Zombie Train

Went to this place with my family, what a waste of $ 40 down the drain. They really get in your face if your in the adult train. They comment & ask you personal things. Its a waste, save your money. This doesnt even deserve a star but it wont let me put 0 stars lol.

yup I totally got suckered to pay for this zombie train deal I saw on Living Social. The Walking Dead is my fav show! Therefore, I luv anything zombies so i got easily tricked into believing this wud b kool! yup it was lame.
Our train didnt start on time. Before they let us on the train, a guy did an intro, then let us know wat the safetly rules were, he treated us like kids n made us repeated after him such as «i will not stick my arms out the aisle, «i will not touch the zombies» and blah blah blah, then repeatedly ask everyone «who wants to survive» he made us repeated his phase several times «Survive…survive!» After about 20 mins of sayin dun do this n tat n I will Survive crap, he finally let us in the train.
Warning for the fluffy people n those who have knee problem: to get into the train, u walk up a pretty steep stairs, n the hallway is extremely tight! I saw this 2 ladies who were very wide, they stood there for few mins figuring out how they were going to get up n in n thru it. The gentlemen stood there watched n didnt offer to help.
Anyways, wen the train 1^st took off, we saw zombies everywhere outside, tat got me excited! The train ride was short. I was expecting 45 mins of train ride n for train to go around in circle. Instead the train went striaght for bout 8 mins n then reversed back to where we were. that was it! the end!
Driving safety warning: its located in the boonies, very dark 2 way street, no emergency shoulder lane, the driveway to get into the parking lot is very hard to find, do not drive into the dirt, we saw many cars who messed up their car badly turning around n went down a steep hill into the dirt area, u must find the driveway into the parking lot instead. The parking lot is VERY dark, no lights at all, everyone who got out of their car had to use their phone flash light to see.

This was the dumbest thing ever. Imagine this, you pay 45 bucks to go on a train with a couple bad soldier actors who just improvise a bunch of tired cliché insults at you and make insinuations about having sex with zombies. And that’s it. Also, «That’s it??» was the thing most often heard by the passengers on board after it was over. Huge rip off.

So we ended up going after reading some bad reviews, and we were pleasantly surprised! We laughed, played around and the special effects were pretty eerie! There were kids hiding under the tables, and some people jumped and screamed a few times!
Seems like they’re getting better at this because what the past reviews say aren’t the same from our experience. Like we did get up with no problem and watch the outside Zombie Invasion.
The only thing that seems the same is you do need to snag your drinks and snacks before the train starts, or just be prepared to wait a bit because the show «must go on».
This was fun, and we’re looking forward to going again closer to Halloween when they should really have this rockin’!

This is my review of the Sacramento zombie train. This review is solely upon myself as a customer and by no way representative of any group or organization. I went on the train ride expecting a very different type of show and was not surprised. It starts off with a guy lecturing you before you get on the train with a megaphone about not standing during the show do not touch the zombies during the show do not do anything during the show just sit down and watch. So we get to our car and there is one actor per car that is to keep us entertained for the ride when other actors aren’t there, his acting was horrible. Next the Sarge the man in control of the train comes through with the doctor and their so called zombies. The doctor had a Rite Aid jacket on had no clue what any lines were and was very bad at her role as for the zombies or so called zombies 75% of the 15 or so total zombies that made it thru the show had no makeup and the ones that did just had just Ben nye scab blood on their face. They’re acting was horrible also as you’ll see by the videos I will post. They had one outdoor scene which you see twice but is on one side of the car so everybody on the opposite side is not allowed to see it because again you were told not to stand up or get in the aisle. The zombies boarded the train under the premise they were savable sick humans and they can be domesticated and be friendly again as zombies. One of the military females had a zombie with a big pack on his back that had a serum that was supposed to domesticate him she informed us they were in a relationship and love each other very much again acting was horrible. The show was a total of 40 minutes the train drove about a mile an hour didn’t make it very far stop randomly for no reason and left you completely bored at all times the storyline was completely week and had no plot or reason then they made an excuse on why they took us back to the beginning saying they failed you now get off a train I would not recommend this show for a 3 year old child the show was not worth $ 10 let alone the $ 35 they do charge. All in all there was absolutely nothing enjoyable and redeemable about this show.

Total rip off, spent 40 minutes on a train bored out of my mind. There’s nothing scary or even fun about it. I agree with the other comments that it’s geared toward overpriced drinks, pictures and merchandise. The show they put on is ridiculous, more dialogue about zombies than actually seeing them. Please don’t waste your money!

DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!
I was talked into this by a friend and had no prior information about this before buying the tickets. Even the website doesn’t explain much about the ride and how lame it was I wish woulda Unilocaled this first. So yeah… dont do it trust me.

