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-Hellside actually looked amazing!
-Carnage's new entrance looked really cool
-Chateau's building was COVERED in camo netting
-Bloodshed's Facade looked really awesome!
-The Flume is gone Also there are advertisements advertising a new wavepool so woohoo, we're getting a wavepool!

Onto the reviews!

Mr. Cleaver's Bloodshed: I loved this maze. Very gory and disgusting. I loved all the props, and the actors were spot on in their performances. The drop doors really got me all through-out the house. Only complaint I have is that it's far too easy to get lost/wander through an emergency exit. In fact, the second time we went through the maze, the people ahead of us (who we were following), leading us out the back of the house. We had to go back through the Cedar Gate. Other then that, I thought the actors were great, and the layout was as well!
Atmosfear -:- 9
Layout -:- 5
Intensity -:- 8
Actors -:- 9
Overall -:- 8


Chateau Du Damne: Back for the 3rd year, I wasn't expecting much other then a changed exterior. Boy was I wrong. . . This maze yesterday to me was the best maze of the day. First thing I noticed was that the house had a lot more creepy looking lights. A couple layout changes, and more props made this really cool! But my favorite part HAD to be the ending! The garden/gate area was so intense I was literally scared for my life the first time we went through. If you experienced it differently, let me explain. First time we went through, after the hallway of hair, we were screamed at on the left, someone on the right (werewolf) had a bone and hurled it against the gate which was extremely loud, there were 2 people on the right above the gate reaching down at us screaming insanely loud, and a monster was chasing after us. It was the most intense experience I've ever had in Chateau let alone the haunt. Also I wanna give a shoutout to the greeter (HHScreamster) for doing a tremendous job at the door again, and the girl on the right in the first room. (Inside joke)
Atmosfear -:- 10
Layout -:- 8
Intensity -:- 9
Actors -:- 10
Overall -:- 9.5


Mangler Asylum: This maze also returning for its 3rd year was alright. Right off the bat, I have to say that the greeter for the Asylum was very rude and snobby. That's one of the things I didn't like about the maze. In fact because of her, we avoided it and hit up Chateau about 20 times.
Layout is basically the same, actors are the same for the most part, and yeah they did a nice job on keeping up the intensity of the Asylum last year. Not much else to say about this one.
Atmosfear -:- 8
Layout -:- 10
Intensity -:- 8
Actors -:- 7
Overall -:- 8


CarnEvil: CarnEvil was sorta a hit & miss for me last night. It seemed the first time we went through, the actors were just getting close to us and not trying to scare us, but the second time, we got scared crapless a couple of times. I liked the moving heads in the dark room, and the ending was actually pretty cool too! Loved the soundtrack, but still can't remember what exactly it is.
Oh well. I hope this maze gets better through-out October! Also, the clown in the little booth at the entrance has a new little *twist* on it. Watch out!
Atmosfear -:- 10
Layout -:- 7
Intensity -:- 4
Actors -:- 5
Overall -:- 6


Carnage at Crimson Isle: Carnage to me was a bit of a let down. I loved the new entrance (lots better then 06/07), but there was a lot of things that were not so good to me. First off, the first room. We were in the second group that got in for the night. It was so foggy/flooded with lights, nobody could see anywhere. It was very scary, but not in the haunt sense, more like the people could get lost/hurt sense. Onto the next room we went where it was insanely foggy still. I swear it took us about 7 minutes to get through the first two rooms. Everyone was running into each other and overall it was just not fun or scary. After that, we went down the hall and into the next section. The alligator's were cool, and the guy laying on the boxes made me jump, but then we went back into the tents. This time it was strobes. Again, couldn't really see, got very congested, and people had to be led out. Final scene, only cool part was the canon (same from 06/07). Overall it was a bit of a let down, and I won't be sad if it does get removed next year like the rumor has it.
Atmosfear -:- 7
Layout -:- 4
Intensity -:- 2
Actors -:- 3
Overall -:- 4


Hellside Farm: Well, just walking up the Wild Thing path and seeing the gigantic rows of corn covering walkways convinced me that this would be amazing. I was right. This maze was very cool. I had a nice couple talks with the greeter lady. She was nice. She said that it would be 100% better this year, and she was so right. There were creepy scarecrows, maniacs, farmhands, and even a slider! This was very fun, and it's just really a great experience walking through it. Word of advice though, if you'd like to maximize your experience, wait a LONG time before you enter. It's 20x better if you are the person getting scared and not the people in front of you (don't you hate that?!). Overall, 100% better than 07. Woohoo Valleyfair!
Atmosfear -:- 10
Layout -:- 8
Intensity -:- 9
Actors -:- 9
Overall -:- 9.5


