JungleSkip
V.I.P. Member
Quick Reviews:
Gothic- Amazing, and my favorite house I've seen in the two years I've gone. Amazing sets, amazing details, amazing scares. A+
Dead End- My second favorite house of the year. Terrific setting, and some very innovative scares. A
House of Horrors- AMAZING. Really love the effect of the lightening strikes, and I got some really good scares in some of the rooms. Frankenstein bursting through the wall is great, and the finale room is fun. A-
Penn and Teller- Awesome queue video, but the house was a mixed bag. I thought it was extremely fun, and Penn's commentary was great. But the scares were a bit lacking. And the 3-D really didn't do anything for me. B
Silent Hill- Great setting and some great effects, but the scares were a little lacking. B-
Walking Dead- Really great set design and some great scares. Unfortunately, my only run through of this one was in daylight, which ruined some of the later scares. B-
Alice Cooper- Terrible. Just...bad. No scares, nonsensical "story", and a staff that just wasn't into it. I would give it an F...but the stripper room gets it a D.
Overall the houses were strong...but not as strong as last year's lineup.
Streets: I find it hard to rate the streets. On Friday night, the crowds were manageable, and the streets weren't chock full of people. That night, I thought the hordes did a fantastic job. The Traditionals, Vampires, and Prisoners stood out, and the prisoners were definitely the best. I didn't feel the event lost anything without the scarezones. But Saturday and Sunday night the place was just wall to wall humanity, and the hordes had no space to work with. Overall, I just can't really rank the street experience with a grade due to the crowd levels, but what I saw Friday night impressed me.
I liked Bill and Ted a lot this year. I preferred it last year, but this year's show was still very entertaining. I didn't see 20 Penny Circus.
The lagoon shows were neat. I caught the Hitchcock one and the Uni Monsters one.
Crowds were so high this weekend even ride wait times were long. Mummy, Despicable Me, and MIB I all saw over 45 minutes.
Overall, it was another great year from A&D. The problems weren't necessarily their fault. The product they put out was good. It was just hurt by the overall status of the park, IMO. I think next year with a big E-ticket attraction open and hopefully a completed London waterfront area, they'll have more room to breath with the event.
Gothic- Amazing, and my favorite house I've seen in the two years I've gone. Amazing sets, amazing details, amazing scares. A+
Dead End- My second favorite house of the year. Terrific setting, and some very innovative scares. A
House of Horrors- AMAZING. Really love the effect of the lightening strikes, and I got some really good scares in some of the rooms. Frankenstein bursting through the wall is great, and the finale room is fun. A-
Penn and Teller- Awesome queue video, but the house was a mixed bag. I thought it was extremely fun, and Penn's commentary was great. But the scares were a bit lacking. And the 3-D really didn't do anything for me. B
Silent Hill- Great setting and some great effects, but the scares were a little lacking. B-
Walking Dead- Really great set design and some great scares. Unfortunately, my only run through of this one was in daylight, which ruined some of the later scares. B-
Alice Cooper- Terrible. Just...bad. No scares, nonsensical "story", and a staff that just wasn't into it. I would give it an F...but the stripper room gets it a D.
Overall the houses were strong...but not as strong as last year's lineup.
Streets: I find it hard to rate the streets. On Friday night, the crowds were manageable, and the streets weren't chock full of people. That night, I thought the hordes did a fantastic job. The Traditionals, Vampires, and Prisoners stood out, and the prisoners were definitely the best. I didn't feel the event lost anything without the scarezones. But Saturday and Sunday night the place was just wall to wall humanity, and the hordes had no space to work with. Overall, I just can't really rank the street experience with a grade due to the crowd levels, but what I saw Friday night impressed me.
I liked Bill and Ted a lot this year. I preferred it last year, but this year's show was still very entertaining. I didn't see 20 Penny Circus.
The lagoon shows were neat. I caught the Hitchcock one and the Uni Monsters one.
Crowds were so high this weekend even ride wait times were long. Mummy, Despicable Me, and MIB I all saw over 45 minutes.
Overall, it was another great year from A&D. The problems weren't necessarily their fault. The product they put out was good. It was just hurt by the overall status of the park, IMO. I think next year with a big E-ticket attraction open and hopefully a completed London waterfront area, they'll have more room to breath with the event.