Well if you were thinking about checking out the zombie train save your time and money. The entire setup seemed targeted at ticket sales, photo sales and concession profits. There was less 5 minutes of acting on the 40 min train ride. The drunk passengers were more entertaining than the «zombies»

If you go with a good group of friends, an open mind, and some pre-​game drinks you can have a good time. We were all adults so we opted for the adult-​only car; we didn’t have to be around little kids and the alcohol station is very close.
This is definitely not a «scary» ride, you basically watch a show for 45mins on a train, there are only a few actors, and they each play out a skit for 5−10mins at a time. The lights never go off in the train which is where I think it fails, I wish they had a suggestion box because they could definitely make this train a LOT better.
Tips:
~If you want to make sure you are sitting with your group you should get there early, it’s first come first serve seating so you might have to sit with another group or even sit apart from each other
~Concessions/​snacks can only be bought before boarding the train. They sold; small bags of chips (lays original & doritos ranch ONLY), a variety of small bags of corn nuts, & candies (m&ms, snickers, etc) basically anything you can buy at a little league ball game.
When I bought the tickets to this event I had imagined something completely different. I know by looking at other reviews a lot of other people did too. But you can tell this is a work in progress and it has a lot of potential, the actors are acting their hearts out and it’s very endearing. I had a good time, but then again I had the first 3 things I said at the beginning of this review.

It is a 40 minute train ride with a couple of actors, a fog machine and some beers that you pay extra for. The lights never even go off. You only see three zombies and they are «rehabilitated». In short, a total waste of money.

Way overpriced!
We drove up from the bay area because we always wanted to try it out. Unfortunately, this year they don’t have the laser tag guns to shoot zombies and try and keep them off the train. Instead you board the train and sit and watch a show. The actors come up and down the aisle acting out the show. For $ 45 a head, it was kind of boring. You get one free drink with your adult train purchase. The server was at the back of our train car, and wouldn’t come to the front to serve us because she would interrupt the show. We weren’t served until about half way though. The beer was almost room temperature. The whole show lasted about 40 minutes. We thought we might be able to see a show outside of our closed train car, but you couldn’t see anything with the lights on inside, with it being at night. Biggest waste of money ever! It breaks down to about a dollar a min. Wish I wouldn’t have waited so long to come. I heard the previous years were fun…

Please dont waste your money. This experience was very disappointing. A long long ride out for over an hour before you see one zombie. Way overpriced and uneventful.

Mediocre & WAY OVERPRICED.
For $ 50 + 18% gratuity ($ 60) a person, I expected to see more zombies, and be able to actually hit them. Instead, for $ 60 I got to play air gun, shoot at zombies with no sensors, and had no way to know if I actually hit them.
I expected to have an experience similar to laser tag, where at the end of the evening I would be able to compare my hits with my family members for bragging rights. Once i realized i couldn’t actually hit anything, the game and evening was pointless, and we were very disappointed during our long ride home ($ 30 in gas down the tubes too.)
There were 3 in our party — so the value for $ 180 was not there. I could have taken my family to the movies 6 times, to Great America for the entire day, or bought 3 new PS4 games for this price.
On a separate note though, I want to call out that I truly appreciated the advance call from the staff about the expected weather on Halloween night. We chose to reschedule, and were very glad we did so when we learned that the weather had indeed been horrible, and that there were only 4 zombie volunteers to «air-​gun» at. Thank you! That type of customer service means a lot.
And while I don’t think we got our money’s worth on the zombie shooting front, I want to call out that the zombies present were very good at their zombie performance. They made us laugh, and shout, and get our vote for making it seem real. Thank you zombies.
Beer and wine prices were fair. Thanks for not gouging us here.
I also want to point out that we thought the different types of guns were very authentic feeling, and the gentleman running the guns was very pleasant and seemed to genuinely care about our feedback regarding the air-​gun experience. He was hoping to make the experience more authentic next year. Unfortunately, at $ 180 and a long car ride from Tracy, CA, we won’t be willing to chance it.
Hope this feedback was helpful. You have a great idea! You just need to make it happen.

So if you’re expecting some million-​dollar A-​list production like all the whiny one-​star reviewers, you’ll be disappointed.
If you’re looking for a lighthearted good time with trains, guns, fake zombies, and a little silly theater, you’ll have a great time. This was a ton of fun and well worth the money. The guns were cool and a worthwhile addition to the experience. All of the school aged children on the train had a blast. Give it a try.

If I could give this zero stars I would. I got these tickets as a gift and I’m glad I didn’t waste my money on this. I went in expecting so much more, we maybe saw a total of 20 zombies during a 2 hour ride. There was no storyline and the actors on the train were so badly pretending to be drunk it was annoying. I can’t believe that with the money people pay that they can’t up there game this has so much potential to be awesome. If you are thinking of going don’t! You would be better off watching a movie or going out to dinner for the $ 35 you pay per ticket.

Super over-​priced. Laser guns don’t keep score and it gets boring to shoot when literally nothing happens when you do. Story is anticlimactic. There is no decipherable cohesion in the story and the actors seem to be improving. The actors may be decent playing their individual characters, but the interactions with each other are meaningless. My expectation of this attraction was that it was going to be kinda dumb. I was still completely let down. More than half the trip on the way up consisted of big chunks of time where literally nothing was happening. Do not waste your money. (I went to the 9pm show.)

