From there, my father and I made our way to the Nightmare on Elm Street maze. It was much better than the first. The monsters were hidden better; that was key. But again, I didn’t get scared. (My dad got scared in both mazes though.) This was at 8:40 or so, and there was a 30-minute wait. I recommend getting a Front of the Line Pass, because the lines just got longer. Get there early too, because it gets crowded.
The House of Horrors with the Strangers was next. Around 9:00, the line was 45 minutes. But this maze was the best, complete with body bags, mirrors, and a tunnel. This is where the Van Helsing ride is. I finally got scared. The monsters double-teamed me. I was focused on one and the other sneaked up - rookie mistake.
We continued on to the show, "Bill and Ted Meet Hellboy." That’s right, the lovable slacker duo who travel back in time and meet Napoleon have returned, with friends and pyrotechnics. This show is not really scary; instead, it has all the summer movie hits combined in a comedy show where Bill and Ted must defeat Hellboy. Harrison Ford is there with Miley Cyrus, Hancock, Juno, Sarah Palin and the rest of the political candidates, the Joker… the list goes on. The show is really funny and it’s nice to have a comic break to recharge your body. This is NOT meant for kids. There’s swearing, and people wearing only bras and underwear on stage. It would be a big mistake to bring children to this one.
I’m not going to say don’t bring kids to Halloween Horror Nights in general, because I went to this stuff when I was three, but there are loud noises, so here is what I would advise: know your child. If you have a child like me, who doesn't scare easily, yeah, take him. But if he’s like my twin, Amanda, do not. You’ll have to leave early and that just ruins the fun, right?
Article comments
1 - Daisy H.
Good article and thanks for promoting us! A quick fix tho: there was never a Van Helsing ride. It was a maze after the movie came out and then the maze was turned into the "House of Horrors", which houses a lot of Universal monsters, including the new addition this year: the STRANGERS!
Also, for those of you taking your children, the Chucky Show is NOT intended for children under 13 (a lot of cursing, but a funny show after all).
2 - ANDREW MAVADDAT
OMG HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS IS SO FREAKIN COOL. I LOVED THE SCARE ZONES AND TERROR TRAM AND RIDES, OH BUT I MISSED THE SHOWS AND MAZES WHAT A BUMMER BECAUSE OF LONG LINES AND SUCH, OH WELL IN 2009 IM GETTING A FRONT OF LINE PASS WHERE I GET TO DO EVERYTHING IM DEFINIATELY GOING BACK TO GET SCARED SOME MORE, SEE YA!
3 - lalo
Question can i take my 1 year old to holloween horror nights?