THE OVERALL EVENT…

WOO – Uniqueness | WOO – Location | BOO – Side Shows

Our journey with After Dark Scream Park began a few years ago on social media. The park had been teasing its concept and searching for a home for its new event, making bold claims like having “over 100 actors” and being “Wales’ Scariest Scream Park.” It certainly seemed poised for success.

Unfortunately, the feedback from the opening night was overwhelmingly poor, with the event falling severely short of the promised experience. We caught up with the owners the following day and learned the unfortunate truth: the team was genuinely let down on multiple fronts. This included funfair operators pulling out with minimal notice, storm weather damaging two of the attractions, and vital equipment arriving late. All of these elements had a cascading impact on the entire event.

Our visit was on their second night of operation, and it was clear the team had done their absolute best to address issues and deliver the best possible experience. We received our wristband with no queues upon entry and found the hub area, which was small but featured a few food vans, a sheltered bar with a DJ, and a fire performer.

We were highly excited for the Luminaria show, but due to another technical error, the main show could not run as expected, which was a real shame as the setup looked promising. However, the team did run the show’s audio and had fire performers, with someone else manually running the lights in the background, attempting to offer something rather than nothing.

While the final offering was not as promised, it’s important to note that the team and cast did everything they could to keep the event running under immense pressure.

Dr Malice

WOO – Flow | WOO – Actor Performance | BOO – SFX