TR: KI Halloween Haunt 10/19/2013

[Diamondbacker]

Last night, I was able to go to Haunt for the first time this season. Although my group of friends got split up and fought about it, we all had a good time. Here is a run through of the night.

5:30 PM: We arrived at the park, where already the cold has started to set in. We rode on Flight Deck in a short line and then head to the Festhaus for some pizza. FD ran great today, and the cold wind hitting my face was great in 11-1.

7:05 PM: We left the Festhaus for Adventure Express, which was not as rough as it was during the season in 14-1. After this, we got our first experience with the monsters, who were great as always.

7:20 PM: We got on Racer, which also was much smoother than it was during the regular season. We also had good airtime! The monsters outside of The Racer heard one of my friends' names, and they flew to her like moths on a light. It was hilarious to see. Then, as the girls decided to take pictures with each other, a scare actor freaked out my friend, and was also kind enough to pose for a picture!

8:50 PM: After an hour-long wait, we were finally on BLSC. Why did we wait? Because of the fire next to the tunnel, and we all wanted to get warm. I didn't get very warm in 5-2 though. What a bummer! The cold was really upon us at that point. It was 37 degrees out, I checked! We were doing anything to stay warm.

9:40 PM: We entered Madame Fatale's Cavern of Terror after a delay in plans because of some of my "friendgirls" got into a fight about something dumb. Being the tallest of the group, I was forced to go first. It actually worked out in my favor, as the "statues" scared my friends after I had passed. This haunt is great, and they kept everything that worked about it from last year, which was awesome. (9/10)

10:00 PM: Now we headed towards AZ, but first we had to pass through Backwoods Bayou, which was well done. One of the actors joked, "What's for dinner tonight?" My friend responded with a "He is!", pointing at me. The actor told her, "There's a lot of meat on him, good choice!" I liked the actors, but I wish there was some demented Mardi Gras person in there. (8/10)

10:30 PM: I waited with some friends as the other people in our group went to get Skyline. While two of the girls with us were sitting on a bench by themselves, a demon came and lifted up that bench! They jumped so high, and I couldn't stop laughing at them. S/O to you, Mr. Demon Guy in Coney Maul. You're doing your job well.

11:15 PM: The bouncer finally let us into Club Blood. He was a great actor. When asked about his strange eyes, he asked our group if they wanted eyes just like his. One girl volunteered, and he was about to bite her neck when he said, "Sorry, I don't eat rotten flesh." (BURN!) As we walked in, I saw the girls everyone has been talking about. It wasn't as bad as others had made it out to be. The maze wasn't that great though. Maybe they were down some actors last night, but there wasn't enough of them, and it made for a somewhat boring haunt. Well done, but not as good. (5/10) Then we left because of the cold.

Overall, the scareactors did really well despite the cold and the crowd size. I wish more of them had attempted to scare me, but I understand why they don't want to freak out some random big guy. Banshee looks amazing from AZ.

Also, one of my friends want to know, can you get in trouble for trying to scare other people?

TL;DR for the lazy - Despite conditions, another good night at Halloween Haunt.

[Ki Man]

Ah yes the idea that "the fire was going to make us warm" For two seconds. After waiting in line for the lowest capacity ride next to Face Off and Firehawk! Yeah, I haven't been on that ride this season for a reason. I don't want to waste my time.