(Image: SWNS-Birmingham +44 1179066550)Bradley Wynne, creative lead at Alton Towers Resort adds: "We are delighted to finally be announcing Wicker Man as the latest ground-breaking thrill attraction from Alton Towers Resort for 2018. Despite sharing a name with the famous 1973 movie, Alton Towers says the ride is not inspired by it. They were first seen at the park in ‘The Welcoming’, one of our scare mazes during Scarefest 2017," said a spokesperson for Alton Towers. Observing the islanders' odd pagan practices, Howie ends up being burned alive in a giant wooden man. To mark the The Wicker Man announcement, Alton Towers lit up the London Eye with some creepy branding.

Source: Daily Mirror January 08, 2018 00:00 UTC