By Tina Ranjbar
Every year I tell myself: This is it, this will be the year that Halloween Haunt actually lives up to the hype. And every time I give in and go, I am disappointed yet again. The long lines, the freezing weather, the over-priced food, the poorly executed haunted houses, and the underwhelming scare actors – it’s all the same, every year.
First, the mazes are all ultimately the same with different themes. Due to the high volume of people, it is almost impossible to get a good scare. When the people in front of you experience the surprise, you now know what to expect. 90% of the time in these mazes, you are watching other people get scared and are waiting for your time to come, yet it never does.
When you walk around the park, there are spots where the monsters walk around to scare you. The issue is, however, that these actors are more creepy than scary. Essentially they come up close to your face and smile creepily, or hold up a weapon to you, and stare at you while you walk. Jump scares are a highly unlikely experience at Haunt if that is what you’re expecting.
On the other hand, there were some attractions that I did enjoy. Near the Time Warp ride was a Vampire Disco, where people came in and danced with monsters. A group of vampires also performed a synchronized dance, which was very entertaining. There was also a silent disco, in which you wear headphones and the DJ plays as they usually do, but instead of the audio going through a speaker, it outputs the sound into each person’s headphones. The great thing about these attractions is that there was no line – as opposed to the mazes – and it was a great place to have fun with your friends and listen to Halloween music.
In the end, my friends and I were at Halloween Haunt for about five hours, and we went on two rides and did one maze. This speaks greatly on the amount you have to wait in line-ups, for both attractions and food. But who knows, maybe next year will finally be the year things start to look up.
Titan Times 
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