I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts about all the haunt tours this years at Transworld. One comment I would make actually is Transworld had way to many things going on and in the future might consider reducing them. We did manage to make all the haunt tours but probably won't do that again just to much. It was hard driving all over the place, sitting on busses for hours on end, get to the show itself staying there for more hours on end.
I completely felt exhausted when this show was over and unlike last year was happy to be home and away from seeing all the new and exciting props on the show floor. This is just my opinion but all this stuff was just over the top and really hurt the primary experience which should be the tradeshow floor first and foremost.
Wednesday: This was the worst, spend all day in speed seminars then hopped on a bus spent hours upon hours going to and returning from Talon Falls. They didn't allow pictures which sucked, however the attraction was good had a great time just totally exhausted. I think we arrived back to our hotel at Midnight or 1am. I was totally exhausted and didn't get to the tradeshow the following day until noon. This tour sent us dragging the rest of the show. Overall the speed seminars are great just fantastic but I think we should have called it a day. Driving on a bus for nearly 4 hours to see a haunted hayride then 4 hours back after a day of speed seminars was a mistake. If Transworld does another pre-show tour next year we'll skip this.
Thursday: Went to Darkness haunted house behind the scenes tour. They had really incredible food as much as you could ever want to eat. Great job there. We sat around for about an hour then they let us in and the place is amazing simply amazing. I have never in my life seen something this incredible. I have however two complaints one being the line some people just don't move they stand there touch and feel everything but I guess this is the price you pay. I would have preferred more spacing out between groups. My other complaint is I would have preferred to see the place with all the lights on meaning the overhead lighting. The Darkness also opened their new actors room wow that was very cool. Overall of everything we did the Darkness tour was the best.
Friday: We went to Lemp Brewery it was very unique with basically no lighting. This was a different concept and it was very effective people where screaming, and you can smell the musty stench of the cave. Either way I would have preferred to see the actual cave itself not roaming around in the dark. With this type of location why in the World would you do something totally dark? That was a head scratcher however with that being said the concept of Lemp was great especially all the audio effects trying to get you lost. This event was only 5 minutes away from the convention center.
Saturday: We went to Phobia Haunted House we drove and this place was like an hour plus drive away from the convention center and another hour plus drive back. The haunt was very small and confusing it had some scenes then some black maze then more scenes more black maze. You park in one place and ride over to the attraction in a bus. The haunted house was okay and the owners seemed really enthusiastic and appreciative of everyone who came. Love supporting haunt owners who are just starting out but and this is no shot to Phobia but I'm not doing any more long journey haunt tours while at Transworld ever again.
After a long week of going on bus rides, seminars, walking the show floor 100 times, I was really wiped out. I think next year we'll focus on the tradeshow itself, things happening near the convention center, if darkness opens and its changed would consider that again. But turning yourself into a walking zombie was over the top.
If or when we attend MHC its different because you don't have this massive tradeshow with all these new products. I need a week long vacation from Transworld at this point. The seminars where fantastic up and down the board. Great job guys.
I would really appreciate hearing some other points of views on their experience.
I completely felt exhausted when this show was over and unlike last year was happy to be home and away from seeing all the new and exciting props on the show floor. This is just my opinion but all this stuff was just over the top and really hurt the primary experience which should be the tradeshow floor first and foremost.
Wednesday: This was the worst, spend all day in speed seminars then hopped on a bus spent hours upon hours going to and returning from Talon Falls. They didn't allow pictures which sucked, however the attraction was good had a great time just totally exhausted. I think we arrived back to our hotel at Midnight or 1am. I was totally exhausted and didn't get to the tradeshow the following day until noon. This tour sent us dragging the rest of the show. Overall the speed seminars are great just fantastic but I think we should have called it a day. Driving on a bus for nearly 4 hours to see a haunted hayride then 4 hours back after a day of speed seminars was a mistake. If Transworld does another pre-show tour next year we'll skip this.
Thursday: Went to Darkness haunted house behind the scenes tour. They had really incredible food as much as you could ever want to eat. Great job there. We sat around for about an hour then they let us in and the place is amazing simply amazing. I have never in my life seen something this incredible. I have however two complaints one being the line some people just don't move they stand there touch and feel everything but I guess this is the price you pay. I would have preferred more spacing out between groups. My other complaint is I would have preferred to see the place with all the lights on meaning the overhead lighting. The Darkness also opened their new actors room wow that was very cool. Overall of everything we did the Darkness tour was the best.
Friday: We went to Lemp Brewery it was very unique with basically no lighting. This was a different concept and it was very effective people where screaming, and you can smell the musty stench of the cave. Either way I would have preferred to see the actual cave itself not roaming around in the dark. With this type of location why in the World would you do something totally dark? That was a head scratcher however with that being said the concept of Lemp was great especially all the audio effects trying to get you lost. This event was only 5 minutes away from the convention center.
Saturday: We went to Phobia Haunted House we drove and this place was like an hour plus drive away from the convention center and another hour plus drive back. The haunt was very small and confusing it had some scenes then some black maze then more scenes more black maze. You park in one place and ride over to the attraction in a bus. The haunted house was okay and the owners seemed really enthusiastic and appreciative of everyone who came. Love supporting haunt owners who are just starting out but and this is no shot to Phobia but I'm not doing any more long journey haunt tours while at Transworld ever again.
After a long week of going on bus rides, seminars, walking the show floor 100 times, I was really wiped out. I think next year we'll focus on the tradeshow itself, things happening near the convention center, if darkness opens and its changed would consider that again. But turning yourself into a walking zombie was over the top.
If or when we attend MHC its different because you don't have this massive tradeshow with all these new products. I need a week long vacation from Transworld at this point. The seminars where fantastic up and down the board. Great job guys.
I would really appreciate hearing some other points of views on their experience.
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