Fright Nights at Playland 2012
Keeping up with the spirit of Halloween, I visited Fright Nights at Playland two nights ago.
This Vancouver Halloween staple is running this year from the 17th of October until the 31st of October from 6pm until late. Tickets are $31 to $36, and can be purchased on-line in advance for a $3 discount.
Angel of Death outside of the Darkness House of Horrors
The widely popular yearly event has continued to grow from its very humble (and I mean humble) beginnings, into one of the city’s most fun Halloween-time events. With six haunted houses, 13 rides, and fair favourites such as mini donuts and cotton candy, Fright Nights has a lot to offer, and it’s well worth a visit.
This year, Fright Nights introduced a new house of terrors called “Fear,” a unique haunted house which plays with some of the most common phobias. In Fear, visitors are greeted by being placed in coffins (exposing them to the fear of being buried alive) which are then pushed through an ‘incinerator’ into what I assume to be Hell.
After climbing out of their coffin, visitors have to walk through different rooms which expose them to some of the most common phobias: a dungeon-like setting full of spider webs, spiders crawling on the walls and giant arachnids; a jungle crowded with massive snakes; a kitchen crawling with cockroaches; an exposed hallway ravaged by an ongoing storm, including high winds and thunder; and even heights.
Car-n-Evil Entrance
Other classic Fright Nights favourites were also present, including the 3-D neon-infused Haunted Clown House Car-n-evil; the movie psycho-killers loaded Hollywood Horrors; and Playland’s only year-long house of horrors, the Haunted Mansion.
Thirteen rides, including the park’s famous wooden roller coaster are also running during Fright Nights, along with a couple of stand-up shows.
Along with its increasing popularity, come the crowds. Be prepared to stand up in line for up to 90 minutes for the Fear haunted house, and between 30-45 minutes for most other attractions (maybe even longer on weekends). While you wait in line, you can keep entertained by watching the disguised staff walking around the park scaring the visitors.
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