Adams Family Haunted Woods Review (2018)

Being a family affair, Adams Family Haunted Woods is staffed by friends and family that want to have fun and provide you with a great experience while you are there. Even the little ones help out, by donning makeup or masks to take on roles as innocent victims or harbingers of foreboding doom. Outdoor trails are always a bit hard to staff, especially when the weather is less than admirable, but Adams Family had a decent level of coverage throughout the trail. They could have used some more, but there were actually more actors out there than we were expecting.

There was also a nice assortment of baddies to choose from, including Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. The dialogue and verbal interactivity could use a little help, however, given the young age of some of the actors, that will come in time and with a little training. We have high hopes for this group in the future.

Adams Family Haunted Woods’ Facebook page does not have their address listed and the website does not seem to exist. We were able to find their address in a post and GPS took us right to the front door. There were a few signs directing us there from the main road but, we very nearly missed it and had to back up a little bit to get into the driveway. It is lined with glowing pumpkins and a dummy dangles from the trees to let you know you’re in the right place. A ghostly white rabbit greeted us in the driveway that we first thought was a prop, but hopped off into the trees when we rolled down the window to check.

The folks out here are incredibly friendly and the trail, despite raining all day, was very well maintained and not a muddy mess. There is always something ‘special’ about walking through the dark and spooky woods on a chilly autumn night.

We were actually impressed with the amount of sound and lighting effects that they had along the trail. Getting power through the woods is never an easy feat and we typically don’t see much beyond glowsticks and battery powered lighting. Adams Family Haunted Woods actually managed to provide soundtracks in several of their scenes, which we weren’t expecting.

Their sets aren’t highly detailed, nor do they have that ‘thrown together’ feel to them. They fell nicely in the middle and provided enough detail to let you know what type of area you were in without having to try and figure it out on your own.