{"id":10612,"date":"2023-03-18T17:50:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T17:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=10612"},"modified":"2025-06-12T19:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:43:22","slug":"10612","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=10612","title":{"rendered":"Ride Review | The Curse at Alton Manor *SPOILER FREE*- Alton Towers Resort New for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Firstly, I want to express that this\u00a0WILL NOT CONTAIN SPOILERS<\/strong>. Nobody needs that in their life. So, The Curse has just opened at Alton Towers & here are our thoughts on the ride! <\/span><\/p>\n

The Area & Audio:<\/span><\/h3>\n

I think the area looks beautiful. You step inside through these large steel gates which enhance the feeling of entering the manor. You\u2019re then faced with a coffin & hearse. The area feels alive again and that\u2019s exactly what was needed from this refurbishment. It’s good to see the former food outlet being used again. As for the audio within the area it fits in perfectly. With sound effects happening throughout Its cycle too. It’s also nice to see the exit shop receive some alterations to match the theme & the merchandise is quite subtle & cute.\"\"\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Queue Line:<\/span><\/h3>\n

There\u2019s now a themed entrance into the queue line which I feel used to be the cover to where the zombie once sat outside but was just updated. Then throughout the queue are some cute little nods to past rides at the park. I\u2019ll insert few photos below. But the queue, once the ride is open really, does move quickly the same way it did with Duel. There are considerable carriages on the ride system with a maximum of 6 seats to th carriage which helps keep the queue moving.\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ride Itself<\/span><\/h3>\n

Honestly, if you haven\u2019t experienced The Curse my first recommendation is to go in spoiler-free. It’s great to see the carriages have faced some changes and they look fresh. This re-theme has truly made an old attraction feel brand new yet aged due to the theme. There is a combination of all elements of theming incorporated together to create a fully immersive experience. The audio throughout is flawless as are the lightning and special effects. There\u2019s a lovely yet spooky atmosphere the whole of the ride and more importantly, it is creepy. I was on edge, but I am scared of the overall theme anyway. But this ride is a huge improvement to Duel and it\u2019s remarkable what the team have managed to build & create within that brief space of time. Alton Towers should be proud.\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

How Does It Compare?<\/span><\/h3>\n

It is everything which we had wished it was going to be. In comparison to Duel, it still has that joy factor but is greatly spooky. The theming is miles ahead of Duel which can be expected!\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

Our Overall Thoughts: <\/span><\/h3>\n

It is our favourite dark ride in the UK. It\u2019s beautiful, spooky and atmospheric. The three key parts of any dark ride. Considering the turnaround in time between Duel closing to The Curse opening. It\u2019s something which needs to be experienced for yourself. It\u2019s seemingly a family attraction which if you have brave children I\u2019d agree with. It\u2019s either we are wimps or it\u2019s gotten darker inside in regards to scares, I\u2019ll leave you to be the judge of that. Overall this ride is stunning & we can\u2019t wait to experience it again!\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for reading & be sure to head to Alton Towers to check it out!\"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Firstly, I want to express that this\u00a0WILL NOT CONTAIN SPOILERS. Nobody needs that in their life. So, The Curse has just opened at Alton Towers & here are our thoughts on the ride! The Area & Audio: I think the area looks beautiful. You step inside through these large steel gates which enhance the feeling of entering the manor. You\u2019re then faced with a coffin & hearse. The area feels alive again and that\u2019s exactly what was needed from this refurbishment. It’s good to see the former food outlet being used again. As for the audio within the area it fits in perfectly. With sound effects happening throughout Its cycle too. It’s also nice to see the exit shop receive some alterations to match the theme & the merchandise is quite subtle & cute.\u00a0 Queue Line: There\u2019s now a themed entrance into the queue line which I feel used to be the cover to where the zombie once sat outside but was just updated. Then throughout the queue are some cute little nods to past rides at the park. I\u2019ll insert few photos below. But the queue, once the ride is open really, does move quickly the same way it did with Duel. There are considerable carriages on the ride system with a maximum of 6 seats to th carriage which helps keep the queue moving. \u00a0 The Ride Itself Honestly, if you haven\u2019t experienced The Curse my first recommendation is to go in spoiler-free. It’s great to see the carriages have faced some changes and they look fresh. This re-theme has truly made an old attraction feel brand new yet aged due to the theme. There is a combination of all elements of theming incorporated together to create a fully immersive experience. The audio throughout is flawless as are the lightning and special effects. There\u2019s a lovely yet spooky atmosphere the whole of the ride and more importantly, it is creepy. I was on edge, but I am scared of the overall theme anyway. But this ride is a huge improvement to Duel and it\u2019s remarkable what the team have managed to build & create within that brief space of time. Alton Towers should be proud. How Does It Compare? It is everything which we had wished it was going to be. In comparison to Duel, it still has that joy factor but is greatly spooky. The theming is miles ahead of Duel which can be expected! Our Overall Thoughts: It is our favourite dark ride in the UK. It\u2019s beautiful, spooky and atmospheric. The three key parts of any dark ride. Considering the turnaround in time between Duel closing to The Curse opening. It\u2019s something which needs to be experienced for yourself. It\u2019s seemingly a family attraction which if you have brave children I\u2019d agree with. It\u2019s either we are wimps or it\u2019s gotten darker inside in regards to scares, I\u2019ll leave you to be the judge of that. Overall this ride is stunning & we can\u2019t wait to experience it again! \u2014 Thank you for reading & be sure to head to Alton Towers to check it out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10613,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5053,5054],"tags":[39,3036,1111,4251,2356,4144,4608,4250,4253,1110,4481,4478,4609,4482,1007,445,448],"class_list":["post-10612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theme-parks","category-themed-attractions","tag-alton-towers","tag-alton-towers-chat","tag-alton-towers-dark-ride","tag-alton-towers-duel","tag-best-uk-dark-ride","tag-best-uk-theme-park","tag-dark-ride-2023","tag-duel-is-over","tag-farewell-duel","tag-new-dark-ride","tag-the-curse","tag-the-curse-at-alton-manor","tag-the-curse-at-alton-manor-review","tag-the-curse-at-the-alton-manor-ride","tag-top-5-uk-dark-rides","tag-uk-dark-rides","tag-uk-theme-park"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A6076D90-4E70-4529-B481-5BA2F2587E7D-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/sb4qDv-10612","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10612","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=10612"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10620,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10612\/revisions\/10620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}