Alton Towers Scarefest 2015 // Review

Greetings!

 

I know its past Halloween but I never got round to my write up about the years Alton Towers Scarefest.

 

For those readers who don't know about scarefest here's a little incite. On the 17th October Alton Towers opened the gates on this years 'scarefest'. Scarefest, similar to Thorpe Parks 'fright night's' is a two week long event that go's on everyday right up to Halloween! Alton Towers opens a serious of 'scare mazes and zone' which see's experienced actors scare guests for fun.

 

This has been my third year running that I have visited Alton Towers for scarefest and by far this year has been the best! I was lucky enough to visit twice this year once on the first day of scarefest (17th October) and again on the 26th October.

 

Previous years have seen two paid maze's and two free maze's. This year was a little different with three paid maze's. Also they age restriction for the maze's has been upped meaning guests now have to be 15 years of ages instead of 13 years of age. This now means the actor inside the maze's are aloud to touch you...

 

Firstly, to get us started was Terror Of The Towers. A popular one which has always been a part of the scarefest. This year it was set in a different area of the towers ruins. After being briefed and taken up some what I can only describe as unstable old stairs, you are instructed to stand in a line one in front of the other and put your hands on the shoulders of the person in front of you. You are taken into a room and told to watch a video about some explores who were never seen again.. After the video has finished you walk though the maze, which is set up in different rooms, with lots of different actors who come and scream in your face. The is a point where you have to walk up and down some stairs you have duck down to the point of being on your hands and knees, you can't hardly see anything because its what I can only describe as a maze of cages with flashing lights and actors running around. It was all over within what felt like seconds but it took around 10 minutes to complete the whole maze.

It was defiantly improved from last year however it was very rushed and I can hardly remember what happened...

 

Terror of The Towers - Pre maze photo!

 

Next up was The Hunting of Molly Crowe. This was a new one for 2015, it started of in a 'behind the scene's' area where we were asked to stand in a line, we were told a story about a little girl called Molly, who had died in the towers and we had to find her. We were asked to put a material bag over our heads, to make us blindfolded. We were then told to take hold of a guide rope with our left hand and hold on to the shoulder of the person in front of you with our right hand. Then we were told to start walking and told not to let go of the rope. We fallowed the rope around whilst the actors were grabbing you head, face, arms, hands and legs! The was a lot of noise which was displaying Molly arguing with her dad and at one point you could smell baby powered. Then you were sent into a room where the line of people were squashed together and we were told to remover our hoods. There was a guy who was doing a spell and then the lights went off, when they came back on Molly was swinging from the sealing. The lights suddenly went off again and came back on and the same girl(Molly) was stood in front of us and we were told to run away as fast as we can.

Altogether I enjoyed this maze I like the ending and the maze, however it was less scary as I couldn't see anything so I wasn't scared.

 

Molly Crowe Entrance.

 

The third and finally maze's, also new for 2015 was Sub Species: The End Games. This maze was by far the best maze!

We were taken into a vault, where is it was set up as a control room and we were given a brief about how we could be spilt up and that we were in a race to get out! We were taken into the next room where we stood in a line. There was three doors, the lights went off, the doors opened and three people were taken away. Once the lights had come back on we were told to go through the doors as quick as we can! We were then inside the maze and the race had begun. There was people running around all over the place people were being taken different way by the actors and exits were being blocked. At one point we ended up going around in a circle because we were lost! People were screaming and chasing us. We came to a part where we were told to get on our hands and knees and crawl through a dark tunnel, there was actors inside the tunnel blocking the ways and telling you which way to go. The tunnel was never ending! When we finally got out, we were in a room and a guy which I can only describe as a pig! was chasing us with a chain saw!

My friend and other people who we started with were taken a different way and they had a different ending to us.

This one was amazing! Best maze I've ever done in my life! The actors and the maze it's self were fantastic!

 

Sub Species was rated 6 in scariness!

 

Hope you enjoyed this posted!

As always get in touch with your questions, review's and thoughts!

 

Enjoy the rest of your day!

 

Scarefest decoration on Towers Street.

 



Getting the job // My experience and advise.

Hello everyone!

 So as it's coming up to Christmas, I've seen a lot of Christmas temp jobs advertised, therefore I decided it would be a good time to write a little post about what I've learned about applying for jobs.

 

This time last year, I was fresh out of school and I was unemployed. After many attempts of apply I wasn't getting anywhere fast but don't worry its not all bad.

 

The first thing I learned and an Important thing to share with you is.. Don't beat yourself up or get yourself down about not having any replies from them millions of applications you sent.

For young people just out of school and even under the age of 18, it is very hard to find a job that is right for you.

Keep your head up and keep trying!

 

Work experience, you did at school or at college, does count as experience! Put it on your CV, put it in your application.

 

A cover letter is important! I never had a cover letter until 5 months ago. Write a cover letter which states your interest in the role and their company, be sure to thank them for reading your cover letter and CV.

