So, we heard about the Halloween Zombies event from a couple at work that thought it might be fun. We decided to look into it and go for ourselves. Originally, we had a full group of 12 going, but half backed out and I'm honestly glad they did. This place a joke.
We reserved spots during the 8pm time-slot as was recommended on the website and when calling, so we would "be guaranteed a spot during that hour." Yeah... didn't happen. We got there at roughly 7:45pm (also, the directions provided for the detour are dreadful) and checked in. Since part of our group was running late, we were informed that we would have one of the trips going out at around 8:30. Ok, understandable, shouldn't be an issue, right? Wrong. We didn't even get to go thru the "haunted" trail until 9:30-9:45. Multiple times I had inquired about a rough time estimate for our group and I kept getting a vague "soon, just after this wagon" or "just about another 10 minutes." Finally after basically demanding to know if our group was even on the schedule anymore, we were able to get things moving.
First off, the trail might be mildly scary for a 5-8 year old. I honestly got more entertainment scaring my own group than I did from the actors there. They relied too much on props and obnoxious lighting, and not enough on people. After going to another haunted attraction the week before, I was sorely disappointed.
Then we come to the "zombie hayride." It is most definitely NOT what is advertised. From the website, it reads like it is a haunted hayride during which zombies will occasionally pop out and try to attack the wagon. Alright, hayride plus getting some revenge at Halloween actors? Sounds fun! Nope! Ended up being maybe 10 minutes. They take you up to the access road, go maybe 200 feet one way, turn around, do the same then stop and tell you to empty your guns onto the "zombies." Speaking of which, the guns were poorly mounted, jammed constantly, and I honestly felt bad for the actors (both for what they were told to do and how much paint they got shot with). They weren't even running around trying to get to the wagon. Instead, they basically shambled towards the wagon and just let us repeatedly shoot them. At the end where we were told to unload, they just stood there and basically gave everyone on the wagon target practice. The highlight of that section was sniping a few of the stragglers in the back.
All in all, a very poor experience. Everything was disorganized and had a slapped-together sort of feel. Definitely not worth the $30 for the base ticket, most certainly not worth any extra paintballs. Had I paid $10 for it all, I could understand the shoddiness of the whole thing. I don't know what their usual paintball games are like, but I don't think I'll be going there again. read more