Terror at Tyrol Review (2024)

Camp Hideaway: This haunt could benefit greatly from additional cast members. This haunt had 2 zombie characters that we saw, leaving a lot of dead space. These 2 characters did not feel like they wanted to be there. They did not interact with anyone in our group or the group we were combined with. We walked up to the scenes, and the characters were standing out in the open with no attempt to hide or scare inside the buildings. These characters did not attempt to interact, make sounds, or really play their part in general. Overall, we feel as though it probably would have been better without characters because the ones we found in this haunt just made the experience awkward.

Twisted Woods: In these woods, we saw about 10 characters in this haunt, which left a lot of room for dead space and missed scare opportunities, especially being 9 minutes in duration. This queue line had a skeleton character on stilts that was very well-detailed and well-put together. We liked seeing this, as we don’t normally see stilts used by cast at haunts here. As for the other characters, we did see a well-put-together zombie character making crazy “realistic” zombie grunts, growls, and screams. We did notice this haunt’s characters were more vocal and interactive with the group than the previous haunt.

ONSLAUGHT: This haunt was by far the better of the 5 offered. This 3D haunt had roughly 5 to 6 characters. While this was a decent number of characters, it still left some dead space and missed scare opportunities. These characters were high energy and fit in well with the neon 3D theme, which carried over well into their dialogue. One character in particular was a clown who was asking us to play and be friends. There were 2 “staff” members operating the large puppets in this haunt. One of which could be easily seen behind the chainsaw puppet due to the blue shirt they were wearing. This could be easily fixed by wearing all black to blend in behind the puppet. Overall, this haunt was the most energetic haunt on the property.

Hecates Labyrinth: In the Labyrinth, we did not see many characters. We believe there were 1-2 for this whole section. It’s hard to say if they were convincing and creative when they were on the outside of the pallet maze and just looked through the pallets with a hood on and occasionally banged on the wood. Besides the banging, the haunt was silent, with no dialogue, grunts, screams, or moans. This haunt did have 2 detailed queue characters before entering but although detailed, they didn’t seem to interact with anyone with nothing verbally leaving their mouths.

The Forgotten: In our opinion, this haunt was the second-best haunt on the property behind ONSLAUGHT. This haunt had 5 – 7 characters. We feel as though this haunt would benefit from spreading out their cast more. We saw most of the characters in or around the trailer. Some of these characters fit the theming while others did not, but they were more interactive. There was one character that slid out from under a counter that caught us off guard. Most characters had minimal dialogue. There was a scarer in this haunt that was dressed like a “hillbilly” that was vocal and interactive with the guests but in a way that was off-putting. This character started off with decent dialogue but quickly shifted to swearing and frequently using the F-word. This character asked the guests to, “Give me a B. Give me an A” spelling out baby and then yelled, “YOU ALL ARE F***ING BABIES!” We are not sure if this was because our group was noticeably older or if this was part of the scene dialogue, but we feel as though this was out of place from the rest of the haunt and overall not a good look due to the children we saw going through these haunts. This would be acceptable if all the haunts were like this or if there was a warning ahead of time that you would experience foul language but we didn’t see a warning at all.

Camp Hideaway: Unfortunately there isn’t much to say here. There were only two actors in this entire haunt and it felt like they did not put any effort into their costuming. They were supposed to be zombie camp characters but the costumes consisted of a character in a flannel and jeans with what looked like white face paint with some blood. The idea of zombies in a camp was a good idea, but we feel as though the costume execution was poor and lacked details.

Twisted Woods: In this haunt, we felt like the 3 queue characters of this haunt were more detailed than the characters inside this haunt. It’s hard to say how detailed the costumes inside this haunt were due to the poor lighting and the characters not getting close in some scenes, but from what we saw, there were zombies, skeletons, and a ghillie suit character. The zombie character was wearing a dress with face makeup resembling a zombie. We think the character in the ghillie suit could benefit from wearing gloves to cover their hands since the hands gave them away. As for the queue characters, these characters were the most detailed out of the whole haunt. The character in the pink pleated skirt with the white jacket was head-to-toe, detailed with makeup and contacts to tie the whole Harley Quinn look together. Another memorable queue character was the skeleton character on stilts. This character was also head-to-toe detailed. The skull mask was of good quality and the skeleton-like claw hands extended the character’s arms to look proportionate to the height on stilts, making the character look more realistic.

