Cedar Point Halloweekends 2010 Review

Cedar Point Halloweekends: Sandusky, OH

GA Boeckling’s Eerie Estate:

This is an old school haunted house that hides a dark secret! A lot of detail has gone into the design and decorations in this creepy old manor, from the low but effective lighting, “antique” furniture and even some of the former “residents” of the house who are are still lurking around. The character/audience interaction is the best I have seen anywhere with true dialogue with the actors talking to you and asking you questions as you walk through. There are many surprises in the old house with one of the most unique “gotchas” yet towards the end. Great shocks! Well put together haunt!

Rating: 10.5 – FRIGHTMASTER

Club Blood – Vampire Disco:

This was a very high energy/low light/loud haunt with vampires and other “unworldly creatures” at every turn. The decor was a former toxic waste dump now used as a disco for vampires. Strobes and lasers made forward movement very unnerving as you couldn’t see what awaited you down the next hallway or tunnel. Good use of misdirection here with barrels getting you turned around.

Rating: 9.5 – Excellent

Dr. D. Mented’s Asylum for the Criminally Insane:

This is a new addition to the Halloweekend haunts line-up, replacing the Mortuary U. from last year. The theme is an insane asylum where the patients have gone wild and taken over. The design calls for excellent use of lighting with strobes timed slower to permit movement by the actors across the room without being detected. You see them in one spot, then before you know it they are in your face! The mirror room was my personal favorite with 360 degree scares and high energy actors who made you feel that THEY were in control and all you wanted to do was find your way out! This was one of the best designed and scariest haunts I have ever been in! Kudos to the designer and the actors!

Rating: 11 – FRIGHTMASTER

The Fright Zone:

This is an outdoor walkthru that is located at the rear of the park. Dark with only the occasional strobe for light, foggy to the point of not being able to see your hand in front of your face and scary music playing all added up to one of the best thrills of the night! Various actors jump in and out of your path, some sliding on the concrete, some lurking behind you until you notice them and scream, some just quietly following you. This is always one of my favorite outdoor haunted zones! It never fails to scare you.

Rating: 11 – FRIGHTMASTER

Overall:

This year was a close race between Cedar Point and Land of Illusions but in the overall evaluation of the most scares for the for best value – it has to be Cedar Point for the 2nd year in a row! Best, well designed haunts, great actors, high energy show that both entertains and scares at the same time. We were blown away with the amount of time and effort that just go into the nightly make-up session and the dedication of the actors to their characters. Attending the pre=show “Pep Rally” was the highlight of our trip.

Overall rating: 11 – FRIGHTMASTER

Sandusky is still the reigning location for scares, thrills, laughs and all around Halloween fun. Congratulations once more go to Cedar Point Halloweekends – Frightmaster Award Winner 2nd year in a row!!!

Visit their web site at www.halloweekends.com