The Crypt

Location:  

 Drayton Manor

Current Status:  

  Closed

Specifications:  
Opened:     ? - Closed at the end of the 2001 season
Ride Type:     Scary
Manufacturer:     Unknown
History:     Ex Travelling Ride. Used to be at Drayton under the name of "Ghost Train". When Pirate Adventure was built next door, the ride was given a new outside building to fit in with the theme and renamed "The Crypt". The inside remained the same though.
Vehicles:     Individual Motorised Cars

Trivia:  

  For the 2002 and 2003 seasons, the ride's remains was clearly visible.
 
Information - (WARNING! Will Spoil First Time Riders) Thanks to Andy Porter from Andy's Page for the 2 interior pictures.

Inside the building. This is the old queuelines, the ride started past the second wallThe crypt as is stands at the start of 2003Pretty much a bog standard travelling-type ghost train, with slightly better models then you would expect on a travelling ride. Included many things painted on walls.

The building that the ride was housed in was due for demolition as soon as constuction work for Excalibur had finished, and indeed it was demolished during the 2004 season and the site is rumoured to be the site for a new attraction in future years.

The inside scenery is stacked in the queuelines

The entrance to the rideThe crypt is "closed" making way for a new attraction

The inside had a trend of having headless people. No Larger VersionThe trend of severed heads continues. No Larger Version

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