DEAD ACRES/HAUNTED HOOCHIE,
PATASKALA OH
Dead Acres/Haunted Hoochie is one of those nationally notorious experiemental haunts that goes above and beyond to entertain and shock all who go through. They have a number of scenes that no one else has, all in the service of disgusting and disturbing their guests. Gotta love it!!!
Sections
Navigation and Customer Service
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Labyrinth of Parking Lots
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Multiple Driveways
+/- I went when it was dry but, I could see problems with mud pits in key areas
of driveway, parking and walkway (not to say it's worse than anywhere else,
just large distances to traverse)
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Plenty of Frontline workers and Armed Guards
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Owner Tim
- Hoochie Security have to contend with the possibility of violent concealed
carry altercations so, they meet the threat with Armalites. (I feel bad for the
level of danger they sense or have to sense at work)
+ Friendly Frontline
+ Tim is a great character
+ Mike, the head of Hoochie Security is a fair guy
Atmosphere and Lobby/Midway
Key Lobby and Midway Amenities - 9/10
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Concessions
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Merch
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Video
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Music
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Seating
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Bathrooms
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Games
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Stage
+ Gogo Dancers
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Photo Ops
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Queue Line Actors
Bonus:
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Metaphysical
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Pyrotechnics
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At least one HUGE set piece
Facade Quality
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Big ole Barn and Silos
+ Mismatched Siding panels are the first show of chaos
Use of Existing Environment
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Century old Farm
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Decades old Barn
+ The Bad Trip building doesn't seem intrusive at all
+ Looks like a Farm full of horror themed art installations
Actors and Acting
Energy
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Probably over 100 actors
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Most rooms are hopping with actors
+/- Physical aggression unrivalled in the industry (a woman stuck her fingers in
my mouth and dragged me into a cage by the cheek)
+ Actors completely lose their identity in this place and become sadistic
monsters
+ People climbing and jumping all over the place
+ Some of the most vigorously swinging chainsaw guys I've ever seen
Costuming
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Every single actor is costumed
+ Transformational Hillbilly, nun and soldier among others
+ Some actors barely wear anything
+ “Chickenfucker” and detachable scrotum
Lines and Vocalizations
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All actors speak
- Some Bad Trip actors just yell
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+ Free to say whatever they want, basically
+ Very few cliches
+ The nuns had some “freaky” things to say
Theming and Design
Lighting
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Many instances of a very few colors
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Basic fluorescent in Bad Trip
+ They have all the essentials they need to make you feel like you're in a
dungeon or being attacked
+ Some hallways lined with red lit mini-stages
+ Strobes in the right pattern to make massive animatronics more menacing
Sound
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Animatronics, propane-fueled machine guns and chainsaws
- Some rooms have sound well over 90 db
+ Machine guns sound real
+ Animatronics sound like real animals
+ Soundtrack of Bad Trip is a journey
+ Hot metal jams
Special Rooms
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Coffin Maze
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Battle Scenes
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Giant Monster Room
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Dragon Room
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Destroyed Church
Set Dressing
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Inside is not as intricate as outside
+/- Inside is basically just black-walled torture chambers
+ Bad Trip may be some of the best 3D in the country
+ Bad Trip has great looking aliens and mutants everywhere
+ The outdoor scenes in The Hoochie have massive amounts of relevant junk
and even some hills built in the center
+ The most vehicles I've ever seen used as props
Entertainment and Other Values
Fun
+/- Violent characters aren't everyone's cup of tea
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+ Apart from the fingers in my mouth and certain earsplitting parts, I had a
smile on my face from beginning to end
+ I was also thoroughly wowed by Bad Trip
Scares
+/- If you don't like being in a confined space with A LOT of other people, this
isn't the spot for you
+/- Some of the scares are waaayyy more personal than at other haunts
+ This one made me feel out of control
Monetary Value
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$35 GA
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$50 VIP
- They open whenever they want and a lot of people get the GA, amounting to
an hours long line
+ Definitely worth $50 for VIP
Recommendations
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Unique in the whole country
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~ 25 minutes
+ Worth a five hour drive on its own
+ Within four hours, it's a no-brainer
