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'''''Hocus Pocus Hall''''' is a [[gothic|gothic-themed]] [[house of mirrors]] at [[Chessington World of Adventures]].<ref name="smugglespg"/> Originally the site of several mansions dating back to 1348, ''Burnt Stub Mansion'' was a private feature in the [[Market Square area]] of the park for years, before opening as ''Hocus Pocus Hall'' in 2003. As of October 2013, the attraction continues to operate.<ref name="marketsquarecwoa"/>
'''''Hocus Pocus Hall''''' was a [[gothic subculture|gothic-themed]] [[house of mirrors]] at [[Chessington World of Adventures Resort]] in southwest [[London]], [[England]]. Originally the site of several mansions dating back to 1348, ''Burnt Stub Mansion'' was a private feature for years, before opening as ''Hocus Pocus Hall'' in 2003. It closed in 2018 to be redeveloped as '''Room On The Broom: A Magical Journey'''.<ref name="marketsquarecwoa"/>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Burnt Stub Mansion - geograph.org.uk - 167101.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Image of the mansion]]
[[File:Burnt Stub Mansion - geograph.org.uk - 167101.jpg|thumb|left|View of the mansion.]]

===Burnt Stub Mansion===
===Burnt Stub Mansion===
The mansion at [[Chessington World of Adventures]] known today as the ''Burnt Stub'' was originally built in 1348 in [[Chessington]]. In the [[English Civil War]] it became a royalist stronghold and was razed to the ground by [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s Parliamentary forces giving it its modern name. The site became an inn and was then rebuilt on a grander scale from the 18th century by the Vere Barker family in a neo-gothic Victorian style. The grounds were turned into a zoo in 1931 by Reginald Goddard.<ref name="tourismcrouch"/>
The mansion at [[Chessington World of Adventures Resort]], today called ''Burnt Stub'' was built in 1348 in [[Chessington]]. In the [[English Civil War]] it became a royalist stronghold, later being razed by [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s Parliamentary forces giving it its modern name.<ref name="tourismcrouch"/>

[[Chessington Zoo]] became part of the [[Tussauds Group]] in 1978 and is now operated as a [[theme park]]. Burnt Stub had no public access until 2003 when it became an attraction called ''Hocus Pocus Hall''.<ref name="tourismcrouch"/>


===''Hocus Pocus Hall'' description===
===''Hocus Pocus Hall'' description===
[[File:Chessington World of Adventures Hocus Pocus Hall sign.jpg|right|thumb|230px|A gremlin outside the attraction]]
[[File:Chessington World of Adventures Hocus Pocus Hall sign.jpg|right|thumb|230px|A gremlin outside the attraction]]
''Hocus Pocus Hall'' is a 4-D walk through attraction that leads throughout the mansion, with no age restriction. Theming includes animatronics such as a wizard and goblins,<ref name="marketsquarecwoa"/> as well as rotating hallways and 3D paintings, for which [[3-D glasses]] could be worn until the 2017 season where these were removed. The attraction would begin inside the main hall of the building where you were greeted by a preshow involving a wizard and the troublesome goblins of the Hall before the room transformed before your eyes into a room full of goblins and eyes from every corner - the bookcase would move aside leading you through a library corridor and into a trommel tunnel. After the tunnel you reach a generator room where goblins are causing all kinds of chaos in the form of animatronic statues and peppers ghost style projections. Guests throughout the scene are challenged to interact with buttons and pressure pads, even putting their hands in holes for a surprise or two. Guests were then led across pressure pads in what looked like a garden scene before reaching the “farting chair” - a chair which farted when someone was to sit on it. The next scene was the wizards bedroom where guests witnessed the goblins interacting around the sleeping wizard. The floors were then uneven as the attraction approached the finale, the mirror maze. The maze also included a drop off point for the 3D glasses until their removal. The mirror maze themed around a garden hid a few surprises as guests would get more and more lost whilst being surprised by goblins appearing through the glass. The attraction ends at the end of the mirror maze just to the right of the manors entrance.
''Hocus Pocus Hall'' is a 4-D walk though attraction that leads throughout the mansion, with no age restriction. Theming includes animatronics such as a wizard and goblins,<ref name="marketsquarecwoa"/> as well as rotating hallways and 3D paintings, for which [[3-D glasses]] can be worn.<ref name="hphreviewtpark"/>

During the park's 2013 Halloween event, the attraction had a makeover as “The Mystery of Hocus Pocus Hall”, featuring a new theme overlay and soundtrack.<ref name="hphreviewtpark"/>


It was announced in October 2018 that Hocus Pocus Hall would be redeveloped as Room On The Broom, based on the children's book by Julia Donaldson.
==Halloween events==
Chessington holds annual [[Halloween]]-themed events centered around ''Hocus Pocus Hall,'' after starting the trend in the mid 1990s.<ref name="ScareTourUK"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Chessington World of Adventures Resort]]
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{{Commonscat|Hocus Pocus Hall}}
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*[[Chessington World of Adventures]]
*[[House of mirrors]]
*[[House of mirrors]]


