Please note: this review is for the 2007 season rather than the current season.

Hauntfest - CLOSED -

by pirateystripes after attending on Friday, October 19, 2007 at about 3 p.m.

Fun Factor: Medium Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Very easy to locate since it's at Stair Fair Park.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

The ticket guy told us it would be more than a 2 hour wait, so we opted to pay $5.00 more for the $20.00 RVIP pass, which would be a 40-45 minute. We waited in line for only 5 minutes! If you go, take a look at the line before you go ahead and waste the extra $5.00! You may not have to.

Most Unique

Killy Killmore the talking skull at the beginning, and the creepy elevator ride.

Actors' Performance

Most of the actors came at you and screamed. Loudly. There were a few actors who would talk to get you moving in the right direction. But yeah, lots of in your face/ear/head screaming.

Summary

Ok, I have one main problem with this house, and I figure I better let people in on this before they go and spend their money. They give you a sensor-activated flashlight before you go into the house, but according to one of the staff members, this new flashlight technique is a "work in progress". Translation: It doesn't work well, at all. He told us that the flashlights would not work properly if you "swing it around, or back and forth a lot". Does it make sense, if this is a haunted house that's going to make you move around and thrash? My friend had control of the light, and she at no time swung the flashlight to and fro. Our group went through the entire house without a single light to lead the way, which should have been scary, but instead became very annoying because you couldn't see any of the decorations or actors' costumes. I came out of the house scratching my head, wondering what had just happened. Part of the scare process is being able to see what is coming at you. At least a dim/strobe light is needed. We had no light whatsoever, and several times we were boxed in an empty corner, going around in circles. I was mainly concerned that we would end up where we're not supposed to be, like "behind the scenes". It was fun for the first 10 minutes, but it got old really fast.

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April 26th, 2024 7:01 p.m. CDT 24.07