Last weekend on Sunday, we went to Sunway Lagoon Night of Fright 8.. we arrived in Sunway Pyramid at 5.45pm but there was already a crowd at the entrance queuing up.. Doors open at 7.30pm but due to the size of the crowd, it took about 20 minutes to get past the turnstile.. The theme park closed at 11.30pm..
Sunway Lagoon Night of Fright happens every Friday, Saturday and Sunday only with the climax on Oct 31 being a Monday..
We bought our tickets from Klook, with the discounts given, each ticket comes to about RM99 each, but that was then lah, now no more..
They boasted:
- 8 Haunted Houses
- 1 Haunted Theater
- 2 Scare Zones
- 11 Thrill Rides (basically the dry rides lah, really nothing much to shout about)
- 3 Shows on Stages
The 8 Haunted Houses are:
- 99 Doors
- Bloodshed 2
- Horrorwood Studios
- Hotel Deville
- Lucha Libre
- Lycan
- The Harvest
- Sharknado
Here's my take on each of the haunted houses.. we didn't manage to enter Sharknado, but 7/8 is an achievement given that we only have 4 hours to play, but the majority of the time is spent queuing.. HINT: Get the express pass if you can afford it (not only you get to enter the themepark first, you also get almost nobody in the queues to enter the haunted houses!).
The only time where I will buy the express pass is Universal Studios., any Universal Studios for that matter.. this is a no brainer.
- 99 Doors
- This is a sit-in theatre, where there's a projection screen in front, and a 2-storey old papan doors and windows on both sides.. The story is set on haunted mansion, and the NPC ghosts will appear and bang on the doors and windows.. Plus the NPCs will run around the place.. One of them are dressed in full black, blended in inside the dark theatre, so you may not see where he is until he's in front of you.. I have a feeling the hantu pocong is real despite him standing not moving there..
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⚫
- Bloodshed 2
- This is not bad, there's surprises here and there and quite an exciting house, with chainsaw and axe and stuffs like that.. ie bloodshed geddit.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Horrorwood Studios
- This is a rather confusing haunted house.. It says its melted wax, but surprisingly I don't recall seeing much of it because it seems to be it's part of the Zombie house...
Rating: ⭐⚫⚫⚫⚫
- Hotel Deville
- Set in a hotel, the journey takes you from the lobby to reception through the rooms and toilet and service areas of a hotel.. Looks cool and awesome..
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⚫
- Lucha Libre
- Easily the WORST "haunted house".. for it is NOT haunted at all.. just a 3D boxing match.. if you watched Nacho Libre, this is based on that - a Mexican luchador boxing match that is NOTHING haunted and NOTHING spooky.. and you wear a 3D paper glass to see the 3D neon effects.. No wonder there isn't a long queue for this.. YOU CAN SKIP THIS, EVEN IF YOU HAVE EXTRA TIME.
Rating: ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫
- Lycan
- Set in a hotel, the journey takes you from the lobby to reception through the rooms and toilet and service areas of a hotel.. Looks cool and awesome..
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⚫
- The Harvest
- The grassy and outdoor haunted houses complex is a breathe of fresh air, but to queue among the bushes and water features is a heaven for mosquitos.. Yes plenty of it.. And for no logical reasons, I really don't see the need of being participative ie, everyone must hold on to a rope and walk as a group.. I mean, I want to enjoy the spook sight and sound and not being pulled along by the group, or someone behind you crept up too close to you.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⚫⚫
- Sharknado
- I did not manage to see this so I have no comment.
- Zombie Hunter
- I leave the best for the last, like boyfie said, this is probably the best house.. Also because we have very high expectation for this one, and it didn't disappoint.. The name is a big giveaway of what to expect inside.. But I also expected NPC zombies to walk around the themepark - that will be even better! Dear Sunway Lagoon, you might want to take note!
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If you would like to go, you still have 3 more weekends to go.. don't missed it!
But comparing Sunway Lagoon NOF and Universal Studios Singapore Halloween Horror Night, I still prefer lah USS HHN :) No offence but the spookiness elements are the judges..
#NOF8 #SLNOF8
