We were there on Saturday night and they were incredibly busy. Based on the REAL reviews (there's so much unhelpful bad garbage to sort through) and having seen it in person, I can see why they are so busy...this place was unbelievable!
We were kept entertained as soon as we walked in the door. They have more actors walking around keeping people in line entertained than most haunts have in their attraction.
We saw all kinds of people too waiting to go in....old, very young, teens, families, and just average haunted house enthusiasts. The families is what kind of floored me because you don't see families at other haunts very often. This place is marketed as family friendly and it is. Lots of security, staff, and cops were there too.
So anyway, yes there is some waiting involved, all haunts have them, but just soak up the environment and you'll be inside the first attraction before you know it. The scenery and sound in this place is INSANE! Look around on the internet for pictures and you'll see what I'm talking about. It was like walking THROUGH a movie the whole time we were there.
After we had our picture taken in the salon, the first attraction is an old house called Turbidite Manor. It was awesome. We felt like we were walking through an abandoned home as if the family just up and left one day. There was that much detail! And the actors played logical roles that made sense. We appreciated the marriage between actors and scenery. Imagine walking through a house that was just simply abandoned 100 years or so ago and that's what this first attraction was.
After that we had to wait to get into the second attraction. While waiting though in addition to all the actors and staff talking to us in line there was this freakin' HILARIOUS stage show up on an old gypsy wagon. You've just got to see it. The guys up on the stage are peddling some medicinals. They'll pick on you and tease with you and they definitely want the teasing back at them. It was a great way to kill time and VERY entertaining.
The second attraction is called The Vault. This is kind of the control center (yes WE paid attention to the story...) of the whole attraction. Basically the premise is that you're not supposed to be in there. Once again, I've got to mention the sets....there were broken pipes gushing water everywhere, electric lines sparking, a green house, and other really cool scenes. The actors rocked it out in this one too. This haunt is new for this year. Last year this particular one was Epidemic. There was NOTHING about this place (the vault) that reminded me of last year's attraction (epidemic). Some serious cash went into this one. Take time to soak up the scenery and interact with the actors.
The third attraction is called House of Distortion. This one is just a flat out old school haunted house attraction at it's finest. The actors were unrelenting....we loved that. They were everywhere. Dead spots annoy me unless they serve a purpose. There weren't any dead spots here. This one (house of distortion) was genuinely creepy. It was. It was just creepy. We talked to some of the staff after we went through the place and they said that some of the actors that worked there didn't even feel comfortable in House of Distortion. So if you want a good old fashioned scare, that should tell you something. And once again, the scenery was like walking through a movie, and the sound was too wild. It sounded like pipes were being thrown at us in one place. The sound is that convincing. Once again, it's a mish-mash of everything ""recovered"" from the world's fair in Tennessee. So in short, you're going to see all kinds of stuff that you didn't expect.
We're going back! We all agree we've got to see this one again this season. You'll feel welcomed, safe, and entertained at Haunted Nashville. Go check it out.
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