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Fright Fest back in day was low key amazing. There was a great string from 2001 - 2007 all three parks were killing it, and FF was actually the scariest.
I highly disagree lol that's when I first went to FF and I have refused to go back ever since. Have watched walkthroughs every year and it's insane to me how they refuse to get better in quality. There's been a few times where I almost decided to go back (when they did Suicide Squad as a scarezone mainly) and each time, I was beyond glad I didn't when I saw the end product.Fright Fest back in day was low key amazing. There was a great string from 2001 - 2007 all three parks were killing it, and FF was actually the scariest.
I'll give them one maze I loved back in the day the Black out ones where you could not see and had a flashlight. That was very cool but no they never lived up to Knotts and definitely not up to Universal standardsFright Fest back in day was low key amazing. There was a great string from 2001 - 2007 all three parks were killing it, and FF was actually the scariest.
While that shirt IS cute....Lol, the first year I dont go they drop cool merch....your welcome everyone...lol
God, how did I miss these? That is a cool T shirtThey dropped the event map for Fright Fest....
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Obviously the Metropolis area is now noticeably empty (thanks Wonder Woman :chainsaw: ) They do have a lot to offer, but could still up it a little bit. However, next year is their 30th, so let's hope they go bigger!
While that shirt IS cute....
They sold THIS one back in 2017/2018. Couldn't resist getting it. They even had a matching backpack!View attachment 17317
Is it Truth or Dare that's closed? In some ways, I'm not surprised due to how they promoted the concept. It's possible it'll be a dud like 2017's "Dead End" which was replaced with Sewer in 2018.and one sadly still closed.
Yeah Truth or Dare was closed. Aftermath had a solid atmosphere but since it moved to the deja vu spot I think it's felt a bit emptyIs it Truth or Dare that's closed? In some ways, I'm not surprised due to how they promoted the concept. It's possible it'll be a dud like 2017's "Dead End" which was replaced with Sewer in 2018.
How was Aftermath? I loved it in 2017, but it didn't feel as strong in 2019. So I'm curious.
In 2017 it was well staffed, but 2019 didn't deliver. Sad to hear it still suffers from staffing again.since it moved to the deja vu spot I think it's felt a bit empty
Wow. That is absolutely pathetic. What a horrifically unprofessional way to promote your only new house. I’m absolutely skipping this year. Thank you SFMM for saving me money.So I went last night. I was with a non-coaster, non-haunt person, so we didn't get to do all that much on this particular visit (it was more just social). But we did get to do Condamned, Vault 666, Willoughby's, and Aftermath. All were fine with a few very minor improvements (most notably some day glo paint on walls that flashes on and off). Talent seemed pretty good. Crowds certainly did appear, so the blackout strategy didn't lead to reduced lines as the night went on.
The interesting story was the new maze, Truth or Dare. We were actually the first guests in the standby line at 7:05. The offical SFMM twitter account announced that Truth or Dare was opening tonight. Was told there was a delay, it'd maybe be another 15 min. After that wait, was told another 15 min. At around 7:40, we were told it wouldn't be open for at least another 45 minutes. At that point we decided to cut our losses and move on elsewhere.
As far as I can tell based on twitter responses, it didn't end up opening until around 10pm. We got in line at 10:15, but the queue was pretty full and didn't move at all for about 10 min, and since we had already had a long day with out non-coaster/haunt friend, we just decided to leave. At that point we realized that the official SFMM account had deleted their tweet about the new maze.
Also had two reports from people who did get to do the maze say it was terrible... and that aside from a nice facade (I did get to see that from afar, and it did look kind of cool) and a nice opening room, the rest of maze was nearly all just walls, little to no scaretalent or props. Oof. If that's case, I hope they keep working on it... maybe it still wasn't fully done when they opened it?