\u2019t wait to Share a review afterwards. Check back here next month once more details get shared! How hyped are you for this ride? \u2014\u2014 Thanks for reading & I\u2019m so excited to share further information as and when they get released!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5053,5054],"tags":[4479,4251,4476,4477,85,4459,4425,4480,1422,4253,621,4424,4484,904,4456,3689,1703,4483,4481,4478,4482,3316],"class_list":["post-10470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theme-parks","category-themed-attractions","tag-alton-manor","tag-alton-towers-duel","tag-alton-towers-new-ride","tag-alton-towers-new-ride-for-2023","tag-brand-new","tag-coming-to-the-uk-in-2023","tag-duel-haunted-house","tag-duel-retheme","tag-eerie","tag-farewell-duel","tag-ghost-train","tag-haunted-house","tag-haunted-ride","tag-new-rides","tag-new-rides-2023","tag-scary-ride","tag-spooky","tag-spooky-ride","tag-the-curse","tag-the-curse-at-alton-manor","tag-the-curse-at-the-alton-manor-ride","tag-uk-new-rides"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0EDED2FF-AEF5-48D0-9601-56BBE291E195.jpeg?fit=1200%2C809&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb4qDv-2IS","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10470"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10472,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10470\/revisions\/10472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}