We’ve got a frightfully good episode for you today on Skip The Queue. We’re taking a trip to the dark side… where screams echo, shadows stir and the scare actors never seem to take a night off.

We’re joined by the team behind Avon Valley’s FEAR Scream Park, a family-run adventure park with more than 35 years of experience, and now home to one of the UK’s most terrifying Halloween events.

Winners of Best Event Entertainment at the 2024 Thrill Nation Halloween Awards, Avon Valley has mastered the art of blending immersive theatre, multi-sensory scares and spine-tingling attractions that keep thrill seekers coming back for more.

From scare zones to scream-worthy shows, and even a ‘scaredy-cat lanyard’ for those who’d rather keep the monsters at arm’s length, there’s something for everyone who dares to step inside.

Let’s unmask what’s new this year at FEAR…

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Show references: 

FEAR Avon Valley Scream Park

• https://www.fearscreampark.co.uk/

Avon Valley Adventure Park

• https://avonvalley.co.uk/

Doug Douglas on LinkedIn

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-douglas-87826038/

National Farm Attractions Network (NFAN)

• https://www.farmattractions.net/

Halloween and Scare Attraction Association (HSAA)

• https://www.hsaa.uk/

Avon Valley Adventure Park is a family business with 35 years of experience

Winner of Best Event Entertainment at the 2024 Thrill Nation Halloween Awards, Avon Valley’s FEAR Scream Park offers a unique and thrilling experience for Halloween and adrenaline lovers across the UK and beyond. 

Re-opening on Friday 10th October, FEAR Scream Park will welcome visitors for 11 nights of scares. Boasting two zones, five multi-sensory and immersive scare attractions, it will also play host to fire and laser shows, street entertainment and a ‘bolt on’ scare experience known as The Exorcism. Visitors will be challenged to hold their nerve as they navigate the attractions and enjoy a night that is as thrilling as it is terrifying.

FEAR welcomes all who dare to experience its horrors but for those who prefer a less intense night the park offers a 'scaredy-cat lanyard,' which lets actors know to keep their distance allowing all guests to have a bloody good night. 

FEARless at Avon Valley Scream Park

For those on half term, younger scare-lovers can experience the award-winning FEAR Scream Park with FEARless, a frightfully fun experience that invites under 16 year olds to navigate a tamed-down version of four attraction mazes with no major scares (but still plenty of spooks) along the way. With street performers, food stalls and fairground rides, the event is running for select daytime slots from Saturday 26th - Thursday 31st October.

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