Tonight, Shane and I took Logan (his son) to the Haunted Cavern at Ruby Falls. This is supposed to be the scariest haunted house, cave, barn, etc. in Chattanooga.
Shane is big into surprises, so anytime we take the kids anywhere special; he won't tell them where we are going. He just builds them up to the surprise. So, he has built Logan up to going somewhere, but Logan never expected this.
We get to Ruby Falls and wait for the "FUN" to begin. We have to wait about 5 mins and then we ride the elevator down 260 feet to the caves that wait us below. Once we got to the caves, I had to stop and remind myself that nothing is going to happen to us. I can sometimes get panicky if I think I'm in an enclosed place without any air. I got to thinking what if something happened and the caves just fell upon us. Anyway, back to the story.
We are off to the tour. I haven't been to many haunted houses, actually just 1; so I was a bit nervous.
The cave is dark and Shane is in the lead. Shane is always in the lead because he is 6'4" and a rather big guy that could protect us. Logan is right beside Shane and I'm behind both of them and a bunch of kids are behind me.
Of course, all these creatures start jumping out at us and scaring us. I screamed a few times; but everything seemed okay until the END.
We hear a chain saw going as we are nearing the end and I'm thinking, OMG, that is a real chain saw because I can smell the engine going. Shane has Logan right beside him holding onto him and here comes Leatherface. He is right on Shane and Logan, mainly Logan. Just putting that saw right about 1/2 inch from Logan and Logan starts screaming and crying hysterically. We make it past him and Shane is consoling Logan. We are waiting on the van to take us back up to Ruby Falls and while in line, here comes Leatherface again with that dang chainsaw.
This time, he zeros in on Logan and is running that blade up and down Logan's chest. I then look closer at the saw and the blade is fake; however, Logan is screaming and crying and the guy won't stop. I thought Shane was going to knock the hell out of him. I finally said, "Enough" and the guy walked away.
It took about 10 mins for Shane to get Logan calmed down. The Haunted Cavern was really great if you are looking for a scare; however, it states not entended for children under 8. Logan is 10 so we didn't think it would be that bad. You may want to think twice before you take your children there.
I enjoyed it though except for that last part.
Posted by tennbrat at October 21, 2005 11:58 AM | TrackBack