Post by hauntsorbust on Oct 17, 2011 15:55:38 GMT -5
First off I'm not a fan boy for the Haunted Hoochie. I travel across the country to all the so called major attractions for the Halloween season, just to separate the true believers from the cash cows. Me and my group set out on Saturday night from Nashville to see the Haunted Hoochie in all its so called glory to immediately find at opening an already 1/4 full parking lot and a ticket line consisting of maybe 150 people. ( Parking $3.00 )
I was already stoked knowing of all the hype this place has generated and showing from the amount of people at open that it has to be legit. From the time you walk through the parking lot you are immediately warned by fences plastered with extreme signs and witty quotes to either stroke fear or provoke anxiety to hurry up and get a ticket or get the hell out. The buildings are decorated with some very cool artwork and the settings for the place is pretty much a new standard that others could learn from, with the burning silos, the glowing fiery demon purched above the attraction, movie screen, and D.J. booth with strobes, also a VIP purchasing will call area and merchandise booth.
I waited in line roughly 30 to 45 minutes and was progressed rather quickly, and at the ticket purchasing booth they have a barn completely decorated with great props, various swines corpses hanging from the rafters, and a huge ghoul stretching about 40 to 50 ft. from the entrance to the barn all the way actual ticket booth which was extremely inviting. Just from the props alone this has gotten me chomping at the bit to see what is in store inside this place. I finally reach time for a ticket and I am absolutely amazed at exactly how much swag this place has to offer from hats, beanies, various t-shirts, hoodies, down to even pajama wear. Needless to say I am definitely dropping the dime on this place before I am even in the there. I generally I frown upon this unless the place is actually worth it. The pricing I thought well $20.00 isn't too bad for standard waiting and $30.00 for VIP ( Which I would for sure recommend. ) and figured at least some type of coupon must be around considering most types of attractions have some through website or other promotions but I haven't found any. I finally finish purchasing my ticket and must have been so pumped for this place that I purchased so much swag, maybe I just wanted something that says Hoochie on it. ( I got a T-Shirt, Hoodie, Stickers, Cups, and some other items for the girlfriend. ) On a positive note the merchandise for the attraction is a lot cheaper than all the places I have been.
You purchase your ticket then walk around to a wrap around designated line for the entrance to the Hoochie and a special designated VIP area to the right, standard for majority of attractions. I figure its not getting too out of hand with maybe 75 people, so I can drop off the swag to the car, and let the females hit the port-o-potty. Big mistake, from the time it took me for tickets and walking to the car the parking lot has become a concert setting. I get back to the actual line to the attraction and there is a good 300+ people. I make my way to the back of the line with my group and within 20 minutes there's at least another 200 behind us by now. The gates open at 7:00 and by 8:30 this place is packed, so I'm either depressed that the line isn't moving or the place is so amazing that they want the anxiety to build up until its unbearable.....I'm going with the latter. ( The good news is they have a D.J. booth playing one of the local listings and a performer there as well, while I was there it was O.D. and Only Flesh. ) I'm waiting in line looking at the 12 feet I've moved and bam people are screaming and characters from the attraction are messing with some of the more fragile people in line.( Major ups to the baby face masked guy with the chainsaw, very entertaining and fun to watch. ) 9:00 rolls around and this line is moving with a vicious cycle. By 9:15 I'm at the gate waiting to be called in and unfortunately I start seeing the members from Only Flesh show up, which I would have loved to seen, but its a loss I would chalk up just to have someone scare me for the next 15 to 20 minutes. By this time I am about to die from excitement just in hopes its not a short lived one.
