Meet the man with the job of masterminding the theme park's Scarefest this Halloween
And he's got a glint in his eye as he thinks about just how much pleasure he gets from his unusual job. "I'm fascinated by the psychology of what makes guests scared and it's always a challenge to come up with new ways in which we can scare them," he says
"My job varies from coming up with the ideas of the next terrifying scare attraction to choreographing dance routines for our live shows. Every day truly is different. I've walked through the ruins of the towers with just demon vampires and strobe lighting for company and I've seen possessed dolls come to life in the attic of the famous old building.
It's not a two-minute job, though, Kieran told me: "I'm always mentally preparing. I have a lot of ideas for potential future attractions and every year it's an adventure to figure out what our next theme should be. "Each element is really important - I think about what they look like, sound like, smell like and how they fit in with the story we will tell to our guests.
Kieran reveals all: "We have two brand new attractions - 'COMPOUND' for our thrills and fright seekers and 'Amigos in The Afterlife', to delight our family audiences. We also have returning favourites from previous years and an updated game in 'Daz Games: Panic Reloaded'." "In our family attractions, we don't set out to scare younger visitors. We look to create magical yet spooky environments which make our guests curious to explore.
With Nemesis, it was decided that a huge retrack and rebrand was the answer and what followed was a huge relaunch project that recently won top prizes in the UK Theme Park Awards.
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