Ocean Park Halloween Fest

Observation from last night: Girls will scream from horror, and guys will scream from pain as the girls grab them from behind.
Being that I love Halloween, I’ve always liked going to these kind of events! Like Celine L., I’ve been to a few similar themed parks before as well (Universal, Knotts, Queen Mary, etc.) so I have something to compare to.
The entire Ocean Park was Halloween themed and it was very impressive with the details. They had many horror actors scattered throughout the park scaring, sneaking up on guests, and keeping people waiting in line entertained. Some were scary, but many were also very funny. Whoever did the casting did a great job as every actor seemed to love what they do!
The downside is definitely the long lines. I tried to get the ‘fast pass’ knowing there would be lines, but they were all sold out way early. I ended up going in with a regular ticket. With that said, definitely get the fast pass if you can. One of the haunted houses, the line took about 1.5 hours. But toward closing time (close to 11pm) most of the lines were very short and we were able to do two houses in the final 30 mins. My goal was to do 4 haunted houses to get my moneys worth, and we ended up doing 5! So not too bad.
As for the haunted houses itself, most of them were well done. If you look on the map there is a «Scare» rating. So of course the more scary ones have much longer lines. One thing I wish they did was to separate the guests into smaller groups when entering since its less scary with lots of people in front and behind you.
Tips:
–Wanted to do the H14, but didnt realize you had to book it in advance.
–The Eerie Nippon Journey (low scare rating) was quite funny. If the line is short check it out for a good laugh!
–If you are a cute girl, a cast member will probably hit on you, and the entire line will laugh at him

Whoa, OCEAN PARK! I am impressed! I say this because I’m a huge halloween fest person. I’ve gone to Universal Horror, Knotts Scary Farm, Queen Mary, (all multiple times) and various other smaller ones in LA. I mean, I’m comparing Ocean park with Universal Studios’ Halloween Haunt! And guess what? I prefer Ocean Park!
To give a little background, I love getting scared, I love scary movies. I DO get scared, but less so from these haunts, but I really like the feel of going in them and just admiring the décor in general.
Also I went on Standard Chartered day on Fast Pass, so my experience may be significantly more pleasant. Ocean Park does get really packed and the fast pass is WORTH IT. I believe they run around $ 320? regular tickets are like $ 320?
The make up and costumes were very very impressive. I have to give huge props. Honestly the ones I’ve seen in the US were predictable, always just clowns, bloody people. But at Ocean park, there was a lot of creativity and originality. The acting was also comparable. I hear they hire theatre students/​grads, and the quality is present. They’re actually not minimum wage employees contrary to my earlier beliefs!
My friends who went in 2013 also thinks 2014 is way better! The guys even got a little (just a little) scared!
RIGOR MORTIS: A MUST GO! try to watch the movie first. The staging ties in the movie quite well! Not that you need to watch the movie, but it’s just cool. High quality props and actors
CHINESE MAD-​ICINE HALL: Very Chinese-​y. Very well-​done props! I felt like I was in an ancient movie set.
HORROR WOOD STUDIOS: The first one I went to and the least scariest one so it set my expectations a bit low. A bit dark so I felt it was a cop out, but there were some shining (and screaming) moments!
FOREST OF DOOM: Again, very nicely decorated, I really felt like I was in the forest! Beware if you are afraid of creepy crawlies!
I actually did not try the other ones because they were all before 5pm and I was too busy looking at stingrays and pandas =p But I figured those were not scary at all anyway. But if you have a small gut, you should probably check them out and ease into it first.
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Tip: You have to book the H14 access, I did not but I hear it’s actually REALLY scary and gross, plus you have to go alone. But book if you want to because same day registration is very limited. But fast pass, just don’t eat inside. Bring your own water, water is $ 24 – 25 inside. Many of my girlfriends were extremely scared though! Go as early as you can to get the best bang for your buck
Favourites: Good actors, high quality sets and props. Fast pass is fast!
Meh: Probably super crowded on normal days.
Overall: Better than LA’s Universal Studio’s Universal Horror!