Scary Happenings in New Jersey
2002 Review of the Horror Expo at the Sussex County Fairgrounds
2 reviews by ScaryPlace Minions
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ME, MY HUSBAND, AND ANOTHER COUPLE VISITED THIS ATTRACTION ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 20.
THE COST WAS $14 PER PERSON. ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE IT IS P.O.P. (PAY ONE PRICE) AND THEY STATE THAT YOU WON'T WAIT IN ANY LINES TO BE SCARED. THEY CLAIM ALOT OF THINGS ON THEIR WEBSITE.
THIS WAS BY FAR THE WORST RUN AND BIGGEST RIP-OFF I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS.
THEY HAD TWO MAIN ATTRACTIONS: A HAYRIDE AND MAZE. WE WAITED IN EACH LINE ABOUT 2 HOURS. THEY LASTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
THEY HAD NUMEROUS TENTS SET UP THAT HOUSED DIFFERENT HORROR THEMES. YOU COULD JUST GO TO YOUR LOCAL HALLOWEEN STORE AND LOOK AT THE MASKS THERE TO GET THE SAME AFFECT.
THEY HAD RIDES SET UP WHICH WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PAY ONE PRICE (I THOUGHT THAT MEANT EVERYTHING WAS INCLUDED). THEY COST A FEW DOLLARS EACH.
EVERYONE I SPOKE TO THERE FELT RIPPED OFF AND ANGRY. A WORKER ACTUALLY CAME UP TO PEOPLE AND OFFERED THEM A FREE TICKET FOR ANOTHER NIGHT IF THEY LEFT BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE JUST STANDING IN LINES GETTING ANGRY SINCE THE WEREN'T MOVING. WHY COME BACK ANOTHER NIGHT JUST TO STAND IN LINE AGAIN?
THEY WOULD NOT OFFER REFUNDS. NEEDLESS TO SAY I FELT VERY CHEATED AS DID EVERYONE ELSE WHO WAS THERE.
D & E Boyle
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Here's another review by a Minion...
On October 18, I along with 13 others attended the hayride and attractions at the Sussex county fair grounds in Augusta NJ.......
We paid $14 each for what was to be the scare of our lives.....to our disappointment it was not the least bit scary....
Turns out there was not enough people to accommodate the SCARE FACTOR.....knowing this they should have never charged $14.......The Website was the scariest thing about it.....which is sort of false advertising......
They lead you to believe that the attractions are real people except for the ones that state ÒdisplaysÓ or Òlife size cutoutsÓ and all it is, is a bunch of tents with displays....and the hay ride lasted 10 minutes which consisted of.....1 Wolf, 1 Witch, & 1 guy with chainsaw, and the driver slowed almost to a stop so we knew when they were coming......not to mention we drove 2 hours to get there.....needless to say we were very disappointed with it and will not be returning and suggest that nobody waste their time or money.
Michelle