Haunted Hoochie — Attraction in Pataskala

ok, I never write reviews but my goodness i have to for this place!!

I have no idea how to even begin.... i guess from the beginning. Coming from the southern Cleveland area, the drive was a mere 2.5ish hours down 71s. Off the exit, the house was about 8 or so minutes down Broad street right outside of town. In simple words, very easy to get to/find. Parking was a $3 fee, which I wasn't expecting to pay for parking, but that's no big deal. Parking is in a large field with lots of organization. Ticket line wasn't a bad wait and the "ticket barn" was decorated with the Hoochie theme. Tickets are $25 for a regular ticket and $45 for a VIP fast pass which is basically a jump start to the front of the line. You can also purchase shirts, hoodies, tanks, tees, undies, bumper stickers, etc at the ticket booth. Average price is about $15 for a classic Tee. They take cash and credit card. I believe doors open at 6, we got there about 8ish. It was 8:50 when we got in line; it was about 10:20 when we were looking at the doors to the house next to go in. So wear comfortable shoes unless your planning on purchasing a VIP pass. The line was pretty steady moving, however, there was just a TON of people there. Line entertainment was good. there was a large screen playing music videos, dancers in a cage, and skin-hangers live on the stage, along with Hoochie actors coming thru the line for a little startle. Concession was available but no food or drink allowed in house(s). Port-a-Pots were a plenty. Ok- so the part you are waiting for! if I were to give any negative comment about the house it will be this-- Groups that they took into the house at a time was about 15-20 people which is really, a lot of people. You will become good friends with the people behind you and the people in front of you from all the bumping into you will do. I didn't mind this, but I could see how to some people this could be annoying. Also, the actors WILL TOUCH YOU. I gave you warning here lol. Don't say you weren't warned. DO NOT bring small children, the easily impressionable, the squeamish, the elderly, or have health issues to flashing lights and sounds. Actors will call you names and use "naughty language" that could be offensive. There is also SIMULATED GUNFIRE (without giving too much away) so keep that in mind when considering going to this house. If this is right up your ally- then quit reading this and get in your car! Inside the house, again without giving up any spoilers, was about a 20-30 minute or so walk-thru in the main house (Dead Acres) and about 10 minutes in the 3D house (Bad Tripp) but I'll get into that one later. The house was set up into different "sets" where its almost like mini shows. I will recommend to LOOK AROUND when you are walking thru. The sets are "beautifully" done (if I could say that about a Haunted House setting), with LOTS of things to look at. Walls are textured, there are things coming at you from all sides, music playing, lights flashing. Most def. a good time! Right after Dead Acres you will be directed to the next house, Bad Tripp. They will give you 3D glasses. This house is more of the animatronics and more Clown themed, but don't let that disappoint you, it had its share of jump scares and actors to keep the blood pumping. That about sums it up. I highly recommend, 10 out of 10...

Everything you need to know right here: One of the best haunted houses for sure, top 10 in the county. Tons of actors who all look awesome. Top notch animatronics 👌. Something changes every year so definately go back. It is considered an EXTREME haunt so the actors will touch you and grab you and may pull you away from your group so be warned. One of the hottest haunts in Ohio so prepare for about a 3 hours line if you don't shell out for the VIP pass. And its a small rode leading up to the property so expect a wait there as well. Bring coats and scarves if it's a chilly night cuz you'll be there a while also it can get pretty muddy. There are porta potties but they are gross(at least for guys) and dark. Bring cash! $3 parking, overpriced food stand, Haunted Hoochie merch(All kinds of stuff), $25 general admittion or skip the line for $45 VIP ticket. Both tickets get you into 2 attractions, there's the Main house which is a good 15-20 minutes which has all the big stuff and then there's bad trip 3D (about 10 minutes) which is right after, its all clowns, florescent paint, and creepy props and anamatronics. Very cool! VIP line is about a 20 minute line vs like 45 to the GA line to the ticket barn. But the ticket barn has props too and if you want to wait and see that stuff or get merch you can also get the VIP tickets in there. I believe you can also buy tickets on the website for max speed. If you do go the cheap route and wait it out there's plenty of entertainment. Go go dancer cage, huge tv with music videos playing, fire breathing demon prop, glowstick salesman, and a main stage where they do piercing suspension and staff makeup. Occasionally actors terrorize the line. But try to keep an eye out for people cutting in line cuz that happens a lot and there's not usually any security in the line area. Super easy cuz its just low hanging rope tied to poles keeping everyone divided, which could be laid out better in some places. It is what it is. Check out the actual website if you want a laugh, they explain all the rules savagely. Basically just no kids, no refunds, and no punching the actors. Also I recommend coming late, like 12-2 am, that'll get you shorter GA lines since the VIP price is kinda outrageous. And don't worry they're open as long as there's a line which is usually til at least 3 am cuz its only...

I want to start off by saying, I have waited to come to this haunted house for a few years now. This haunted house is one of the most talked about places in Ohio. The actors, the scenes, the props were some of the best I've seen around. The atmosphere at dead acres in itself is second to none with the dragons, lights and just the sounds happening all around. If you decide to go, a VIP pass is a must, we skipped the line and were in the haunted attraction within minutes. This is where our fun started and stopped. The haunted house was filled bumper to bumper with people to try and keep the line moving. There were about 15-20 people in our group. This became a log jam for us, as we caught up to the group of 15-20 that went before us. The jump scares were nonexistent due to the traffic jam. There was a lot of acting but not a lot of jump scares. The first haunted house has tons of scenes and the actors are very well dressed. It was just to crammed and hard to get caught up in the action. I would also say the touching, was very pg compared to how it is talkee about.

We exited to then go through the 3D haunted house which had tons of robotics but once again was stuck in a log jam from the start. This haunted house did not consist of much of any scares but just walking through a 3D maze with a few actors.

When we exited we looked at each other with a shocked and awe face.

"Was this it?"

In deed we were done.

I'm left a little under whelmed and disappointed. This is nothing against the actors or owners, the public relations for this place is top notch. It is advertised as the big leagues and we left feeling more like the minors.

Maybe smaller groups with time slots are the way to go. Even though it was a let down for the years or waiting, I would recommend stopping to experience the atmosphere if you are close, but I wouldn't travel too far as there are tons of options in the state of Ohio that do just as good of a job scaring, if not better.

Just trying to give my honest review for those on the fence or considering...