ONSLAUGHT: This haunt had a good amount of detailed characters that fit the 3D fun house-like vibe. We saw a lot of different styles of clowns in neon costumes that were enhanced by the UV lights inside. The makeup was detailed, and 100% resembled a clown. We would also like to see the non-acting staff in costumes to tie them into the haunt. We noticed the staff operating the puppets were in regular clothing, which made it easy to see against the black wall behind the puppet. Wearing all black to blend into the background would solve this issue.

Hecates Labyrinth: While there were only a few characters, the ones we did see were wearing dark clothing with a hood on just staring between the planks of the pallet. We could not see what this character was wearing besides from the neck up. The queue characters were more detailed than the characters in the haunt. One queue character featured a manor-like look with a cane. This character was wearing makeup, contacts, and a suit. The other queue character was less detailed, wearing a flannel and jeans, holding a shovel with some red makeup on the lower half of the face.

The Forgotten: This haunt had an interesting array of characters. One character was a “hillbilly” type character that was dressed in jeans, boots, and a flannel. This character was the most detailed character in this haunt and fit into the trailer park vibe. Besides that character, we didn’t see much detail. One character was in a black hoodie that slid out from under a counter and blended in wearing all black. After exiting the trailer, we came across another character that was not very detailed and didn’t really fit into the haunt. This character was wearing a hoodie with leggings and some mild face makeup. If all the characters were as detailed as the “hillbilly” character, this haunt would have scored higher. The use of masks between all haunts was low and could benefit from incorporating more masks as you can only get so detailed with simple face makeup unless you start to use prosthetics and more intricate airbrush techniques.

On our way to TAT, we used Apple Maps. For the most part, it led us to the entrance of the property. The un-lit back roads leading up were eerie and could benefit from some more signage and lights to help guests know they are on the right path. Getting very close to the location, we lost service but still made it to the event grounds. Once on the grounds, we followed the signage to the parking area by ourselves as there was no staff to direct or welcome us. They have a few parking lot sections that are fairly flat and decently lit. After parking, we backtracked to the signage we saw that helped us find the ticket booth to start our evening.

Once you finally get to the main queue line, the overall navigation is ok to complete the attractions. Most of the haunt is straightforward to follow the path, but more times than not, we had to question where to go to stay on the path. In some areas, there would be a lit path, while in some areas, there was no decor or lights, with multiple areas that looked to be a path in the haunt. Our other big takeaway navigating the location was about leaving. Once we left the building and warmed up following the completion of the final haunt, there was no signage or workers to help guide us back to the parking lot where we parked. We ended up on a different section of the property and had no idea where we parked and had no guidance on where to go. After we wandered off to find our original spot, we once again had no cell service to navigate home, leaving the property, so just a heads up.

When talking about safety, we found several things to note. Always be sure to watch your step. There were many times when the ground was uneven; there were un-lit stepping spots, uneven platforms, and stairs/platforms with no railings at times that were elevated off the ground, areas in the woods with no light and guidance on where to go a few times and could even wander off into the woods on this large property, to even no warning that the slide after ONSLAUGHT drops you off a few feet in the air with no warning from staff or any way to tell when the next guest can go down if it’s clear or not.

To put it in perspective, after exiting the ski lift on top of the hill, our group was told that if we did not make it to the food pavilion-type building, then “you are lost.” This property is very large, and there were few staff or even actors around to help us if we got lost.

Something TAT impressed us with was having a few first aid staff on-site. This was only found at the bottom of the ski lift before going to the main haunted attractions. During our time on the grounds, we also did not see any form of security, which is always something good to have.