Dead Acres
I give the attendant my groups tickets and were motioned through the door along with roughly 10 to 15 people, which I thought was a bit weird, cause how the hell is that gonna work out with the scares is there just gonna be a one shot and the rest spectate. We enter and the actors are immediately in character ready to roll I'm being yelled over to the first door like a red headed step child to pack every one into a tight room, needless to say I'm into it. I look to my right and wow what a great scene with the zombiecide. I will try my best not to ruin a majority of the scenes, but I must say some just have to be mentioned while say some can not just be ruined. The scene concludes and we're motioned through a drape and some heavy metal is blaring and I am so excited that I can barely wait til the next area. ( Major plus for the music throughout the whole attraction. ) My girlfriend is clinching to me like pit bull does a chew toy cause within 5 minutes the place is going completely nuts with the scares and jump spots. You are walking through and your seeing the people jump through holes and slots in the wall while at the same time your watching these fantastic scenes with complete originality. The crazy thing is you may see something going on 5 feet in front of you, but that means absolutely nothing because the Hoochie has one thing that many places do not and that is a huge barrage of actors in this place and just waiting for opportunities. You can be watching someone get scared in front of you and be all calm and collected but you don't notice all the other blind spots and openings that are thrown throughout this place. One thing I would recommend to anyone who goes through this place DO NOT rush it, take in everything the actors have to offer in there scenes, even if you come into the end of one watch the reset because these guys are legit and resetting constantly to show you for that reason specifically. Roughly 10 minutes in and I have been grabbed at a good 20 times or jumped at at least 10. I come into a big scene with a caged fence up and a hot 3D skeleton jester chick cranking a Jack in the Box, the room is black lit and the sound of the box is about finished, I have slowed our group down to a creep. The song finishes and BOOM the box opens up and this jester comes flying out towards the fence and going nuts along with the hottie with a scythe. My group is following along the path way and introduced to several jump spots and so many different scenes it is absolutely ridiculous, a few to mention is the dentist, the demon birth, and the outside transition of chainsaw hack men into a prison scene which was amazing and if you thought prison was scary then the Hoochie has made it more so. I won't kill everything that you are gonna witness with this place, but one thing that will always be in my mind was the scene with the baby face guy with a chainsaw that I mentioned earlier outside. You walk into the scene with another chainsaw wielding actor and to the right is the place to pay attention to. There's a live actor tied down to a chair and heavy strobes blaring and the baby face masked killer holding a chainsaw like its his best friend. The chainsaw roars and then he proceeds to hack the head right off, I literally watched it twice because of how good it looked and how well the actors did in this. Que walk out to the end of the attraction after a walk through more chainsaws and adrenaline is at a high, time for 2nd attraction and I'm stoked. The first attraction itself lasted a good 30 minutes.
Bad Trip In 3D
I gather the group and all of our minds are practically blown, the girls are giddy with fear and ready for another potty break. Directly across from the ending of the first attraction is another attraction that is brought to you in 3-D which is included in the purchase price of $20.00. The outside of it is completely decorated in a graffiti style, flash tattoo artwork and at the top is this glowing demon skull that looks great. You walk through a gate and they hand you your 3-D glasses and your off. First off let me say that I have Coulrophobia, ( Fear of clowns ) its not completely full blown and intolerable, but I'm already regretting it after hearing the music that's playing. You walk in and your immediately greeted with a color blast of very large props, and actors completely caked with florescent neon color schemes. The effect is quite nice and its similar to other 3D haunted attractions, but with a twist. This is the Haunted Hoochie so its filled with gore and surprises, your not walking through the attraction your being jumped at and followed around constantly by the actors and basically driven through the attraction. There is some really cool effects with the animated props and designs throughout the walls and above you, the props from my guessing generally looked like the characters from the Twilight Zone movie "Its' A Good Life" segment. The place is highly decorated and extremely fun in the 3D sense and worth it considering it takes at least a good 15 minutes to get through.
