I went to the Hexed preview event at Cedar Point on Friday for the first night of HalloWeekends. Armed with my new DSLR, I tried my best at taking some creepy pictures of all the screamsters. The new maze this year was Hexed which is next to GateKeeper, a bewitching adventure through the witch's lair. I was sort of underwhelmed by this one to be honest. Visually it was great and there were some cool illusions, but it had no finale or real wow factor. The other new thing at HalloWeekends is the Tombstone Terror-Tory scare zone near Maverick. Pretty fun to walk through and see others getting scared. So here's a little taste of HalloWeekends this year.
HalloWeekends at Cedar Point can only mean one thing, pumpkins everywhere!
Cool lanyard they gave out
The schedule for the night, a lot of enthusiasts showed up to the event
Hexed is the newest maze at Cedar Point, you can get a nice view of GateKeeper since it's built in the backstage area
If there's a gap somewhere, you bet it'll be filled by a pumpkin
So long Mantis! Some people liked you, but I couldn't stand it
Lines weren't bad at all, the longest line of the day was for the free food at Midway Market
Spooky theming everywhere
Gargoyles outside of Hexed
Screamsters doing their best to scare people in Screamworks
There were some cool sliders in Screamworks
The new Tombstone Terror-Tory
Oooooooh, ghost horse!!
Sheriff stalking some people
Nothing says pirates like a mermaid eating human flesh
My favorite scare from that night was when a pirate jumped out and yelled "Sharknado!"
Lots of pirates in Cut Throat Cove
CarnEvil has taken over Camp Snoopy
Wish there were more chainsaw guys chasing down screaming people
Cutting up pigs in Blood on the Bayou
Witch Doctor dancing in the light
And that's a preview of HalloWeekends this year!
Still #1 in the world
GateKeeper showing off