Overall, the customer service here was basic and straight to the point. There was not much enthusiasm from the workers we encountered, with the first being at the ticket booth window. We did not encounter anything crazy negative, but the times we talked with staff, it tended to be straight-faced and gave the vibe of just being here for a paycheck and showed no interest in the haunt. This is typically not the case at other attractions as we see most staff, if not all, enjoying their job and having the passion in their heart for frights. We would like to highlight the one staff member on the ski lift who explained a little bit of the rules to our group as he was an older, friendly gentleman who seemed very excited to have guests at the attraction.

When looking for information regarding this haunt, be sure to check out the official website. On the website, you can find the basic information you need to attend the haunt. Once on the home tab, you can find the open dates, link to purchase tickets, and even a small FAQ Page. Other tabs on the website include attractions, which have a small brief info about each attraction, an actor tab, and even a contact tab. After reading over the website, we believe that TAT could benefit from touching things up as well as adding more information for guests, such as videos, photos, a longer FAQ page, detailed parking info, deeper storylines, and more.

They also have a Facebook page icon on the website that currently does not work to take you to their page. If you manually find their Facebook page, you can browse posts that are not usually updated (we saw only a few posts for the 2024 season). As they can close due to severe weather, check Facebook to see if you can find a post for the day as we didn’t see mentions of weather-related closures on their site.

When diving into the pre-hunt area of the attractions, certain areas did a better job while others were lacking. For starters, the initial queue line had no form of a “vibe.” This area was a decently long line with no actors roaming around, no music, no projection screen, and practically nothing to keep you entertained besides the group you came with. This initial vibe could be improved by adding a DJ with music, screens playing Halloween-themed footage, music, queue actors roaming around, and so much more.

Other pre-haunt areas did a better job of enhancing the vibe at the start of the attraction. For example, the holding area before starting Twisted Woods had three queue actors roaming around the dog kennels we were placed in. All three cast members did a decent job of including each group in this section, with the actress wielding the baseball bat and doing the most dialogue. She seemed to enjoy her role. For the other haunts, there were not much of any other vibes besides reflecting on your experience of the previous haunt.

Certain areas did a better job of creating an immersive experience inside the haunts. Camp Hideaway & Twisted Woods did well in having an eerie setting in the woods, which is what you would think both these haunts would be like based on the names. Being able to include the woods creates its own atmosphere that you can not get in haunts built inside a building and can aid in creating a more unique experience, as not all haunts are able to offer this. The only big downside to these two haunts is that there were not many detailed facades or buildings to enhance the setting. We also noticed a half-drank water bottle on one of the main tables with the cap off, taking away from the scene in Camp Hideaway.

ONSLAUGHT was by far the star of this category. Inside this haunt, they incorporated 3D glasses to bring the sets more to life. This attraction was more detailed than the rest, with the use of vibrant colors and props found inside. There could be more detail in some areas, but overall, it was a good job done. The other runner-up of the show was The Forgotten. The sets here really made it seem to be located in a small trailer park with a good amount of detail from small bodies hanging inside or even the vehicles and tires placed along the paths.

Hecates Labyrinth used pallets for the structure we navigated through. There was hardly anything else to make it more detailed, but the illusion of it being a maze was well done and not necessarily needed as it had its own creepy setting.

Once finishing the last haunt, you are able to go to the pavilion building which sells drinks and snack food. This is a nice option to have as you can reflect on your experience with your group while also being able to warm up from being out in the cold along with sitting down after the long walk. This area could offer much more from midway games, extra attractions, photo stations, or even a gift shop to take home a souvenir.

Our team did not score the storyline section in this category. We felt there was no storyline given at the haunt nor on the website, minus a few sentences about each haunt.

