This was the first time that I'd done this maze despite it being here during the last Fright Night that I'd attended simply because I always forget about stuff in the arena! Though the start was great in itself - Especially as we had to find our own way out of the initial Blood-spattered padded cell - The rest of the maze wasn't exhibiting nearly as much Gore as I was hoping to see. However it's troth to the film and it's exhibition of the seven Deadly sins was at least accurate and very well executed.

In retrospect, I'm glad that I did this maze first. On the whole, the maze itself seems to me to be more geared towards shocking and unnerving the psyche, as opposed to slamming people into the state of true dread that I truly love to behold...But even though it didn't appeal to me in the same way as some of the other mazes, it's still a damn good attraction and not to be missed IMO!

Having missed last years Fright Nights, I don't know if this is a new one or not...But even so, it's appearance and setting (Right in the middle of Neptune's Kingdom - The parks waterpark for younger children) meant that I initially mistook it for some kind of private event marquee!

In any case, the maze itself - Themed to be set in the bowels of a ship - Is very nicely themed and well done. There are several parts where sudden environmental effects are triggered using infra-red beams (Fairly visible from the front) and tripping these a second time if ye are at the back of the group is an excellent way to spook the rest of the party further...As is bashing your heels rapidly against the wooden floor whilst no-one else is looking!

Personally - Though I only did it the once - I really like this one, and think it a great addition to the Fright Night repetoire. Not only does it exhibit a healthy amount of Gore for the more Brutal amongst us, it also plays with the mind in the way that a Fright Night maze should. There are also some cute touches - Such as that friendly Goth lass dropping down from the ceiling - That manage to keep even seasoned Fright Night maze veterans like myself on our toes!

Some major changes have been made to this one since my last Fright Night visit. Gone are the psychadelic scrawls upon the walls of the corridor (And the accompanying 3D specs), and the "Freaks" that used to walk the halls have been replaced with butlers and Daemons...Transforming this long forgotton section of X:\No Way Out's queue line from a freakshow of colour into a very fitting passage to the deepest bowels of Utgard.

Although the change in theming threw me off quite a bit and I spent half the way around trying to adjust and figure out the new back-story, the theming and atmosphere of this maze is still as good as it always was, if not better. The start of the maze - With it's nice Gothic feel, and friendly butlers ready to tend to thy needs - Made me feel right at home, and the further we came along our gradual decent into Hell the nicer and more enjoyable things became!

I especially like the Purgatory that they have set-up in the final room, and the way that they've removed all of X:\'s theming (Which would be completely out of context now) to ensure that there's nothing "modern" to spoil it all. The Daemon Knight at the end with the steel "Cat o' Twos" is a great touch as well, although I have to say that the actor playing him might want to be a little more careful with his close-up chain work!

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