Back in ’05 during my visit to York’s, I encountered this creepy-looking Haunted House, which the park was billing as an incredibly frightening experience. Well, its exterior definitely created a spooky ambiance like it was intended to thanks to the combination of the ride’s dreary paint scheme, cobwebs scattered about the house, and the horrifying man out front who frequently pukes out blood. I always have heard “not to judge a book by its cover;” however, this attraction was far from creepy or enjoyable once I entered.
Never having a wait, I can always walk right on in. Now I had been anticipating a unique walkthrough attraction, but instead I was treated to a long, dark walkthrough down a narrow passage with almost no scenery or theming whatsoever included. I mean sure my first time the attraction was sort of creepy since I was just expecting something to pop out at me, but nothing happens. The only good part is the superb finale, consisting of a really well-executed strobe effect that is accompanied with an incredible effect that always makes me jump. But other than that, this attraction is just a let-down in my opinion.
The Haunted House definitely looks spooky and like it should provide a good fright from the outside, but once on the inside I was shocked by how poorly executed the ride was with the exception of the aforementioned strobe room, which is really cool. Now I know this is a portable attraction, but still there should be more included to make the attraction entertaining than just a long, dark passageway. Really this is a passable attraction like most of York’s attractions, but it’s worth experiencing once if you have time primarily for the finale.
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