Midway area:
The area is mostly grass and flat ground, and scare actors were walking around in various costumes. I did talk to some they said that they had accessories like wings and horns, but were not wearing them because of the light rain we were having.
The two haunts have big displays with their names out in front of them, but the other attractions do not. It was pretty obvious on some stuff what they were, but a small or better signage for each attraction wouldn’t hurt. There were a couple of photo op areas set up and a few animatronics on display to give the space a haunted feel.
Zombie Purge:
You load up on a large monster truck bus with windows blown out and both sides lined with attached paintball guns. There are green overhead lights to set the mood and music playing on overhead speakers. Staff came around and loaded all the guns with a container of paintballs and extras for those who purchased more. The guns are on a swivel stand, so you don’t have to hold them. After being given quick instructions and a safety briefing, the bus started up and moved to the field.
We were given the cue to pull back the slide on the top of the gun to power them up and to start shooting. Even after several pulls, a lot of guns weren’t firing properly. The bus stopped, and the staff quickly cut the air supply to all of them and restarted it. They also went through all the guns and made sure all were working, even quickly replacing one with a spare. Once everything was working properly, we started back up and got to work killing zombies.
There were three separate areas where the bus took us. Each area had a few scare actors and other items to shoot at. Some items included vehicles, a boat, cargo containers, and some other small things. Some actors were moving around while others stood still. I had seen some comments online before I went about people feeling like they weren’t getting enough paintballs. I tried to pay attention to the number of shots I took since they just dumped a container in, and I can’t imagine them counting out exactly 100 paintballs for each one. I did lose count, but I easily took 30 shots in just the first area with little effort. It felt like I went through it really quickly, but I do think 100 paintballs would be fairly accurate.
When we were done, the bus dropped us off at the same starting point and right back into the attraction. When we loaded, there was about 10 minutes of waiting for prepping the guns and instructions, then from the time the bus moved to the return was about another 10 minutes, so 20 minutes in total.
Hunted Hayride:
The hayride, or at least the one I went on, didn’t have any actual hay to sit on, but a large wooden bench. We all loaded up, and there were about 4 or 5 scare actors who jumped on and joined us.
We took either the same route or almost the same route through the wooded areas as the Zombie bus. I think we took a trail that ran parallel to the zombie bus route, and the same scare actors worked both paths. I thought I could see a second path through the tree line that was more illuminated. The actors would approach the moving wagon, and one or two actually spoke to us. The actors on the wagon referred to them as their “friends” and waved to them. There was a moment that was funny, and we could see the actors running through the tree line, and another moment where a clown looked like he was hitting something in a caged area, but overall, that was it.
There wasn’t much out there in the way of props or animatronics except for the thing the paintballers could shoot at. Overall the the ride lasted approximately 7 minutes and dropped us off at the same place we started.
House of Horrors:
The haunt has a large demon monster animatronic out front with a stone look to the outside, the kind of resembles a castle. There was about a 3-minute wait between groups this night, and a short wait line. When I asked about the amount of time it takes to get through, they said about 15 minutes.
The house is all inside and weaves in and out of various types of rooms and is highly decorated. There are various animatronics and scare actors throughout. It’s advertised on the website with a lot of movie references. I saw characters from Five Nights at Freddy’s, Terrifier, The Exorcist, Bloody Mary, Acracniphobia, and a few others. I’m sure I missed several other movie references.
I took the coffin ride inside the haunt, and it lasted just under 2 minutes. The coffin was large enough to hold two people, and the attendant closed the lid so it was completely dark. The coffin rattles and shakes, and you can hear the hydraulics working to move it. It was fun and something I didn’t expect to see.
The haunt went well, but the ending was a little abrupt. It just felt like you were walking through, and then suddenly you’re out of the haunt. No real defined finale, transition out, or closure. Overall, the haunt with the 2-minute coffin ride lasted about 10 minutes for me. I never ran into another group while I was in there.
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