This Halloween, Knott’s Scary Farm is stepping up the fear factor in a high-tech way.
A new virtual reality experience called “FearVR: 5150” will give visitors a first-person point of view to horror and carnage unlike anything Knott’s has ever offered.
Forget the 1,000 costumed monsters that jump out of the fog to scare guests. These new monsters will invade their psyche.
“We’re going to take guests on an immersive experience ... in a real-life horror movie,” said Christian Dieckmann, vice president of strategic growth at Cedar Fair, the parent company of Knott’s.
Dieckmann said Cedar Fair will roll out this VR experience to two of its other theme parks – California’s Great America in Santa Clara and Canada’s Wonderland. He also said that the company may add VR to other attractions and roller coasters at Knott’s at a later date.
Visitors who pay a bit extra will be led into an area in the Boardwalk, where they’ll be strapped into a dingy brown wheelchair. Guests will wear headphones and Samsung Gear virtual reality goggles with an Oculus program.
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