Eden Musee and Cut throat cove.
I would be fine with having a haunt or two set aside for those seeking a more intense experience, but I wouldn't want to see the PG-13 haunts replaced or taken over. I like that the CP haunts are fun kind of scary that can appeal to a broader range of guests. Most of us have haunted attractions near our homes if we want gore or hard-core scares. I like knowing that I can go in, have fun, and get scared without worrying about seeing something that will make me feel sick.
Zeek, I agree that allowing workers to grab guests sounds like trouble, especially on the level of that Blackout NYC haunt discussed in the thread earlier.
One thing I've always been curious about with CP's Screamsters is how do they manage to avoid touching guests? I can't tell you how many times it has felt like Screamsters were going to accidentally strike me when popping out of blinding light or fog. Also I've had plenty of close calls with bungee guys, sliders, and rattles, yet I never recall actually being touched or seeing anyone accidentally collide or get clobbered by a Screamster.
Considering how thick the crowds can get and how low the visibility is at times, avoiding touching guests sounds like some real talent in itself.
Nixie said:
I wouldn't want to see the PG-13 haunts replaced or taken over.
I don't think all of the haunted attractions should be completely "intense." However, I do feel like a couple of the haunted houses should up the ante, just a tad.
Ffej said:
One thing I've always been curious about with CP's Screamsters is how do they manage to avoid touching guests?
They actually "hit" me and the girl I was with more than one time two Friday's back.
Ffej said:
One thing I've always been curious about with CP's Screamsters is how do they manage to avoid touching guests?
Generally if you are a new Screamster you don't go to aggressive on your scares at first. You take time and learn what your comfort zone is with a guest and how close you can get without causing contact. Plus with training there is a lot of working with lights and a few other hints we use to know when and where to come out and where to stop depending on where a guest is. It's not just all "there's someone I'll go now". There's a lot that goes into a scare to make sure it's done right and we don;t come in contact with someone.
11 years.
The blinding lights are a great example. Guess which way the actor is looking. The same light that is blinding you is also illuminating you, making you a much clearer target than you think.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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What Dave and Zeek said. We can see you a lot better than you can see us, which helps a lot. Most haunts are set up that way. It's also a learning process of figuring out not only your own scare technique, but gauging how the guest will react to it. Newbies won't get real close at first until they get comfortable with things.
For the most part, people react pretty predictably to being scared. You can read their body language and usually tell exactly what kind of response you'll get before you even jump out at them.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
I've always wondered how you don't touch someone while in a room with strobe lights.
Let's Get Weird.
On the topic of guests being touched, that boxer in Carn Evil has gotten way, WAY to close when he goes around pretending like he is going to punch guests in the face. I was really surprised no one turned around and punched him in the face the last time I was there.
Ralph Wiggum said:
What Dave and Zeek said. We can see you a lot better than you can see us, which helps a lot. Most haunts are set up that way.
At Cedar Point.
While at KI last weekend I noticed they hardly EVER use the "bright lights in the face of the victim" trick that is used in nearly every CP haunt and scare zone.
Just one of the MANY reasons why KI Haunt is so much better than CP HW.
Even if they're not using bright lights, I'd assume they're still in a position where they can see you long before you can see them, which was my point. Unless they're just standing around in the open, like Universal does in their houses, which is pretty lame.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
I had a a couple of screamsters brush up against us in most of the haunts we went to, I didn't think it was a big deal.
I accidentally stepped on a screamster's foot in ctc a few weeks ago. I know it had to hurt because he came out of character briefly but it was a case where I was looking into the strobe and he came out of it right in front of me and I was in midstep. I suppose stuff like that happens more often than we think. I highly doubt you'll ever see a normal haunt at cp where the screamsters are allowed to grab you. Too much liability.
I went through a haunt in Sharon, PA last night with some friends, and there was an area of the maze was totally dark and you had to find your way through. There were guys scaring/directing/misdirecting you throughout, and one of those guys and I collided pretty hard.... it wasn't intentional by either of us, but it was totally black - and I think I'm gonna end up with a black eye to show for it.
Yep - that's the place. It's called Ghoul Mansion. Pretty well done, but definitely a bit more on the blood and gore side than anything at CP.
^ Nice. I'm gonna have to go visit it this year. Do they still have the room where the lights are circling around the wals giving the illusion of the room spinning? That was a horrible explanation, but I thought that was a cool part of it from when I went years ago
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