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10/13/2017

Trip Report: First Visit to Haunt at California's Great America

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Happy Friday the 13th everybody!! Hope you all have some scary things planned for the weekend whether it's just watching scary movies or attending a Halloween event. Hopefully it's not something super scary like having to work. 

Today we have another update from California's Great America where my wife and I made our first visit to their Haunt last weekend. 

Written by Gregg Condon
Prior to Haunt we made our way over to the park in the afternoon to do some riding and check out the Great Pumpkin Fest. 
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Lots of graves to mark mazes and scare zones no longer with us 
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The Pumpkin Patch!! Super cute. 
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That's foreboding
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After heading back to the hotel for a nap it was time to head back to the park for Haunt 
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Believe it or not, in all our visits to this park, we had never been here at night. Weird right? 
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Our first maze of the night was Massacre Manor
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We had actually gotten a tour of this earlier in the day and it did NOT disappoint 
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Cornstalkers was up next 
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Nothing creepier than walking through cornstalks ... we had a great time in this maze. 
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This looks like something 
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Hi there!! 
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Our first "surprise" maze of the night. Seriously, I love this maze, may have been my favorite of the night. The song is catchy (it's in my head now) but the maze itself is just a whole lot of fun!! 
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Wonder if Ed Alonzo went back to Bayside? 
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This looks different at night ... 
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I know this is supposed to be Humpty Dumpty, and maybe it's because it's Friday the 13th ... but ... 

Doesn't this look like Corey Feldman in Friday the 13th Part IV? Google it. Seriously. Do it now!! 
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Another really fun and inventive maze
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Time for Ed Alonzo!! We've missed him at Knott's Scary Farm!! 
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Believe it or not, this was the only good shot I got of the show. You don't believe me do you? =) 
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The lighting and effects around the park were awesome 
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Definitely the "Grossest" of the mazes at Haunt 
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We also took a ride on Demon Re-Ignited!! Not only are the effects for the ride amazing, but I probably had the best ride I've ever had on it, at least in the past 15 years or so. It was running amazing.

​Kudos to the park for not only adding some amazing effects, but for maintaining this classic coaster to such high standards. 
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If you missed our  Demon Re-Ignited Behind The Scenes Tour  earlier this week, be sure to check it out. 
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Last but not least was the all new Backwoods. 

And if this is any indication of the future of Haunt, it's going to be one of those can't miss events for years to come. I thought the maze was a bit on the short side, but it was phenomenal nonetheless. 
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CGA's Haunt has an amazing entry area 
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Fire makes everything better 
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Probably my favorite picture I've taken this entire Halloween season
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Overall we were very pleasantly surprised with Haunt. The event is a LOT of fun, the talent is into it and the mazes are unique. 

One thing I will say is there needs to be more scare zones, they had a couple but they were kind of small. But other than that, we definitely recommend this event and can't wait to go back next year! 

​Related Updates: 
  • Knott's Scary Farm Opening Weekend - The Original is still the best 
  • Cedar Fair Announces All New Attractions for 2018 Season
  • California's Great America Debut's Single Rail Rollercoaster for 2018
  • Trip Report: Canada's Wonderland - A Beautiful Park with two Top 20 Coasters
  • Red, White and Brews at California's Great America ​​


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