We are finally done and both attractions lasted all in all about 45 minutes total for both. The Haunted Hoochie left me in awe and it is definitely something I would do again, hell after we were done I wanted to go through again, but by the time we were out there was easily 500+ waiting to get in. I am officially satisfied with all the hype for this attraction and $20.00 is well worth the price of admission, the swag I purchased will not be burned or thrown in my closet forever. The Hoochie has not only found a life long customer for as long as it will open its gate, but an enthusiast that will let everyone know that I come across to make the trip to Pataskala, Ohio and witness yourself. I have went everywhere across the country and not only would I put this as one of the best extreme haunted houses, but as one of the best all around. The Hoochie has put together a fantastic attraction and they make it so from the time you enter the parking lot up until the time you decide to leave the parking lot. ( The actors even jump you as you leave. ) The people who put this together and the people involved in the attraction itself really do have and spread the spirit of Halloween. The actors involved take their jobs completely serious and have the enthusiasm to keep this attraction alive for another 20+ years and most other attractions that you may visit in the season will be nothing more than a let down in comparison after experiencing what The Haunted Hoochie has to offer.
:-[Pros: The Haunted Hoochie has some of the best actors in a attraction to date, everyone here is ready to do there job and I'm quite sure they live for it completely for 1 month of the year. The originality is a complete stand out at the Hoochie, they really don't need any of the Hollywood monsters when they practically have their own horror movie you are walking through. All the props and animatronics are absolutely on point, or are done by live actors, and are a must to witness be it for the scare factor or the amount of value that they put into the place. The Hoochie shows no bounds and invest everything they possibly can without taking a loss, this place, as long as its open I'm pretty much convinced they would bleed for and probably have.
:)Cons: There are some wait issues. The place opens at 7:00 but you may find yourself waiting another hour and a half to actually start moving through. They let you know this ahead of time through the website. The Hoochie justifies this some by having a D.J. and some attractions as well to keep the people entertained before hand by introducing you to some of the actors that's gonna wreck havoc inside, just pay the extra $10.00 and VIP if you can't wait or pressed for time. The parking is something you have to chalk up cause some attractions are gonna have this but with the Hoochie $3.00 is something I would have easily given in a tip jar. The limited amount of parking is something as well but wouldn't be a problem with the amount of bodies this place is gonna have, just carpool.
Scare Factor 9.0
Monsters / Actors 10.0
Special FX 9.0
Theme 9.0
Originality 10.0
Involvement 10.0
Wait 8.5
Detail 9.5
Length 9.0
Cost 9.0
Parking 8.0
Replay 10.0
I was already stoked knowing of all the hype this place has generated and showing from the amount of people at open that it has to be legit. From the time you walk through the parking lot you are immediately warned by fences plastered with extreme signs and witty quotes to either stroke fear or provoke anxiety to hurry up and get a ticket or get the hell out. The buildings are decorated with some very cool artwork and the settings for the place is pretty much a new standard that others could learn from, with the burning silos, the glowing fiery demon purched above the attraction, movie screen, and D.J. booth with strobes, also a VIP purchasing will call area and merchandise booth.
I waited in line roughly 30 to 45 minutes and was progressed rather quickly, and at the ticket purchasing booth they have a barn completely decorated with great props, various swines corpses hanging from the rafters, and a huge ghoul stretching about 40 to 50 ft. from the entrance to the barn all the way actual ticket booth which was extremely inviting. Just from the props alone this has gotten me chomping at the bit to see what is in store inside this place. I finally reach time for a ticket and I am absolutely amazed at exactly how much swag this place has to offer from hats, beanies, various t-shirts, hoodies, down to even pajama wear. Needless to say I am definitely dropping the dime on this place before I am even in the there. I generally I frown upon this unless the place is actually worth it. The pricing I thought well $20.00 isn't too bad for standard waiting and $30.00 for VIP ( Which I would for sure recommend. ) and figured at least some type of coupon must be around considering most types of attractions have some through website or other promotions but I haven't found any. I finally finish purchasing my ticket and must have been so pumped for this place that I purchased so much swag, maybe I just wanted something that says Hoochie on it. ( I got a T-Shirt, Hoodie, Stickers, Cups, and some other items for the girlfriend. ) On a positive note the merchandise for the attraction is a lot cheaper than all the places I have been.
