Hocus Pocus Hall
| Hocus Pocus Hall | |
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| Chessington World of Adventures | |
| Area | Market Square area |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 2003 |
| Replaced | Burnt Stub Mansion |
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| Attraction type | house of mirrors |
| Theme | Gothic |
Hocus Pocus Hall is a gothic-themed house of mirrors at Chessington World of Adventures.[1] 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.[2]
History
Burnt Stub Mansion
The mansion at Chessington World of Adventures, 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. The site became an inn and was then rebuilt in the 18th century by the Vere Barker family, using a neo-gothic Victorian style. The grounds were turned into a zoo in 1931 by Reginald Goddard.[3]
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.[3]
Hocus Pocus Hall description
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,[2] as well as rotating hallways and 3D paintings, for which 3-D glasses can be worn.[4]
Halloween events
Chessington holds annual Halloween-themed events centered around Hocus Pocus Hall, after starting the trend in the mid-1990s.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Chessington History". Theme Park Guide. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ a b "Market Square". Chessington World of Adventures. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ a b Leisure/tourism Geographies: Practices and Geographical Knowledge By David Crouch, 1999, Routledge,ISBN 0-415-18109-7
- ^ "Hocus Pocus Hall review". T-Park. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Hocus Pocus Hall Review". ScareTourUK. 2011. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
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