Pursued by freaks and terrors, you’ll be assailed by monsters above and below. The standards are here, too: Vortex tunnels and a suffocation room, a chainlink maze and a ghastly dining hall all have to be crossed before you can leave. The makeup is top-notch with unique, credible characters throughout. The Captain has been redone this year with great effect, and many scenes have been expanded and improved. The infirmary is creeptastic as is the hog faced ook.
New this year is the Captain’s Tour and Canptain’s Ball,
a dockside Halloween party and a special lights-off tour in which
visitors will be armed with only weak flashlights to guide them through
a no-holds-barred night of terror. The Laser Rage laser tag arena makes
a fun, adrenaline fueled finale to the night.
THE WAIT: Lines last 20 minutes in the early evening and are much longer at peak times. It takes another 25 minutes to tour the ship.
DETAILS: Boarding time is 7-11
p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and 7 p.m.-1 a.m.
Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 31. Newport on the Levee, 101 Riverboat
Row, Newport, 859-392-7568, www.ussnightmare.com
THE DAMAGE: $16, $13 with a
coupon on their web site; add Laser Rage for $1 more when purchased
online; $20 RIP Fast Pass admission; $6 for the lights-on kids matinee
4-6 p.m. Oct. 24; $20 for the Unrated Captain’s Tour (must be 17 years
and older) midnight-2 a.m. Oct. 30; $28 for the Captain’s Tour and the
Captain’s Ball, a dockside Halloween party aboard the River Queen at 11
p.m. Oct. 30.
CITYBEAT RATING: R