You purchase your ticket then walk around to a wrap around designated line for the entrance to the Hoochie and a special designated VIP area to the right, standard for majority of attractions. I figure its not getting too out of hand with maybe 75 people, so I can drop off the swag to the car, and let the females hit the port-o-potty. Big mistake, from the time it took me for tickets and walking to the car the parking lot has become a concert setting. I get back to the actual line to the attraction and there is a good 300+ people. I make my way to the back of the line with my group and within 20 minutes there's at least another 200 behind us by now. The gates open at 7:00 and by 8:30 this place is packed, so I'm either depressed that the line isn't moving or the place is so amazing that they want the anxiety to build up until its unbearable.....I'm going with the latter. ( The good news is they have a D.J. booth playing one of the local listings and a performer there as well, while I was there it was O.D. and Only Flesh. ) I'm waiting in line looking at the 12 feet I've moved and bam people are screaming and characters from the attraction are messing with some of the more fragile people in line.( Major ups to the baby face masked guy with the chainsaw, very entertaining and fun to watch. ) 9:00 rolls around and this line is moving with a vicious cycle. By 9:15 I'm at the gate waiting to be called in and unfortunately I start seeing the members from Only Flesh show up, which I would have loved to seen, but its a loss I would chalk up just to have someone scare me for the next 15 to 20 minutes. By this time I am about to die from excitement just in hopes its not a short lived one.
Dead Acres
I give the attendant my groups tickets and were motioned through the door along with roughly 10 to 15 people, which I thought was a bit weird, cause how the hell is that gonna work out with the scares is there just gonna be a one shot and the rest spectate. We enter and the actors are immediately in character ready to roll I'm being yelled over to the first door like a red headed step child to pack every one into a tight room, needless to say I'm into it. I look to my right and wow what a great scene with the zombiecide. I will try my best not to ruin a majority of the scenes, but I must say some just have to be mentioned while say some can not just be ruined. The scene concludes and we're motioned through a drape and some heavy metal is blaring and I am so excited that I can barely wait til the next area. ( Major plus for the music throughout the whole attraction. ) My girlfriend is clinching to me like pit bull does a chew toy cause within 5 minutes the place is going completely nuts with the scares and jump spots. You are walking through and your seeing the people jump through holes and slots in the wall while at the same time your watching these fantastic scenes with complete originality. The crazy thing is you may see something going on 5 feet in front of you, but that means absolutely nothing because the Hoochie has one thing that many places do not and that is a huge barrage of actors in this place and just waiting for opportunities. You can be watching someone get scared in front of you and be all calm and collected but you don't notice all the other blind spots and openings that are thrown throughout this place. One thing I would recommend to anyone who goes through this place DO NOT rush it, take in everything the actors have to offer in there scenes, even if you come into the end of one watch the reset because these guys are legit and resetting constantly to show you for that reason specifically. Roughly 10 minutes in and I have been grabbed at a good 20 times or jumped at at least 10. I come into a big scene with a caged fence up and a hot 3D skeleton jester chick cranking a Jack in the Box, the room is black lit and the sound of the box is about finished, I have slowed our group down to a creep. The song finishes and BOOM the box opens up and this jester comes flying out towards the fence and going nuts along with the hottie with a scythe. My group is following along the path way and introduced to several jump spots and so many different scenes it is absolutely ridiculous, a few to mention is the dentist, the demon birth, and the outside transition of chainsaw hack men into a prison scene which was amazing and if you thought prison was scary then the Hoochie has made it more so. I won't kill everything that you are gonna witness with this place, but one thing that will always be in my mind was the scene with the baby face guy with a chainsaw that I mentioned earlier outside. You walk into the scene with another chainsaw wielding actor and to the right is the place to pay attention to. There's a live actor tied down to a chair and heavy strobes blaring and the baby face masked killer holding a chainsaw like its his best friend. The chainsaw roars and then he proceeds to hack the head right off, I literally watched it twice because of how good it looked and how well the actors did in this. Que walk out to the end of the attraction after a walk through more chainsaws and adrenaline is at a high, time for 2nd attraction and I'm stoked. The first attraction itself lasted a good 30 minutes.
