Gilberty

Hey there, did anyone do the after party or silverwood experience and like to share? I went on Friday and booked the after party but unfortunately my partner got sick so we had to leave early. Friday was still great though, it was nice to wander round at our own pace and watch all the stuff in the zones and really enjoy the atmosphere.

Review for Fright Nights October 7/10/16 - warning - spoilers!!! Hey there, this is super long, but if you’re interested this was our trip last week. Side note, we used Uber for the first time as we stayed near by….how awesome is Uber!! Way heaps better than a taxi, although the driver was a bit creeped out about our costumes and makeup…anyway, arrived in time for 1630 and the hosts were bang on time too in organising small groups to go through from the front gates to the Terror Lounge. Lounge is way heaps better than the last 2 years, better position, size and accessibility. The pictures and set up, all the furniture was fantastic and there was more than enough room for everyone. One alcoholic beverage per adult (had a wrist band to allow drinks to be bought). I was disappointed that there was not as much themed food as in previous years – no jelly syringes, specimen jars with chocolate mousse or lemon meringue, jam donuts with syringes etc. The rest of the food was awesome in the lounge though, just wish there had been more dessert rather than lollies. Fantastic return of the grave cheese cake and chocolate fountain though, deeelish!! Lanyards and pendant awesome this year, as I keep them for souvenirs I try to keep it in good nick but last years was a poor lanyard and the paper UTT sign tore half way through the night. This year's lanyard had Fright Nights on it!!!!….I know, I know, small things that impress me!! Was good to see the makeup team doing their thing for staff in the lounge. It was cool that the staff came to life and got in character once they had the makeup on too. I loved the behind the scenes pre-opening pep talk. Like last year, the staff came and sat in the stands with us so ‘selfies’ could be taken and the staff were cool. Some of the staff stayed in character the whole time (this is MY HOUSE!!) while others were happy to have a chat and compare make-up tips (my partner and I dressed up and used latex makeup for gashes on our faces and neck). This opening felt a lot more relaxed than in the last 2 years, not as rushed and panicky. We were escorted to the VIP viewing area for the opening, and this was a huge disappointment – we were off to the side, right in front of the entrance to the Hollywood Stunt Driver show, only able to view the whole thing on the screen, so there was no point in having an exclusive viewing spot. Last year was on the corner and able to see the whole show, whether it was in front of the big screen or moving down the street. After the opening it was off to the lounge to dump excess baggage in the free lockers – another awesome addition this year having it right at the lounge. We thought we would do rides first, but unfortunately there was a power surge or something just as we were on the first curve of Scooby Doo. I have to say, the staff and announcements were really great in evacuating the ride, assisting us down from the ride safely and instructions to the tee – obviously they run safety drills often as there was no problems at all. The new Doomsdayer ride was great! I love Superman everytime, and went on the Green Lantern too which was super. Then we thought it was time for the mazes. Did Friday the 13th first, it was less than last year, but still great. Forgot to go back to the secret room though! Whoops! Conjuring 2 was next, the first go through I was so impressed by the décor, setup and atmosphere, but the scare actors were a bit lacking. We went through again later in the night and it was intense and fantastic. The girl in the bedroom took a liking to my LED shoes and totally creeped me out! The scare actor in the roof was pretty cool too, although I’ve since read that this has been taken away? Secret room was cool, those water bottles sure do a good job!! From Dusk Til Dawn looked great, loved the music and stuff, but was just not scary, very entertaining though. The most ‘roomy’ out of the mazes. Our trip through might have been diminished a bit by some idiot teenage girls screaming out ‘don’t effing touch me’ to every one of the scare actors. Lord, but that’s so annoying! Wyrmwood was my favourite maze last year, so I was really looking forward to it. I think it was actually better last year, but it was still the best overall on the night we went. Best parts: the guy at the fridge darting towards you at the start, and obviously the chemsuit dancing guy who changed his position and routine on each trip through the maze which was cool. I wish they had had the room set up like last year (and in the movie…) with guys hung up on the wall and the experiment table, but oh well. The secret room was cool, you could see the chemsuit guy reset for each pass through and stayed in character the whole time, sometimes waving at the camera and generally being creepy. The VIP tour was next for us…..well, the less said the better. Very disappointing compared to the last 2 years. It really felt like a late addition to the tour and just added because they have done this aspect of the tour on the last 2 years. People in our group immediately strayed out of the pentagram to wander around the museum and lost interest in the guide straight away. Best part was (spoilers, obviously) the actor who played a part of the group who turned into a zombie, but it happened so quickly and it was hard to see in such a large group what was happening. Pretty much ushered out the door and sent on our way after that, just a bit of let down! People around us were saying ‘is that it?’ and that it was lame. The first year on the UTT was the best, but it was large scale and off the beaten track, so I get that it needs to be down scaled, but one room in Scooby Doo? I dunno. Underwhelming. Anyway, dinner, more rides, more trips through the mazes, photos in Day of the Dead precinct, the Apparitions alley way was awesome since they couldn’t have the Zombie Alley it was a good substitution. I loved the DJ’s and bands, music and scare actors for the queues. Oh yeah, we went back to go on Scooby just before it closed. There was 6 young fellas about to get on the ride, and the 2 attendants asked them if they’d pushed in. The adamantly denied this, so they were asked again, a bit more firmly this time – still denied. The attendants then advised the group that they had had at least 4 complaints from other patrons in the queue that descriptions of them revealed they had queue jumped. They then gave them an option of being escorted to the end of the line, or out of the ride but they were not going to be allowed on the ride straight away. The guys left and everyone in the queue was stoked! Well done staff at approx. 2130 – you were calm, efficient, respectful and firm! If any admins managed to plow through this review, please thank them! The finale was ok, but not in theme I didn’t feel with the rest of the night. Everyone seemed up for a dance, but the music was not quite there. Overall, it was an awesome night, however need another night to appreciate some other stuff. I think even with the UTT with fastrack, you still run out of time! We had decided to walk out of the park this year to avoid the hold up, but I see they had traffic control set up and haven’t seen any one with concerns this year about getting out of the car park. TL;DR – UTT lounge awesome, food great but need more themed food back please! Mazes rated by me best to worst – Conjuring 2, Wyrmwood, Dusk til Dawn and Friday 13th. Precincts best to worst – Day of the Dead, Apparaitions, Gothic Hall and Halloween. Wish there was more smoke and there seemed to be much less scare actors. Ooh, also, the slidey guys didn’t get their sparks on this year, that was cool last year! Everything was clean and safe, it didn’t feel over crowded even on a sell out night. The enthusiasm of the staff didn’t wane the whole night. Will be back again next year!

