 Howdy readers! Tonight we are taking you to the spookiest theme park in all of Utah: Frightmares at Lagoon! In case you missed it, we recently posted a daytime report from Lagoon which gives a nice overview of the regular park experience. Make sure to check it out, coaster nerds! (click link) Written by Andrew Cunningham Tonight’s report will be an review of Frightmares, Lagoon’s Halloween event that is chocked full of all the spooky fun you can handle! So let's get to it, welcome to Frightmares!  Frightmares is included with your regular admission to Lagoon, so the park stays decked out in all of its Halloween swag throughout the day. Around 5pm, the fog starts to roll and the lights start to flicker, it’s now time for Frightmares!   Frightmares consists of 5 mazes, one walkthrough scarezone, a couple of shows, roaming characters throughout the park, and several trick or treating trails for the younger crowd. There is no photography allowed in the houses, but you can take pictures in the Pioneer Village Scarezone. Also, it’s worth noting up front: unlike most theme parks, Lagoon’s mazes are actually mazes. All of them include multiple paths, dead ends, wrong turns, and disorienting features. I got separated from my party on more than one occasion, and I thought that was awesome!  First of all, let me say that the mazes were all awesome! Second of all, let me say that the mazes were all awesome, extremely popular, and had very long queues. Easily 2+ hours in some cases.  For $15, you can get a Time Warp pass that lets you wait in a shorter line for all of the mazes. I would definitely “Do the Time Warp agaaaaaiiiiinnnnn”   First house of the night: Nightwalk! Nightwalk is themed to… well, basically all things demonic and hell-like. The sets in this house were less elaborate from some of the others, but the scares were very dense. Demons, vampires, and goth kids are out to make your night a living hell. Portions of this maze are outdoors, so it’s best to save this one for after dark. This maze also forces you to escape by pushing through a very, very long hallway of inflatable bags, so I would not recommend if you are claustrophobic!  Next up was Zombie Lockdown, a maze themed to…. Well, Zombies. This maze was loud, aggressive, and packed densely with thrills. Probably the least “maze-like” of all the mazes, Zombie Lockdown is themed to a prison that houses, you guessed it, Zombies. Hospital wards, jail cells, and dark hallways set the scene for this house, and it does not disappoint.  Next up we have Fun House of Fear and Terrors of the Past, completely different mazes housed in the same building. Let’s start with Fun House of Fear!  No theme park Halloween event would be complete without a 3d comedy maze, so here ya go! This was definitely the least thrilling of Lagoon’s mazes, and it was definitely designed as such. Even so, there were some good scares, a massive puppet set, and all the disorienting 3d fun you would expect from a maze like this. Oh, and what funhouse would be complete without a spinning tunnel?  Right next door is Terrors of the Past. In this maze, creepy theater ushers guide you through the most popular mazes of Halloween Horror Nights, err Lagoon’s past. Wait a second, I’ve seen this show before! Hallow’d Past, anyone? The Usher? All joking aside, this maze was really good. There were a big variety of scares and some really disorienting maze elements that made it really fun. I haven’t experienced any of these mazes in their past lives, but I can definitely tell why they were guest favorites. The Labyrinth was my favorite section, as it was truly a maze. Set in pitch dark, look for green lights to guide you to the exits and red lights to dead ends. Seems simple, but be prepared to bump into several walls and actors while searching for those green lights!  Last but not least we have Frightening Frisco, Lagoon’s new for 2016 maze.  First of all, Lagoon, don’t call it Frisco and don’t call it San Fran. Seriously, SF or San Francisco is fine… Kidding, kidding... (but seriously, don’t call it Frisco or San Fran) Frightening Frisco was probably my favorite maze of the night, mostly because it had the most elaborate sets. Some the sets in this house were HHN quality, with the option to get lost and find different paths through this wild west town gone wrong. The maze is themed to a gold rush town that is being run by outlaws. This was the goriest maze of all, and delivered many elaborate costumes, gags, and effects. 10/10 on this one!   After taking in all of the houses, it was time to wander through Pioneer Village. Much of the village had been turned into a great outdoor walkthrough, where you could stop and take in tons of detailed sets and gags  One of my favorite parts of Pioneer Village, was that you could still walk in and see some of the normal exhibits, but haunted. I loved the pioneer schoolhouse!   Overall I highly recommend Frightmares to any Halloween fan! The mazes were great, densly packed with actors, and very long. I have been to many (MANY) upcharge theme park Halloween events that don’t hold a candle to the included-with-admission Frightmares.  I did end up skipping the shows that are included with the event, so all the more reason to come back! (Ok, you caught me, I opted for night rides on Cannibal over the Halloween shows. Hey, Gregg doesn’t pay me enough to review everything, ok?!) Editors Note: Wait, you get paid? ;)  I did manage to get my last remaining Lagoon credit tonight on The Bat. Seems fitting to close the day with the horror themed family coaster ;-   Frightmares at Lagoon: totally awesome, puts other theme parks to shame, get the Time Warp. Done. Related Updates:
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