2008 Haunted Forest and Cornfield at Meadowbrook Pumpkin Farm Event Reviews

This was the worst time I've ever had at a haunt. It started with the parking. We drove basically through where the concession and gift shop was. People were crowding the driving area. The parking attendants weren't paying attention enough. I went with 2 other people. We had already purchased our tickets online and printed them out. The e-tickets said we could receive our wristbands at the concessions stand, which was deceiving considering when we went to the concessions stand they told us to go to what looked to be a gift shop instead. We got our wristbands and the guy that handed them to us explained how it worked. There were numbers on the wristbands and we were told to go to the bonfire and watch the L.E.D. sign for our numbers, which were the last three numbers on the wristbands (we were 056-058). We proceeded our way to the bonfire and the L.E.D. sign read "Now entering numbers 400-450." We figured that maybe it will only go to 500....we were wrong. It went all the way to 951-000. We sat at the bonfire until 1:30!!! We waited for over 3 hours. Also, when the numbers got higher, less people left to enter the maze. They didn't call the next group of 50 even though, at most, 5 people from each 50 were the only ones. When we finally got called we proceeded our way to wait in a line for about 15 more minutes. When we entered the maze, it looked pretty good. But then it just dragged on with shoddy props and poor acting. Between the actors and the props, the maze consisted of 95% props. About 3/4ths through, the security was stopping the groups so the group ahead could get further ahead. We were stopped for about 15 min. We finally exited the maze. From the time we had arrived (9:30) to the time we left (2:15), the whole thing took almost 5 HOURS!!! And it wasn't a good 5 hours.

My boyfriend and I attend the Meadowbrook Haunted Cornfield on Friday, October 10th at 9:00 p.m.. As soon as we pulled into Meadowbrook Farm the fog that was coming from the cornfield was so thick you could hardly see anything in front of you. That began the creepy feeling inside begining to stir. We purchased our tickets and had a short wait, we spent that time at the bonfire where there was a gentelman dressed in a long trench coat and large hat telling us creepy stories. Our number was called, and I have to admit that the "StoryTeller" creeped me out I was a little scared to enter the corn. We began our journey into the field where there were creepy noises that seemed to be everywhere, and coming from all directions. The fog was so thick it reminded me of the movie "The Fog". Terror began to fill my being to the point where I couldn't breath. A fiendish Werewolf with the narliest teeth I have EVER seen threatened to tear my throat out as I nearly wet myself with fear. The fog made the journey through the corn so "Haunting" and terrorfying you just never knew what was around the next corner. The hideous clowns reminded me of the movie "It". YIKES! My boyfriend had to pry my nails from his arm at points throughout this "Nightmare". I can't tell you which of the creatures that I witnessed were the most terrifying, between a pysco "Doctor" and a "Disturbed Cabin Dweller" to Unimaginable creatures that lurked around every corner! Whatever your nightmares are, you WILL find them there, I promise you that!

We got there around 7:45 and there was a small line waiting to purchase tickets. We waited by the bonfire until about 9:00 when they called our number. The scenes were ok at first but then they just got better and better the farther we went. There were plenty of actors who did a great scare and went above and beyond what I was expecting. Overall it took about 40 minutes to go through and it was well worth the 18 dollars we paid.

As an event lover, I like to visit many locations. Never have I been so amused with what was done with Meadowbrook Haunted Cornfield. It was a fun scene with wagon rides, a small but well prepared concession stand serving different types of caramel apples, popcorn, apple cider and other goodies, and a larger store. There is a pumpkin patch with all sorts of sizes and shapes for the yearly jack-o'-lanterns and even a cozy animal zone! Although I came in the evening to be scared, I thought I should mention that during the day this was a nice place to take the family. There was a story-teller near a bonfire area. The short wait for the cornfield was well worth it. Once inside the maze, I was quickly swept into a volley of scenes that sparked the imagination! There were spiders, a cabin scene with a twisted redneck, novelty movie characters, horrible anti-clowns and many more ghoulish delights. Riddled inside an amazing set of props and ridged motion sensors, I found that there were more than a dozen or so actors that popped out and attempted to give a good scare. I was especially impressed with the amount of detail that these characters had in their scenes! When I got to the end, I found myself wanting to go through again.

My experience at this corn maze was far from anything to brag about. We arrived at the haunt at around 9:00 and it was on the busy side as we thought it might be with such nice weather. We got our wrist bands for $18.00 then went and stood by the bonfire. The storyteller was pretty good, except for the fact he would stop ever 45 minutes or so to check with the people running the event for what numbers are beginning called, as the board displaying them had worked sometimes only. The storyteller left around 11:30 from the event as he wasn’t going to get paid a minute past then he told us. Our numbers where finally called at 12:30. We then got into the haunt shortly after that and it took about 15 minutes before we even saw 1 live actor. About half way thru the maze we had to stop as we caught several people ahead of us and one of the workers (monster out of character) told us to hold on as there was a traffic jam. Pretty much this continued on and off for the second half of the maze, even coming to a 10 minute stop 3/4ths of the way thru with another live actor who was controlling traffic. At this point people behind us are yelling just lets us get out, this is horrible. We finally finished in the 45 minutes they advertised. Over I would say without stopping probably not even 30 minutes to get thru, and only about 6 live actors. The rest of the sets in the maze are set up poorly and cheaply. They use yarn to hang from the ceiling which can get tangled and get caught on your neck or other body parts. When my girlfriend talked to the owner after the haunt he said it was security that was in charge of making sure it would not get backed up.

Overall, I think it was a very good time. Just in time for Halloween. It took my group about 45 minutes to get through the entire maze. There were a lot of scenes with great detail. Looks like a lot of time was put into this field. The actors did a very good job of surprising us and continuing the "scare." Being able to 'wait in line' at a bonfire (with storyteller!!!) was of course an added perk. The store is also a nice thing to walk through/look at while waiting as well as the concession stand.

Our group was also there early enough to pick pumpkins and look around at all the animals. Also a good time while you're waiting...

Overall, I think it was a very good time. Just in time for Halloween. It took my group about 45 minutes to get through the entire maze. There were a lot of scenes with great detail. Looks like a lot of time was put into this field. The actors did a very good job of surprising us and continuing the "scare." Being able to 'wait in line' at a bonfire (with storyteller!!!) was of course an added perk. The store is also a nice thing to walk through/look at while waiting as well as the concession stand.

Our group was also there early enough to pick pumpkins and look around at all the animals. Also a good time while you're waiting....

Overall this was a disappointment. The maze is long, and it's obvious a lot of work went into it, but there is nothing new or unexpected. It took about 40 minutes to go through (not running) and we only saw 6 actors the whole way, and there was very little interaction with them. The most interesting part was the security guy who decided to follow us through about half the maze... I would have been happy with the experience if I had paid mybe $8. For $18 it was a rip off.