Oh man, did they have to go and make the life of Dickens into some cheesy theme park? Can't anyone leave well enough alone?

'Oh man?!' 'Cheesy theme park?!' More like- 'oh man! How much are the tickets?!!' I think Dickens World is fantastic! And yes, I agree, something this great would never happen in the U.S.- something with a bit of a literary- not just seen the movie- punch- it's so unfortunate too. Goodness! How many authors and novels out there that could be made into interesting theme parks- Jane Austen- don traditional garb- have a spot of tea- match two friends in holy matrimony! P. G. Wodehouse World- eat some kippers- visit the newt farm- sing aloud on stage while intoxicated- steal a policeman's helmet! The best theme parks- the most interesting- the ones that lend themselves to the 'theme' park idea- would be sci-fi fantasy books- who wouldn't visit Tolkien World- romp thru middle earth- have lunch in a hobbit hole- visit the elves? Or even Star Wars? I mean, let's face it- Disney World is based off of stories too- garishly colored versions, no doubt- but monsterously successful.

How about a trip through the Oprah World of Therapeutic Tragedy, complete with scenes of domestic violence, addiction, and a special animatronic James Frey whipping post just before the Hall of Triumphant Self Discovery?

Having visited this theme park it is another example of the Great British rip off ! With Great Expectations you enter only to find Humbug. A scheme which Fagin would have been proud of, Charles Dickens used as slick marketing for a 'theme' to sell tickets to well, not a lot, and even what there was, a lot wasnt working! We demanded and received a full refund.

My family and I visited Dickens World today and it was a rip off! The boat ride was boring and the only thing it had going for it was a splash. The haunted house was not scary. Although the 5 minute 4d cinema was good to watch, the dark room ment it was very easy for elderly and visually impaired people to trip on the steps. It was an hour to queue up outside in the cold and rain, and we queued up inside too for around 30 to 45 minutes for each attraction. definately wasn't worth the money.

Don’t waste your time or money… We have never felt so much let down by any attraction. After queuing for over an hour and a half to get in, we felt robbed of our entrance fee as Dickens World completely fails to deliver their promise The whole place generally looked unfinished. From what we saw, we could not believe they have spent the stated £62 million on this. We’ve seen much better in most shopping malls at Christmas time, for free. We queued an hour to get into the haunted house. This walk through feature only amounted to four short, un-scary and poor lip synced videos. Even small children were coming out saying it was rubbish. We queue again (over an hour) to ride a most boring water ride, nothing of any interest to see, no animatronics, sounds or smells. Just a collection of dimly lit unfinished amateur stage sets. The 4D cinema was in fact just 3D. Even the Britannia Theatre was all boarded up. Maybe it won’t be long before the whole place is boarded up.

They have run out of money and have opened to rip people off. DO NOT GO! The queues at the entrance are contrived by the fact that there is just one till (YES!!!). We left after just over an hour. This place MUST be closed down until (if) it is ever finished. In the mean time they should pay people to go in. It cost us £100 for the day including travel and we have made a formal complaint to the local Trading Standards office.

Dickens world !!!!! Despite the 3.5 hours of queueing to the attraction, I paid the the £55 for my family of 7 and only had to face another 1.5 hours of queing once inside for the first event. This was the "Haunted House", or so they call it. 4 very bad short clips about 40 seconds long and then your out the other side. My 5 children said "was that it" no haunted whatsoever. 5 hours of queing in total so far and very dissapointed, next is the HD 4D film can wait. Only Queue for 10 minutes here so was impressed, sat down with our glasses and started to watch the film. 2 minutes into this and the attendant had to start the movie again as a there was a "technical fault". Movie started again and watched its entirety for 6 minutes. Everyone walked out and said where was the 4D effect, the technician was outside and said that the sync was out, GREAT. The 45 minute queue for the boatride was not thought about as you only see 4 statues at the end and thats it. I had 1 more event to go but did not want to face another 45 minute queue so stormed out and demanded to see the manager. The cashier said to her colleague "another unhappy one" before the manageress approached me with all smiles. With her broad smile she apologised as she could see I was unhappy and gave me my £55 refund.