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  1. ^Thanks, so many cool facts that show how it slowly morphed from some Halloween decoratons, into what it is today. Yay, got my book...and it's signed! Great book, very in depth and amazing pictures of Haunt that most of us would never see if this book hadn't been made. Thanks to Ted Dougherty for putting this picture history together, and signing my book as well. The book! My copy of "Knott's Halloween Haunt - A Picutre History" arrived, and it's my kind of book...it has pictures! Autographed by Ted Dougherty, awesome! A little haunt card bonus, awesome! Book's awesome, I'm awesome...awesome! The appendices in the back for everything from a complete list of haunt mazes, to monster speak (haunt vocabulary), are great. Too many cool things in the book to describe, get your own book!
  2. Thanks for the the replys. It really was a fun little tour, Knott's has so much history in general, it would be cool to see more tours like this. I did order the book by the way, during the tour we got to see a lot of the pictures that were included, and just based on that and the brief history we got, I had to buy the book.
  3. Totally laugh every time I see you guys as fruit. LOL!
  4. Halloween 2014 is over, but Knott's Berry Farm had a special Haunt history tour on November 1st. The event was free, and was hosted by the author of the book "Knott's Halloween Haunt - A Picture History" Ted Dougherty. I was all prepared to buy the book, get it signed and...sold out! The book is totally sold out at Knott's and on Amazon, so if you find this interesting you're going to have to buy it directly from the ultimatehaunt.com website, which had limited supply of the final printing so hurry and order if you want the book before it sells out. I arrived at the Haunt Museum in Ghost Town for the start of the tour. If you haven't visited the Haunt Museum there are a lot of interesting bits of Haunt history on display and from time to time they do indeed change those displays. So, it's always worth a visit. Okay, onto the tour. Haunt ain't over just because Halloween is past, we got history to explore! Costumes on display from past haunts. Haunt has always had a host, "Seymour" was the original, a television horror movie host. Wolfman Jack, also hosted, as did Elvira, Freddy Kruger, and many others. Elvira from past Haunts. Of course she has returned the past two years. Elvira was at Haunt this year, still hot. Knott's has used the Scary Farm name off and on, but it's always been Knott's Halloween Haunt. One of the main attraction in the early days of Haunt were the "peek ins", they would redress the characters inside with masks and change them to "startling peek ins" along with live scare actors inside to pop out and scare people. This area, known as "fog alley" was one of the main attractions before the mazes and scare zones existed. Monsters started roaming the streets of Ghost Town, because this door was locked. Bob Vernon arrived to his peek in, only to find it locked. After being unable to find the key, he took to the streets scaring park goers...aggressively. The managment liked the response and monsters have roamed the street for Haunt ever since. Goldie's was a haven for Knott's sliders through the years. The original sliders had no equipment and slid just on thier boots, after some scrapes they started using the haunt webbing cloth for protection, but eventually the sliders themselves devloped thier own gear. Todd Stubbler is credited with slidings invention, which is know used at haunts world wide. All sliding originated at Knott's, and much of the gear they wear was developed there too. The Hanging was originally just that, the "The Deadman's Hanging" of a cowboy who had commited crimes. One of the cowboys eluded to a witch causing him to commit his crimes, and the next year they hanged a witch. Some "real" witches complained, so they changed it to a gipsy, they complained and they had to find someone else to hang. The modern Hanging can be somewhat attributed to Freddy Krueger, as he would do a show where he killed famous celebrities. There were no mazes until 1977, although there were scare actors in the mine ride and the log flume, the original maze was set up at boot hill. There are only a few known pictures of it's layout, of course those are in the book. We were treated to a bag of crap from our host, which was totally awesome. Wish I could have purchased the book. I shall treasure it always! Ted Dougherty, this dude knows his haunt history, some really cool facts and rare pictures in the book...if you can get it! One more cool story was about a maze called Black Bart's Trail of Terror, which had live snakes, a real horse skeleton, and best of all a mummified corpse called Count Demonicus! Good stuff, great tour, buy the book if you want more facts and pictures.
