*Rawr!*

[furtech]

I'm a sucker for Egyptian horror stuff...so went on a fool's errand to Magic Mountain...Rant cut because I'm past foaming at the mouth about it. If you're interested in a mini-review about MM's "Fright Fest," or some cute stuffies, read on!


So.

After seeing an ad for Six Flags Magic Mtn's "Fright Fest" featuring Anubis and a bunch of Egyptian mummies and stuff, I decided to make a special trip to check it out. This says a lot: I am not a rollar-coaster fanatic, and without the thrill rides Magic Mountain is a hole. I called their information office and asked which was the Egyptian/mummy maze. After much confusion, they tell me, "Dead Man's Bog."


Bullet points:
* First bad memory resurrected: MM's parking (their expensive "close" parking) is still about a quarter mile away from the entrance. And nothing interesting is near the entrance...
* I trek to the ass-end of the park to see the "Parade of the Dead."
* Parade is lame. A dozen "zombies" and "Lady Vampires" and three hearses. Two skeletons. Woo.
* The "Dead Man's Bog is at the other ass-end of the park. I hike over there and get in line.
* Forty minutes gets me: a sub-par-charity-haunted-maze. Literally just dark with fake smoke and "zombies" going "boogedy" at people. Lasts almost three minutes. Nnnnrgh!
*I run to the "Brutal Planet." Not a bad maze; I see no mummies, though. Thirty more minutes of my life gone (25 for the line, 5 for the maze).
*Run to Samurai Summet (who puts hills in an amusement park?!?) to race through "Willoughby's Mansion." Fortunately cardiac hill deters many patrons: the line is mercifully short. No mummies again. Average maze. Event-coordinators have no idea where mummies are: "You're thinking of Knotts!"
*Race back to Zor's for a late dogwalk and to rant!
*Further phone calls result in: "The commercial was possibly a mistake," or "The Egyptian stuff might be in one small room in "Carnage E. Hall." Great: the one maze whose description made it the least-likely candidate besides the clown maze. I miss my "insider" contacts! (Hi, Jimmy!)

There were actually a couple of interesting stuffies on the midway: the blue (and red and purple) hyenas and the snaggle-toothed wolves! I wish you could just bribe the hawkers and buy one! I'm lousy at throwing games.

Comments

[nerfcoyote.livejournal.com]

I never actually worked Fright Fest... I auditioned once, and I just wasn't scary enough. So, I ended up staffing the characters in the kids area for the "Harvest Games". Scruff E. was in charge of that area during his tenure there. I was usually Bugs. And because they kept the candy in the break room back there, I was pretty hyper on set thanks to the sugar rush. :)

Bugs can be scary...

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

when he wants ta.... :>

seriously tho... *ahem* Thanks for the update, furtech.. sorry it had to suck though ;P

I have never been to the Knott's one, even though I used to help with making some of the props long ago... and been thinking of maybe trying it out this year. Maybe.

How's that one?

Re: Bugs can be scary...

[nerfcoyote.livejournal.com]

Here's a pic of Bugs from 2001. Scary!

Re: Bugs can be scary...

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

OMG,.... :>
hehheh... actually, the Bugs looks pretty good to me...
The scary is the eye liner and mouth shape on Lola... 8|
*ulp*... fun pic tho!

[furtech.livejournal.com]

I think you have to be a) violent-tended and b)a jerk (or both) in order to be a Fright Fest zombie. You're too bouncy and peppy: I'm sure the kids loved you! I'm still boggled at the intelligence of the staff...they need you two back!

All that sugar and Bugs was probably spazzy/ADD enough to be right on their level!