Fear Factory

666 W 800 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84104, USA

Address:	666 W 800 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84104, USA
Phone:	+1 801-692-3327
Site:	fearfactoryslc.com
Rating:	4.1

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Justin Barton

Im not a huge fan of haunted houses, but was so impressed by my visit with this place that I wanted to leave a review. Theres a reason this place has long lines. GET THERE EARLY and avoid the line. For those who do need to wait - they have awesome entertainment and a hilarious host doing give aways and trivia that makes the wait bearable. This isnt your run of the mill haunt. Created out of an old abandoned concrete factory (where real live - legitimate employee deaths have occurred during its years in operation) the tone is much freakier than any other haunt Ive ever been to. What stood out to me the most, is that this place really does instill FEAR. They do an awesome job of hitting them all. Fear of heights? Oh my goodness. Arachnophobia? In a very big way. Claustrophobia? I almost died. (Dont go in the Twilight Zone, just dont) Coulrophobia? Oh sheesh - Dont look the clowns in the eye! We did the touch of fear, and my wife had to rip off her glow stick because it was too intense! The effects were absolutely horrific. I really like how it wasnt just an old square warehouse with a maze weaving through. This haunt takes you down through sewer like dungeons, then back up to dizzying heights all the while delivering every type of fear you can imagine. After the intensity of going through the main haunt we wanted to give the other attractions a try. (Again, Im not a huge fan of these kinds of things, but after the thrill of this place, I didnt want it to be over.) The Virtual Reality haunt is unlike anything Ive ever experienced. You have the feeling that you are completely alone (even though your friends are standing right next to you.) I found myself jumping, ducking and literally shouting with fear. (I like to think that Im a mature adult who doesnt get scared at these things, but man, this proved me wrong.) On a side note, it is absolutely hilarious to watch your friends during their VR experience. It adds a bit of welcome comedy to the evening to watch their reactions as they go through. After some encouragement, my wife agreed to try the zip line, (but made me do the fear fall all by myself). These attractions are well worth the money for those looking for an extra thrill/adrenaline rush. (Fear fall is way scarier, more intense and more fun in my opinion. Just dont look down or you might rethink, just jump!) I went to this haunted house with some skepticism (again, I dont typically like haunted houses), and walked away having been legitimately freaked out, unexpectedly horrified, and ultimately thrilled. It is apparent the owners of this place spared no expense in making this the scariest and most legitimate haunt in the state.

Charles Crosbie

Buyer Beware: I can only imagine any positive posts are coming from those who work at or are somehow associated with Fear Factory. Having been to most haunted attractions in the Ogden/Salt Lake/Provo areas, Ive waited with great anticipation to try Fear Factory. Last Thursday night (10/16/2014) was my first time visiting this attraction and, unfortunately, it was a huge letdown. The guy at the front gate (dressed as Beetlejuice) talked up the attraction while comparing it favorably to other local haunted house type attractions. If only it would have been half as good as he promised it would be. The first part was full of actors getting into their roles, however most of them were made-up like kids going out to trick or treat as opposed to the great costumes seen at other haunted houses. The first third of the attraction was good, but with completely standard fare youd find in any other attraction. About half way through the customers are required to scale several flights of stairs only to walk over a see-through platform and then descend the stairs again. This was a pointless, slow and somewhat exhausting endeavor for little to no pay off (and Im afraid of heights). After that there were sections where we literally saw no actors for minutes and were just walking through a path in the factory. Eventually they send you to their version of "hell" and end the tour by requiring their guests to slide down a very curvy slide (a lot of guests were complaining how sick and dizzy it made them feel). Having seen many other local attractions, I was severely disappointed at the costuming, the lack of full staffing and the physically tiring nature of the Fear Factory. To me it seems they would want to play up the whole "people dying in factory accidents" angle they sell you to get you there. Nope. Instead its a very predictable, mediocre haunted house with a lot of stairs and vomit inducing slide. It set me back $119 for four people to attend. Unless youre really into attractions like this where every picture on the wall and cobweb is fascinating to you, Id highly recommend trying one of the many other haunted houses/forests in the area. The Fear Factory was very disappointing. I will not recommend it or visit it again.

Seth Jaynes

Last night I went here it was actually a good experience in loo of the long line, mediocre musical entertainment, and poor performance of the younger actors. The shinning moments were when you had a solid theme to an area. The size of this attraction was amazing (albeit a little long near the end). I have a few ideas that would add to this and possibly make a load of money for you. 1. When I was waiting in line I could only think of how unsafe these long lines were. The alternative would be a number system like you see at the DMV give groups of people a number announce them and they can approach and embark on their journey, meanwhile where you have the line can be a concession paradise drinks and swag on sell there in the courtyard while you have a waiting captive audience. 2.The place is a factory, dangerous and scary without much effort. In some spots I really got that feeling other times it felt like trying to hard to hide it, I think if you just OWN IT capitalize on the factory part and have a story to have us live though. It seemed to be fractured too heavily and revisit old shticks when you needed to fill a spot( its ok to do the chainsaw thing but bring em together and do it once) you have lots of space I understand theme it put all the zombies in one area ( or have differnt kind of zombies in some areas ) . It would also be nice if you coached your actors give them advise, invading my personal space is creepy but if every one of em is doing it its mundane, not sure what to tell you there change it up some how. 3.As a matter of personal preference less strobe lights. There is a safety issue with the train not sure what you can do but your clients were climbing all over the train and tracks, wether you need to hire security to keep them safe install fencing to stop this or build an overhead access to the other side of the tracks. Thank you for a good scare this halloween

Jean Wilson

We went to Fear Factory last night (10/6/2016) and got there at 6:45. They still had parking by the building which was great. Ticket booth didnt open until 7:15 although website said they opened at 7. We felt like they were waiting for more people to show up. They had plenty of things to look at outside with creative props, painting on the buildings, and even a little maze to get to the ticket booth. If you want to avoid lines, go during the week and get there early. We got $5 off discount coupons from Wendys, taking the general admission price of $25 down to $20. Fear Factory is dark and winds through both inside and outside sections. Actors costuming was fine although its too dark to tell much detail so I cant say if it was really that good or not. When it was lighted (like in the clown section) it seemed like pretty standard make-up. They did have plenty of actors which was great- someone was lurking no more than about 15-20 feet apart. Took us about 45 minutes to walk through. Lots of stairs but they all have adequate handrails. There is a long, high catwalk and a couple of pitch black sections (including an unexpected section with a surprise) as well as the blinding strobe light section-all of which is to be expected. Clown section used 3D glasses but was probably the weakest part of the show for me because it seemed to lack as much variety as other sections like the butcher, vampire, mad scientist, morgue, etc... I enjoyed the high number of actors to guests and the chance to go outside occasionally since that helped to cool down. For a haunted attraction the smell was pretty mild-no overly strong olfactory sensation but plan on your eyes and ears being bombarded. They also took pictures at the beginning which you can buy at the end or have sent to an e-mail. Overall we had a good experience.