Blood Creek Cemetery: Blood Creek is now the only Scare Zone (which leads me to believe we'll be receiving another for 09 but I'm not gonna think about that ha). . . and I'm glad it's awesome! The atmosphere of the whole zone was crazy! Everyone seemed to be injured/dead and everyone had their game on! Props to the "Brains Brains Brains" dude. He is honestly my favorite monster of the night. Everyone in the cemetery contributed to scaring people, and despite one guy texting at around 11 (Hey I'd be tired too. . . ) no one was slacking! At one point, I saw two girls literally Screaming for their lives on a bench, surrounded by around 7 monsters all just screaming at them. Funniest part of the night! Overall Blood Creek really improved from the first/second year, and I hope it keeps getting better!
Atmosfear -:- 9.5
Layout -:- 7
Intensity -:- 6
Actors -:- 9 (Brains dude rules!)
Overall -:- 8.5


Overall the haunt like every year, improved! I loved all the new props, haunts, features, and monsters! Thanks to everyone for putting in an amazing effort on opening night, and good luck with the rest of the year!


Onto the pics:
*Picture*
Caption


Woohoo! Finally the day has come! Valleyscare 2008!


Mr. Spider who always makes his appearance


*Snarls*


Yay the rumors were true! New wavepool for 09!


Also returning to the park. . . the fountain skeletons!


A couple cool new props


Ay buddy how you doin?


They were setting these up when we got there


CarnEvil's queue


The Asylum


Woohoo Chateau is covered in camo!


We saw Frogwarts. It was alright. Don't go if you hate kids shows.


Woot woot! Chateau Rules!


This was being honked/turned on at night. Nice effect


Future site of a wavepool


Overview 1


Overview 2


Hellside Farm. New & Improved!


GODZILLA!


Woohoo! Mr. Cleaver's Bloodshed


New Entrance


Park Atmosphere


Aw hey Conner!


The Entrance.


Didn't visit that this year.


Boogie Monsters


Blood Creek





The other entrance


Fairly busy


BCC


Most of Blood Creek


Skeleton


The New Show


Blood Creek Overview


These guys were cool!


I'm guessing that was the Power Tower island back in the day.


On PT Island


WHAT?! WE HAD FLYING SCOOTERS?!?!?!


RIP Wild Rails


Awww. . .


Never rode it.


The Graveyard.


Hellside Farm's Exit


New one


I like this pic


The Construction Site


The Sign


The Asylum


CarnEvil


The Crow Lady!


The Tent Maze


The Exit


The Entrance/Exit are sorta similar.


Blood Creek!


Through the Fog


Haha the football looking skeleton.


The Pond


Flying Trapeze


Rat Lady!


General Atmosphere


The Fire Lounge Voodoo Thingy


The random but awesome fireworks that went off at around 8


I just can't get enough of that sign!


Hellside.


Monsters!


Thanks for reading everyone! ]]> Woodie4-07 http://www.thrillnetwork.com/boards/blogs/woodie4-07/valleyscare-review-44/ http://www.thrillnetwork.com/boards/blogs/woodie4-07/valleyscare-haunt-preview-42/ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:09:57 GMT Hey everyone, since the main site is getting prepared for launch on V2, I decided I'd post the Haunt Preview here! Enjoy!

Valleyscare Haunt Preview

Welcome to the 2008 Haunt Preview page! This page is made for anyone who has any questions, or is looking forward to knowing about the 2008 Halloween Haunt at Valleyscare. Feel free to preview this year’s haunt, and as always, we’ll follow up after the Haunt is over with a Haunt review. Thanks for viewing, and this year’s Halloween Haunt at Valleyscare starts Saturday, September 28th 2008.

*Remember, these are opinionated previews, and all the reviews and/or previews, and thoughts on this page are signified as non-official reviews and/or previews for the 2008 Valleyscare Halloween Haunt.*

Haunted Houses

CarnEvil
CarnEvil last year was way better than in 2006 in most people’s eyes. The layout of the maze was changed up a bit from the first year it debuted, and the talent was great! Most of the set design was the same, and that was the same case for most of the props as well. This year, we don’t quite know what to expect. It has been made clear that the layout is being kept the same, and that nothing extremely major is going to take place inside it this year. Last year there was a TON of fog, and that made the mazes overall atmosphere really great, so let’s hope they keep that the same for this year. Will the clowns be on their game this year? Or with no new updates this year, could the clowns be out next year in place for a new maze. We’ll have to wait and see!

Mangler Asylum
The Mangler Asylum was also one of the originals at Valleyscare 06, and last year was well. . . Amazing. The maze changed a lot since 06, a lot of work went into it, and boy did it pay off. The layout didn’t change much (at least in the first half of the maze), lots of new little things here and there changed to make the atmosphere of it creepy as heck, and the best part, the talent. That was the key aspect of this maze. I went opening Saturday as I normally do, and even though it was the screamsters 2nd or 3rd night scaring live, they did a heck of a job. Everyone was on their game! This year, Mangler Asylum has a tough reputation to live up to. It basically knocked everyone out of the park last year, but will it do the same this year? I have no doubt in my mind that this will be another great year for Dr. Mangler & his crew, but with a new haunt in town, will the Mangler Asylum be the best maze of 08?