When it comes to sounds, Camp Hideaway and Hecates Labyrinth utilized no sound effects at all. The Forgotten was close to none as well, minus a few sound effects, such as a short sound right before exiting the haunts in the cemetery-like area by the trees. Twisted Woods did a good job using a thunder noise effect throughout most of the haunt. This sound was paired with strobes in the haunt that paired with the effect, giving a nice touch. Once again, the star of this section was ONSLAUGHT. During this haunt, they played rock/alternative music. The volume of this could be increased as it was hard to hear in sections. We recommend that this haunt add more sound effects from overall creepy ambient tracks and eerie sounds to help aid the actors’ scares and that they should even be used along with props to create a more well-rounded environment.

The set designs in each haunt varied. Camp Hideaway & Twisted Woods did well in having the setting of the woods to their advantage. There were only two sheds we entered during Camp Hideaway. Each of these was moderately detailed and decently done. Besides these two shed-type buildings, there was nothing else to really design, but in the Twisted Woods, there were a few more building facades that helped detail the haunt. One, specifically where the zombie actress resided, was extremely well-detailed and was a piece of art, but I only saw something to this extent once per every attraction. ONSLAUGHT was detailed very well, with all the colors popping out at you and fog filling some of the hallways. There was good decor from hanging bodies that also had vibrant colors that stood out with the 3D glasses on. Hecates Labyrinth was very bland. The use of pallets created the eerie setting, but there was no extra decor that we could find on the walls or in the walkways. The Forgotten was detailed well in creating the trailer park environment. We encountered random junk you would picture a trailer park to have to even walk through a trailer that was occupied by bloodthirsty killers leaving a scene of bodies hanging and body parts that did look very fake on the walls and counters.

Animatronics were hard to come by in this haunt. There were a few cool effects that stood out. The first is a unique seesaw with two small dolls going up and down. Another was a large skull-like figure that had glowing eyes. This can be quickly missed as it is tucked along one of the outdoor haunt paths and does not add sound or move, but if you do see it, it is a nice piece of eye candy. A few other stand-out props were the use of large puppets. Here, we found two inside ONSLAUGHT practically back to back. As cool as this was to see, we feel another haunt on the property could benefit from using one of these to help spread out the use of props.

The sensory special effects are one of our team’s favorite parts of any haunt. During our time at this attraction, we did not encounter any laser swamps, squishy floors, vortex tunnels, scents, illusions, or even endless tunnels. These types of effects can truly elevate a haunt to another level and they would benefit from incorporating some of these. We did, at times, see a few good lighting spots and strobes, but it was not very common.

As stated many other times, ONSLAUGHT did very well in this section. The haunt itself was its own special effect as they incorporated 3D glasses and took the experience to another level. We also walked through two separate inflatable tunnels that made us uncomfortable as we had to push past the female mannequin props. This is a great card in TAT’s pocket, as not many haunts offer this type of experience paired together.

Overall, TAT came in below average in this category. Adding sounds, more decor in areas, perhaps a laser swamp or more fog to fill the woods, and small animatronics would help greatly improve this category.

Camp Hideaway: This haunt was found to be the least scariest among the others. Making our way through the hideaway, we only stumbled across two cast members, and they didn’t do anything to scare us. They walked close to us and walked away. These actors were easy to spot, and I saw them coming from no hiding spot and did not even make a sound, from simple grunts to moans. It was suspenseful, anticipating a scare from what we would have thought to be an actor hiding spot, only to be nothing. We did not experience any form of finale in this one.

Twisted Woods: This haunt was a tad scarier than the first haunted attraction. Here, we saw more cast and they had a bit more energy, screaming and growling at us. We came across a lady at a neat building facade who made the best zombie noises we have ever heard! She did a great job of staying to her role and really gave us some chills down our back. We did see half the cast members coming as they were placed near props to enhance their scene but the other half popped out of areas to attempt to scare our group going through. There were a good amount of attempted jump scares, but none stood out well as they felt delayed, and a ghillie suit character got stuck on a rope, unfortunately diminishing their scare. They followed our last members of the group, which gave them more frights. As for the same in the first haunt, there was no form of a real finale to complete this experience.

