 |
Arguably the most popular haunt at Land of Illusion is Middletown Haunted Trail. It's fun, frightening and lasts a long time. If you are wanting to only purchase one ticket for a haunt at Land of Illusion your best bet is this classic haunted trail.
Length-10: This classic haunted trail has a variety of different scenes to easily fill nearly 30 minutes worth of haunting entertainment. Middletown Haunted Trail is one of the longest haunts in Ohio with over a mile's worth of terrain to navigate through.
Design-8: Middletown Haunted Trail consists of many scenes ranging from contemporary to your more traditional themes that you've come to expect. Some favorites include Cherry Hill, a bus taken over by ghostly prisoners, hillbilly shacks, a haunted forest, Area 49 and so much more. One of the major additions this year is the new expansive graveyard which contains realistic turf grass and authentic looking tombstones.
Props/Animatronics-8: Middletown Haunted Trail is an unusual Ohio haunted trail because it utilizes many high end animatronics. Many haunted trails you'll come across in Ohio stick to budget props or homemade animatronics while Middletown Haunted Trail spares no expense when it comes to eye candy. You'll come across a headless horseman, monsters rising from water, a falling ceiling and all the impressive animated scares you've come to expect from this haunt. New animatronics that have recently come out would enhance the experience for those who visit this haunt annually.
Acting-7: Unfortunately on the night we visited there were many scenes that didn't have many characters. The actors we came in contact with lacked impressive makeup or prosthetics. The addition of a highly talented makeup artist would help create more convincing characters. We also didn't see any queue line actors which was rather disappointing. Queue line characters are really great in helping people pass the time as they wait in the line for the haunt. They also get customers excited about the haunt they are about to experience.
Scare Effect-7: There were very few moments that had me jumping out of my skin and a few times I was able to see where the actors were hiding. More emphasis needs to be put on acting for Middletown Haunted Trail to be a scarier haunt. You can have the best props the haunt industry has to offer, but if your acting is poor your haunt will suffer in trying to scare people.
Customer Service: Parking was $3 a car, but it all goes towards the Middletown Fire Department. The lot was large and seemed very safe because of all of the attendantants guiding the way with their wands. Once you pay for your ticket there are a variety of concesions such as fountain drinks, food, snacks and more. But it doesn't end there.
You will also find that there is a large gift shop that has Land of Illusion T-Shirts, hoodies, hats and more apparell to shake a stick at. But if you don't want to spend much money you can relax by the bond fire, play some arcade games or dance on the dance floor. There's always something to consume your time and the staff couldn't be any friendlier. Fright Value: For $15 Middle Haunted Trail is the best haunt for your money at Land of Illusion. With over 30 minutes worth of entertainment you can't beat this price.
Final Stab-8.0: Middletown Haunted Trail is one of the best known haunts in Ohio today. If it's your first year to go through the trail you will be blown away, but if you are a returning customer you may be disappointed. Not enough changes have been made to make this haunt drastically different from last year.
|
City Blood-Ohio Haunt Reviews © 2010