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by HauntedScuba after attending on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at about 2 p.m.
Submitted: Monday, October 27, 2008
We got there before the crowd so we were in the first group to go through. We purchased all 3 attractions. I like how they continue you through to the next haunted house when you buy more than one house instead of making you wait in the long line again.
The First 2 haunted houses are very similar. The rooms are pristine and decorated in such a manor you feel like you are in the setting. They do a great job of moving you through the scene so you experience the entire room. The actors keep in character and try to get everyone in the group, not just the screamers. There were some similar sets from last year, but they are good sets. I love the exit, it makes a non claustrophobic person, claustrophobic!
The 3rd house is more for effect than scare. The 3-D paint inside is awesome to say the least! The actors are quick to respond to the friendly banter I made and we had a fun dialogue going on. Only suggestion in the last house was get a real chain saw or none at all. The "toy" chainsaw they had was really lame.
This was Haunted House 3-4-5 for us this season. It took us 30 minutes to go through all 3.
All 3 are obviously professional Haunted Attractions put together very well. If you are interested in scare only, go to the first 2 if you also care about effects splurge for the 3rd.
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by btweezy414 after attending on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at about 2 p.m.
Submitted: Thursday, October 23, 2008
I have been attending this haunt for about the last 3 or 4 years now and it is truly amazing how they seem to be steeping up their game and improving year over year. After attending a very poor cornfield maze the week before, myself and a group of friends decided to visit this Haunt to get the season moving again. We arrived at the place at around 6:50ish. There were already a good number of people before us there. We stood in line for tickets for maybe 5 minutes. We then went into their covered waiting area which was a huge tent. They had the visitors sorted into rows of about 30-40 people. A worker told us which row to stand in, so after about 20 minutes or so of waiting, it was time for our row to step up(*Note* while waiting in line there was various ghouls and evil clowns scaring the living daylights of some young attendees, which really set the mood). We where sent in with out group of 4 and as you enter the first house is very much set up like an old haunted mansion, with a ghoul up top dangling a baby doll from a string at you on at the entrance, just a great start. I don’t want to give too much away, but the inside of the first house had some of the most detailed and nicely hidden creatures I have every seen. The details that go into these rooms are above and beyond anything around. The actors where very into their jobs and did a great job of making you jump or scream.
After we exited the first house there was about a 5 min break so they could properly make sure that the groups didn’t catch other. The waiting area in-between houses were set up and themed greatly so it would break the mood.
We then entered the second house, and it sums this one up, it’s darker and uses strobe lights very nicely. They even had a green type of laser strobe light which gave a great effect on the creatures as they seem to pop up and then out of view. The scares are still top notch in this house and you won’t be disappointed. Especially at the way you have to exit the 2nd house.
We then had another 10 minute break before entereing the 3rd and 3-d haunted fun house. Before entering the house you are given a pair of 3-d glasses. Once inside it is amazing as the artwork and colors jump off the wall due the effects. The house lacked live actors but was just overall visually amazing!
Overall took a bout an 1 hour to make it thru all 3. For $25.00 how could you go wrong, worth every penny. Also keep the wristband on and you can go again Nov.1st for half price! I highly recommend this house!!
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by x0char0x (Review Crew) after attending on Friday, October 17, 2008 at about 6 p.m.
Submitted: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wisconsin Feargrounds was awesome once again! They have three haunted houses all on one property and all of them just blew me away. They have the space and they know how to use it. There is little to no dead time between the scenes. They just keep giving you scare after scare.
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by SpiketheSonicDog after attending on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at about 3 p.m.
Submitted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
I'm very impressed with this attraction! The haunts were detailed to the max and the acting was outstanding. A professionally operated event that provides frightening entertainment. I've toured 100+ haunts and this is one of the top haunted attractions in the country.
The Wisconsin Feargrounds is a must see haunted attraction.
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by ChadSavage after attending on Friday, October 10, 2008 at about 3 p.m.
Submitted: Monday, October 20, 2008
Every year I get together with a group of haunted house enthusiasts and we road trip from Michigan, Indiana and Chicago to check out haunted houses in Wisconsin. We hit the Wisconsin Feargrounds late-ish on a Friday night. There was a good crowd, clearly having a good time and getting the cr*p scared out of them by the que line entertainers (Yay Havoc and Granny! Yay Weird Guy In A Jumpsuit!).
The haunts themselves are stellar, from every perspective. Haunted houses haven't scared me since I worked in one 20 years ago*, so while everybody else is screaming and cringing, I really look at set design and decoration, props, lighting, listen to the sound design, see how the actors interact with the patrons, all the technical stuff - I can't help it. What I saw was an incredible attention to detail in the room designs, props and lighting. I saw actors who really ran the gamut of interaction - some were extremely in your face and caustic; others went for a more disturbing approach by completely ignoring you and just acting absolutely (and realistically) insane. I found the latter genuinely creepy - it was like being in a confined space with real psychotic person; you weren't sure what might set him/her off. There's also a great mix of surprises, jump-scares, and a few great slow burns that let you build some suspense and anticipation.