 

Don't make your CV to long.. If you can make it two pages at most. Sometimes this cant happen (mine is three pages long). If its long take out pointless information. Make it informative but to the point and make it professional, spend some time making it look good, its basically you but on paper!

 

References are a must! Even if its a family member, that's fine! I would recommend two or three references.  If you don't have any references, got some! Your mum, you college tutor, old school teacher, friend, someone who knows you.

 

Take your time when filling in application forms. Read over what you have put before you submit it. Once it's gone, it's gone!

 

Sign up for email updates. This can be done through the company web-site or through job-sites. I highly recommend Indeed, its a brilliant site. It lets you choose your area and places close to you, it allows you to search, company's and roles, you can upload a CV and cover letter and they ask if you want email updates everyday linking to what jobs you have searched.

 

Complete the application form! It might be the most boring thing you've ever done and it might be 18 pages long but don't give up because you never know. Big company's have long application forms and nine times out of ten they will want you to complete an online test/assessment.

 

Always have a copy of your CV with you. You never know if you'll see a vacancy.

 

Coming up to Christmas there is a lot of temporary vacancies, even though is temporary its a great way to get some experience and they could offer you a permanent contract in the end.

 

If you get asked about 'your hobbies and interests' be careful and mindful of what you put. Reading, walking and swimming are great things to put even if you don't do them.

 

There's just a few pieces of advise which I've learnt from experience.

Ill leave the links down below on job web-site.

 

Best of luck to anyone looking for a job!

 

Don't give up!

 

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LINKS

 

 http://www.indeed.co.uk/

 

http://intu.co.uk/potteries/jobs

 

http://www.jobsite.co.uk/ 

 

http://www.totaljobs.com/

 

http://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/

 

http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/jobs/job-vacancies/

 

http://jobs.stokesentinel.co.uk/

 

http://www.merlincareers.com/job-search-and-apply

 

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Please feel free to get in contact with your questions!

 



New Job // How it happened?

Hello everyone,

So here's one I've been promising for a while..

As I shared with you all in my previous posts, I recently got a new job.

Here's my full post about how it all happened.. Enjoy!

Where is my new job?
My job is at Boots UK in my local store, in Stoke-on-Trent.

What is my new job?
I am Customer Service Assistant. I am trained to work on the tills.

How did I get my job?
I saw a vacancy on the local shopping centre web-site, I decided to apply via the Boots online web-site. The application took around 15 minutes to complete. After submitting my application, one hour later I had an email asking for me to complete a online assessment. This assessment took around half an hour and asked questions related to customer service and Boots products. Four days later I was asked to come in for an interview. One week later I had my interview. Five days later I had a phone call offering me the job.

What was the interview like?
I was told in the email the whole interview would take up to 50 minutes. I was told to "give some thought to a products which really appeals to you personally and is likely to be available in the store your applying to".

I went for the interview on 14th October, it took about 30/40 minutes. At first I was met by one of the store managers, we went into the interview room and we went over my application and talked about my experience and I was asked questions about how I would be in this situation and how I will do my best for the customers. After this we went onto the shop floor and I was asked to sell my product to the person interviewing me, I was also asked some more questions about how I would promote a product and find something for a customer. After this I was asked to approach three customers and ask if they needed any help. Finally I was take to an area of the shop (the nappy aisle) and was told to explain what I thought needed to be made better and how it could be improved.


How did I feel in and after the interview?
During the interview I was very confident and calm. I was made to feel very relaxed and welcome by the interviewer. I felt the interview couldn't of gone any better as I'd tried my best.

What happened next?
One week after the interview, I had a phone call offering me a 20 hour contract, as a Christmas temporary job.
I then received a email asking me to compete some E-learning tasks and was invited in for my induction.

What happened in the induction?
In the induction, my manager gave us a tour of the shop and stock room, I was given a lot of information and I spent the afternoon being trained on the tills. So when I go in on my first day I can just go straight to work.

Now what happens?
I've been in to collect my T-shirt which I will be wearing and I'm just waiting for my first day which is in December.

How long is it for?
This job is only temporary and my contract is for a month however there is a possibility for me to be offered a permanent contract.

So that's all from me! Hope you enjoyed this post!
See you again soon!

November already? // Updates.

So as you guys will know from my previous post, it been a busy time for me.
November is here already?
I'd like to start with an apologise as I haven't done any other the posts which I promised I would. Oops..

But I am determined to get back to posting more regularly especially as its coming up to Christmas and they'll be lots to talk about.

Here's a quick low down of what's been happening 'in my world' since my last post.

So I had my induction at Boots..(Exciting)

I officially left Alton Towers..(Sad Times)

I'm still have driving lessons... 

I brought some pink hair dye...(Scary)

Some how it became Christmas..(WHAT)

College is still college...(Yawn)

Halloween and firework events...

So doesn't really sound like much, but I just don't know where the time has gone..

So whilst I've got some free time before I start my new job, I'm going try and post as much as possible!

Hope your all well!

Until my next post friends!