we’d get back to that) with a climax that left me feeling deflated. It’s a very clever ending, as a concept, but there was a good fifty pages of untold story (what happened to character x, how did the relationship with character y work
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out) which I wanted to see. I’d invested in these people and I wanted a pay off that just didn’t come. Overall, a fun read with some great characters but the ending just didn’t live up to the
rest of the book and I just felt frustrated.
Phil Ambler
Rating:
G G GG G
This takes place in what was the old London Planetarium. Outside of that, there’s plenty of other geek attractions in Madame Tussauds including The Chamber of Horrors, a Shrek themed area, Hitchcock area, Tinkerbell area (I have a 3 year old daughter – we weren’t allowed to miss it!) and many others, topped off with the ‘Spirit of London’ ride. Tickets aren’t the cheapest, it is London after all, but if you book online, tickets can be as low as £22.50, and if you go in the evening (after 5.00 PM), it can drop right down to £15. You can also use Merlin passes if you have them, or collect enough Avios points using Shell petrol, Lloyds TSB credit cards and Tesco vouchers (which is what we did!). Book tickets at the official Madame Tussauds website.
DAY OUT REVIEW - Madame Tussauds: Marvel 4D!
day? Madame Tussauds of Baker Street, London clearly need no introduction – its notoriety is elementary, my dears (sorry, I couldn’t resist!). Whilst it had been some 10 years since my last visit, the updated collection of statues retained all the charm and attraction of my past memories. But this specific trip was to take my family to see the new Marvel collection, unveiled in May to coincide with the release of Marvel’s Avengers Assemble movie. This really is a fine collection of well loved characters. Not only are The Avengers present, but Spider-Man, Wolverine and many other Marvel characters have their own waxworks. You can take your photos with all the characters, wear Iron Man’s armour, flex your own set of Wolverine claws, and even hang upside-down from the ceiling, Spider-Man style. But without doubt, the big favourite was being held in the grip of a fist from a giant-size Hulk. The experience is rounded off with a 360 degree animated 4D cinema attraction, complete with high impact special effects from water and wind to tremors, making you “feel” like part of the action.
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