I sometimes believe that a homemade make shift haunted house / yard are way better then a legit…read morehaunted house. Usually they take donations and don't charge. This house is neat. The owner does a good job and is very happy and willing to talk and discuss his yard. The whole walk through might take 10-12 minutes. The ending of course is the best part plus the "green, foggy" room. My kids and their friends enjoyed it and you can go through multiple times. Highly recommend give it a look at and enjoy the owners hard work.

Royal Scare is back!!! Paul pulled off an amazing re-launch of this SW suburban Halloween classic…read more So much craftsmanship and artistry have gone into the tiniest of details here. It's not too scary for little ones and it's scary enough NOT to be lame for teens. You have to see it for yourselves!!!

Coming from Los Angeles CA, I'm spoiled with Halloween Horror Nights at Universal, so that level of…read moreproduction quality is unmatched. With that said, what Fear Forest has going for it is atmosphere and good actors. The hayride is always fun, although I feel like last year was a bit better for some reason. My wife and I went again this year on Halloween night with a friend and we choose to do all 4 events. Even the hayride seemed a tiny bit lacking compared to last year (maybe because not many people want to work halloween night especially on a Friday night) the mazes were fun and the actors did a good job. The cornmaze was our favorite. The atmosphere, weather, sounds, and lights were perfect for a fun maze of scares. I passed a Scarecrow actor and liked his mask, I said aloud, "that's an awesome mask and I can't make to make my own", and he pulled me aside and stood in front of a light so I can take a photo with my phone for reference. Small, but very nice thing to do, and I sure appreciated that. Very cool guy. Thanks again, man. Will we go again next year? Hm. Absolutely. See you next year, Fear Forest! 9.4/10 P.s. Dress warm. My wife and friend were freezing, but i over did it and actually became too hot but I'd rather be hot and take off layers than freezing with no way to get warm LOL

Its was a great haunted house exsperence, good price, great attractions. I would recommend.read more

Such a fantastic haunted attraction! I highly recommend paying them a visit as they offer one of…read morethe most impressive setups in NE Ohio. The set designs are truly remarkable and the actors deliver an outstanding performance. This was our second visit, and we are already looking forward to attending again next year. Despite the crowds, we appreciated how they managed to keep a proper distance between groups, ensuring a fresh and enjoyable experience for everyone.

Had fun at this haunted house! Very entertaining and spooky. I don't want to give away too much…read moreinfo...but it's definitely worth visiting here the next time you are looking for a haunted house to go through. Actors did an excellent job! on the special effects. Really enjoyed going through this attraction!

Went with my kids about a week ago..I wanted to check out this new haunted trail instead of…read moresomeplace established forever. For the new kid on the block my kids and I loved it. It was scary enough for them without me feeling we had to leave within a few minutes and entertaining enough for me. I felt the price was reasonable and everyone was professional and stayed in character the whole time. I moved here recently from Vermont with my kids after my partner died. It reminded me of home with some of the haunted trails we have out there. My kids stopped feeling homesick and really had a blast. Thank you very much to everyone great job.

THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER! We came on their 1st night of opening, nothing was prepared for…read more"terrifying" experience. They were happy to charge you full admission with waiting times over an hour to enter woods. With no people, in queue, in front of you. Woods had nothing to offer, it was rather haleririous experience, where we felt like idiots paying for a late walk in the woods, if I didn't have my flash light on, I would ended up in Emergency, that was the only terrifying experience of nearly breaking your neck! After 20 minutes walk we asked for a full refund, they promised to sort it out and nothing was refunded. I received no further communication. I am extremely disappointed with above experience. They opened up to public, but did not invest in decorations, atmosphere or an experience. Wish I could score -30 for the whole night.

