Shipwreck'
scary on Queen Mary
Courtesy of Queen Mary
By
Alex Carbajal
On-line Forty-Niner
In
such a short time the Long Beach Queen
Mary's "Shipwreck" has joined
the ranks of "Knott's Scary Farm"
and "Six Flags' Fright Fest,"
as one of the premier places to go to
get the life scared out of you during
the Halloween season.
The
Queen Mary is said to be filled with spirits
that still haunt the ship and its visitors
to this day, so why not have a haunted
house to rile up the spirits even more.
What makes Shipwreck unique is the fact
that three of the seven spine-chilling
mazes actually take you through the ship
itself. It gives you an eerie sense
that has to be experienced to describe.
The
"Haunted Hull of Horrors," which
might be the scariest of all the mazes,
takes you through the engine room with
tight corridors, long dark hallways and
several things distract attention away
from the monsters who are ready to jump
out and scare you at any moment.
At
one moment you think you see a monster
on its way to scare you or the unsuspecting
soul behind you; but then you turn and
look back, and what was once there is
now gone.
The
most interesting maze that shipwreck offers
you is the "House of Hallucinations"in
3-D. No other park has ever attempted
this. Upon entering the maze an
attendant gives you a pair of 3-D glasses
for you to wear while walking through.
What
happens next is unbelievable, you walk
through and you see something that seems
far away, then next thing you know its
right in your face, breathing down your
neck. Everything in this maze is
in 3-D; the costumes, the make up of the
monsters and the scenery that you encounter
when walking through.
It
is in this maze that I encountered two
monsters that scared me from both sides
so badly, that my 3-D glasses flew off
and I was left dumbfounded. If you
need to take a break from being scared,
located at the end of all three mazes
that are on the ship is a dance floor
that plays music all night.
EVENTS
LISTING
What:
"Shipwreck"
When: Friday & Saturday in October
Where: Queen Mary
1126 Queens Highway,
Long Beach, Ca
Information: (562) 435-3511
