Howl-O-Scream
- Thread starter wombat96
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Why are you trying to instigate fights?? There is zero point to this. It's not funny nor cute, and you're just wasting everyone's time, including your own.
If you have nothing to offer to the conversation then just let it be, and let it die off. Let somebody else pick up the conversation and we'll actually talk about HoS.
If you have nothing to offer to the conversation then just let it be, and let it die off. Let somebody else pick up the conversation and we'll actually talk about HoS.
Applesauce said:
HOS still gets the park up to capacity and it still gets a lot of attention. Whether you think its scary or not. Those last few weekends of the event are insane. It wasn't surprising to see 2+ hour waits at most of the major rides and the mazes.
CT gets really heavy crowds too, but the park has to give away the gate in order to keep those crowds up. The only reason CT made more money last year than in years past was the $12 days, which helped keep crowds through the entire weekend as opposed to just Saturdays.
So is HOS still scary? I think so. Yes some of the mazes are completely lackluster, but everybody's favorite go-to haunt (KD's) has plenty of lackluster mazes that feel old, tired and dated too. In fact, some of their best mazes (Doll Factory, Cornstalkers) have been around for years along with some of their worst (Alien Outbreak, Club Blood).
So that leaves the whole budget thing and making the event better overall. The park needs to stop skimping on all the props (Vampire Point, 13, Pirates), improve the existing good mazes (fix up some of the broken props, new rooms), and work on transforming the underperforming ones by either replacing them or training the actors better.
Word on the street has it that the park plans to replace most of the mazes this year. We'll see what happens then.
I'm on my phone so and about to leave, so I can't type all that I want to say. But, what I mean by "used to get up to capacity" was every weekend it used to shut its gates at least once every Saturday because the park was full. The park hit capacity what like twice? Last year. That's not nearly the same as every weekend except opening weekend. (Because I don't think opening weekend for hos has ever reached capacity)
netdvn said:
I REALLY hope that is not the case. They are working with reduced budgets, so replacing most of the mazes would translate into many cheep mazes.
Who says it's being replaced? Maybe they finally realized you don't need houses, just booze.
I for one support this decision to extend HoS, because Halloween >>> Everything else.
(This is reality is probably not a good thing. Like at all.)
(This is reality is probably not a good thing. Like at all.)
I wonder if this is a mistake? All previous schedules said November 1st so it is reasonable that an extra number was hit. Also, November 16th is a Monday which is an odd day to end Howl O Scream on.
Plus the main park schedule isn't updated yet, which means if this is true, it was a very recent decision.
http://seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-williamsburg/park-info/park-hours
I mean, I'm willing to believe that BGW would make an odd decision like this, but I'm hoping it is an error.
Plus the main park schedule isn't updated yet, which means if this is true, it was a very recent decision.
http://seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-williamsburg/park-info/park-hours
I mean, I'm willing to believe that BGW would make an odd decision like this, but I'm hoping it is an error.
Yup it is a mistake... They will be fixing the website. Sorry for the confusion.
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05/14- Website corrected.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from September 25 - November 1
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05/14- Website corrected.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from September 25 - November 1