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MaxxTheMonster

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  1. Annual pass / VIP Pass / Membership continuously since 01/01/2000... Have seen 1 on Scooby Doo...
  2. We went General Entry on Friday night for photos and videos and returned the Saturday night for the Ultimate Terror tour… We did not do any mazes on the Friday and spent most of the evening walking around the park enjoying the atmosphere… Did everything on the Saturday night... For the following TL;DR... Could have saved myself $149... 4.5/10... Terror Lounge - 9/10 Free non alcoholic drinks, buffet food and desserts all night… Who can complain about that? Meal was great as it is every year… Scarer Briefing - 9/10 Much better run than last year’s effort… Plenty of time at the start to get photos with the cast before the brief and then sent out into Main Street (we were told to hurry as they were holding the opening for us yet ended up standing there for almost 10minutes waiting for it to start)… Shows - 5/10 Opening - 7/10 Was fun and a definite change from last year… Did feel like they were trying to push the whole Zombie Extermination that was new this year along with the girl power that the park seems to be going with using Supergirl and Wonder Woman in their advertising more (not complaining just stating)… And as stated by others, despite the VO, people stood around at the end not knowing if it was finished or not... Bloodlust - 2/10 No gentle way to say this… Waste of 20 minutes… And the large amount of guests walking out during it seem to think the same… Old tricks, no real storyline or reason to invest any interest in the characters… (Maverick Grand Illusion show was more impressive)… Tesla - 9/10 This show was definitely the stand out show and really fit the Fright Night theme… This could have been in the HWSD arena and held the crowd better… Live Band - 3/10 What happened to the band from last year? One of those times you wish they were lip syncing and playing to a backing track… Closing - 5/10 If you are going to go far enough to roll out a fake deck for your fake dj, at least get someone that is standing near said deck pretending to use it at the right times… Otherwise felt very similar to last year… Hell the dancers outfits were last years… Mazes - 5/10 The Conjuring 2 - 5/10 Returning from last year with only one or two minor changes… My wife was looking forward to this one but after just one trip through and despite having the UTT pass lost all interest… From Dusk Till Dawn - 5/10 Returning from last year… Felt exactly the same as last year… Not much more to say… Halloween - 7/10 For me… This was the better maze this year… Its shortened length actually suited this maze and a few sections were set up to disorientate you well while trying to get away from the scarers… Jigsaw - 4/10 This is the maze they have been pushing and to be honest… It was overhyped… I get that the movie has not actually been released yet and they could only go from the trailer… It also felt a bit of a rushed to be put together maze… Some parts just didn’t make any sense, some sections were just too dark to see anything… Last year we raced back through mazes 3 or 4 times each on the Ultimate Terror Tour... This year not one maze made me want to return and experience it again… Precincts - 4/10 Dark Arts - 5/10 I counted 3 scarers in this area at any one time… All of which were pretty much continuously taking photos with people… A few scarers (guys in Raven masks sliding around) moved into this area occasionally and were doing well (spent 20 minutes just standing there watching them)… Gothic Hall - 3/10 Someone decided a projector onto the Gotham City Hall would make a precinct… They also threw in 4 flame boxes… The Evil Within 2 - 4/10 Barely wide enough for 2 people to stand side by side, crowded by people trying to get from Scooby Doo to Arkham Asylum, so much smoke you couldn’t see more than a foot in front of you, there was no way either of the 2 scarers in this precinct could do much other than stand there so people could walk past… Ultimate Tour - 4/10 As we were being loaded I was really hoping it would be part of the experience… I think it took longer to load than to get there though… Best thing about this year’s Ultimate Tour was the access to an area usually off limits to guests… Like the Jigsaw maze, this felt like a rush to throw it together experience… (The fact the area was only announced to be closed during this month not long before does add to this thought)… Best part of this was walking back past the scarer green room right as one of the girls from the From Dusk Till Dawn maze was taking a selfie in her G-String costume… General - 3/10 Given Gothic Hall was marketed as “the only place you can seek refuge”, there were a lot of empty areas around the park… DC Heroes area, DC Villains area, From the Conjuring 2 queue up past Wild West Falls, past the mazes, past Arkham Asylum, past Superman, half of Main Street there was nothing… No scarers at the diorama cabin or cop car, 2 scarers at the fountain, 3 in main street, 3 in the plaza, 3 near the Midway Games… All the scarers seemed more approachable this year as well… Saw more of them getting photos with guests than scaring… Overall - 4.5/10 The atmosphere was great… Standing there listening to the revving of chainsaws followed by screams was one of the most enjoyable things about the evening… The night itself though did not feel as smooth and well thought out or put together as last year… Some parts seemed like after thoughts, some they were so excited to be able to do they didn’t seem to worry about doing it well…
