Updated review after last night (my second night of the year)[
My first review from opening night for reference]:
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Cabin in the Woods - Both Cabin in the Woods and American Werewolf in London are insane houses and it's hard to pick a favorite. If CitW wasn't a dream house of mine, I'd probably give AWiL my #1 spot without any questions because it's easily one of the best houses I've ever been in. However, I love CitW (the movie), so seeing that movie come to life was insane. Plus, the scares were plentiful for me.
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American Werewolf in London - See above
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Havoc 2- Underrated as hell. The cast is phenomenal and the energy levels in the house were the highest I've seen at the event this year by far. Both of my walkthroughs were incredible (one right at park opening with no other guests around me and one with a conga line) and filled with the same level of intensity. I didn't get to do the house on opening night, so I'm curious to see what everyone who was disappointed with it thinks of it this weekend.
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Evil Dead - After a disappointing opening night walkthrough, this house has completely redeemed itself. I got to do two walkthroughs in the last 30 minutes of the night and the cast has already drastically improved and the house has finally "clicked" for me.
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Afterlife - I really need another walkthrough of this house before completely judging it, but I really liked it. It seemed more disorienting that The In-Between, though I'm not sure if the scare level is quite there yet (there are some fantastic scares though).
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Resident Evil - A really solid house with great sets. I don't know anything about the games (or the movies), but I still came out extremely satisfied with the house. (NoteL Same review as before because I did not do the house last night)
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La Llorona - I gave the house a second chance last night and it's still really underwhelming. I'm still hopeful that it'll improve, but as of right now, I only like it for its set & facade.
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The Walking Dead - The only good thing I can really say about The Walking Dead is that it's better than last year's house. I really didn't do much for me. I feel like this is another one than will drastically improve by the end of the event, but I'm definitely tired of the property at this point. (Note: Same review as before because I did not do the house last night)
Bill & Ted - An excellent show this year. There's a few brief comedic "misses" in the middle of the show, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to rewatching the show a few times this year.