While Morgan Manor and Morgana's Torment employ a great deal of darkness and subtlety, Freaky's Funhouse is the opposite - dayglow 3D! We had a great time marvelling at the great and, at times, truly disturbing artwork, and being weirded out by the various implementations of the 3D effects. The clown selling Human Pot Pies (They're Chicken Lickin' Good!) was a gas and had us all laughing.
The real testament to all 3 haunted houses was my immediate desire to walk right back through them all, to see the things I missed the first time - I can't think of a better way to spend a cold October night!
*My Fear Factor rating is based on the reactions of the people around me, who all seemed gleefully terrified.
High quality sets, decor, lighting and acting make the Wisconsin Feargrounds a must-see attraction this season!
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by louiscyphre (Review Crew) after attending on Friday, October 17, 2008 at about 3:30 p.m.
Submitted: Sunday, October 19, 2008
Geez, I was just a little disappointed; I mean, obviously they've worked very hard on their haunt again this year, and maybe we were there on an off-night, but...having attended Morgan Manor two years ago and being impressed with the imagination, characterization, and overall creativity and execution of the place, I had high expectations for the three haunted houses of Wisconsin Feargrounds...and they were good, but just not mind-blowingly cool. There are three houses in all, including a 3-D Funhouse where you have to wear 3-D glasses to get the full effect, which sounds really cool, is really cool at first, but by the end, just kind of cool. It feels to me like they were trying to do too much this time, and stretched the contents of one Grade-A+ Haunted House into three Grade-B+ Haunts. So, I guess, it takes more time to cover the whole thing, but the effect is eventually diluted, and, to be honest, I was kind of tired of it all by the end of the third haunt. It also felt like stretching the haunts out over three locations led to less ghouls, as we noticed a number of the same ghouls having to cut through and be used in multiple rooms and scenes. I dunno, It felt like there were some budget cuts or something, less ghouls ultimately doing more work; maybe they should unionize.
Actually, I hope all that doesn't sound too negative; we did have a really good time overall, and there are some scenes in here which are amazing -- one in particular, involving having to work your way through an increasingly narrowing rubbery space, with the walls and ceiling actually drooping down onto you more and more as you advance and it seems to be getting harder to breathe and which actually kind of panicked several members of our group, was an incredibly original scene; everyone in my group talked this up for the 45 minute ride home, so hats off to whoever thought that up -- we need more of you! Oh, and there is a potted plant that isn't what it seems...and some of the 3-D illustrations in the Funhouse were super-cool. I mean, a 3-D painting of a malevolent Winnie the Pooh holding a bloody butcher's knife aloft is in its own orbit of cool.
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by ToTheMax after attending on Friday, October 10, 2008 at about 5 p.m.
Submitted: Thursday, October 16, 2008
I was very impressed by what I saw at this place, it was pretty sweet. I'm really not a fan of haunted houses because they just aren't scary. To be honest the only reason I went through this one was because my girlfriend wanted to go and I thought it would be pretty funny to see her freak out. I have to say that this haunted house is different than any I've been to before because it actually made me jump. Most that I've been to have just been dark room after dark room with little 12 year old kids dressed in black roaring at me and that stuff just aint scary. The people in this haunted house actually put in effort and tried to scare you. For the most part most of the actors were really creepy. We only decided to go though the first house Morgan Manor and I'm kinda kicking myself for not paying the little bit extra to go through the other two houses. I plan on going back to see if they are as good as the first one.
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by tosoarforever after attending on Friday, October 10, 2008 at about 4:30 p.m.
Submitted: Thursday, October 16, 2008
Halloweeen is the best time of the year,Especially when you get to go to haunted houses. Wisconsin Feargrounds was absolutely the scariest and greatest haunted attraction(s) to attend this year. From the minute I went there I knew these were professional haunts. Everything was well organized from the ticket booths to the wait lines to the haunts. Don't let the calm manner fool you. Inside people were screaming and terrified of the living dead and other beings that lurked within the dark walls. Morgan Manor was so detailed with the perfect setting for a haunted mansion. As you moved through the numerous rooms there were scares from every direction and the actors were so in character, it gave you the chills and wondered if you were going to make it out. Next you went through another maze until you got to Torment, which was eerie in itself. The rooms were exactly what you expected, dark, filled with fog and terrifying shapes and living things; Many times there were things you did not expect! You could tell that many lost souls screamed from the depths of beyond as you made your way through the halls and rooms. There was that one room.....I can't describe it...you will have to go through yourself. After Torment you went to Freaky's which you could hear the not so pleasant carnival music ringing throughout the haunt. While I was in line, a girl came out stating that she had wet herself because of a particular scare. This only made the excitement that much better waiting to go in. The 3-D effects were completely amazing with the blacklights and glasses. I have never seen anything like it. Freaky's was filled with sinister clowns that made you never want to go to a circus again. The haunt was the best 3-D I have seen. Truly these people knew what they are doing in all 3 haunts. They gave scares and entertainment throughout.
