Overview

• Scarefest is running at Alton Towers in Stoke-on-Trent on select dates through November 2, drawing strong early visitor reviews.
• The 2025 line-up adds Edge of the Forest and the outdoor Dark Hollow scare zone tied to TH13TEEN, alongside returning mazes Altonville Mine Tours and COMPOUND and the Burial Ground zone.
• Reviewers report close-up performances and sudden jumps, with some instances of physical contact from actors that heighten the intensity.
• One Daily Mail reporter described getting disoriented in a very dark section and accidentally hitting her head, while still praising the production.
• Acting, sets and storytelling are widely commended, and coverage notes extra offerings such as night rides and family options including Trick O' Treat Town with HARIBO and MAOAM and Amigos in the Afterlife.