Bad Trip In 3D
I gather the group and all of our minds are practically blown, the girls are giddy with fear and ready for another potty break. Directly across from the ending of the first attraction is another attraction that is brought to you in 3-D which is included in the purchase price of $20.00. The outside of it is completely decorated in a graffiti style, flash tattoo artwork and at the top is this glowing demon skull that looks great. You walk through a gate and they hand you your 3-D glasses and your off. First off let me say that I have Coulrophobia, ( Fear of clowns ) its not completely full blown and intolerable, but I'm already regretting it after hearing the music that's playing. You walk in and your immediately greeted with a color blast of very large props, and actors completely caked with florescent neon color schemes. The effect is quite nice and its similar to other 3D haunted attractions, but with a twist. This is the Haunted Hoochie so its filled with gore and surprises, your not walking through the attraction your being jumped at and followed around constantly by the actors and basically driven through the attraction. There is some really cool effects with the animated props and designs throughout the walls and above you, the props from my guessing generally looked like the characters from the Twilight Zone movie "Its' A Good Life" segment. The place is highly decorated and extremely fun in the 3D sense and worth it considering it takes at least a good 15 minutes to get through.
We are finally done and both attractions lasted all in all about 45 minutes total for both. The Haunted Hoochie left me in awe and it is definitely something I would do again, hell after we were done I wanted to go through again, but by the time we were out there was easily 500+ waiting to get in. I am officially satisfied with all the hype for this attraction and $20.00 is well worth the price of admission, the swag I purchased will not be burned or thrown in my closet forever. The Hoochie has not only found a life long customer for as long as it will open its gate, but an enthusiast that will let everyone know that I come across to make the trip to Pataskala, Ohio and witness yourself. I have went everywhere across the country and not only would I put this as one of the best extreme haunted houses, but as one of the best all around. The Hoochie has put together a fantastic attraction and they make it so from the time you enter the parking lot up until the time you decide to leave the parking lot. ( The actors even jump you as you leave. ) The people who put this together and the people involved in the attraction itself really do have and spread the spirit of Halloween. The actors involved take their jobs completely serious and have the enthusiasm to keep this attraction alive for another 20+ years and most other attractions that you may visit in the season will be nothing more than a let down in comparison after experiencing what The Haunted Hoochie has to offer.
:-[Pros: The Haunted Hoochie has some of the best actors in a attraction to date, everyone here is ready to do there job and I'm quite sure they live for it completely for 1 month of the year. The originality is a complete stand out at the Hoochie, they really don't need any of the Hollywood monsters when they practically have their own horror movie you are walking through. All the props and animatronics are absolutely on point, or are done by live actors, and are a must to witness be it for the scare factor or the amount of value that they put into the place. The Hoochie shows no bounds and invest everything they possibly can without taking a loss, this place, as long as its open I'm pretty much convinced they would bleed for and probably have.
:)Cons: There are some wait issues. The place opens at 7:00 but you may find yourself waiting another hour and a half to actually start moving through. They let you know this ahead of time through the website. The Hoochie justifies this some by having a D.J. and some attractions as well to keep the people entertained before hand by introducing you to some of the actors that's gonna wreck havoc inside, just pay the extra $10.00 and VIP if you can't wait or pressed for time. The parking is something you have to chalk up cause some attractions are gonna have this but with the Hoochie $3.00 is something I would have easily given in a tip jar. The limited amount of parking is something as well but wouldn't be a problem with the amount of bodies this place is gonna have, just carpool.
Scare Factor 9.0
Monsters / Actors 10.0
Special FX 9.0
Theme 9.0
Originality 10.0
Involvement 10.0
Wait 8.5
Detail 9.5
Length 9.0
Cost 9.0
Parking 8.0
Replay 10.0