KSF or HHN?

[pveticket]

So in your opinion, which do you think I should go to this year?

Knotts Scary Farm (i'v been going for about 6 years now)
Or
Universal Halloween Horror Nights (never been)

[Darkbeer]

Re: KSF or HHN?

For someone who hasn't seen both, I would recommend Knott's.

But you might want a change.. Knott's is offering two new mazes and a couple of new shows...

[PirateMunkee]

Re: KSF or HHN?

So in your opinion, which do you think I should go to this year?

Knotts Scary Farm (i'v been going for about 6 years now)
Or
Universal Halloween Horror Nights (never been)

I work at Knott's and Honestly, The Halloween Haunt did dissappoint me. Not enough monsters (Knott's is still hiring monsters!!!!!!) and I have a mojor claustorphobia problem so I only was able to survive through 3 1/2 mazes before I had to call it quits. I wasn't afraid of the mazes but the closed in feeling really causes me to have anxiety attacks. Can't even go into the mines at the real Calico Ghost Town without freaking out. A must see though if you do decide on Knott's is the Grudge II House. That maze left me with some very serious creepy feelings. No monsters jump out to scare you BUT the monsters in there do there job more perfectly.

[pveticket]

Re: KSF or HHN?

I work at Knott's and Honestly, The Halloween Haunt did dissappoint me. Not enough monsters (Knott's is still hiring monsters!!!!!!) and I have a mojor claustorphobia problem so I only was able to survive through 3 1/2 mazes before I had to call it quits. I wasn't afraid of the mazes but the closed in feeling really causes me to have anxiety attacks. Can't even go into the mines at the real Calico Ghost Town without freaking out. A must see though if you do decide on Knott's is the Grudge II House. That maze left me with some very serious creepy feelings. No monsters jump out to scare you BUT the monsters in there do there job more perfectly.

Which halloween haunt?

[Lane]

Re: KSF or HHN?

i'd say if you want quality got to Universal, which has more potential to be a better haunt..but if you want quantity go to knotts because they have a lot to do in one night but they somewhat lack a theme. since you been to knotts a lot, go to universal.

[FantasyWatersDude]

Re: KSF or HHN?

Universal

[elly]

Re: KSF or HHN?

i say go to both

while Universal will most likely have an edge quality wise due to their studio backing, they only have 2 mazes and the tram maze/experience (altho i'm not discounting that, its the single biggest thing i'm looking forward to for our annual halloween vacation to so cal)...knotts has the quantity and the passion from having put on their Haunt for 34 years now. Many of the monsters are seasoned vetrans and it shows.

as to the lack of theme statement about knotts....seriously every single scarezone has a theme...every maze is themed throughout....i dunno where you got that idea...altho i do sill have my doubts about the Burlap Mile (anyone who's a Haunt fan (not a guest) will know what i'm talking about)

[Lane]

Re: KSF or HHN?

well this is my first time seeing universal here but i was somewhat thinking of flodia's version how it has different themed areas. at knotts yes the mazes are theme but the whole park looks like somewhat the same. Last time i went i saw clownes walking with "monsters"...

[elly]

Re: KSF or HHN?

USH's halloween event is no where near the scale of the one at USF....although i do have high hopes that it will be someday as i'm a HUGE fan of anything halloween

bring on the gore

[PirateMunkee]

Re: KSF or HHN?

Which halloween haunt?

Hmmmmmmm......I work at Knott's??!!

[DizneeFanatico]

Re: KSF or HHN?

Maybe a more fair comparison would be between the event in Florida since their HHN is more established than the one in Hollywood..... Hey, there's a good question! For those familiar with both, how does Knott's HH compare to Universal Florida's HHN? Inquiring minds would LOVE to know.:beg: :clap:

[TacAlert]

Re: KSF or HHN?

Which halloween haunt?

There is only one halloween haunt. USH is Halloween Horror Nights

[Darkbeer]

Re: KSF or HHN?

Maybe a more fair comparison would be between the event in Florida since their HHN is more established than the one in Hollywood..... Hey, there's a good question! For those familiar with both, how does Knott's HH compare to Universal Florida's HHN? Inquiring minds would LOVE to know.:beg: :clap:

http://hauntedhousemagazine.com/articles/Top_13_Haunted_Houses.html

1. Knott’s Scary Farm, Los Angles, California www.knotts.com
2. Hallow Scream, Tampa Busch Gardens www.buschgardens.com
3. Universal Studios Horror Nights, Orlando, Florida www.universalorlando.com
4. Phantom Fright Nights, Kennywood, PA www.kennywood.com
5. Six Flags Fright Fest, New Jersey

[ni_teach]

Re: KSF or HHN?

I would also say Knott's! It's one of the best in the country if not the best!!!!

[SingingAngel7242]

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this is like my 6th year going to Knott's... me n my friends made it a point to go every year... The universal one sounded kinda lame... I love knotts! haha

[JtnOrl]

Re: KSF or HHN?

Personally, I don't think anything can be fairly compared to Halloween Horror Nights. They make some mistakes here and there, but their production values and resources just blow anything else out of the water. The mazes they build in their soundstages are things of beauty and Bill & Ted is like the holy grail of theme park shows (although it has it's off years.) If you want to compare Knott's to something, try BGA's Howl-O-Scream. A more level playing field, and HOS uses the same format of bringing back old houses each year, unlike HHN. USH's new experiment is a complete wild card, so I won't comment on that. The backlot idea sounds intrueging though.

[MAXandBELLESmom]

Re: KSF or HHN?

went to knotts last week and going again friday the 13th. only been to universal haunt in florida in 2001, we enjoyed it, but it wasnt knotts.

[piratesmom]

Re: KSF or HHN?

We are doing both this year.

We went to Knotts on last sunday (the 2nd) and had a great time. The Grudge Maze is amazing, and we did the VIP Buffett dinner, which is the absolute best.

We are going to Universal on the 13th, just hubby and me, (we took our teenage daughter and hubbys bro to Knotts). I've heard bad things about Univerasl also, but Im still looking forward to it, especially the tram tour were you get to get off and walk around.

We had fun at Knotts and I hope we have fun at Universal (we are going to Pink's for dinner before)!!

[pveticket]

Re: KSF or HHN?

So we made our desision...we are going to Knotts.
I'm exited, its my 7th time, and i'm still looking foward to it. Next year we are going to do Horror Nights depending on reviews this year. PirateMunkee, where do you work at Knotts?