  5. I loved Helix, instantly in my top five, could even be my #1. First ride I thought I was gonna die! The ones I haven't ridden that I NEED to ride Medusa, Banshee, Lightning Run. El Loco later this month, but I don't think it'll be as amazing as the others.
  6. Why was Dan dressed as a penis? That big black helmet.
  7. I thought the theming was great, considering most coasters have none, and I wouldn't expect them to send a coaster train ripping through an animal habitat at high speeds. The park is after all designed for children.
  8. Well, I'm glad at least one person gets my sense of humor.
  9. Camp Spooky kinda sucked this year, been taking my kids since they were babies and this was the first year we were disappointed. Not worth going to, no trick or treat, very few decorations, a lame maze that was like 90 degrees inside. Even SFMM had more this year for kids.
  10. That is no Princess! That is a Thadiator! Are you not entertained!
  11. This is awesome, I was busy having a good time and missed a lot of pictures, so this brought back some memories. I missed some stuff too, great report. Not sure which my daughter liked more, Phoenix or watching me annoy Thadiator.
  12. Okay TPR was invited to experience Fright Fest's first Friday for the season. We got access to Fright Feast and some front of the line wristbands to explore the mazes. Now, it's been awhile since I did Fright Fest, maybe 2 years, so I was excited to see the improvements made this year. We knew this was important because Neal Thurman took time out from packing his suitcase to come out and greet us, or maybe he was there for the spaghetti, yeah it was the spaghetti. Anyway, we started with the Fright Feast, salad, pizza, boneless wings, spaghetti, pies, fountain drinks, everything you need for a night of being terrified. Sit down...and dancing zombies, followed by magic, how magical! Classic magic tricks, a few jokes and a girl in a box, more dancing, staple guns, money, all for your entertainment! So, now we explore the mazes, scare zones, the bathroom ...everywhere! Okay, if you,re in the park, the scare actors are gonna find you, there's nowhere to hide, really. Of course, if you want to experience the mazes you'll need a wristband, which we had, and I will say that Reds Revenge was great, my favorite by far and what Magic Mountain should be aiming for if they want to compete with the other haunts in Southern California. Vault 666 was also a major improvement over previous years, very well done with some cool special effects. Of course, Willoughbys is Resurected and now you can explore their garden. Scare zones throughout the park, Hypnotist show, music at Voodoo Nights, coasters in the dark, convieniently located bathrooms, funnel cake...all sorts of stuff! Here's some pictures. Oh, and I did take some early pictures while there was still light, because darkness, fog and light effects don't tend to make for good photo op's. The real terror begins when you get on the scale after the buffet. Me and this guy hangin' around waiting for it to get dark. Ha! Hangin' around, cause he's in a tree! You'll need to visit here first if you plan on doing the mazes. Make sure to ask mom for some cash. It's scary because it looks like the chocolate wonderfall from Golden Corral. 1957 Dodge, I think. Oh and there's a maze behind it too, something about how goats suck. Violaters will need to purchase l*ckers, l*ckers from space! Oddly enough space l*ckers take American money. Why X2. Because this guy only has two fingers. Why area 19, because it's between area 18 and area 20, mystery solved. Get your zombie on! On you your head, cause it's a hat. Pretty sure this is the skull of Gary Busey, or not...Steve Buscemi? Miley Cyrus? Moving on. Apparently the zombies carpool. Foot fetish zombie wants to play with your toes! Not terrifying, but definatly creepy. It's been said men only want one thing from a woman, but this is going a little too far. Scarecrow...of death! Really, several ears of corn were killed to make this thing. Jack-O-Light Post, or something, Jack's off by the way, not dark yet. Eight legs and still can't dance, god has a cruel sense of humor. Raising the bar for haunt decorations! Fright Feast, first they fill you up, and then scare the crap outta you! I dunno, it's a buffet and a magic show. That's us! One for mazes, one for rides. Mom always told me I was special, these wristbands prove it! The beer