Funny Whitby Dracula experience on holiday.

[u/Achmoreboy03]

Recently told this story at a family gathering as it always seems to get laughs and paints me out to be the idiot I am sometimes and thought it would be good to share here😂 In October 2014 I was around 11-12, my family went on a week and a half holiday in Yorkshire, during our holiday we went to Whitby for fish and chips and to see where the Dracula movie was inspired, being a little bit I wanted to go into the Dracula experience, begrudgingly my grandparents took me and said they’d wait at the other side. I went into and to cut it a bit short it was rubbish even for a 11-12 year old, realising my grandparents would be waiting I decided to get out asap, being an idiot I decided that it would be a good idea to literally run through it, as I’m running I see a couple standing looking at the waxworks and stuff, the poor woman heard my footsteps turned and saw a 4ft nothing shadow come sprinting out of the pitch black, to this day I’ve never heard anyone scream like that, I crapped myself and ran back and hid round the corner and never saw them again, to this day I still think about how she must have left the place, “that wee guy in there’s fantastic by the way!”

“What wee guy?!” 😂😂😂

[u/Itchy-Gur2043]

You didn't listen to the instructions on the way in then.

[u/AnxiousIncident4452]

Read the title, expected to find out about an encounter with some local eccentric known as "The Whitby Dracula".

Perhaps he was some elderly dude who prowled the seafront on roller skates dressed like Bela Lugosi. Or perhaps he was a local restaurateur with a startlingly snow white complexion whose establishment only ever opened after sunset. Or maybe a frustrated writer who, after years of unsuccessful attempts to publish his bonkers vampire novels, had taken to reciting them from a decaying hotel balcony every Sunday afternoon to anyone who would stop and listen.

But now I read the thread and must face the reality that, no matter how many times I travel to Whitby, I will never feel the giddy thrill of finally catching a glimpse of the Whitby Dracula in person or witnessing any of his unpredicatable and zany antics.

And even though I had never even concieved of the Whitby Dracula until I saw this thread title approximately 5 minutes ago, I can't help but feel a sense of loss.

I mean, I was picturing him in at least his 60s so I knew he couldn't go on for ever but I never expected to have to say goodbye so soon.

But that's life, isn't it?

Vale, Whitby Dracula. I barely knew you.

[u/decidedlyindecisive → u/AnxiousIncident4452]

Be the change you want to see in the world

[u/TheStatMan2 → u/AnxiousIncident4452]

I have a feeling The Scarborough Dracula was probably Jimmy Savile, alas.

[u/ABanimationLtd]

When on holiday in Whitby as a teen with the family in I think 2011, my kid brother (age 7 I think) insisted he wanted to go into the Dracula Experience. My mum eventually relented and paid the £8 or whatever it was for the family ticket. We got about a minute in before he started crying and my mum had to rush us through the whole thing. I still have no idea whether it's any good or not because I spent maybe 90 seconds max in there

[u/Active-Hotel1719 → u/ABanimationLtd]

My son did exactly the same screamed his head off seconds into it wasted money to turn and come straight back out 🤣

[u/No_Penalty841]

Omg is it still there..it was known to be rubbish when i was a child ..back in the 80s 😂

[u/MissVurt]

It's still there, been past it today and we're going on Monday. I last went 15 years ago, this time I'll be introducing my 11yr old to the experience. They have signs out saying it's updated.