Land of Illusion Review (2010)

Overall, this haunt has a great cast. They know what they are there to do, and they do it well. Each separate haunt has it’s own unique characters which tie into the theme for that haunt. Whether you choose to visit only one of the five, or all 5, you will get what you paid for, and that is plenty of scares out of many great characters. We are not giving any secrets away, but the characters are all original, with the exception of one or two movie characters.

This is another of many strong areas at this attraction. You will see very few masks, and amazing make-up. Alot of the newer haunts utilize too many masks and movie characters. This haunt, being one of the veteran haunts, knows that masks don’t scare people…Originality does. It doesn’t matter if they have a hired make-up artist, or if the cast do their own. The point is whatever the case may be, they know how to be original and creative. The newer haunts need to take lessons from this one.

Advertisement. Need we say more? Billboards all over from miles away, signs as far away as the Interstates leading you right to the parking lot. Well lighted, clearly marked exits, and they do their best to get people through the lines as quickly as possible without causing groups to merge. Security guards practically everywhere you look. No matter where you are coming from, if you can get within 10 miles of this place, the signs will get you where you need to go.

Wide open area with a bonfire, radio broadcasts from a different station every night, and the brand new “Club Zombie”, where you can dance around on stage to the music, you may want to hang out here from open to close and visit the 5 attractions at your leisure. This is the first and only “Haunted Theme Park” in the area. You don’t have to buy a ticket, go through the attractions and leave. You can buy a ticket and hang out.

This isn’t a special effects based haunt as a whole, but the Temple Of Terror is what gives this haunt such a high score. The Temple Of Terror is a special effects motherload. If you are a special effects junkie, you may pay the full price for this attraction alone. There are great special effects throughout the entire haunt, but this one sets the standard for all those special effects wanna-be’s.