is near to drink away your fear. Because vegans are evil! My favorite flavor was people...Tri tip, I mean tri tip, please ignore the hand. "Sorry sir, but this is all for Neal." No, really it was good, and real grated cheese too. "Chicken?" No way man I ain't afraid of nothing! But, hell yeah I'll have some chicken. Innocent pies slaughtered for your enjoyment! You can put ice cream on 'em too. We got to give a couple of lucky people some wristbands. Couldn't get a decent picuture of the dancers...cause they wouldn't stop dancing! Ha! Michael Turco (Americas Got Talent) does some old school magic tricks. You can probably guess, but there's a woman in the box being chopped up and she magically appears unharmed! I can do the chopping up and throwing in a box part right, it's the part where they reappear unharmed i can't get, must be doing something wrong. Magic, dancing, food...it's like being on a date with me except you don't leave crying. Sliders, the zombie kind, not the little sandwich kind. Can't hide from the scare zones, if you want to pass, you need to get by this guy. I think your garden might be haunted by Screech from Saved by the Bell. Wait is he dead? I know his career died long time ago. I like how this maze starts, most of my dreams start the same way. It's Magic Mountain, or course there's fire. You never know what's going to walk out of the darkness, could be a monster, could be your mother. If you thought you could hide in line from the monsters...um no. Red Revenge, sign says it's a haunted house...duh. Best Fright Fest maze ever! Oh good, ill just go towad those lights, it'll be safe over there. 3D squid hat...IT'S COMING RIGHT AT YOU! There's one of these spinning things...in 3D! IT'S COMING RIGHT AT YOU! For your information. Gene Simmons did say rock is dead, he may be right, cause the dude is like a zombie...HA! Walked right into a scare zone on the way out. I wonder what she looks like when she's out of those clothes. I meant out of costume, get your mind out of the gutter. Life after Gardians of the Galaxy, dude lives in a trash can. And it's past my bed time. Thanks Six Flags Magic Mountain, but it's time fo the terror to end, at least for tonight. Well, that's all I got, if any of this looks cool...go check it out. Did I mention there's roller coasters in the dark? Thanks to Magic Mountain for giving us the opportunity to experience Fright Fest. Definitly improved from previous years and of course the only way to experience it is to make a visit to Fright Fest for yourself, Fridays, Saturdays,and Sundays through November 1st.
  13. Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest Preview! That's right Fright Fest is back for it's 22nd year to "scare the YELL" out of Southern California, Friday through Sunday, September 27th through November 1st. So, what did we find out when we walked the black carpet at Six Flags Magic Mountains Fright Fest Preview? Lot's of things, hope I got them right. Looking for signs of evil...hey, this is a sign, not very evil, but since I can read, I know I'm at the right place. Evil swept across Six Flags Magic Mountain...no really, they were sweeping, and doing a damn fine job of it too. Little does this zombie know...I have no brains! Ha! We are here for scares and to chew bubble gum...and were all out of bubble gum! Be afraid...or get us more gum! There will be monsters roaming the park this year, hopefully this is not it. Though it would keep the park very clean. Let's go inside! Waiting! No, I don't think it would be cool to throw feces at the stage! Monkeys are so one dimensional. Neil, give us a spiel, tell us the deal, is it for real? "largest capital expansion" , Oh yeah, preach it Neil! Two new mazes larger than Willoughby's, theatrical style sets and special effects, new pneumatics, Fright Feast, all new Monster Tour! Returning Scare Zones! Returning mazes include Chupacabra, Willoughby's Resurrected, Total Darkness, Aftermath, and Toys of Terror...in 3D! New mazes... The Willougby's Garden of Darkness. Eat your vegatables, or they might eat you! Little Red...wants you dead!!! Largest ever indoor Fright Fest maze. More on this later. NEW! And these are the dudes that make all this happen... Okay, now for the fun part...funner part...funnest? Zombie directs us to the food, sadly there were no brains. Bubbling cup thing makes it spooky. Fudgey boo boo! You know what's good with fudge... Why not a whole box