Haunted Attractions: Exploring the Dark Side of Amusement Parks

Ch. 1

I got out of my car as I walked up to the counters' window, seeing only one person to be let into Circus of Chaos. I talked to the security guard, waiting to be let in as I watched on the other side of the thick plastic glass. He nodded his head, handing me a small badge of a laminated rainbow on a dark blue lanyard as the light turned from red to green, letting me go through the rotating turnstile gate. Pushing my way through carefully and slowly, I made it to the other side with the escalator, stepping on it as I waited on a step to go up. Looking at my surroundings, I watched as I barely saw the top of the escalator.

Sighing deeply, I was reminded of my past with this place as if it'll never be my last suddenly noticing that my surroundings was a dim dark color. As I reached the top, getting ready to step off I took a deep breath remembering this place as if it were my first time being here all over again. Taking my first step in this familiar world of the dim dark personal experience, I thought to myself about how things have changed compared to when I first got here. Taking the first few steps into the world of unknown, I stopped in front of the chipmunk statue as always it's structure being creepy as ever. As I turned my head forward to continue walking I avoided my gaze from meeting with the statues.

I watched in front of me as the long dark path, feeling pure dread trying to make myself feel some ease before going on the first ride. I accepted this as my fate when after knowing that I wouldn't get out of here without experiencing some kind of trauma. I hesitated to myself as I shook my head lightly trying to forget the memories in my head of the past I experienced prior to being here several times. I sighed deeply as I stepped in the swan boat, feeling dread and adrenaline throughout my body as a feeling being anxious took over my body completely. I sat down slowly as I accepted my fate, feeling my whole body go numb when I felt the boat ride start moving as I tried to keep myself together.

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