the Casitas area where we were was very quiet and serene.
I've heard that, but never been to the resort.
Like the sliding barn door.
I can't tell... what is that on the shelf below the folding luggage rack?
Pretty! I didn't think it'd be that nice, tbh.
(Yes, we have some bananas...
)
We have some bananas today. (To complete the paraphrasing.)
Incredibly coincidentally, Pat had a conference at the SAME resort starting ON THE SAME DAY as ours did
Perfect!
The party started at 7:00, but there was a “holding corral” open at 6:00
Obviously, while we were in line without umbrellas or ponchos it poured for about 5 minutes.
But of course.
Could've been worse... could've rained during the entire party, I suppose.
MNSSHP which IMHO is delightful
IMHO,
MNSSHP is AOK and A1.
I’d been to SeaWorld one other time with Kari a couple years back and it's actually not a bad park with some good coasters and interesting animal exhibits.
It's been many, many years since I've been to SeaWorld. Guessing... over 25 years?
Sleezy and adult-themed might be 2 more.
This really surprised me. I don't mind and might even enjoy an adults only Halloween party, but... for a major theme park, this surprised me.
or doing a running skid on metal knee pads that sparked kinds of stuff.
Okay, that's kinda neat.
But the thing that made me go, "huh" was the overtly striptease-style pre-show dancing done up on the scaffolding rigging above the crowd just before they let us in. Full-on pole dancing. Ummmm, ok.
Huh, indeed!
Not sure what that has to do with Halloween?
I will say, the drinks were stiff and well worth the $15.
As opposed to Disney's (so you've said) weak drinks.
This was before I knew Lori doesn't really drink.
More for you!
The only option really in the holding corral was a pretzel which ended up being stale and pretty awful.
Ew. I tend to want pretzels and, unless they've just been freshly made, wind up being disappointed.
The worst part was that that’s what we ended up using the snack credit on. Just ugh.
It reminded me of the Red Light District our family accidentally ended up in Bangkok and the sex workers were cat-calling my 9 year old.
(Just keep reading)
Oh dear. I had a similar experience in Paris... or so my mom tells me. Funny story.
He’s an older retiree, widower whose mission in life now is to ride the coaster ‘Mako” as many times as he can before he passes.
You could do worse for a mission.
We all grabbed our first drink and gave toasts and hugs all around. This made the $39 ticket worth it.
MaryEllen was the friend who finally talked me into getting my NP degree and she was happy to finally get to congratulate me in person and give me a big hug for a job well done.
Awww... nice to finally meet up with the person who most helped you find your calling.
(I joked that since we were at a medical conference we may as well start refreshing our anatomy!)
The jump scares weren’t nearly as bad as I’d feared they’d be, but then again, we’d all made Dave go first
Oh, sure. "Jump scares don't scare me when they jump out at someone
else first!"
I took very few photos of anything that night which now makes me kind of sad since I really don’t have a lot to show you. Sorry!
Well, sheesh... TR fail!
My favorite House was the Insane Asylum where Lori and I joked the whole way through that most of those patients needed a bit more ketamine or a B-52 “to make everything better”.
One scare zone was hilarious. It was called the Trailer Park Tragedy where the characters who "lived" in the park were roasting road kill on their BBQs and telling you to stop trespassing with chainsaws. Honestly, it was a riot because it wasn’t so far off from reality at least in my neck of the woods. LOL!!
Dave who is actually a maintenance employee called up his friends and was told it was down for the whole night, they’d put the cars away, and there was no chance of riding it that night.
I guess at least it was good to have a friend who could find out what was going on.
We marveled at his stories of working for Lockheed in Burbank during the early 60s
That'd be very interesting. The cusp of the jet engine days.
losing his wife of 60 years,
I'm sure you didn't "marvel" at that part of his story. Sad.
and now living his best life here near Orlando.
He was fascinating and I loved just sitting with him. I hope our paths cross again someday.
I'm sure you could. Just talk yourself into getting an AP and going down more often and you could see him all the time!
Nearby, there were some gross bar games going on. Contestants were challenged to eat mystery meats and cat food and, if they didn’t puke, they got free drinks. Okaaaaay…?
Yeah... definitely gross. Just... really? I'll just by a drink, thanks. You can keep the cat food for the cats.
The group returned again disappointed that that coaster too was down. Like what?!
Another one??
Not exactly getting your money's worth out of this party.
My favorite acts during this were the Scimitar drumming number a la Jammitors-style and the Black light Skeleton Dance.
That skeleton video was kinda fun.
More in line with what I think a Halloween entertainment should be.
Ripper’s Revenge: Bison patty with vampire blood jam, chèvre, bacon, and arugula (the jam was an onion jam)
This was actually VERY good!
Sounds really good!
Overall, I'd say you get what you pay for at this party. It's low-budget compared to Disney's or HHNs. It has some good elements to it, but in general, the crowd is "rougher", it's DEFINITELY geared toward the seedy side of life, the rides being open is obviously not guaranteed, there is a LOT more alcohol flowing, and about 3 hours is plenty. Take my opinion for what it's worth.
Thanks for the honest review. Never really had much interest in
HHN, but would go if someone invited me I suppose. Now I know that this one is probably a pass as well.
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