February 17th, 2011
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Doctor Who Experience – Review/Pictures
Doctor Who Experience – Review/Pictures
As we all know today saw the first of 3 Doctor Who Experience preview days before the official opening on Sunday 20th February.
Tickets for the show are on sale now through www.doctorwhoexperience.com and watch out soon for a dedicated merchandise shop. You can also keep up to date via the Doctor Who Experience Twitter page.
The first thing to say is that we are not going to spoil anything of the experience itself here that isn’t already known – needless to say the less you know about it the more you will enjoy it! Its terrific fun, has a great ending and a few scares and surprises along the way. Its common knowledge that you spend a while in the 11th Doctors Tardis – worth most of the entrance fee alone. Photography is not allowed in the experience itself – understandable as it needs to be seen, heard and felt first hand and unspoilt.
Once you have finished your “your trip of a lifetime” you are greeted by an astonishing array of Monsters and villains from the Classic and new series. Photography is unrestricted here and below is a very extensive gallery of what’s on show but again don’t view this if you don’t want to know what’s there. The dedication and effort to bring such a collection together cannot be understated.
As any one who has been today will surely tell you its a credit to all involved and not to be missed and if you cant get to London then its in Cardiff next year.
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There is an on-site shop which has a wide selection of merchandise although it was disappointing that an entire wall dedicated to the shows “exclusive” merchandise was empty with just a coming soon slogan.
We can also confirm that the advertised Wifi works successfully giving you a whole load of extra information relating to the monsters and aliens at the Doctor Who Experience.
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stephan
February 21st, 2011 - 12:47pmbooboo, in the actual experience, is it just monster from series 5 or are there monsters from series 1-4? (not including the weeping angels)
booboo
February 21st, 2011 - 12:52pmThe whole experience is based around series 5 ( but there is one from series 2 and 4 but i wont spoil that )
Luke2who
February 21st, 2011 - 9:26ambooboo, on the official doctor who website, it shows a picture of the smiler at the doctor who experience. is the smiler in the exhibition part or the actual experience?
booboo
February 21st, 2011 - 9:31amon the official doctor who website, it shows a picture of the smiler at the doctor who experience. is the smiler in the exhibition part or the actual experience?
Its in the experience itself, along with other things. we were asked not to take photos in their ( which a lot of people have anyway i see) as to not spoil things for visitors.
Douglas
February 20th, 2011 - 3:27pmIs the empress of rocnoss there? what about the sycorax, autons, clockwork men, pilot fish. Are they there or did you just not take photos of them booboo?
booboo
February 20th, 2011 - 4:49pmAutons were there but none of the others
Space Fish
February 20th, 2011 - 3:18pmMy mum works at a school so she picked up a school brochure from there, and on there it looks Like it is a standee matt smith next to the TARDIS in the Costume room, however in your pictures it is meerly a manikin in a wig. To be honsest I belive these photo’s more than The pamflet
Space Fish
February 20th, 2011 - 3:01pmAre you allowed to touch the new console (11 drs)
Jimbub123
February 20th, 2011 - 1:14pmI saw a video of people going onto the 10th drs TARDIS. Do you get to or are they strict about that too?
booboo
February 20th, 2011 - 1:19pmI saw a video of people going onto the 10th drs TARDIS
The way its designed feels like you are inside it and you can walk around the console but there are metal ( but not intruding) barriers stopping you from touching the console itself.
jimbob
February 19th, 2011 - 10:34pmthere isnt a pic of the new console.
booboo
February 19th, 2011 - 10:52pmthere isnt a pic of the new console.
Photography wasn’t allowed in the experience section.
doc brown
February 19th, 2011 - 6:22pmwhat is in the gift shop booboo
booboo
February 19th, 2011 - 6:34pmLots of DVD’s, virtually everything available. New series novels, Wow and Wesco items (mugs were selling well) and Character figures and sets ( a lot of Tardis playsets, christams set etc), Pandorica wave was very badly stocked when we went, only roman autons left on the first day and no general series 5 figures except the Paradigm Daleks at all. Very disappointed that the exclusive merchandise wasn’t there, just a large empty wall, we went with money to spend and didn’t buy a thing. A lot of Scifi Collector items like the ex corgi Die-cast figures, Die-cast dalek, cyberman and Tardis and Torchwood figures ( there were more Torchwood figures there that new series figures!) They didnt seem to be restocking so image parts of it may look pretty thin on the ground but now.
I Love Cybermen
February 19th, 2011 - 5:28pmI’ve seen a picture on the web of the various tardis console rooms…How much (other than the consoles themselves) of the rooms are there (are they ‘sections’ of the sets rather than complete versions- still pretty cool) and, thank you for the answer about the 10th Doc’s tardis controls…I’d also like to ask how much of the Tenth Doc’s set other than the console is present and also genuine? I thought it would pretty much just be the real console and a ‘picture’ background. But that’s not what i now hear… Cheers!
booboo
February 19th, 2011 - 5:33pmI thought it would pretty much just be the real console and a ‘picture’ background
Its very large, you can see the doors for example, and about half the interior i would say, may be more its very impressive.
