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Please note: this review is for the 2003 season rather than the current season.

Mars Haunted House

by Dan K after attending on Friday, October 10, 2003 at about 11:30 p.m.

Submitted: Thursday, October 16, 2003

Fun Factor: Medium Fear Factor: Medium

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Easy to see. Parking plenty.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

There was a character or two, but not much. Took about 1/2hr. to get in.

Length

Took about 20-25min. to get through the house.

Actors' Performance

Overall performance was decent. This house didn't have one scene to the next type of layout, but rather a countinously walked path throughout the house. There was a few "room" type areas throught the house, but not many. Dark is scary, but sometimes it is too dark to see the scares that are there. You can hear the voices and know where they are coming from, but can't see them. There are too many people let in the house at one time as a group. Only about the first four people had a scare becasue by the time the rest of the group got there, we knew what was coming.

Appropriate For

12 & up

Summary

I gave this house a "3" overall becasue it could use some improvements, but did do a good job in some key areas. Characters were good, and so were most of the scenes. The scare factor for me probably would have been higher if I was more towards the front of the pack. Much of it was predictable from hearing what was in front of me. Keep it dark, but let us see the scares. Allow fewer people at a time to go as a group. We waited about a 1/2hr. to get in, but would have waited longer for a smaller group.

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Hubertus House of Horror

by Dan K after attending on Friday, October 3, 2003 at about noon

Submitted: Saturday, October 11, 2003

Fun Factor: Low Fear Factor: Low

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Thanks to guided assistance from a passer-by, we followed him straight to the house. Once we got close it was easy to depict out. Most of that confussion is our fault of sloppy preperatons for directions.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

No entertainment, but pleanty of snacks and refreshments. Good ones too. Ticket call system always a plus.

Length

Took about 20min. to complete the event. A little short.

Actors' Performance

I think the guys here slipped a little from last year. I was not as impressed as compaired to the year before. Some of it was the same. Staff encourages group interactivness while going through the haunt. Some scenes were good, others cheesy. Good balance between dark hallways and rooms. Don't add anymore though. Seems to be less characters than last year. The ones you did have however did perform a good act. Need to improve on level of scare, and use of effects. I understnd that everyone has a differnet budget, but you guys pulled if off in the past.

Appropriate For

12 & up

Summary

This event I gave a "2", but I know they are capable of doing better from attending years in the past. Improvement suggestions would be that it could be a little longer. Do something with the bus. If you decide to keep the slpatterd paint room, at least get the 3-D glasses back. It was getting old, but if you must keep it in the plan, get back the glasses. The room themes need improvement. Just aren't scary. What I did like were the characters. You could tell that they wanted to be there and performed well. The reputation of this house prevents it from getting a "1". Not everything needs major improvements, but these minor changes will greatly increase the quality of this haunt.

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Terror on Rural Street

by Dan K after attending on Friday, October 3, 2003 at about 7:30 p.m.

Submitted: Saturday, October 11, 2003

Fun Factor: Medium Fear Factor: Medium

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Doesn't stand out, but can find easily with directions.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

Snacks and refreshments are available durring your wait. Video games are also available. Good use of ticket call system for waiting.

Length

About 25min. to complete house.

Actors' Performance

Little different from last year. It seems this year there were fewer characters than the last. The amount of dark hallways were a little much. It's ok to have them from one room to another, but don't make it half the house. Quality of the rooms were so-so, but needs improvement on the scare factor. Good use of effects.

Appropriate For

12 & up.

Summary

I scored this event a "3", but a "3.5" would be a more acurate rating for this event. It does need some work, but at the same time it was a good house. Too many dark hallways lowers the excitement. Change around the organization a bit, add a few more characters, and you'll have a great house. Nice twist to the end by the way.

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by Dan K after attending on Friday, October 10, 2003 at about 10:30 p.m.

Submitted: Saturday, October 11, 2003

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: N/A

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Being virtually out in the middle of nowhere, the lights they had were more than adequate to identify the place. Easy directioins.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

No wait. A portion of the way through both mazes there are rest areas with refreshments to take a break.

Length

There are two mazes. Each took about 1hr. 15min. to 1hr. 30min. to complete. Length depends on how good your guesses are on which is the right direction.

Actors' Performance

I was very happy with the operations of this event. The staff was well organized, and very courtious. The mazes themselves were very well planned out. The difficulty of the mazes was well ballanced between keeping you guessing, and not countineously walking in circles. The length of the mazes were a good size being not too short or exhaustingly long. Very well planned. Aside from the football rivalry theme behind this event, throught the maze there are a serious of numbered posts corralated to questions where the correct answers will lead you in the right direction. Guess wrong, you'll end up where you started. There are even several catagories of questions which you are able to choose from. Nice touch.

Appropriate For

All ages. Probably not for kids who don't like to walk very long.

Summary

I give this event a "5" on overall quality becasue this is a maze, or mazes, that keep you guessing and have a real fun time with. The football theme is great, along with the trivia questions to help you through. For those who truly become frusterated, you can cheat and look at the map to help you get back on your way. Congradulations guys.

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