Full disclosure: I only went to The 17th Door once before and I absolutely hated it. It was opening night of their first year and I don’t know if it was inaugural jitters or my own jaded, freshly-retired from Knott’s Scary Farm perspective but...
Category - Haunted Attraction Review

2021 LA Haunted Hayride Review – Halloween in Midnight Falls
Here is our 2021 LA Haunted Hayride review. In this review, we survive a night at the event and get to check out the hayride, all...
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Knott’s Scary Farm 2021 Review Brings Scares Back to Buena Park
Knott’s Scary Farm is back for 2021 but, the question remains, can it recover after taking a year off? Will its addition of...
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Universal Studios 2021 Halloween Horror Nights Review
Halloween Horror Nights is back at Universal Studios Hollywood and it’s a very welcome homecoming. After a long hiatus due...
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Midsummer Scream’s Awaken the Spirits! Scares Up Halloween Fun...
Due to the pandemic, 2020 saw the cancellation of many conventions, events, and haunted attractions. Not looking like we were...
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Knott’s Taste of Fall-O-Ween 2020 Review
In a world where COVID-19 has all but canceled our most-favorite holiday, Knott’s Berry Farm emerges as a protector –...
Read MoreLast year, the WB Studio Tour Hollywood’s Horror Made Here event was an unexpected and welcome surprise during the Halloween season. Building a haunted attraction around the historic Warner Bros. studio lot was a brilliant idea that left...
If you live in Riverside or are a hardcore fan of Southern California theme parks, you probably have heard of Castle Park. Built in 1976 by famed theme park ride designer Bud Hurlbut, Castle Park has been entertaining families for decades. Now...
The granddaddy of Halloween haunted events, Knott’s Scary Farm, is back again for its 46th season. This year, the park has added a couple new mazes as well as revamped some older ones, but it has also lost its star in the retirement of...
Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights has been a Southern California’s flagship haunted attraction for quite some time now thanks to their film tie-ins and big budget. We got the chance to visit the event during its opening weekend...
Jon Cooke, who was previously a designer behind some very memorable Knott’s Scary Farm mazes, has branched out on his own to create Black Market Escape Rooms. Located at a warehouse in Upland, CA, Black Market Escape Rooms features more...
The Warner Bros. Studio Tour is one of the coolest things that a fan of film can book a trip on in the entirety of Southern California. The amount of movie and TV filming locations on the lot is staggering and cannot be seen in just one ride on...
Usually, we visit the LA Haunted Hayride on their opening weekend for a “black carpet” event. This year, they did not have a celebrity step and repeat, opting instead to have media out on their opening weekend. We missed that...
I grew up in Riverside, CA and went to Castle Amusement Park A LOT in my youth – sometimes with friends and other times with family. Built and designed in 1976 by Bud Hurlbut, one of the creators of Knott’s Scary Farm, as well as...
After a turbulent, one year hiatus, the LA Ghost Train has returned to the Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum in Griffith Park! The LA Ghost Train allows guests to ride on 7½” gauge model trains around spooky sets and scenes. We parked...