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| - As one of those rabid horror fans who eats this kind of stuff up, I almost felt obligated to give this 5 stars. But, you know, "in the interest of fairness" and all... I think something around 4 is more than generous.
I came here with my gf and a friend around 2pm. $5 BLOODY MARYS! And they're fucking amazing! And it's from a mix, which almost makes it better since most mixes suck,. Anyway, we were informed that the actual attraction won't be open until 5pm, but we had the option of doing a day tour and then coming back later for the big show. Sounded good to me, so we got combo tickets for $28. Do whatever you can to get that good of a deal, because the whole shebang ain't worth full price.
The day tour was cool. Our guide told us about the "history" of the hotel - cannibalism, torture, sausage grinders - while we got to see the props and bloody stages before they were dressed for the night. This was definitely worth it if you're a total fucking nerd like me who wants to see the inner working of the maze.
We came back later than night for the real deal. After a brief wait, our group was escorted upstairs and off we went. The show they put on was a lot of fun. It isn't so much scary (although my gf would probably disagree) as it was extremely entertaining in a Gran Guignol kinda of way. Lots of theatrics and screaming and bloody murder and cool trick effects. I enjoyed it more than most haunted mazes because you could tell these performers are very much into what they do.
There's a lounge outside once it ends, but we walked out to find no one there and it was kinda lame. I'd suggest skipping that and drinking elsewhere.
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