ONSLAUGHT: During this haunt, we found it to be the scariest of all. The cast here targeted all our group members, mainly hitting the front of the group. We found actors roaming behind us at times along with peeping the next corner shortly before we stumbled upon them. Even with peeping at the corner to see the next actor, they still did a good job at getting some members in our group. Almost all the scares in this haunt were jump scares, which tend to be the best at scaring our team. There was still a small amount of dialogue to help make it less repetitive. The finale in this haunt was extremely unique, and we have not seen it at other haunts yet as of writing this review.

Hecates Labyrinth: Unfortunately, this haunt offered very little scares. Scares relied on the cast, and they hid in a few spots, peeping out of the corners or holes of the pallets, but just met us with stares rather than actual scares. A few also did a lot of banging on the other side of the pallets to attempt to scare our group. We did not see any attacks from above us that would have done well in this maze-like attraction. When completing this haunt, there was no form of a finale but it spit us out right at the next haunt.

The Forgotten: When bracing the final stretch, The Forgotten did a good jump and tried to target everyone in the group. Overall, it also wasn’t very scary, minus the one intense scare that came from an actor located in the mobile home trailer. Here, a cast member came at us wanting to kill us, but as a surprise, a second dark-clothed figure rushed at our feet, throwing us off guard by using a second cast member, creating an excellent scare for the entire group. We also saw much more dialogue in this final section that the others did not demonstrate much of. As stated in many of the other sections, this had no form of a finale, especially since it was the last attraction. We had a lady come out by a grave with dark facial makeup, wearing leggings and a hoodie, completely taking away from the scare. The distance between her and our group was far too far apart to really try at a final jump scare.

Overall, TAT lacks a good finale between all attractions. This is an area that could benefit from being revisited. This location gives off the impression that it is well suited for a beginner haunt goer or even younger children as the scares are very tame but plenty of people are looking for less frights. If you get scared easily, we are sure you will still receive a good fight during your journey.

For being our first time at this attraction, our team felt there was a lot of potential to create a more well-rounded haunt destination. The overall satisfaction with the main five haunts was lower than we typically find from visiting similarly priced shows. Two of the five main haunts were well above the other three as all the magic was encountered in them.

For the walkthrough times, it took us a total of 29 minutes to complete the 5 main haunted attractions. Camp Hideaway & ONSLAUGHT were both 7 minutes in duration, while Twisted Woods was 9 minutes. The last two haunts, Hecates Labyrinth & The Forgotten, lasted 3 minutes each. For 29 minutes and a ticket price of $30, this gives TAT a $0.97 minute per dollar rating! This is overall a good rating for time spent in the attraction but the quality found inside is not up to par with the duration aspect.

When looking at ticket prices, there are not many options. The only ticket option is general admission. The price here can vary depending on when you plan to attend. The price per ticket is typically $30 but can be $25, give or take on less prime visit dates. With one ticket option and no fast pass option, lines can be very long closer to Halloween. Brace yourself for a long wait farther into the season, and know you can not upgrade to cut the wait down.

After completing the haunt, TAT does not have many other forms of entertainment to endure. The big free extra entertainment is the ski lift ride to reach the start of the first haunt. This ski lift ride was a nice touch that most haunts do not have the pleasure to incorporate and lasted us almost 6 minutes. However, once completing the final haunt, The Forgotten, you will come across a large structure housing drinks and food to purchase. This is a nice touch to grab some food and talk about your experience while also being able to warm up on the brisk fall nights. Besides warming up and eating, there is nothing else to keep you around. We would love to see a gift shop, midway games, escape rooms, photo opportunities, and more add-on attractions, as this area would be perfect for this and could prolong guests’ stays.

Overall, Terror at Tyrol is a somewhat decent attraction destination. This haunt is a newer location that has only been open for the last handful of years. There is much room for growth in all aspects of this haunt that we hope to see improve in the future. If you are looking for an eerie walk in the woods paired with some neat effects at times, add this to your list! Are you looking to start at a haunt that is less scary than others across the state? This haunt would be good for you, too!