PTR- Halloween Bobbejaanland

[Dacorian]

Finally! Halloween!

I've been looking forward to this and I can finally decorate my house in great halloween theme. But for a more professional Halloween experience I prefer to look at an amusement park and so it begins at Bobbejaanland.

 

After a disappointing Halloween event last year I actually had the intention to skip Bobbejaanland this year. But because Walibi Belgium and Bellewaerde begins later with Halloween events, came the idea to visit this park anyway and now I am very happy that I did. labyrinth of evil was back, but not alone, Bobbejaanland had a brand new haunted house 'House of Phobia "which is located next to the exit state of Indiana river. Also, the Halloween atmosphere was again all across the western region and now we could hear some well known Halloween soundtracks all across the park. The music was heard in the attractions and the trails were mainly 'Melanie's Box of Phantom Manor music and soundtracks of "Nightmare before christmas were. Also on the square at the entrance is a pleasant Halloween atmosphere that was applied by scarecrows where there were several of living between them. The show also was present this year so it promised to be a fun day with all the additions and work that the park had put into it.

 

The weather was just a disaster. Rain throughout the day! But a die hard Halloween fan like myself goes through it without too much fuss for and so it was very quiet today. Sometimes too quiet because Dreamcatcher required nim 10 people and that was sometimes not feasible. But I didn't came for these rides, both haunted houses opened at 12 and of course we go to be the first visitors of these.

labyrinth of evil was completely like it was last year. Lots of gore decoration and actors who had a very good grime and although this was the 3rd time that I step in to this, they can still scare me. With the words "I'm gonna kill you! we leave this Halloween maze unscathed. Haunted house of a high level so I was impressed last year.

 

But now a totally new haunted house. Just as in labyrinth of evil, here you get a kind of breefing in style before going into the house. The decor was also very good and like labyrinth of evil on the same level. More wider scene's and walking places that really reminded me of 'Insomnia in Walibi Belgium but with an Asylum atmosphere where you have to step around the corpses and surrounded by actors with very good grime. A virus has broken 'theme in House of Phobia and definitely worth it.

 

hte 3th maze 'Trick or treat',can't be done without children but unfortunately that's understandable. These are the things that Plopsaland should have during Halloween and not just a fairground haunted house to have a possibility among the 16 + houses to let your kids inside a maze, "It's the Happy Halloween style that belongs in the sphere of the cowboy village. El Rio was transformed for the occasion into 'Hell Rio' which the station was transformed into a cemetery. The decoration is not the best or the most expensive, but the atmosphere is present and that's just more fun. (El Rio is the rapid river in Bobbejaanland)

we had tickets for the Nightmares show where Bobbejaanland has been talking about for so long. I had in my mind that I liked the show last year that it is difficult to surpass. About the show itself, I will not say too much but it certainly is worth the effort to get your free tickets and the other Halloween shows of better-known parks (Horror on Ice park in Europe) exceeds.

But all in all, I was satisfied with what I saw. In 2012, the park has put a step back in atmosphere and decoration... from this year I can only say that Halloween is really there for the first time in Bobbejaanland. The decoration is only limited to the western village and the entrance ... but the music, the houses and the show are participating in the experience that can be found elsewhere in the park. And "Melanie's music box is a very good choice to make music. This music can be heard everywhere. I am particularly pleased that our country has a good Halloween Park after Walibi Belgium and Bellewaerde park. It took a while for them but now they can already compete with other parks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kiddie haunted house entrance

 

Hel Rio

 

 

 

 

[cfc]

Thanks for the look at Bobbejaanland's Halloween event--looks like they keep it fairly "low key," but with room to grow.

[Wes]

Nice report!

[gisco]

How big is Halloween in Europe?

 

It has really taken off here in the States and some of the parks go all out. Maybe that is why they are low key.