Ayden K week 4: Halloween Horrnights, An experience for the whole family?

 This question came to me as I went to Halloween horrnights last weekend and was shocked at the number of young kids ( ones aged 2-12, even some babies! The universal website states that the event is not recommended for kids under 13, so what's with all the parents bringing their kids? This is for many reasons including but not limited to f kids having more exposure to horror acts than kids nowadays, and the fact that there are places to go and ways to walk to see the different so-called scarzones without the threat of getting jump scared. 

Before we dive into the different reasons, I need to give some background for the event. At this event, there are two places to get scared: Haunted Houses, in which you are brought into an enclosed space themed around a specific area. There are set times and locations for jump scares and scare zones, open areas often filled with fog with actors walking around often dressed to fit the same theme, which changes depending on which scare zone you're at.

So, onto my first point that children have more exposure to horror movies nowadays. This is true for many reasons, such as streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. It is also true because parents can show kids a film at home, when they want, without the worry that they'll lose out on 20 bucks a ticket if they get too scared to keep watching.

Now, in these scare zones, you can walk on the road or sidewalks; if you step on the road, it's all fair game for the actors to scare, but this is not the same for those on the sidewalk. Actors are not allowed to walk onto the sidewalk or scare those on it.

So, what do you think about parents bringing their kids to HHN?


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  1. AnonymousOctober 12, 2023 at 5:47 PM

    I agree that this blog explains it very well. I think bringing children to HHN is alright, but there are some boundaries. Toddlers and infants should not be brought to HHN; however, kids older than 7 are fine. As long as the kid consents and insists on going, there is no problem in bringing our kids to enjoy a HHN.

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  2. MeitalOctober 17, 2023 at 9:56 AM

    I do not think that kids should go to HHN. If the theme park advises to not go, then it is because there might be repercussions from going. Kids might be scared and will keep that memory forever. As well, watching a horror movie is not the same as having an actual jump scare. Therefore, if the kids go and get scared and want to leave, the parents would have missed a really great night which would not be fair to them.

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