TorchwoodGuy05
February 19th, 2011 - 3:57pmIs that everything in the exhibition? Or is there more to see in there?
booboo
February 19th, 2011 - 4:08pmA Lot of of it but we haven’t included pictures of everything plus there is the pert where you can put your self in a picture with green screen and a walk like a monster section
Mad Monk
February 19th, 2011 - 8:55amWent yesterday – fantastic the exhibition was great as was the experience. Shop needs more stock of some lines and there were no exclusives yet!!!!! I went to spend money but there was nothing to spend it on – a mug or T shirt would have done but nothing on offer yet.
the flaw games
February 19th, 2011 - 8:31amTAKE IT TO RUNCORN!!!!!!!!!!!!! please?
Respect the thing !
February 19th, 2011 - 7:44am@ “Posted by: rob February 18th, 2011”
For the Record I travelled all the way from North Wales for one of the test days it was well worth every penny of the fair and ever mile of teh trip ! It took me at least 2 hrs to cover the “Experience” then the exhibition combined that that was before I had even got to the shop ! This new Experience is is the best yet and to say that its not worth travelling for is (only in my opinion you understand !) incorrect ! I’ve already paid for tickets to come again in March and I would visit this over and over again and recommend it to anyone and everyone where ever they live !
The Doctor Who Times
February 18th, 2011 - 6:44pmBloody Brilliant! It’s a shame train prices cost so much, please, please bring something to the south west!!
Juddon Master
February 18th, 2011 - 5:07pmThis looks good!!
Jimbub123
February 18th, 2011 - 4:46pmDo you get to touch any of the things?
I want to go up to the Matt Smith dummy and the TARDIS. And in Matt’s TARDIS do you get to touch it? or any of the TARDISes?
Thanks booboo
booboo
February 18th, 2011 - 4:56pmDo you get to touch any of the things?
I want to go up to the Matt Smith dummy and the TARDIS. And in Matt’s TARDIS do you get to touch it? or any of the TARDISes?
You are asked not to actually touch any of the exhibits but you can get very close to them, much more so than other exhibitions i have been to. It is designed so you can stand next to the Matt Smith dummy and Tardis to have your photo taken with him
Weevil
February 18th, 2011 - 4:40pmIs it true it comes to cardiff afterwards?
booboo
February 18th, 2011 - 4:42pmIs it true it comes to cardiff afterwards?
yes that’s the plan
rob
February 18th, 2011 - 3:57pmNot worth travelling very far or queing for ages as were in and out of the whole thing in 40 mins….the adventure wasw only 25 mins and 10 of that was watching tv…..needs more !
rob
February 18th, 2011 - 3:53pmNot the longest adventure …only took 25 mins but good exhibition…
excellent but dissapointingly short and lacks surprises !
Mr Pond
February 18th, 2011 - 12:31pmI went yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed every minuet, you need go into the experience site spoiler free, to many reviews I have seen are including to much detail. the exhibition part is superb, so much effort has gone into this.
DoctorWho4eva
February 18th, 2011 - 12:14pmThis……..is…….so…….COOL!
I must go to this. i must go to this.
(Jumps up and down)
Fantastic, in fact i am going… Al-lons-y
SuperDuper
February 18th, 2011 - 9:13am*Looks at images*
Runs down street screaming HE MUST GO!
I’m going to this exitbtion if I have to nick a Tardis from a passing Time Lord……….:lol:
I Love Cybermen
February 17th, 2011 - 11:29pmIt’ll be an awesome piece of luck to have a chance to see the tenth Dr console. I so almost got to be on the tardis set during the Tonight’s The Night Alien Talent Search- one of the final ten contestants. I felt rubbish after missing out…but a Dr Who fan only ever has to bide his time! Now I finally can see the actual console!!! Which was surely the highlight of the set anyway! Yay!
Colin the 3rd
February 17th, 2011 - 10:49pmI cant wait to go now the Exhibition looks fantastic
DOCTOR WHO 10
February 17th, 2011 - 10:45pmThe Matt Smith dummy beside the TARDIS is creepy
I Love Cybermen
February 17th, 2011 - 10:39pmHang on, sorry, saw your comment below- seems my question (through somebody else’s) has already been answered! Thanks Booboo lol!
I Love Cybermen
February 17th, 2011 - 10:38pmQuestion: is the tenth Doc tardis console the actual one or a replica? We all know the set got a bit…shall we say…trashed during that explosive regeneration scene. But surely the console itself was not beyond repair…is that the one? And how many of the costumes and objects are ‘real’ and not very realistic replicas?
booboo
February 17th, 2011 - 10:44pmIts the actual one and it looks very damaged when you see it close up, you can walk quite away around it. as for the other items mostly restored originals, not sure about the costumes but nothing here looks “fake” its all very very good, the classic console looks superb.
Simon
February 17th, 2011 - 9:13pmThis all looks amazing
SCM
February 17th, 2011 - 9:02pmBooBoo, do you actually get to go up close and in the 5th and 10th TARDIS sets?
booboo
February 17th, 2011 - 9:06pmyou cant touch the consoles but yes you get very close, you can walk quite a way around the tenths, its the actual one from the show and it feels like your inside it – its all superb to be honest
thedoctorinafez
February 17th, 2011 - 8:52pmis the actual matt smith there
booboo
February 17th, 2011 - 8:58pmis the actual matt smith there
No but you see plenty of him