of fudge? "Did you try the fudge?" Caramel Apple female. Caramel Apple male. Those aren't zombies, they're just in a sugar coma from all this candy! Enjoyed, thank you very much. "Death by Chocolate" funnel cake, or zombie poop, either way it looks delicious! Okay, at this point the Vault 666 maze was open for a walkthrough, I gotta say it was awesome! Consider that we are seeing it with the lights on, without scare actors, no music and missing a lot of the effects...still awesome! This maze is totally on par with rival haunt events, not simply a painted plywood maze, but a full blown emersive experience. Pictures... Vault 666 Control room for Vault 666, or possibly the DMV...but which is more evil! Chill, I never said you shot the deputy. That's not funny! This one excaped, probably wanted some fudge. Never smoke in bed kiddies. This would have made the movie Mannequin so much better. Chill, I never said you shot the deputy. That's not funny! I'll make you bleed are you bleeding now? Bleed! Really someone ought to clean that up. If this is your doctor, get a second opinion. Guns don't kill people, people kill people...Help! she's trying to kill us! Totally excited for Fright Fest...wait did I just say that? Yes, it looks like it will be the best one ever! But, check it out on your own, you won't be sorry. Thanks to Six Flags for an awesome preview of what looks like a step up to a totally new level for them. Everything was awesome, and the scare actors were amazing! Photobombed by a clown lookin' scarey punk kinda dude with striped socks To the right I lose my brain, to the left I lose my soul. Mindless, souless...crap they're trying to turn me into a politician! Bunch a freaks! Reminds me of a TPR trip! Ha! No, but really some of you are kinda freaky. (Any mistakes, let me know. I am after all only human, unless there's a full moon, then...)
  14. Pontus was awesome, I didn't know pimps wore bow ties.
  15. It's rare that you find a trip report where someone posts 20 pictures of...themself! Oh, the narcissism! Talk about a Thad only trip report. But I was indeed entertained Thadiator, carry on.
  16. "the park does not sell dogs." Ha!
  17. No, I win the "bigger penis than you" contest for Colossus. Although Elissa has a much bigger ropes course penis than I do.
  18. What will happen will be in every photo some will be labeled good, Thad is Thad, and the least attractive one will be the ugly.
  19. Don't make me do a Thad only trip report! I have enough pictures to do it. I'll call it "The Good, the Thad, and the Ugly".
  20. ^About 1am we all started getting a little mental. I kept zoning out on the lift hill and then...sudden drop! One guy kept hearing ducks.
  21. Not enough pictures of me, but good stuff, continue please.
  22. Photos and one more story. We start Apocalypse rides, tired, sleepy and over the mic we hear "weasel skin"...wait what?! Cliff, did she just say weasel skin? "I think she did." So, we come around again, "Weasel Skin...dispatch". So, turns out the ride op was russian with an accent and she was saying "visual scan...dispatch", but yeah, go get a weasel skin dispatch if you can. Okay, photos... In all it's glory. I assume there's and accicent indemnity clause?... "Never between friends." "36 hours without a beer...what was I thinking?!" Doing a coaster maraton, or shoplifter, or both? You decide. Evil pizza!!! Hell yeah I'll have a slice! Train early in the day, still mostly full, only a few quitters so far. Train close to morning, this guy and his support making the decision to quit. Only six left by morning. After 12 rides on Apocalypse, not looking too bad. The guy who got sick from the Red Bull gave me one, he was determined never to drink another one again. 4 of the final 6. Michael, or as we were calling him "Bakersfield", in the seat of death. 2nd row, left side, worst seat ever on a coaster! 8 distinctive bumps that jackhammer you uncontrollably, then your slammed into the side of the car, wonderful. Jobeth, who I found out played Catwoman, in DC Universe. Totally hot...and her boyfriend is her support person, crap! There may have been some pole dancing during the final laps, or I was losing my mind, or both. News crews everywhere, I think we did two extra laps for media. My wood, wish I could have gotten a wheel to go with it.
  23. I assume all these services would be performed by Ross.
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