u/ShireBurrow

Do Not Go to Pumpkins After Dark
▲ 250 r/desmoines

Do Not Go to Pumpkins After Dark

The following will make me sound like a curmudgeon jerk who hates fun: pumpkins after dark is Halloween Fyre fest.

My motivation is to save families who are struggling in this economy from spending time, energy, and hard-earned dollars on this event.

The only saving grace is the people staffing event were nice and friendly and there is a chance younger kids may feel enchanted by it.

TLDR: fake plastic pumpkin art, up to $30/pp, $8 parking.

Essentially you’re paying for a few photo props with Home Depot Halloween decorations.

The walk around the park is lit with props you think are real pumpkin art which I was initially impressed by until you realize they’re plastic pumpkins glued onto wood boards.

Now if the event was $10 sure whatever but charging up to $30 per person makes this seem like a money grab by the organization and any social media accounts promoting it.

Also they lie on their website saying the pumpkins are hand carved:

https://pumpkinsafterdark.com

u/ShireBurrow — 5 days ago