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| - I haven't been to a haunted house since I was in high school (over 12 years ago), but a friend mentioned a group outing and I was all in! I had to leave my girlfriend behind, as she doesn't like scares - but being a person who appreciates a good horror movie, I was looking forward to jumping a few times. I'll admit, the folks who work at The Nest - they got me a few times!
First of all, I like the location at Rawhide. If you haven't ever been, it's an old west town, used for corporate events and the like - but it's a great venue for this type of thing. There's a restaurant / saloon at the front, so you can have a drink if you're a bit nervous before the scares (we did exactly that), and there are a few shops and various photo opps throughout, before you get to The Nest.
When you get your ticket, you also get a lanyard with an RFID tag and a card that directs you to register and link up your Facebook account. Don't miss out on this part! You'll see some interactive things during the haunted house itself with your name on it, and you'll get some pics posted to your FB profile (infrared shots of you screaming, if you're lucky).
I won't go into much detail on the house itself, as that would be rather spoilery (and nobody should like spoilers). It's divided into sections, i.e. the dark house, the mirror house, the 3D house (yes, really) among others.
My greatest advice for haunted houses based on my limited experience - make sure you're going with folks who will have fun with it - it is what you make it. If your friends are there to roll their eyes at everything, then you're not going to have fun. Just go with the flow and let yourself get scared by that guy around the corner with his eye falling out!
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