Chateau Du Damne
Chateau had a great year just like it did in 06. The layout changed through-out the whole maze for the better, and again with the atmosphere . . . incredible. The darkness of the maze made it extra eerie. The talent was really on in this maze as well as the other ones across the park. This year, we’ve heard through the scrim that the ending is going to be switched up a bit, but other then that nothing that major will be done to the maze. I personally believe that this haunt will be one of the better haunts this year, but that’s just a hunch. We’ll have to find out for ourselves what this maze will bring to the table.


Mr. Cleaver's Bloodshed
Well here we have a brand new maze on the table for 2008. This table’s getting quite crowded so this will really have to have its game on. The budget for this maze is jaw dropping enough! (150k) What to expect from Mr. Cleaver? Well first of all, a lot of gore. That’s the main focus of the maze, so that’s what we’ll get. From a reliable source, the building is a lot bigger then it looks (Building attached to Cool & Creamy). The games in front of the building area being removed/rearranged to accommodate Bloodshed. It’s nice to see that they’re trying to make it bigger then the building appears.
Update: 09/16/08 We've heard from people who have seen the inside of the building, and from what it sounds like, this will be the most gore & blood filled maze at Valleyscare by far (Just think of the Asylum times about 5 or 6 ) More to come!


Outdoor Walk-through's

Carnage at Crimson Isle
Carnage at Crimson Isle saw loads of improvement last year. The layout changed a ton in this maze. Although the beginning of the maze didn’t change much (Path leading up to IMAX), the rest of the maze got a major facelift. A lot of new props were put in, and the two tents that were used were chalk full of fog, strobes, and fish string (which feels really creepy/gross when you walk through it!). Now the question is, will Carnage be different in its 3rd year at the haunt? The answer of course is yes. This year, the path leading up to IMAX is being removed, and instead the maze is expected to start where the first tent was which raises the question, are the haunt masters this year going to make the haunt have more of a maze like feel this year? Or will it be just a tent like last year. We’ll have to find out opening night.


Hellside Farm
That’s right. . . Hellside is going to be an Outdoor Walkthrough this year. Latest has it that because of the size of the area, it’s going to be enclosed this year (with walls unlike last year just with path barriers). The entrance/exit location is still yet to be determined, but it will be a one way maze. This year, the budget is being extended for this walkthrough, and it will be much improved from last year. From what it sounds like, there will be walls on either side making it even more like Carnage, and that’s how it will be through-out the whole maze. I imagine that if there was construction that just may happen to be apparent during the haunt on the flume side, which would be even more of a reason to have the maze be enclosed with walls. What’s to expect out of the old farm this year? We don’t quite know, but there is one thing that is going to happen, and it’s coming in large amounts. Change.

Scare Zones:


Blood Creek Cemetery
Blood Creek is all by its lonesome this year as far as scare zones. Last year, Blood Creek pretty much stayed the same as 06. Still lots of fog, lots of actors, lots of tombstones, and a slider! It was actually cool to see a slider in Blood Creek, and from what I saw, it got a lot of scares. This year, expect the overall atmosphere of Blood Creek to be a bit different. Standing atop the Valleyfair Pizza building (Towards the covered bride) will be a brand new feature to Valleyscare. They are known as “Hecklers”. People who nag or intimidate the guests as they enter the zone. They actually use this tactic at a lot of other top name haunts across the U.S. such as Busch Gardens Howl O Scream, and Halloween Horror Nights as well. Will Blood Creek be a lot different from last year? Well no, but there will be things here and there that will contribute to its creepiness. Expect great things!


Overall for the haunt, lots of new changes are taking place. That’s normal for every year of the haunt, but it seems that a couple major ones are taking place. From Hellside’s genre change, to the new “Hecklers” in Blood Creek, there will be lots of new things that will be contributing towards this years overall Haunt factor. As far as the rest of the park, these known Hecklers are said to be placed around the park to try to get people to visit the haunted attractions. Another thing that we’ll have to keep our eye on when it’s announced is entertainment. It has yet to be announced, but I have a certain feeling that we’ll be seeing a new show this year. Will the Ampnitheater be in use this fall? Or will we still have a 2 show lineup? We’ll find out sooner then later! Thanks for viewing the 2008 Haunt Preview!

~Woodie4-07 ]]> Woodie4-07 http://www.thrillnetwork.com/boards/blogs/woodie4-07/valleyscare-haunt-preview-42/