My son has always wanted to do a escape room , so finally on his 13th birthday he was finally old…read moreenough so we decided to try out Escape Medina. The room we decided to try and conquer was Submarine: The Unknown Abyss. The story of the room was You and your team have adventured on a journey in search of a mysterious, abandoned submarine. Which the legend says, comes to the same spot of the water once a year. They say the captain, which was mad, took steam punk inventions and incorporated them into the mysterious submarine. They say the submarine didn't use any fuel, and moved like a living creature. In the captains last records there was something about the submarine having a heartbeat, and that begun to beat slower and slower. The way you beat the room and escape is that you must solve all the puzzles and decipher all the clues, to make your way into the Captain's Quarters and take control of the Submarine back to port. My family worked extremely well together and we were given five clues from Brandon to help us on our mission. My daughter and son who was the birthday boy did masterful job on solving lot of the puzzles. We were given sixty minutes to escape the room which we did with exactly 2:51 left on the timer clock. If you looking for a great family adventure with thrilling twist and turns plus challenging puzzles I would definitely check out Escape Medina.

Visited the haunted forrest hay ride and haunted house at Escape Medina and we had a blast. We took…read moremy kids and my daughter's boyfriend with us and when we bought tickets the sales lady suggested we get the speed pass since it was a busy night and the lines were long. I asked her if it was worth it and she said, "I think so". I wasn't sure, but for only $10 more per person, we went ahead and bought fast passes. On a non-busy night, I wouldn't suggest that, but on this night, it was totally worth it. The construction of the buildings throughout the place was very well done. Top notch in terms of build quality - they spared no expense, even of the places out in the woods. They were built to last. The wait in each line was about 30 minutes long. With the fast pass, we walked straight past the line and there was no waiting at all. That was a total win and my family was very appreciative of the additional investment. We were in and out of the place in just over an hour. Otherwise, it would've been closer to three hours. First, we rode the hay ride, which included actors chasing you and telling gruesome stories along with animatronics. People were screaming and trying to hide from the monsters, but there is nowhere to go on a hay ride. Chainsaws. Lots of chainsaws. Next, we walked the haunted trail, which was pretty cool. Then we visited the haunted house. It was very cool. The actors pay much more attention to people who are act scared, so there's a pro tip for you. Don't act scared and they won't bother you. Afterwards, we munched on some chili cheese fries and regular french fries while sitting around the warm bonfire. They were pretty tasty. I definitely recommend this place if you haven't visited before.

I've been here before for Halloween and really enjoyed it but my friend and I came for A Creepy…read moreChristmas feat. Krampus and we loved it! First, the decorations are honestly amazing. They go above and beyond with the decor and attention to detail and creepy statues, and ugh gross. They had some of the creepiest elves I've ever seen in my life. The actors are also great. The wait was not too long. We might've waited 30 minutes in line - much longer during Halloween. It was really fun with so many different Christmas themes. There was even cousin Eddie from National Lampoon's Christmas vacation which was hilarious. I really enjoyed this Christmas haunted house. The actors did an awesome job. There were definitely plenty of jump scares. And at the end they had a Christmas bar with Christmas themed cocktails! It was a super fun to spend our evening.

Highly recommend! So much fun and a great place to get your spooky on! It is really scary, so I…read moredon't recommend this attraction if you aren't at least 16 years old. There are many stairs too. Good for getting extra steps clocked, not good if you can't do stairs. Liked the scare factor and that there are two attractions for one price. Fabulous special effects!

The decorations get better and better each year. Our family loves to explore the trails in the…read moreweeks leading up to the fair to see the progress. I love the fun details that the crew takes the time to build into each set. Kids always love the train ride! It can be really busy and tickets need to be purchased in advance.

I visited the Halloween Fair put on by the Lorain County Metroparks at Carlisle Reservation this…read morepast weekend with my family, and was extremely impressed! We did the haunted trail during the "family friendly" daylight hours (no actors), games, and Little Green Choo ride. The park system and volunteers must have spent a lot of time preparing for this event. The haunted trail was elaborate and amazing. The trail is wagon/stroller friendly, (the walk-thru side attractions are not), but it is quite scary even during the 'family friendly' hours, so I wouldn't recommend it for young children. The bubble machine, tricycle race track, and carnival games are all perfectly suited for the younger crowd though, as was the train ride. I also really enjoyed seeing many well-constructed child-sized Halloween character photo-ops. When we left the park around 8:00pm, the line for the haunted trail was very long, and the line of cars down Diagonal Rd. waiting to get into the parking area was even longer. They stop letting people line up at 9:30pm, so I would advise arriving far in advance of that to allow for slow entrance to the parking area and probably a line at the ticket booth. They made an announcement (maybe around 6:30pm, but I'm not sure) allowing people to queue up for entrance to the haunted trail once it turned 'scary' at 7:00pm, so I would go early for the shortest wait. Cost is $2 per person, free for 3 and under. Games and food are extra. There is a significant amount of walking involved from the parking area to the ticket booth and then to the attractions, so this event is probably not a good choice for those with mobility issues, although they do have a handicapped parking area and accessible restrooms available.

