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| - Came here last night for the eve of Halloween.
The setting isn't bad for the climate Canadians have to endure during Fall. Since it's all indoors, you can easily wear something light.The line ups aren't too bad, considering it was Halloween evening. Majority were in favour of the Halloween spirit by the array of costumes whizzing by.
The event consisted of 6 haunted houses and one field of screams located at the back. They had a few rides open which was pretty fun on a cool evening.
Tickets go for $30.00 per person and it covers all the house visits .
I do have a serious complaint about the lack of food selection. Pizza Pizza is the monopoly here. If you happen to be starving,you are screwed. Let me be clear - even if you were drunk,high, AND starving you would STILL know it belongs to Pizza Pizza. A tip - there is a hot dog stand and a donut stand at the back beside "field of screams". I can't even attempt at lying enough to tell you that this is any better. The selection of condiments is just sad. Haven't they heard of the dollar store? dollarama? buck or 2? hot dog is $3.00
The House of Cards ranks as my top favourite. They give you 3D glasses upon entering. The theme surrounds a corrupted version of Alice in Wonderland. The illuminating neon paint really trips you out. Unlike the other houses, there is very little ``ghoul`` characters that attempt at scaring you. So, you can really take your time if you are in a group. I thoroughly enjoyed this house especially, because I absolutely love that particular illustration.
The Asylum was not bad but the stampede of pushy kids and too cool to be scared teenagers cramped the experience. There wasn't enough time to see all the decorations and or props. Pushy and rowdy people suck.
The Darkness would be my second choice. I was intrigued by the concept of no lights and literally, travelling in darkness. Albeit, this could possibly cause some injuries but it's all in good fun. A friend hurt himself and slipped down. A few times I felt the wall and it met my shoulder in awkward positions but hey, if you can't take a few bruises then you aren't meant to play.
I came here upon the promise that there will be LESS kids MORE adult type of crowd. This.is.a.lie. Blatantly. There was the odd older couples but even they looked annoyed.
At the end of the venue they had music blasting which kept an upbeat atmosphere. I noticed beer bottles and a few older people hanging about the balcony like section. This was cool.
Even though we got to the nearly empty parking lot by 8:30pm, it was pretty packed inside. The parking was $10.00 which was a not so friendly reminder on how Toronto likes to treat it's people. In Mississauga, parking is never a question. Just saying.
The biggest downfall of this place was how everything revolved around paying with only cash. What is this? the Carny fair of 1809?. The fact is, we use technology for a reason. People aren't accustomed to carrying cash with them.
example: the pizza pizza cashier hesitated to take a 20.00, understandably so. She might not have enough change to give back. But then you give someone back change and expect them NOT to drop it while being chased with a chainsaw? They did not think this one through. FAIL.
All in all, it's not a bad place to come for a group event. During line ups you get a chance to chat and the walk through each haunted house becomes an obstacle course of strategy. The survivor never leads.
note: They check your ticket and they stand at the end of every house so don't try to be brazen by sneaking in at any point. You'll just be that guy. Nobody wants to be 'that guy'. The place is small. Word spreads fast.
xoxo
M.
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