During our visit, HG had roughly 130 actors in all, considering the size of the entire haunt and how many rooms we are thrown in, that is a really fair amount needed. I would think anything under the 100 mark would make for noticeable dead spots, but 130? There was always someone around the corner or trail waiting to meet us!
The first noticeable time we saw actors were in the queue line. There are roughly 4-6 working the lines and making everyone’s wait much more enjoyable by interacting, stopping for pictures, and scaring guests, especially if someone paid for the Hell Pass (more on that later). There is no lack of fun dialogue and very witty, in-the-moment conversations and I don’t think I have ever saw anyone out of character. Buna, the wandering gypsy, actually hung out with us for a little bit before the show and just remained Buna the entire time.
During the trail, actors continued to pop out of anywhere that was dark enough or small enough to get into. It makes it all the more difficult to stop and admire the giant pumpkins carved up because someone was always on the trail scaring us off. Dialogue during our trail walk was plentiful. There was a great actor warning us about the dead things around and not to proceed any further if we valued our lives. Literally 3 steps later, a creature appeared covered in bones and attacked the loudest one screaming, the actor! We do appreciate her sacrifice so we could continue our adventure through HG.
The way some of the actors on the trail moved was very difficult to describe. There is a great part somewhere after the mausoleum that has just enough lighting touching the ground to make out the figures ahead. Under the lamp is an actor on the ground and when they noticed us they advanced our way just like that little girl from ‘The Ring’ movie coming out of the T.V. This did happen about 2-3 times and each one of them was more unnatural than the previous one.
During the mansion (HG’s main attraction), actors were plentiful and petrifying. During the first scene where we were introduced to the twins, all of the once inviting upkeep throughout the mansion suddenly turned dark and possibly possessed when the twins appeared. They changed the whole environment with their presence and not in the ‘best intentions for our well-being’ sort of way. Every actor we seemed to come into contact with was that character throughout the performance. We couldn’t find anyone who would break and enjoyed every moment of it. During one of the newer scenes we noticed involving plenty of pigs, anyone wearing a pig face mask would squeal as loud and long as possible, it was very bizarre yet perfectly fitting!
Dialogue throughout the mansion continued to be well-placed and suited the scenes appropriately. Another fairly new character we were introduced to was just past the study and into the garden. The elegance she brought about herself while talking with her giant killer plants was oddly at a difference pace than most of the fast-moving rhythm throughout the rest of the haunt, she happened to set the mood for her scene to be calmer and inviting. This all worked incredibly well, as it isn’t really a check point at all, but all of the chaos slowly fades around the garden and fits what a garden is to most, only this one was trying to kill us!
The overall applaud we give to the actors of HG can never be enough. Everyone was so spot-on and worked together well, they clearly love what they do!
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