Frights, camera... action! Zombies, chainsaw-wielding clowns and ghosts needed for theme park’s Scarefest
ALTON Towers Resort has announced it is recruiting actors to take part in this year’s Scarefest.
The UK’S biggest theme park has 30 acting jobs up for grabs, including zombies, ghosts, and chainsaw-wielding clowns.
More than 400 applicants have already auditioned to take part in Scarefest 2021 and the attraction is now looking to fill the final specialist roles within its scare team.
Kieran Kimberley, entertainments creative manager for Alton Towers Resort, said: “Scarefest is a very exciting time of the year for us here at the resort.
“Each year, we look for new ways to spark fear and create first-class immersive experiences for our guests, which has led us to be renowned for being the most popular destination in the UK for a seasonal scare.
“This year, our Halloween celebrations will be bigger and better than ever – we’ve got an incredible line-up of live entertainment and never-ending spooktacular fun, which we’re sure both our actors and guests will love.”
For more information about the roles available and to apply, visit the Alton Towers website.
Scarefest 2021 will run from October 8. It will feature four terrifying mazes and a brandnew attraction for thrillseekers and families alike, Trick or Treat Town.
Mazes and attractions at this year’s Scarefest:
Freak Show, Toxic Junkyard: Set outside in what appears to be an abandoned junkyard, daring thrillseekers will discover the dark and disturbing secret it hides in a truly chilling experience.
After being hunted and cast out of the community, the last of the Freak Show psycho clowns have gone into hiding, plotting in secret their next “Big show”.
Will daredevils entering the junkyard be able to help stop their evil plan or will they become the main attraction of the next performance.
The Attic, Terror of the Towers: An unforgettable and truly chilling experience set in the eaves of the theme park’s famous and historical Tower ruins.
Rumoured to be haunted by “the Governess”, local legend says she is eternally trying to avenge the death of her charges; taking the spirits of the living as penance… but who will be her next victim?
Darkest Depths: Get ready for a terrifying new adventure aboard “The Mutiny”, a notoriously spinechilling ghost ship.
You’ll truly earn your golden piece of eight by venturing into the darkest depths, avoiding the hazardous calls of the treacherous Sirens, dodging the swords of terrifyingly ghoulish pirate mutineers and coming face to face with the Kraken – the legendary monster of the seas!
Altonville Mine Tours: Uncover the Legend of the Skin Snatchers offering a tale with a not-so-beautiful twist.
Those brave enough can also head to Altonville, a recently reopened mine at the resort, which holds a deep dark secret.
Enter the damp, disused mine, which is believed to have once been home to a family of village outcasts.
Nicknamed the “Skin Snatchers” by local residents, their spine-chilling secret is about to be unearthed.
Remember, beauty is only skin deep.
Garden Lights Walk, Whispering Souls: Also returning for 2021 is the opportunity to experience the Alton Towers Gardens as it comes to spooktacular life.
Garden Lights Walk: Whispering Souls is free for guests to enjoy as part of the event’s family friendly frights line-up.