FRIGHTMARES!!!

If you’ve been reading for a while, you know Lagoon is the local amusement park.

Frightmares opened tonight and…well, what follows is why Lagoon should skip the summer, and just host Frightmares ALL YEAR LONG. Period, end of story. It is head and shoulders above their ‘normal’ stuff.

First, we are greeted with thumping music booming out of the HEARSE.

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NORMALLY, there is NOTHING there.

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During summer, just in the gates, there’s a rather ordinary flower bed…not a photo op.

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Don’t like ghosts? here’s some scarecrows.

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Who doesn’t appreciate a pumpkin tree?

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More photo ops.

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A rather bland little area in the summer has been transformed into a very New Orleans styled villa.

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Complete with a more classic hearse.

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Unfortunately, the Beach is closed for Frightmares…or rather, according to the sign, filled to capacity, you’ll have to wait for some of the patrons to exit, but feel free to form a line to the right….

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But, that’s more due to weather than anything else. The real MEAT of the matter lies in the fact there is entertainment EVERYWHERE at Frightmares.

This junkyard is typically just an empty lot. That’s it. Empty space. WHY is it not up year round?

There are 5 different shows to go watch. Singing, dancing, a hypnotist, etc. There is something hilarious about dancing chainsaw maniacs…

And everywhere you turn there are monsters wandering, ready to take a photo with you. Providing Lagoon with an IDENTITY it just does not have the rest of the year.

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All this, with the rides normally associated with Lagoon.

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To be honest, the haunted houses at Frightmares are nothing earth shattering, and there are better to be had out there. But, the ATMOSPHERE, and the FUN of the season, Frightmares dishes up in spades.

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And, for all you tombstone people looking for one more epitaph….Here’s a tombstone slideshow:

1 comment

  1. Wow, those are some great pictures! I agree, what is not to like about a Pumpkin tree!

    Thanks for sharing.

    Cheers!

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