![]() ![]() Much of their effects are unmistakably low-tech at heart, but so clever and unique as to be MORE effective than their convention-bought cousins. Erebus feels like the dream haunted attraction of every 12 year old, aspiring haunt-gineer… stringing pieces of fishing line in his parents’ basement to creep out his brother. Most notable about the design structure of most of Erebus is that most of the pieces you see in use – either as eye candy or functional mechanization, are homemade and relatively simplistic. They create the attraction’s physical environments and they provide the majority of the scares, so Erebus’ potency is, then, completely dependent on realistic and well-constructed special effects. ![]() This is a MUCH appreciated design decision.Įrebus’ bread and butter, without a doubt, are their effects. Fortunately, there are multiple “checkpoints” throughout Erebus, at which monster-staff hold up progression and reestablish proper gaps between groups. Yes, we all hate it – it can cheapen the experience when the group in front of you is getting the scares, but the actors don’t have enough time to reset for your group. One important note: we all hate haunt-choking: inevitably, within minutes of entering an attraction, because each group is moving at a completely different pace, one set of patrons will run into another. The staff that we encountered were friendly and helpful, particularly haunt owner, Ed, who was kind enough to give us some of his time to provide details and background for the attraction. You can also have your picture taken and purchase a collectible Erebus photograph. After completing a walkthrough of the attraction, there is a souvenir shop and a food booth. We have actually purchased several pairs of light-up gloves here, as they are fairly inexpensive and really cool. There are several ballpark-style vendors of light-up gadgetry perusing the queue line, peddling their luminescent wares. There is a lot directly across the street that can be accessed by patrons, though, for a fairly-substantial $5. Unfortunately, given its location, Erebus does not have access to its own parking. If you are somehow able to miss the gigantic, eerie building at their projection point, perhaps consider a stronger visual correction prescription. If you can follow a spotlight (or several of them, actually), you can find Erebus. ![]()
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