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I'm glad you took my suggestion about starting a topic for this topic

Overall I enjoy hayrides. I've only done a few Wishes Woods, Soppky word in 2 locations, a charity haunt back in GA, and Charming fair farms (multiple versions). I agree they don't tend to be scary. In fact, some never try to be all that scary The old Full circuit hayride at Charming fair was a mix of light Horror and campy storylines that in the end ended up being very fun.

My first ever haunted hayride was the original Spooky World. So this set the standard which I compared all future hayrides to. This attraction was drastically different from the ones I have seen now. even the new Spooky World. They have multiple buildings that were very well themed and small sets in which the hayride stopped at. it has some scares but the scenes were more theatrical. a Sweeny Tod set wen the barber slit a man's throat and blood sprayed across the room. The Giliteen, etc. 

That aside  Where things were done rite in that first one was plenty of sets and things to look at. No dead space.   This is something most newer ones get wrong. they make then longer bragging its a mile long for example but there is only a handful of sets. Might as well be a half-mile and spend more time in the sets. makes no sense to brag about the length is half of it is just trees or field.