Valleyfair (VF) Discussion Thread

[MdcastleHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

Wait, it actually happens that people pee their pants in haunted attractions?

[VF15Why do I still have a donkey title???]

That's a wrap for the season! I had a blast working in Dark Harvest during Haunt! I will definitely try to come back next year and do it again. I want to give a big shout out to valleyfairfanatic for winning best monster award in his area of expertise. Congrats bro! You were awesome and very deserving! It was pretty cool though how you brought up your mentors and publicly praised them. Very classy!! Everyone did an outstanding job this year! I have to say, I really have a new appreciation for Haunt actors and talent! It is a very demanding job physically and mentally. I was wiped out each night. MEA weekend was brutal by the end of Saturday. It's easy to get discouraged when you get those guests that are like "whatever, this is so stupid". I do have to say that I made more than a few of them jump anyway! But it's when you get those guests, which is the vast majority of them, that are there to have a great time and really get into it. Boy did that fire me up! I determined early in the season that the "perfect" scare was when a guest ended up on the ground! I had probably a couple dozen of them! I literally had to turn around and laugh out loud. Does anybody have any funny stories from Haunt? I'd love to hear them!

Not entirely the same thing but I worked in rides throughout Haunt season and at the end of ride cycles I would sometimes say on the mic “enjoy your night here at ValleyScare! <evil laughter>” and occasionally some of the guests would get a decent scare out of the evil laughter.

On another note, I’m sad to say I won’t be coming back next year as I’ll be moving out of state in the spring. Looking forward to having/exploring some new home parks but will miss all the good times I’ve have riding and working at Valleyfair.

[valleyfairfanaticDonkeys are my way of life!]

Wait, it actually happens that people pee their pants in haunted attractions?

Yep. I had a really good role to scare in so it was pretty consistent.

[coreybI Love Donkeys!]

I'm sure the wait in line before going into the maze "primes the pump" as it were.

[Steel FarceCan I park my donkey here?]

at the end of ride cycles I would sometimes say on the mic “enjoy your night here at ValleyScare! <evil laughter>” and occasionally some of the guests would get a decent scare out of the evil laughter.

No they wouldn’t.

[garyman6I wrote the book about donkeys!]

So does anyone think that Valleyfair may get a winterfest? I wondering if they were hinting at it during the Scaries awards during the opening act! Canada's Wonderland is starting winterfest next year so it's not out of the question for other northern parks like Valleyfair or Cedar Point. The only thing with Cedar Point is that they aren't really close to a major metro area, its a destination park. Would people come to Cedar Point if they held a winterfest?

[garyman6I wrote the book about donkeys!]

Wait, it actually happens that people pee their pants in haunted attractions?

Yep. I had a really good role to scare in so it was pretty consistent.

It does happen. I scared one guy so bad he went down! His wife was laughing hysterically and said she just peed her pants! Had another girl curl up into a ball crying uncontrollably. Her friends had to come and drag her away! Ahhh...good times!

[coasterbillWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

I could see Winterfest at Valleyfair just because it's so close to a major metropolitan area. Don't expect much of a ride lineup but I doubt Wonderland is going to run much of anything either.

Would people come to Cedar Point if they held a winterfest?

Probably not.

[MdcastleHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

It's possible that's why we're having an off year, so the park can rebuild some restrooms and food stands so they can be used in the winter. A light frost during haunt is one thing but I doubt much of the park is in a condition to be operable after the ground freezes solid.

[valleyfairfanaticDonkeys are my way of life!]

I have heard some rumblings in the jungle that Valleyfair is taking a huge interest in getting their infrastructure up to speed. To be completely honest, it was pretty apparent this year that Valleyfair was not adequately prepared/up to date in a lot of areas other than attractions.