Fort Worth, Texas
www.cuttingedgehauntedhouse.com
The greatest failing of this haunt is the lack of good theatrical lighting. Large sections of the haunted are so dark you can't see the intended scare. Even featured scares such as animatronics lack point lighting to highlight the scare. I knew something roared and moved to the left, I never saw what it was. The actors were obviously frustrated as well. Many of them resorted to jumping out and waving their hands in front of the face of the intended victim.
I enjoyed the sound track made up of rock and roll standards. Hell's Bells, Cry Little Sister (The theme from Lost Boys) are examples of the music used.
I applaud the haunt for attempting to manage the problem of the formation of conga lines. In most haunts small groups are admitted at the entrance of the haunt in an effort to space out the visitors allowing actors and animatronics to reset between groups. What usually happens is one of the groups moves so slowly that other groups catch up and you end up with a conga line which degrades the experience for almost everyone. The Cutting Edge has a secondary queue about mid-way though the haunt intended to reset the spacing the groups of visitors.
This haunt showed definite signs of TSTS (Trade Show Temptation Syndrome) Placement of the high dollar prop animatronics felt haphazard. Overall this haunt lacked a cohesive theme, many of the props felt out of place and the actors often scrambled past the visitors to get to the next scare.
While this haunt is long, the density of interesting events was low. Oh, and the big finish was walking through a tunnel of bubbles....
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