https://frightnights.com.au/box-office/silverwood-asylum/select-date/select-tickets.aspx?day=636133823400000000 $149 looks interesting! On a side note, one more sleep til UTT for me!!! And it's a sold out event again

Ok, avidly following progress of this board in anticipation of Fright Nights 2016!! Watched Wyrmwood for the first time tonight, cool movie and was my favourite maze last year. Conjuring 2 tomorrow night. Lil bit excited about heading up to Qld next week! Keep the photos/updates and commentary going guys, it's fantastic!!

Regular admittance tix on sale today, have booked my UTT for 7/10, so excited!! Still considering the Star Tour you guys have been chatting about. Sounds awesome! Will keep thinking about it for now ?

What is the star tour? I live out of town so don't have a season pass and the regular admission tix aren't available yet, so will wait to book the UTT at the same time. Pretty awesome they have the info up so early!

I was just trying to find my photos of it, but alas, it was pouring down rain the night I went and I must not have taken any. It had the 'regular' moto-cross show, but it had a different program with cheerleaders and a TV segment up on the screen of a zombie outbreak. Then the cheerleaders transitioned (tore off parts of their costumes/makeup) into zombies and the show was bloody awesome and totally unexpected. I remember the cheerleaders hacking off limbs while the motorcycles did their stunts and stuff and just being blown away by the attention to detail with make up, acting, gore and scare level. It rates as the best thing I have seen at Fright Nights by far (better than the UTT behind the scenes, but not by much....) It was a few years ago though, I think 2010? I'd love for something like that to come back. It was good too, as all patrons could go and see the show, feeling like they had their money worth of show time, unlike spending hours in the queues for the mazes.

I would love to see the Zombie Motor Cross Live Show again, that was awesome! I liked the idea someone had of the sleep out too! Getting excited about Fright Nights 2016 again

There is a little bit of contradictory information on the Fright Nights pages isn't there! When looking at the FAQ it states: https://vrtp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/200582880-Fright-Nights "For health and safety reasons, guests are not permitted to wear face coverings, masks or make-up that prevents facial identification. You are welcome to wear costumes and light facial make-up. You will be required to remove the mask/heavy make-up before you are allowed entry into Movie World." Also, on that page linked earlier - http://frightnights.com.au/visitor-info/know-before-you-go.aspx for the UTT: "reserved seating at the Hollywood Stunt Driver 2 show and souvenir ride photo"....and there is no show this year is there?!! This looks like a copy and paste off last years tour to be honest. But.....I'm still super excited! Going tomorrow night!

I could have sworn it said 10.40 for the panic room when I did a dummy booking earlier, but oh well! All good

You might be right, although that part was also included last year (in addition to the nightly maze cast briefing). It was really good actually, one of the make up team came and did some make up on people doing the UTT (my partner had a huge gash placed on his cheek, very realistic, they are amazing at their job!) Aaaaaaand I'm getting way too excited again, lol!

Yep, the UTT on 2/10 opening night. I hope it does go all ok! Last year went on the Saturday instead of the Friday on opening weekend. Lil bit sad we miss out on the meet and greet back stage before the park opening this year, but I have to say, meeting the characters last year before going through the mazes did take me out of the scariness a bit, since we'd seen them out of character before hand, so it's no big deal. Can't wait for all that delicous food again too, yum!! Anyone getting dressed up?

Hey all, brand new to this site and thanks so much for this forum catching me up on all Fright Nights related stuff. I'm super excited about Fright Nights, have the Ultimate Terror Tour package (again) for this Friday 2/10. Couple of questions that (I haven't seen answers to them yet, sorry if they have been posted already) 1. What time does the event finish each night (I did notice that the last Panic Room that can be booked is a 22.40 so I guess it's sometime after that!) 2. Is there a Hollywood Stunt Show this year? I remember one year they had zombie cheerleaders and themed show which was bloody awesome! Thanks guys, its going to be excellent!