I went into my evening expecting to experience a unique attraction. Unfortunately, this unique attraction was a complete bust! There was no order or direction for anyone. During this 2 hour train ride, the audience was able to experience the «thrill» of spotting/​shooting 4ish zombies every 45 minutes. Thankfully we did not spend the extra amount to get the fund that didn’t even work properly. We also had to deal with an annoying show on train. The show entailed a «drunk» Sargent going around and swearing, a zombie lover walking around creepily laughing, and a doctor who awkwardly chased them around… That’s it… After the first hour went by, majority of the guests were yawning! Based on the amount per ticket, I am extremely confused and wonder where the money goes! Don’t waist your time or your money!!!

Alright so this is an event that you get out of it what you put into it. If you are looking for some high energy, high drama, high excitement, keep you on your toes for two hours this train ride isn’t for you. If you want a 2 hour train ride to have a drink or two, chat with some friends, and play along with the cheesy zombie story this is for you.
The zombie train is a little amateurish and work in progress, it’s a little overpriced as well but again as long as you aren’t going into this expecting some high thrill two hour ride you will have a good time. I wouldn’t bother renting a gun, they are just noise makers that don’t actually shoot or keep score.
Hopefully the promoters of this ride will work on some refinements as this could be a really cool ride but at the moment it’s just a cheesy zombie ride, with some laughs.

This event could be so awesome, but the coordinators seemingly put minimal effort into it.
The train ride with the «gun» was sold out, so we purchased two regular tickets at 35.00. It totaled 87.00 with convenience fees. They were kind enough to give us one gun because someone cancelled. That was really cool of them.
However, the gun is just a black futuristic looking TOY that makes sound effects. You don’t know if you shot a zombie or not. You just point and pretend.
There are only about 13 or so actors playing zombies, so as you ride along you encounter/​shoot the same zombies over and over again. On the night I went, (halloween night), the zombie actors were dressed in totally normal clothing with some makeup. They weren’t scary or unique in any way and they definitely did not look like the zombies that are portrayed on the website.
There is a woman on the train that pretends to turn into a zombie and goes around grabbing people. She actually scratched me and my boyfriend really hard because we tried to move away and she has long fingernails and latches on to you. It was weird and uncomfortable. I still have red marks on my shoulder.
They try to create a storyline, but honestly it’s pretty weak/​predictable. There were several train cars filled with people and there was a guy shouting the storyline as he walked through them. There was no pa sound system so you can’t hear it all.
If you win the costume contest, the winner gets a hat and the two runner ups get M&Ms.
The train ride was pretty at night? That was nice.

Sadly, this was not as cool as it sounded and as we hoped it to be. I pretty much expected what we got which is why I didn’t want to purchase tickets in the first place because they were so damn expensive for what I thought it would be. But a few of my friends were going and I so badly wanted it to be cool. The gimmick on the website was use laser guns to take down zombies along the track as you are part of the ‘zombie militia.’
First off, the tickets were $ 60+ dollars per ticket after fees and everything. That is expensive! The Skunk Train which I have been on is a longer ride and much higher quality and is cheaper! Right there is a red flag.
So we drive from 2hours away, another reason if you are going to charge an absorbent amount of money for a ticket that it better be worth it, and arrive. When we get there we see a minimal amount of cars… we were at least hoping that it would have a ton of people on to make the atmosphere a little exciting.
Just from the get-​go you could tell that this was set-​up and ran by a couple of people trying to get something off the ground and they didn’t quite know what they were doing. The will call check-​in was a portable, fold-​up table where a person sat with a print out list and crossed your name off as you told them.
We then got onto the train and went to get our laser guns. We chose our weapons which looked like futuristic alien fighting guns, not zombie guns… and then asked the guy who was handing out the guns (who also seemed to be the one running the whole thing) how the score was kept because our friends and I were really looking forward to some friendly competition. That is when he tells us that he «hasn’t quite got that set-​up just yet.» Now I looked into this zombie train online before we purchased tickets and saw that they had plans to open this in the Summer and delayed it because this same problem. Here we are months later after delays and it is still the same yet he still opened it. So basically what he was telling us was that we were going to have to pretend shoot them even more so because there was no way to know if we were actually hitting them.
The train goes an hour one way and then comes back. Along the way the train slowed at designated spots where planned zombies would be and we would fake shoot them. Luckily, my group and I can be childish if we want so we got into it as much as we could. The spots were few and far between and we learned why later. At the end of the ride they had all the zombies meet us back at the station. It was only a small handful of actors. I felt sorry for them and how much work they must have to do to make it seem to be as many zombies as they did, but it is still nowhere close to feeling like an apocalypse.
I really hope the money is going to everybody involved equally or to fund something larger and not to fill one person’s pockets because it needs to get better.
I might not have been overly disappointed if I paid $ 30 at the most, but $ 60+ for what we experienced was just ridiculous. And then they sold tshirts on top of that. They should have given everyone a tshirt for being the first groups to participate in this event its first year.
I don’t know how much longer it will last if the price and production value stay the same, but I always hold out hope for anything zombie, though we won’t be back unless we hear some ridiculously awesome reviews next year or something.
Bummer.