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Last week Matt made his way out to Scarywood for the opening night of their 2021 event! We have lots of pictures to get to in this one so we'll get right to it! Written by Matthew Nelson  Scarywood Review: Of the mazes, as always, Blood Bayou is the best. Imagine Willoughby's mixed with Voodoo from Knott's Haunt. It's a big long maze with a lot of talent and a lot of scares. Planet Zombie is my second favorite. It's a zombie maze where you're supposed to get to a safety checkpoint without getting bit. Good long maze with some really nicely done outdoor sections. It feels like what the Walking Dead attraction should have been like. Occasionally claustrophobic, and feeling like you really need to get through. Pharaoh's Curse is cool - it definitely improved with its new location. Has one of the best horrific gags anywhere. The priests tear the heart out of a writhing screaming person in a Scarywood hoodie. Dr. Delirium's 3D Rockhouse is a fun, loud weird mashup of everything unlicensed. Bonus points for playing KMFDM music. Let's get to the pics!   A little something extra for Scarywood 
   The entrance area to the park  This is the best maze of the event- good long, loaded with cool stuff, and monsters galore.  Tilt A Whirl in the Rain  Scary Dolls. My second favorite scare zone- they do a great job standing in the dark- there's not a lot of light around other than the dollhouse facade. 
 Best tagline and rename of a food location- Plagued Pizza
 The ride WAS running for the event, until the rain came. The clowns seemed to like the rain. Clown Town is the biggest, most populated scare zone. I love it  It was still running in the rain.  Normally wouldn't be able to take this photo- because I'm standing in the gravel beside the ride's queue. So, while it sucks to not be able to ride this beauty until next year, I can see it while walking to and from the 3D maze.  This is a fun maze, with entertaining videos setting up the whole thing while you wait out front. There was a lot of excellent talent in here last night, and it's a good long maze with inside and outside sections.  I started with the stuff to the left- what would normally be the dry park, but the rain came and kinda changed that.  This is another part of the pathway you can't avoid. They were doing a good job of ganging up on people, too.  It was VERY dark by Tremors  Chucky was waiting for people to head out of Clowntown and in to the dark area he was lurking in.   Fog and rain It made the whole event feel surreal   Zombies and Corkscrew     Just hanging around  I made a friend! Related Videos
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 Last week we were invited out to Legoland California to check out the all new Lego Movie World. The new land is so fun and, well, awesome! Since media day we've been posting a lot of videos from our visit, so be sure to check them all out as they are imbedded in this update. You can see more information on Lego Movie World here. Definitely make plans to check it out! Written by Gregg Condon  Welcome back to Legoland California. It's great to be back!  This way to awesome!  This is left over from Lego Friends, but re-themed a bit!  We're trying to get our Carousel POV to be our most popular video ever. Because why not. So give it a watch!
 Stage set up for the opening ceremony   Definitely eating here the next time we're at the park       Emmet's Flying Adventure was so much fun      The entire area is so well done   And of course there's a gift shop   I was very close to getting one of these and making it into a new camera bag with dividers, but it wasn't big enough.    After the media event and checking out all of Lego Movie World, I took a lap around the park.  Aquazone is getting some work done.  Always a fun ride  This has changed over the years  This is from 2005.  Deep Sea Adventure was closed due to the ride being so enclosed. Will be interesting to see if it reopens after June 15th.   No visit to Legoland is complete without spending some time in Miniland, USA  The area where Star Wars Miniland was. Will be interesting to see what ends up here.     That's a wrap from Legoland! We hope you enjoyed the update! We're going to try and head back at some point this summer for a full park/waterpark/aquarium day! Related Videos
Related Updates  We're going to have a lot more from Silverwood over the next few days including POV, Reverse POV and pictures from tomorrow (Saturday's) opening day. Update: 5/30/2021 - A bunch of amazing pictures from opening day are now below for you to feast your eyes on. This is one photogenic ride! Scroll to the bottom to see Media Day pics! Pictures by Matthew Nelson Opening Day Pictures You gotta go under the highway to get to Silverwood. This is when any day at Silverwood REALLY begins.  Espresso and Pastry Bar. Good stuff, and they open earlier than anything else at the park. So if you get here early, to avoid a line at bag check, you can still pick up some caffeine and breakfast.  While waiting at the rope drop inside the park, Engine 7 pulled into the station.  To open Stunt Pilot, there was a flyover by a biplane.  This way to Stunt Pilot          The line wasn't outside of the building for too long- it just keeps moving.  While the ride does have 10 single seats per train, this helps when say, there's a group of 7, they can add 3 from the single rider line to have a full train.   Because of how long the train is, the sensations are quite different from front to back. Look how far down the drop row 1 is, while row 10 is still flat up top.  A stunt plane restored and hung upside down over the queue line. Brilliant bit of theming.   It's really cool to watch- and because of how the line goes right under most of the ride, you get to watch it a lot.   Very smooth, very fun ride. A lot of people got off and said "Let's get back in line" right away.   Entrance and Exit Through The Gift Shop  The opening day line in the afternoon  Panic Plunge. If you sit on this side, you get a great overview of Stunt Pilot for a moment.  It was a beautiful day for a ride opening  From over by the log flume.  Corkscrew Pizza. If you didn't get a picture of the corkscrew, did you even go to Silverwood?  From the side. The first drop is 87 degrees.   The guy in the back row looks like he might be rethinking his decision to ride.     Riders Seem To Really Enjoy This Ride. I did. Rode 4 times opening day, each time seemed better. It was really hauling late afternoon.  Hairtime!   Favorite photo of the day. This shot pretty much shows the gamut of rider reactions.  The Barn  You "Fly" through three air race rings as you ride  Not the shot I REALLY wanted. But you can see Tremors and Stunt Pilot trains in one frame here.  Tremors New Track  Old and New Side by Side. Tremors absolutely flies through the bowl area now.  Aftershock. Well, it didn't have such a good day.  Only shot I got of it in action today. It went down right before we were going to board. Didn't see it open the rest of the day. Oh well, we'll be back.  Another shot of the plane in the queue  Plane and Raven Turn   Another Train of Happy People   Someday I'll get a shot with Tremors and Stunt Pilot passing here. Media Day Pictures              Related Videos
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