Sun Oct 20, 2019 11:59 pm
Once again, the event was so much fun! It was really great to take-over the mazes, as it's always so nice to see different peoples reactions, and doing them as a community is really refreshing.
The talk was insightful hearing just how much effort is put into Scarefest every year. As always, it was really fascinating to listen to- I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Of course, the highlight of Scaremazing for me is seeing everyones costumes! I had a blast making mine, and it was really exciting to see everyone elses and to hear their own stories of how they came to be.
It was a really pleasant surprise to be treated to tours of both Attic and Altonville. It's always really great to be able to slowly walk through the attractions with the house lighting on so you can really appreciate the finer details, and having the cast and creatives pointing out subtle effects and story nuances you might not have noticed really improved my outlook on them.
In terms of feedback- I have quite a bit, actually. Whilst the later start was nice as it meant there was extra time to get bloodied and costumed, it felt like it sacrificed the "eventiness" of the day, if that makes sense. After discussing with a few other attendees, part of a TTSP Event is the stupidly early start and the pre-opening gathering and mingling. It sounds silly and is probably just me being sentimental however! I also felt that this meant that we lost out on the oppurtunity for takeovers (although I do understand that riding anything in the 2hrs or so before our maze access would have been a great challenge). The park was busy, and there's nothing we could do about that- but the lack of takeovers was a shame. It's weird, as the day mostly felt like just a usual day at Scarefest whilst hanging out with friends before the evening kicked in.
Despite those little niggles- I enjoyed the event as usual! I'd like to thank everyone who attended these events throughout the year for being there to have so much fun and games with, and an even bigger thanks to the staff at all the parks for helping put on such a show. And of course, a huge thanks to the teams behind these events- your effort really shows, and the smoothness of the day is amazing every time. I look forward to seeing you all again in the Spring- I hope you all have a great Winter!
-Morgan