Wax Museum

MAB83

We're thinking of checking the wax museum out tomorrow, is it worth going?

magnumlady

Might be too late but we went and thought it was rubbish.

BraziliaNZ

i've heard it's embarassingly bad too

That_Guy

It's not too bad but it's not amazing either. I found it better than the National Gallery/Museum though but that's just me.

ronano

God that's a pity after reopening it in a nice location and with some fanfare you'd think it would be up to scratch.

WindSock

Ah it's worth heading along to see the names printed on copier paper

Degsy

Check out the Moving Crib if they still do it..its quite literally out of this world..amazing.

DigiGal

Are there tunnels?

Degsy

DigiGal wrote: »

Are there tunnels?

Millions of them....

DigiGal

Degsy wrote: »

Millions of them....

Huh?

Degsy

DigiGal wrote: »

Huh?

Tunnels where?

DigiGal

Degsy wrote: »

Tunnels where?

Like the ones in the old wax museum

MAB83

lol thanks guys, bit late alright, we went on Sunday and it's pretty rubbish alright. Kind of embarrassing really how bad it is, I felt sorry for the tourists there with us. They need to get way more figures in to make it decent. I know wax figures are really expensive but it's all or nothing, they should either do it really well or not well at all.

Wouldn't be in a hurry to recommend it anyway.

lightening

I never got the point of these. I must have the "like wax museum" part of my brain missing, I find them utterly pointless.

Degsy

DigiGal wrote: »

Like the ones in the old wax museum

Leading where?

magnumlady

There are tunnels in the childrens section.

I'm still looking at the photos I took on Saturday and laughing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnumlady/sets/72157622770005242/

Some of the figures are so bad....and so old.

Degsy

magnumlady wrote: »

There are tunnels in the childrens section.

I'm still looking at the photos I took on Saturday and laughing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnumlady/sets/72157622770005242/

Some of the figures are so bad....and so old.

Priceless

Degsy

magnumlady wrote: »

There are tunnels in the childrens section.

I'm still looking at the photos I took on Saturday and laughing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnumlady/sets/72157622770005242/

Some of the figures are so bad....and so old.

Behold..Gerry Ryan in all his flyblown finery lol

magnumlady

I thought you'd like the Gerry Ryan one:D

lightening

Christ, they look like manikins with make up on to look like the people! Thanks for the laugh Magnum lady, I mean that...

Degsy

lightening wrote: »

Christ, they look like manikins with make up on to look like the people! Thanks for the laugh Magnum lady, I mean that...

The Peirce Brosnan one has the arm coming off or something haha

DigiGal

magnumlady wrote: »

There are tunnels in the childrens section.

I'm still looking at the photos I took on Saturday and laughing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnumlady/sets/72157622770005242/

Some of the figures are so bad....and so old.

Cool, doubt I'll fit mind lol

BraziliaNZ

god it looks bad, not fair to inflict this on tourists really

Motorbreath

I went on Saturday evening.
As far as I could gather, their ideal market was Tourists and Children. I'm not entirely confident as to where I fit in...

Anyway to agree with the other comments it is woefully, embarrassingly bad. However, it almost became the kind of "so bad it's funny" sorta attraction. Perhaps it is good if you have absolutely nothing else to do and are up for a relatively cheap laugh.

Oh and extra brownie points for the godawful Hannibal Lecter voice overs :pac:

Masada

Holy Sh1t they look terrible., The most realistic one in those pics was Michelangelo the Turtle.,:D

How much do people pay for the missery of visiting this place?

I_am_Jebus

ah, Eamon Dunphy doesn't look too bad in fairness... looks kinda waxy in real life

MAB83

Masada wrote: »

Holy Sh1t they look terrible., The most realistic one in those pics was Michelangelo the Turtle.,:D

How much do people pay for the missery of visiting this place?

€10. They know they couldn't charge anymore than that. Even the Receptionist looked embarrassed when she took the money. Definitely so bad it's funny though, we spent the whole hour (doesn't take much longer than that) laughing.

magnumlady

I think we got around it in 20 minutes.....I'm still laughing, don't think I'll ever recover.

Degsy

magnumlady wrote: »

I think we got around it in 20 minutes.....I'm still laughing, don't think I'll ever recover.

Got any pics??

bet this thread will lead to a surge in people going to the wax museam to laugh at the exhibits.

Degsy

This is just an uncanny likeness

Masada

holy sh1t, 10 quid each!

for such an abysmal show they sure do charge through the nose huh.

NoQuarter

Are there still tunnels????

DigiGal

Degsy wrote: »

This is just an uncanny likeness

Who's that lol

Masada

DigiGal wrote: »

Who's that lol

Sssharrin, outta The Snapper.

Degsy

DigiGal wrote: »

Who's that lol

I thought it was Phil Spector...

DigiGal

Degsy wrote: »

I thought it was Phil Spector...

I thought it was madonna

Degsy

DigiGal wrote: »

I thought it was madonna

oooh you..its the gloves isnt it??

DigiGal

and the collar.




is there any actual famous people in it or what?

Degsy

DigiGal wrote: »

and the collar.




is there any actual famous people in it or what?

Sure..there's the vaguely sinister Ian Paisley..complete with jizz-stains down his cassock

Jesus Wept

^ lol ^

magnumlady

lol I'm glad I went now.....love the comments.

Degsy

Who the **** is this?

magnumlady

It's a bloke with a beard;)
Actually no idea but he was in the writers room so I guess he's a writer.

ronano

george bernard shaw maybe?

god the mind boggles! why get a new premise spend what seemed like ages doing it up and then doing a half decent promotion job around the city for that jesus put some money behind it and make it half decent.

Masada

Thats the tour guide.

LizT

Degsy wrote: »

Who the **** is this?

Stalin??

NoQuarter

Went today, its ok, the figures are the worst part!! Theres only one tunnel and its nowhere near as good as the old ones!!

But the best part by a mile has to be the blue room upstairs, i dont want to give too much away becuase its worth going for that alone but i will say two words....Billy Jean

scottie pippen

this the same one that was open year ago, witht the ninja turtles & simpsons in it?

allways loved those tunnels


used to 'meet' girls there;)


by meet I mean french kiss:D, not sure wht the kids these days call it

scottie pippen

Degsy wrote: »

This is just an uncanny likeness

is that courtney love?

xoxyx

king-stew wrote: »

Are there still tunnels????

Yep - there's one tunnel in the childrens' area. I'd recommend it - there are a few places in the top that you can poke your head through and the third one is full of mirrors which is pretty cool.
Other than that there's a studio where you can record yourself singing some "popular music" - "pop" music they call it. You can choose from such classics as Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Nine to Five, and the like.
Actually, it will give you a laugh.
Not as much as a laugh as Ian Paisley though...
Also, when you go into the Northern Ireland room, there's a small window blocked by a couch. If you lean over the couch and look through the window you'll find an upside down wax chicken.
Almost worth going just for that!

scottie pippen

Neo from the matrix?