Navitat Canopy Adventures- Review
Continuing our recent run of “thrill” reviews, we had the good fortune to be able to review a pretty major new Southern California attraction —Navitat Canopy Adventures. Located in Wrightwood, a little...
View ArticleSkyJump Las Vegas – Review
Our quest for thrills takes us this time to Las Vegas, where the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino boasts one of the most unique thrill experiences ever–the SkyJump. The Stratosphere is one of the tallest...
View ArticleDig This
Every thrilling experience is unique, but the latest Thrill attraction we’re reviewing is a whole new ballgame. Ordinarily this column has focused on adrenaline-pumping thrills: ziplines, roller...
View ArticleTransformers: The Ride 3D
Returning to our reviews of Thrill Attractions just in time for summer, Media Geeks was given the chance to ride Transformers: The Ride 3D at Universal Studios Hollywood. This new dark ride came with...
View ArticleParanormal Activity 4
Paranormal Activity 1 was easy to dismiss as overly reliant on a gimmick. What’s harder is denying that it was pretty effective. It was scary, innovative, and massively profitable. Using ultra-low...
View ArticleGangster Squad
Hollywood loves antiheroes these days. Dark, brooding, and dangerous are all adjectives that lately describe the good guys in movies. Questionable characters, dragged into action with murky motives,...
View ArticleMan of Steel
Superman is simply the most recognizable, iconic character in the country. I read that the S-shield is the second-most known symbol in the entire world, after the Christian cross. He has been part of...
View ArticleLos Angeles Haunted Hayride 2014
Entrance For the second year in a row, Media-Geeks visited the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park. This year promised to bigger and better than last year. Did they succeed? Read on! The...
View ArticleDracula Untold
There is never a shortage of vampire movies, especially these days. Just in time for Halloween comes another attempt at bringing back the original vampire, Dracula himself. Unlike many Dracula...
View ArticleThe Boiler Room
The direct sequel to The Basement, the Boiler Room, is also an escape room, but with a twist. I think it’s a good example of how the genre can be altered and modified to create different experiences,...
View ArticleEscape Room LA: The Theatre and the Alchemist
I’ve been doing Escape Rooms for about two years now. I haven’t kept official count, but I’m probably close to 20 and wouldn’t be surprised if I was over that. As time goes on, I keep thinking they...
View ArticleZombie Joe’s “Brave the Dark”
Like previous Zombie Joe performances before it, Brave the Dark is anything but straightforward. Advertised as a “fun n’ freaky immersive production,” Brave the Dark is all about taking the...
View ArticleWest Destiny – Zombie Joe’s Underground Theater
West Destiny is the first “straightforward”, scripted show I’ve seen at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theater, and I have to say I really enjoyed it! It was fun, campy, short and sweet, and of course had a...
View ArticleGet the F Out: The Virus Escape Room
The Premise A deadly virus is spreading and only my team of doctors can stop it. Our team plummets deep underground to our top-secret military lab. There, our mentor left us the clues to create the...
View ArticleApartment 213 – Get Immersed with a Family of Cannibalistic Rednecks
I missed Apartment 213’s immersive haunt when I went to Scare LA and was very excited to find out they were having a two-day pop-up experience in September. I hurried to Facebook to see if I could be...
View ArticlePuzzles within Da Vinci’s Secret (A 60 Out Escape Room)
The Premise (from 60 Out): “After Da Vinci’s passing, he left his favorite pupil, Salai, a gift. This gift was greater than anyone could ever suspect, a secret room filled with some of the most...
View ArticleThe Case of Jack the Ripper – Maze Rooms
It was a dark and stormy night… My team of detectives and I stepped through the door and were transported to 1888 Whitechapel, twisted playground of Jack the Ripper. It was dark and musty as we...
View ArticleFright Fest is Upon Us – Halloween at Magic Mountain
Go with a friend I’ve been to Halloween nights at other parks, but this was my first foray into Magic Mountain’s Fright Fest. I was treated to a preview of their delicious ghoulish grub menu, given an...
View ArticleEscape the Laboratory – Are you Worthy?
The Premise In Dr. Crowl’s search to rid the world of genetic imperfection and create a utopia of “worthy” humans, he created The Laboratory as a way to further his experiments while simultaneously...
View ArticleThe 17th Door – Welcome to the Insanity of Perpetuum Penitentiary
Of all the haunts I did last year, The 17th Door was my favorite, so it had a lot to live up to. This year, its third, with a continuing story and all-new sets, did not disappoint. The new location in...
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