This past weekend my family and I traveled to my Aunt's house near Doswell, Virginia to enjoy the festivities of October which is best known for its holiday Halloween. Doswell is home to the amusment park Kings Dominion who was hosting their annual Halloween Haunt. Upon entering the park you were given a normal map and a Escape Route (2012 Fright Guide). Using the Fright Guide, together my family and I conquered Feary Tales, Cleaver Brothers Carnival, the Slaughter House, the Doll Factory, Necropolis, Medieval Macabre, PrimEvil, and The Lair.
We started off riding the Dominator (one of the newest Rollercoasters) and ending with trying to ride The Crypt (it experienced difficulties before we could ride). After getting out of the last line, darkness had already settled upon us. We just so happened to be right beside a scare zone called PrimEvil. PrimEvil is "set in a distant jungle and the inhabitants there have lived with one rule...eat or be eaten. In this cannibalism filled land you will get a chance to explore this long forgetten cursed village. Watch your step and steer clear of the locals - their idea of a great meal will be your living nightmare." Sounds pretty scary, right? My sister who is 10 starting crying before the people even came up to us. My Aunt eventually took her and my little cousin to the car.
Next up was the haunted attraction called The Doll Factory which was "an abandoned toy factory [where] The Marionette Murderer is turning his victims into life-sized dolls. Surrounded by a decaying production line he is close to completing his collection. Tour his twisted workshop of death and disfigurement as he searches for his next victim, with any luck you will make it out alive." So this was pretty creepy. The girls playing the dolls were actually kinda of cute in an abnormal sort of way. To make a long story short, we accidentally ran into this pregnant lady (we didn't know she was pregnant before and she shouldn't have been in there in the first place) and my cousin pulled this guy's hood. Funny stuff.
We went to several other scare zones including The Lair ("forced from their ancestral home this small clan of vampires has taken refuge in the dark. The vampires have been without blood for far too long.") which I did not enter, Cleaver Brothers Carnival ("The Ceaver Brothers have set up their midway and invite you to experience a carnival like no other. Enter a world where extraordinary comes to life and your worst nightmares will seem like a pleasant dream.") and I hate clowns by the way, Necropolis ("The once peacful spirits that resided in this cemetery have been dragged out of their slumber and forced to walk the earth once again. The deceased are searching for the person that woke them...they are searching for revenge.") which I ran out of because a guy chased me, and Feary Tales ("Jack & Jill...Hansel & Gretel...Little Dead Riding Hood...Take a walk through our twisted nursery and see the other side of your childhood friends. Go beyond the dead time stories and see what happened when they lived unhappily ever after.") which was also kind of "cute" and scary at the same time.
We only went to two othe haunted attractions. I did not enter the Slaughter House after much contemplation. I just wasn't up for it. The Slaughter House was described as "Dominion Meat Works has been churning out some of the best meat in Virginia for years. Join us for a one of a kind factory tour to learn how your favorite foods make it on your table." I did, however, go into Medieval Macabre ("as plague ravages the land, sending millions to a hideous demise...survivors seek vengeance for the deaths of their loved ones. Consumed with hatred, they mutilate the innocent as they search for someone to blame. The graveyards are full, but there is always room for more.") and it took us about a hour to get through the line. I ended up running out of this one too because one guy followed my cousin and I through the whole maze.
So I ended up having a great weekend even though I was almost scared to death Saturday night. I enjoyed leaving campus and just having fun with my family for the whole weekend. My weekend was a success!
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