I attended this highly rated attraction in 2019. To summarize, this is an all-around a five star attraction. I think it takes a lot to impress me after all these years, but Reaper's Revenge did the job! Color me impressed! Everything is spot on from cast commitment, to costumes and makeup, to ambiance to special effects and animatronics! In fact, all of us had at least one actual jump scare too (me, several more in truth, especially in Pitch Black). You can opt to not be touched by wearing a glow necklace, or as we like to refer to it, the necklace of shame, but I highly recommend you not be a coward and forego the necklace. Of note, you get wanded as you go into the attraction and they do not allow purses or backpacks or guns or knives or blowtorches or, well, you get the idea.
Our adventure started on the haunted hayride and let me just say, this may be the best hayride we've ever been on. It was a full 30 minutes and was very elaborate, theatrical and had large quantities of décor everywhere! The hayride is actually done in two parts as well, as at one point you get off the hayride due to a security violation and then later get back on to enjoy more sights.
Next we went into The Lost Carnival, which again was around 30 minutes. The Lost Carnival is a trail that includes old but actual carnival rides like a ferris wheel and a carousel out in the middle of the woods. It was so cool and had a very authentic feel. Again, kudos to the great props and sets, including carnival games and food stands. There was even a fun house that included a very unique 3D clown face wall.
Pitch Black was, just as it sounds, complete darkness and you are feeling your way through a maze. There is tons of touching - hands grabbing your legs, hands reaching down and grabbing your head, people standing in front of you at times. There are also lots of blow guns and textures on the walls as you're feeling your way through the darkness - sometimes slimy at times even. Pitch Black is where I had the most jump scares and scare in general. It was absolutely great that they were able to get me several times, as being a 16-year veteran of haunted attractions it's hard to get any scare on me.
Finally, you go into Sector 13, a government-like facility. Again, great visuals and sound effects including loud helicopter sounds, flood search lights, and warnings over loudspeakers. The set is amazing with high walls and heavily armed guards. At times we felt disoriented in here too, with fog and bright lights and white screens to navigate through.
When we were done, we got some snacks, sat by the fire pit and bandstand and relaxed. I always love when places have these giant fire pits. There was also a trick porta-potty near the fire pit that when you opened the door, inside was a skeleton on a toilet and you got spritzed with water. Great, unexpected addition!!
Overall, Reaper's Revenge does a fantastic job and they are more than deserving of this five-star review! read more