  3. Probably more to do with ramping up construction for the splash zone... Hence no reopen date...
  4. Probably has more to do with noise restrictions being less lenient on a Sunday night as opposed to a Friday and Saturday... Or the penalty rates being much higher on a Sunday lowering their revenue...
  5. Again... They don't do this solo so realistically the $80 tag is split between the people doing it so you are not going to all pay $80... Maximum $40... Maximum $80 for everything... The $120 is misleading... It is a maximum of $35 not $75... If there are 6 of you it is $8 approx... So if you are not doing just one of those things it is actually more expensive to buy the deal... Even with 4 if you say skip DC Rivals or make up it breaks even... And given the DC Rivals pass is only at 5pm it is still daylight... Rather the canapes and welcome speech
  6. And fast pass for dc is $15... So... For: 4 people $20+$10+$15+$15=$60 3 people $27(ish)+$10+$15+$15=$67 2 people $40+$10+$15+$15=$80
  7. With 4 people attending... Panic rooms are $20 each, $10 for skirmish... So unless make up, one ride on one ride, and (if they are correct) a smaller group on 2 mazes (remembering you already have fast track for all mazes all night) costs $90 I don't see the $120 tag... Panic rooms dont run with less than 2 people so at most $40... How much is the horror make up out of curiosity? Guessing based on your $120 calculation about $30?
  8. So for 7 October it is a $45 upgrade and the exclusive mazes is going through with just friends (as far as the phone consultant is aware... they are not totally sure tbh)...
  9. Yeah just got another msg with the 13 33 86 number... On hold now to find out more... A bit much you buy the UTT and then they add an add on... So the UTT isn't actually THE UTT... So would this make it an UUTT?
  10. So there is an add on to the UTT it seems...
  11. I believe the wording was early access... So seeing it earlier in the day than standard park goers is correct...
  12. It was live... None of the angles were facing where DC would be in the background... She was also wearing that outfit when she left the resort this morning...
  13. Green Lantern has just been added to the maintenance list from 13 September reopening the 16th... Guess we have an idea of when the head will go into place...
  14. So open in September... School holidays is in less than 2 weeks... They end October... Also just saw on their Twitter that the Today Show will be live from Sea World on Friday... I wonder...
  15. My wife has already said she will be hitting C2 for most of the night with the UTT pass... Flat out refusing to do the Saw maze which is what I'm most looking forward to... Mazes I would assume would be in the Stage Show BOH area again, the 2 sheds and still trying to figure out the 4th... Has anyone been to the park recently? There is nothing closed during all of FN so can rule out a few locations... Dogems (as we already have), JL hall, HWSD arena... The studios are not available... The commissary building could work as a maze location (not that I think they would), SDSC queue, other half of the LTRR building... Don't think most of those would be used but just throwing ideas out there... Also we have the Bloodlust - Dark Magic show to go somewhere...
  16. Reopen tomorrow actually... Intencity Dodgems Closed for scheduled maintenance on Thursday 17th August and will re-open Tuesday 5th September 2017. So... Besides the locations of the mazes... Where do we think the UTT scare will be? What nights are people going?
  17. Discounts for Membership or VIP pass holders... Redeem one free and then pay less for the next...
  18. Grrr... Keeps making my morning reports incorrect...
  19. Anyone else having issues with redeeming their free tickets from their membership? Says we have already redeemed ours for this event...
  20. Doesn't matter anymore... Last one at 5pm was today... Until they decide to make it permanent if they got increased revenue from food and merchandise sales from people staying later to watch it but a lot of the comments on their facebook page seem to be against it as parents with kids are saying their kids are too tired by that time and they leave before it is on... Personally I love the idea of finishing the day with the parade...
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