A Halloweekend in Review

[Dvo]

I went to the Point this weekend for my first BooBuzz, and only my second weekend ever during Halloweekends. I went both Friday night and all day Saturday, and let me say that the park does a fantastic job all around. Can't say enough about Halloweekends. We managed to go through all of the haunts and see almost every show between the two days, which was great. I'll start with short reports about each day, then in-depth about the haunted attractions.

Friday: Got to the point for early entry (which does happen on Friday nights ) and we knew right away the park was going to be dead that night (no pun intended). We got on all of the rides that night, including that night ride on Millennium which I couldn't wait for. However there was a rather strong wind blowing through that night, so the fog wasn't lingering at all. But we got through all the haunts as well, so Friday was just fantastic.

Saturday: Started the day with morning ERT on Maverick as a part of BooBuzz... 16 rides in just over an hour! Wow that was amazing. Then was the early entry time. I got to MF at about 11:10, and the line was out of the queue and over the train tracks. A sign of things to come... the park was pretty crowded yesterday. Nonetheless I waited it out, and after that I headed up to the front to get 2 rides in on Raptor just as the general public was allowed in. The rest of the day was spent seeing various shows and trying to find rides with shorter lines. Not a simple task. We ended up getting on most of the rides throughout the day, and a few haunts again that night. As I said, the crowds were pretty bad, but I've seen much worse on a Halloweekend Saturday.

Now for the haunted attractions...

I'll start with the shows I saw.

1) Witches of Witch Hollow. I didn't pick up from the brochure that this was a kids' show (haha) so I only stayed for about 5 minutes. But I'm sure if you have little ones they'll love it. Some singing, and casting fun spells & such. 5/10

2) The Return of Dr. Cleaver. This show is pretty humorous, and they even throw in some magic. One of the better shows I saw, in my opinion. And they throw some eye candy at you too (for the guys). 8/10

3) Chris Linn's Magicomedy. Exactly what it sounds like... some magic and some comedy. He did some pretty cool tricks while I was there. The jokes were a little on the dry side, but not bad. 7/10

4) Halloween Hullabaloo. This show is pretty long, and has several costume changes. I was pretty impressed at how quickly the singers changed their outfits. And there were some really good vocalists too. If you like music shows, this one is for you. 7/10

5) Monster Midway Invasion/Parade. We saw the monsters do their dancing exposee in the midway. Again good for the kids. Otherwise don't waste your time. However the parade was fantastic. A little short, but the floats are really neat and I love the pumpkins that drive around in circles. dance show: 5/10 parade: 9/10

Now for the haunts...

1) Happy Jack's Toy Factory. Wow. This thing is decked out with toys and games. And what can I say about the ending... hilarious. The scareactors have really good outfits in here, and they do a pretty good job executing scares. My first trip through was kind of disappointing because of the group I was with. But the 2nd trip was very good. Overall it's an incredibly well-themed haunt, but toys and games don't bother me, so I think it lacked the scare factor just a tiny bit. 9/10

2) G.A. Boeckling's Eerie Estate. Bigger Wow. This was probably my favorite thing all weekend (other than the saturday night ride on MF ). This haunt is, in one word, spectacular. The themeing is exceptional in both quality and quantity. And it gives a really creepy setting for a haunt. The rooms are all wonderful and the scareactors have great places to hide. We were in the last group of the night on Friday, with only 4 people. And we got the $#@& scared out of us. 10/10.

3) Undertaker U. A pretty good indoor haunt. The themeing was pretty standard for a haunt, and the scares were okay. Gotta love the spinny tunnel thing. 6/10

4) Club Blood. A great haunt throughout, and it's rather long. I loved the body bag room. 8/10

5) Terror Island. Fantastic setting with MF flying by, and the theming/lighting is great. 9/10

6) CarnEvil. Pretty boring if you ask me. The fog is thick, but clowns walking around just doesn't do it for me. 5/10

7) Fear Faire. Very similar to CarnEvil, just different theme. 5/10.

8) CornStalkers. This was a pretty good haunt. I couldn't see the scareactors at all until they were jumping out. Pretty scary. 8/10

9) Fright Zone. I liked this setting better than CarnEvil and FearFaire, but the scares were still lacking. The "snow" lights in the winter section of Starlite Experience are now raining blood (any slayer fans? ), which I liked. 6/10.

Overall a great weekend. We also had a Terror Island tour on Saturday afternoon, which was really just a great photo op time for MF. Love that coaster. I think this was my last trip to CP this year, so I'll see it in 6 months!

[Ki Man]

Woah...I had NO idea they had that many attractions up there! I thought it was just the Werewolf Canyon, Undertaker, and something else.....great read!