One-Tank Trip
for Sept. 22/18
(c) By Jim Fox
If the promise of “nine
gruesome and terrifying testing sites” is your kind of fun, then head to
Screampark: The Experiment in Kitchener.
The attraction at
Bingemans’ park is called “Canada’s scariest haunted attraction” that’s about
to get even more terrifying.
“Some people can
handle a full evening of continuous horror, look terror in the eye and laugh,” says
Mark Bingeman, park president.
“Others need to
find the emergency exit as soon as they encounter their first zombie or
chainsaw wielding lunatic,” he adds.
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| A creepy cast of characters welcomes visitors to Screampark. |
The previous haunted-house
experiences had “guests” go through multiple haunts with a break in between
each house.
That happens no
longer as Bingemans has created “one continuous and epic experience with gruesome
and terrifying sites to make Screampark as frightening as we could in its 13th
year,” said publicist Stephen Murdoch.
The haunting just
keeps on coming starting Sept. 28 with all manners of creepy characters ready
to scare and “examine” guests as they make their way through the testing sites.
Enter if you dare
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| A scary gas-masked inhabitant of Screampark. |
Here’s a look at what
awaits the unsuspecting victims – I mean “guests” – as they get the courage to enter
these sites:
- Waiting Room – Are you waiting to be
seen or are you already being observed? Don’t lose your focus in a magazine in
this waiting room.
- Preparation Penitentiary – See where
you might end up if you can’t handle the testing ahead.
- Quarantine Zone – You’ve made it
through the first test but now you must be quarantined. What does that mean?
Only the examiners know.
- Experimental Grounds – The examiners
have their own twisted agenda and will use this area to decide if you’re worthy
of their warped experiments.
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| Gore galore at Screampark: The Experiment |
- The Dietary and Claustrophobic Test –
Good news, you’ve passed the first half of testing.
This is your only
chance to take a breather and perhaps indulge in some questionable delicacies
and fluids.
You’ll also have
the chance to face a terrifying fear of being buried alive.
- Ocular Observatory – Are your eyes
playing tricks on you? The examiners will be thrilled to check for you. They’re
oddly invested in your optic health.
- Pitch Path – This is not your average
walk in the park. Your hearing will be assaulted and you won’t know if you’re
imagining the sounds until an examiner is right beside you.
- The Maze Trials – Is your memory still
intact? Good. Time to make your way out of the maze.
- The Final Experiment – Are you ready to
face civilization? The examiners will let you meet those who have failed the experiment
but watch out, they might not let you leave.
Also happening is
the fan favourite Zombie Paintball Hunt ($16) on Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27.
Visitors can hunt
zombies and save humanity without the fear of being hunted themselves.
If you dare go:
Screampark is open
Sept. 28 to Oct. 14 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Oct. 18, 21, 23 to 25 and 28 from 7
p.m. to 10 p.m.; and Oct. 19, 20, 26 and 27 from 7 p.m. to midnight.
On-line ticket
prices are $25, Monday to Thursday; and $30, Friday to Sunday. Skip the line
and get to the horror faster with the VIP Line Speed Pass for $7 extra.
There’s also a Screampark
Experiment Package ($80) including two park admissions with speed passes and a
$25 coupon for the on-site Boston Pizza restaurant.
Screampark is at
425 Bingemans Centre Drive in Kitchener. Details and tickets at screampark.ca; or call (519)
744-1555
A preview of the
frights that await can be seen by checking out Screampark on YouTube.
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Jim Fox can be reached at onetanktrips@hotmail.com
For more One-Tank Trips: http://1tanktrips.blogspot.ca
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