Stopped by Spooky Ranch last night since it's near my house. I purchased tickets for all the…read moreattractions except Zombie Paintball for myself and my 7-year old son. With regards to bedtime, I decided to get there right as they opened at 7pm. My son was extremely excited to go in a real real haunted house, as in the past he's only done more kid-friendly ones. Neither of us were disappointed! Both of us are kind of "laughers," rather than "screamers," but I found that I was creeped out or startled to the point of jumping several times! We went through the saloon first. I was pleased with how long it was, and also glad that I got there early, so we weren't stuck with a huge group of people, as often happens at haunted houses, I've found. Now, I'm more of the type of person who appreciates really "creepy" scenes, rather than those that are loaded with a huge amount of blood and guts. So for me, this was great! I loved walking through various rooms in the saloon, and taking in the decor. Don't get me wrong, there were plenty of actors to jump out and scare you, along with features like puffs of air in your face as you walked by certain areas, which I thought was fun. There was also a cool animatronic feature that scared my son so much that he literally took off running out of one of the rooms! There is a section at the end that, if I were claustrophobic, I think might have put me over the edge, so be warned! My son was a champ throughout, though. I'd say it was successful, since at the end, he said, "I never want to go through that again!" The "Extreme Nightmares" was on par with the first house, just with a different theme. I enjoyed the actor that "welcomes" you into the house with his live rat and snake. I enjoyed petting the rat and the snake, although the snake was a little creepy, since I'm not much of a fan. That is the point, after all, though, right? To be scared or creeped out? Again, I jumped several times, and was again glad I got there early so that I could enjoy the scenes without a bunch of other people breathing down my back. Again, there were lots of actors, and I appreciated that in some cases, rather than just jumping out to scare you, they interacted with you. The 3D house isn't quite as scary as the other two, in my opinion, unless you aren't a fan of clowns. The 3D glasses and paint really were a neat effect, and more fun to look at (like a fun house) than scary. Still totally worth it, and I think it's good for something different. This was my son's favorite of the three houses, probably because it wasn't as traditionally scary. He was weird about wanting to wear the 3D glasses in the beginning, so he didn't want to grab a pair. A little ways in, though, I gave him mine, and I loved hearing his repeated "Whoas!" and "That's cools!" as he looked at the 3D effects. Perhaps surprisingly, the hayride did not disappoint either. After walking through the 3 houses, it was a nice break, and it felt good to just sit down and enjoy the ride. My favorite features of the hayride were a fire feature that you encounter during the ride, as well as the barn at the end, with a really creepy animatronic dragon that comes out and kind of "dances" over the hay wagon. There was another little boy about my son's age on the wagon, who was so terrified that he curled up into a ball and actually started clinging to random strangers to protect him. That was fun to watch, especially with my son trying to tell him, "Dude! It;'s not real!" Lol. The kid was okay in the end and stood up all proud and macho, pretending he wasn't scared at all. Oh... I almost forgot about the water feature! Keep your eyes peeled and pay attention, or you might get nailed like I did with a stream of water. I'm glad it was warm last night. We had a great time, and I'll definitely be heading back next year! I may even go again this year and take my son to the more kid-friendly daytime event so he can do another hayride, paint a pumpkin, and see some farm animals!

Had so much fun the scares the hayride the vibe the price everything was well worth it and the fact…read morethey have new stuff every year is so awesome can't wait for the next time