Alien has landed at Spaceport; Time Off The family entertainment guide.THE alien has landed. But it's not on a mission to take over the world - just to entertain it! The Alien Wars reality experience has opened at Wirral's Spaceport space·port n. An installation for sheltering, testing, maintaining, and launching spacecraft. and is set to thrill until March next year. But be warned - it is not for the faint hearted and, although it is a great family day out, is not suitable for children under the age of eight. The extra terrestrial arrived at Spaceport under heavy armed guards, known only as the "Men in Black", after its discovery in the USA. It was examined at a military base at "Groom Lake" (AKA Area 51), Nevada, and Spaceport agreed to take the alien and put it on public display. Alien Wars is set to terrify ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. visitors this summer. It is an experience that has never been to the region before, and gives everyone the chance to experience an interactive trip to the creature's new home. Ken Moss, Spaceport Manager, said: "Now the alien has finally arrived here, we fully expect it to scare the pants off of our visitors. Spaceport is going to be seriously spooky, but also so exciting this summer. Even I don't know what's going to happen." The frightening adventure, inspired by the Alien films, takes place from 2.30pm to 6.30pm every day when trained Marines guide the public through passageways filled with special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. . Tickets for Alien Wars cost pounds 9.50 for adults, pounds 6.50 for children, pounds 7.00 for senior citizens/students and pounds 35 for family pass (two adults, three children) which also covers admission to Mersey Ferries. But Time Off has got five family passes to give away. Just tell us the name of the female star of the Alien films. Answers on a postcard, together with your name, address and daytime phone number, by August 24, to: Time Off/Alien competition, c/o Janet Tansley, Liverpool Echo The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in England. It is published Monday to Saturday, and is Liverpool's evening newspaper while its sister paper, the Liverpool Daily Post, is the morning paper. , PO Box 48, Old Hall Street, Liverpool L69 3EB. The first five correct entries out of the hat will win. Usual ECHO competition rules apply. For more details, call 0151 330 1566 or visit www.spaceport. org. uk/alienwars http://www.spaceport.org.uk/alienwars |
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