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    Reign Of Terror [Season 2023]

    Reign Of Terror [Season 2023]

    Reign of Terror

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    I can’t recommend ROT enough. TLDR; think of it as a GIANT Knotts Scary Farm/HHN maze! Here are some tips, full review below that! - I buy my tickets online so I can pick cheaper days to visit but they sell @ door too - the online tickets give you a timeslot but I’ve been late before and been fine. - The parking is plenty + free (bc mall) but the wait time is LONG, at least an hour unless you get there super early or get VIP tickets. I usually get in line as a group so people can peel off for the bathroom/get food, ice cream etc. Also once you get closer they have scare actors that will come up to you in the line + fun props/theming. - Once you get inside there is not a bathroom! The mall has tons of nice bathrooms outside the venue, & there will be time to go bc of the line. - For both the line/haunt itself, I do NOT recommend heels - the floor moves at times + I think you’d be pretty tired by the end of the night from standing in line. - If you miss all of October, they do a lights out version the 1st weekend of November where you walk the haunt with a glow stick + a Krampus version for Xmas - I personally enjoyed the glow stick but I’d only recommend it if you’ve already done the walkthrough bc all the beautiful details get lost in the dim light & it’s hard to tell what you’re seeing at all. I vote Krampus > Glowstick if you miss out on October but still want to go. - For free pictures, I would recommend taking pics with all the cool props/actors in the main outside area as you’re in line - they have a professional setup inside too but that one costs. - Since you’re in line a long time + once you’re in there’s no break, I recommend making a night of it - my friends & I usually go out to eat/drink beforehand or go see a movie. - Earplugs could be a good investment if you have a hard time with loud noises + a mask if you have a smoke machine sensitivity (there is a lot). - If you’re really scared, there’s a walkthrough on YouTube but it’ll show EVERYTHING so I don’t recommend it unless you want spoilers. The trailer is great though! - Lastly, help them help you - if you see the line inside the house getting clogged, either hurry through or wait & help them space it out, otherwise you’ll miss out on the scares. There are actors inside stationed to help with this but it was a really big problem year past because people were being jerks + standing around or not moving so it got super clogged and we could see what was coming. First of all, 140 rooms! In a MALL! THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR! That should tell you what you need to know right off the bat. Secondly, they have all kinds of animatronics + production value - I always tell people it’s like walking a scary fun house! Fourth, at 35$ a ticket, it beats out HHN + Knotts by a ton - yes you only walk through once, but I usually make a night of getting food or watching a movie beforehand, waiting in line, and then walking through for like 45 minutes (takes a long time to get through)! It’s a perfect alternative if you’re looking to save money but get the same level of production value. Fourth, there’s so many different themes & they’re adding in something new every year so there’s something for everyone! I will say that they usually reuse what they’ve done years past, so I don’t recommend watching a walk through (unless you’re really scared or don’t care about spoilers), and if you’re someone who wants something new each year I think you can probably only do this once - but I love it for that reason. They keep the same stuff which means they actually invest MONEY into the robots working + have incredible sets/props already around! I make it a point to take people with me every year - if they haven’t gone they’re in for a treat and if they have then we get to see what new twists they added! I think they have a new scare zone/theme for this one, for example! The actors are always amazing, I always get got by at least one thing even though I’ve been at least 3 times. I can’t recommend it enough for a fun night!
    Los Angeles Haunted Hayride

    Los Angeles Haunted Hayride

    Los Angeles Haunted Hayride

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    I will be honest and say that I haven’t been here since pre-2020, but let me explain why. The Haunted Hayride seems like a huge attraction in LA - there’s signs everywhere for it + it’s at the historic Griffith park. However, the problem that I ran into, 2 years in a row, was that the tickets were outrageous for what they were charging vs the experience we got. I am fully in support of paying the actors & crew what they deserve, esp for the halloween season where there’s added dangers of being outside/scaring people. But when I went, it was like 40ish dollars for JUST the hayride, which was, to be blunt, really bad. Like so bad it was amazing, but not for that price. I actually took people that were scared of haunted houses because I knew they wouldn’t get scared, and we had a blast laughing but it simply wasn’t worth the price. The storyline made 0 sense, actors forgot their cues, & one year the power went out and we didn’t get a do over or refund or anything, so we were just riding in the dark with like occasionally people screaming or backup generators would work at random stations only. The final thing was that it also wasn’t very long - if it was at least lengthy experience I could be a little understanding, but no. The line waiting was so long compared to the ride and it was hell because they had a very limited halloween soundtrack that just kept repeating over & over. The whole event LOOKS really cool - scare actors, there’s vendors, food, tarot/palm reading, & mazes - but all of that, even the mazes, cost extra. And the price was so high to just do the hayride that a) I couldn’t justify doing more and b ) I’m not sure even if I had it would’ve been any better. I think I would be a little less harsh if ONE thing had been good - like if the sets had been really cool, or the storyline, or we’d gotten scared, or even if it had been a decent price! But sadly nothing stood out for the right reasons. I think some of the actors were probably busting their asses but you really can’t do much after a certain point. It’s either scary or it’s not. I can’t recommend - I’d say Reign of Terror/ROT Mall is a much better time & deal even if it’s further away, and that’s also been going for years. I wish Hayride would take some of its billboard budget & put it into the production value or pay people to lower the ticket prices. To be fair, maybe it’s improved, but it was so bad the last times I went that I basically resolved never again. If you feel like it’s an LA classic & you have to visit, or you really miss hayrides from back home, I hope you enjoy, but I do recommend researching it a little on YouTube or TikTok to see what you’re getting into. Also pro tip don’t wear heels it’s mostly dirt paths & you WILL be walking.
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