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist| refs =
{{Reflist| refs =


<ref name="tourismcrouch">
<ref name="tourismcrouch">
[http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=uiltnIBk-F4C&oi=fnd&pg=PA91&dq=burnt+stub+chessington&ots=93fwkXy-yG&sig=8Fd4eer8qI7YF9CF9F7NgFg0Mkk#PPA92,M1 Leisure/tourism Geographies: Practices and Geographical Knowledge] By David Crouch, 1999, Routledge,ISBN 0-415-18109-7</ref>
[https://books.google.com/books?id=uiltnIBk-F4C&dq=burnt+stub+chessington&pg=PA92 Leisure/tourism Geographies: Practices and Geographical Knowledge] By David Crouch, 1999, Routledge,{{ISBN|0-415-18109-7}}</ref>
<ref name="smugglespg">
{{cite news
| title = Chessington History
| url = http://www.themeparkguide.biz/chessington-history.php
| newspaper = Theme Park Guide
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| date =
| accessdate = 2013-10-15
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<ref name="hphreviewtpark">
<ref name="hphreviewtpark">{{cite news
{{cite news
| title = Hocus Pocus Hall review
| title = Hocus Pocus Hall review
| url = http://www.tpark.co.uk/Rides_and_Attractions.php?RideID=945
| url = http://www.tpark.co.uk/Rides_and_Attractions.php?RideID=945
| publisher = T-Park
| publisher = T-Park
| date =
| date =
| accessdate = 2013-10-15
| accessdate = 2013-10-15
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20131104103615/http://www.tpark.co.uk/Rides_and_Attractions.php?RideID=945
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| archive-date = 2013-11-04

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<ref name="ScareTourUK">
{{cite news
| title = Hocus Pocus Hall Review
| url = http://www.scaretouruk.com/review---chessington-hocus-pocus-2011.html
| newspaper = ScareTourUK
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| date = 2011
| accessdate = 2013-10-15
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{Official|http://www.chessington.com/explore/market-square.aspx}}
*{{Official|http://www.chessington.com/explore/market-square.aspx}}


{{Chessington World of Adventures}}
{{Chessington World of Adventures Resort}}

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[[Category:Mirrors]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 10 June 2023

Hocus Pocus Hall
Chessington World of Adventures
AreaBurnt Stub Mansion
StatusClosed
Opening date2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Closing date2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Replaced byRoom On The Broom: A Magical Journey
Ride statistics
Attraction typeThemed walkaround
DesignerTussauds Studios / Rex Studios
ThemeMagic

Hocus Pocus Hall was a gothic-themed house of mirrors at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in southwest London, England. Originally the site of several mansions dating back to 1348, Burnt Stub Mansion was a private feature for years, before opening as Hocus Pocus Hall in 2003. It closed in 2018 to be redeveloped as Room On The Broom: A Magical Journey.[1]

History

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View of the mansion.

Burnt Stub Mansion

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The mansion at Chessington World of Adventures Resort, today called Burnt Stub was built in 1348 in Chessington. In the English Civil War it became a royalist stronghold, later being razed by Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentary forces giving it its modern name.[2]

Hocus Pocus Hall description

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A gremlin outside the attraction

Hocus Pocus Hall is a 4-D walk through attraction that leads throughout the mansion, with no age restriction. Theming includes animatronics such as a wizard and goblins,[1] as well as rotating hallways and 3D paintings, for which 3-D glasses could be worn until the 2017 season where these were removed. The attraction would begin inside the main hall of the building where you were greeted by a preshow involving a wizard and the troublesome goblins of the Hall before the room transformed before your eyes into a room full of goblins and eyes from every corner - the bookcase would move aside leading you through a library corridor and into a trommel tunnel. After the tunnel you reach a generator room where goblins are causing all kinds of chaos in the form of animatronic statues and peppers ghost style projections. Guests throughout the scene are challenged to interact with buttons and pressure pads, even putting their hands in holes for a surprise or two. Guests were then led across pressure pads in what looked like a garden scene before reaching the “farting chair” - a chair which farted when someone was to sit on it. The next scene was the wizards bedroom where guests witnessed the goblins interacting around the sleeping wizard. The floors were then uneven as the attraction approached the finale, the mirror maze. The maze also included a drop off point for the 3D glasses until their removal. The mirror maze themed around a garden hid a few surprises as guests would get more and more lost whilst being surprised by goblins appearing through the glass. The attraction ends at the end of the mirror maze just to the right of the manors entrance.

During the park's 2013 Halloween event, the attraction had a makeover as “The Mystery of Hocus Pocus Hall”, featuring a new theme overlay and soundtrack.[3]

It was announced in October 2018 that Hocus Pocus Hall would be redeveloped as Room On The Broom, based on the children's book by Julia Donaldson.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Market Square". Chessington World of Adventures. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ^ Leisure/tourism Geographies: Practices and Geographical Knowledge By David Crouch, 1999, Routledge,ISBN 0-415-18109-7
  3. ^ "Hocus Pocus Hall review". T-Park. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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