I can't believe how affordable this is to go to all three haunts. You can't find better quality and price for the night of terror and fun. If you don't go to any other haunts I recommend going to this one. The actors, props, design, scares and management could not be better. A Must See!!
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by PillowFight after attending on Friday, October 10, 2008 at about 3:30 p.m.
Submitted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
over all it was an awesome haunt.. the first one is the ever classic morgan manor. i have attened befor and found to very well done. This year stepd it up a notch and was far scarier then last year. The guys in the first room made us jump. They almost made my baby sister pee herself.
Second house was torment much more creepy then manor. The girl crawling out of the coffins makes me think ok the ring. also the guy in the cages was very crazy and out there. also found myself getting lost in the stobes and the room with the pillars.
Freaky's fun house was entertaining and the art work was awesome.
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by mikeyz2527 after attending on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at about 3:30 p.m.
Submitted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
after taking a roadtrip from chicago and witnessing some of the best shows in the country i must say The Feargrounds really impressed me. From the makeup to the increadable acting. some of this stuff was really disturbing and is up there with the best in the midwest. id recomend seeing it twice!!
right there with the best
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by TommyBoy after attending on Friday, October 10, 2008 at about 5:30 p.m.
Submitted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Dude seriously if you are to go to a haunted house this year, you only need to go to Wisconsin Feargrounds.......they have 3 there!!
my buddies and i have been going to haunted houses for as long as we can remember and there is nothing freakier, scarier, or AMAZING as these three...you are out of your mind if you donot check it out!!
Makeup, props, sets, EVERYTHING is so rediculously awsome, you can't pass it up.
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by Kleigh after attending on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at about 3:30 p.m.
Submitted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
I have been to a many haunted houses in my time, and I do have to say in the past few years I have gone to Morgan Manor, it has grown so much. Actors get better every year, the additonal houses are beyond fantastic, and to top it off...their sets are so well done you would think you're on a movie set. Every actor was original, creative and never told me to "GET OUT!!". I really do not like that when they yell that to you!! These guys took scaring us to a new level...I LOVED IT!!
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by widowmaker after attending on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at about 4 p.m.
Submitted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
These houses ROCKED!!! First of all I have to complement on all of the details that were put into the houses. The owner(s) must really have some kind of imagination!!! Manor has the look as if once upon a time it was a beautiful house, then it turned EVIL! I'd love to describe it but I don't want to give it away. As for torment, the name speaks for its self. This house is very horrific with many different scares and a lot of them are at unexpected times! If you can survive the first two houses you end up at freakys. This house will change your entire outlook about clowns. This place really is freaky. Everything looks as if it's coming at you and not to mention the lighting was awesome!!!
I'd have to say I think the feargrounds are the best. The actors truly become part of the entire seen. This place does go really well with the story line. If you can, read the story about manor on the website and you'll see for yourself that this place really gives the creepy feeling that we're all hoping to see!!!
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by DeannaWitchypoo after attending on Friday, October 10, 2008 at about 2:30 p.m.
Submitted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Last weekend we took a road trip to visit some Wisconsin haunts. First on our stops was Wisconsin Feargrounds- nightmares4u.com -Morgan Manor, Morganas Torment and Freakys Funhouse.
They were exceptional. Having attended last year, we found the ambience to be better this year than last--Morgan Manor and Morganna's Torment were better 'aged' with a true abandoned/lived in look.
The sets were awesome, with lots of detail & realism. The actors were good, none of them so much as said Boo or RAWR. Each actor knew their parts & scenes well, & more than a few had very witty & eloquent quips thrown in for entertainment outside of the scares.
The costumes, makeup, and characters were all well suited for the sets. The haunts were huge, and it seemed to take close to a half hour to go through each haunt.
The new 3-d Haunt, Freaky's Fun House was the best we've ever seen as far as artwork and sets--very well done. It was nice to see not only the walls painted with amazing art, but the ceilings & many times the floor, as well, were covered with the dizzying paints.
Many other *3D haunts* out there do not integrate actors well into these scenes, but Wisconson Feargrounds makes it work seamlessly.
As an added bonus, it was about the most perfect weather you could ask for in October.
While some haunts just have *bonus* haunts thrown in for extra fee, Wisconson Feargrounds is one of the few that makes it truly worth buying the extra tickets to go through all 3 haunts.
A great value for a night of entertainment.
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by MKellman after attending on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at about 2 p.m.
Submitted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The three haunts are very well done with excellent attention to detail. The actors do a great job and are unpredictable.
We had a great time!
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