A Haunting We Will Go!
So one of the joys of October is a visit to a Haunted House. Dark corridors, strobe lights, fog machines, loud noises, actors out to scare you, and lots of screaming teenagers...it's like Disneyland for horror movie fans...
One year Drew and I went to the Chamber of Horrors. Another year we went to the Gateway Theater.
But we've made multiple visits to the Bayville Scream Park -- in 2009, 2011 and 2015.
And again last Saturday night.
During the summer, the Bayville Adventure Park caters to young children. Across the street from the public beach, it features miniature golf, climbing apparatus, bumper boats, an arcade, etc.
Come autumn, however...
One year Drew and I went to the Chamber of Horrors. Another year we went to the Gateway Theater.
But we've made multiple visits to the Bayville Scream Park -- in 2009, 2011 and 2015.
And again last Saturday night.
During the summer, the Bayville Adventure Park caters to young children. Across the street from the public beach, it features miniature golf, climbing apparatus, bumper boats, an arcade, etc.
Come autumn, however...
The park has now expanded to include six different haunted houses, each with its own theme and backstory. Each house requires a separate admission fee.
Of course, we simply had to see all six houses. Each house takes about 15 minutes to view. With wait times for each attraction, we spent the entire evening at the park
First there were our old favorites: Bloodworth Manor, where an evil scientist was fixated on reanimating dead bodies. Uncle Needles Funhouse of Fear, a 3D attraction, features scary clowns. Evil In The Woods, at the back of the park, has actors chasing guests with "chain saws". Temple of Terror, which has a theme right out of "The Mummy", was actually kind of lame this year.
They no longer have the Curse of the Zombie Pirates, an attraction that was set up on the miniature golf course: I always felt nervous because the golf holes pose a tripping hazard in the dark. The golf course is still decorated with a zombie pirate theme, but now you can actually play golf...
The two new attractions are the Bayville Haunted Asylum (medical experiments on unsuspecting patients) and the Cage (Chemical and Genetic Enhancement, another science experiment gone wrong).
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My inner 12 year old is satisfied.
Looks like a wonderful time.
ReplyDeleteOur daughter took our grandson, about 4 at the time, into a funhouse. I believe it was the kind you rode through in a little car while scary stuff jumped out at you. Later on, he told his mother that he was scared during the entire visit to the funhouse. He said "I was scared in the funhouse. We shouldn't have gone in there. I am not mad at you, but I am disappointed in you." Where did he come up with that??? In telling the story, she admitted she began to think it was a little too much for him, but they were more or less "trapped" in the little car, riding through the dark, and what could she do? Now he's 11 and no longer scared of funhouses. The gorier the better.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a good time. I've never been fond of these types of things. In my area we have Knott's Scary Farm (on Knott's Berry Farm) and it's huge this time of year. I went over 20 years ago and discovered it wasn't my thing. I've never been back. But everyone else seems to love it.
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