You guys keep complaining about Carnival Night barrels but how the fuck was anyone supposed to know what to do here?

Chances were you scanned the area and didn't find anything useful, then you went back to find a closed door. You probably died in the spikes and avoided the room after thinking you missed some other entrance or something. Even if you rolled up in a ball and just started fucking around you had to get really lucky because you actually have to be in the precisely right spot for the statue to activate.

And there is no clue to be found anywhere.

This is some fucking horseshit roadblock.