Zed Faire
After we watched Zombieland for the fifth time (yeah, I’m serious), we had to add a new question to our post-movie-beer table discussion. Standing questions include, “If the zombie apocalypse started right now, where would you go first?” and, “What part of the world would be the best place to wait it all out?” After seeing the final battle at Pacific Playland, the new question is, “What is the most epic place you can think of for a final zombie showdown?”
I’ve got my answer.
During the Thanksgiving holiday I had the opportunity to go to the Texas Renaissance Festival, which, according to Wikipedia, is the “largest renaissance fair in the world.” I was a regular attendee at renfaires when I was a kid, because it was the closest I was going to get to living out my D&D fantasies (some of which I still harbor, by the way, but I can’t get my wife to wear the elf ears…).
As I walked through the fair, eating a turkey leg and wondering if I could convince the face-paint lady to make me look like I had blood dripping out of my mouth, I naturally started wondering what a renfaire would look like in a zombie apocalypse. Think about it: zombies in costumes with fairy wings, elf ears, and chainmail. Tons of weapons everywhere. Crossbows. Axes. Maces. Ball-and-chains. Swords.
Turkey legs one minute. Human legs the next.
Where’s that design doc?
Jeff
This is BEAUTIFUL!!!
Funny, lets see what we can come up with. A YMCA day camp-The great out doors with tons of creepy kid zombies. A read carpet event-fans reaching out to touch their favorite celeb, then that cleb reaching out to eat the fan. A young woman’s boarding school-it worked a lot of movies in the 80’s hah
At the same time, some overly used locations can all of a sudden bring new blood. The movie”Dance of the Dead” took the played out idea of horror at the highschool prom and gave it life(or death based off your opinion). The fact that zombies could be put into a trance with garage band music and then get their head split with the guitar. Plus, not since “Dead Alive” did we get a zombie makeout scene. So a old location with fresh ideas can be good.
Well to me of course the picture perfect hold out for a final battle would be a large Mall, I know done to death but still epic. Or here is something new a skyscraper battle having to clear out the tower in order to secure it to make a small survivor city? Does that sound feasable and fun?
That is hilarious, well done! And yes, Zombieland is a fantastic movie and I’m happy that it made you think what would be a realistic thing to do if an outbreak would actually happen. I think that you’d be safe on a boat, zombies can’t swim! And when you need food you grab your guns, get ashore and blast your way to a shopping mall and a Twinkie factory.
Haha, brilliant editing on the pics – like the knight and the cat girl best- and a great idea too!
For me I think it would be the ultimate irony if a zombie outbreak occurred whilst I was at ‘zombiefest’ (Live Role play weekend event where there’s a simulated zombie outbreak.. Run by http://www.terror4fun.com)
At the Bristol Renaissance Faire this past year, there was a “Plague Day” aka Zombies. There was even a costume contest. Hopefully there will be another next year!
When the zombie apocalypse starts, I’m heading north. The longer I’m alive, the farther north I’ll go. The way I figure it, zombie infection will be slow to hit northern communities, simply because of their remote location. Also, northern communities usually have top of the line survival equipment, along with enough beer and shotguns to keep me warm for the duration of the apocalypse.
I’ve always felt that a forest has a particular kind of zombie battle. Theres a large area to cover, theres not much noise, it really makes for a balanced battle. Humans have to use their hunting instincts and make sure to not get surrounded. Zombies use their undead instincts to slowly corral the survivors.
A forest has risks and benefits for both parties, making for an epic battle for survival!
Justin says head north. Beer, Guns, Woods…..Canada becomes the new superpower in the world. lol OR keep going north to Alaska, you can hunt the elusive Rouge Zombie(aka Sarah Palin)
Dragon*Con, or some other similarly-themed convention with so many attendees. Imagine snatching up a replica greatsword one moment, then a Klingon Bat’leth, and finally using a remote-controlled R2D2 to lure zombies into traps, or simply hurling the poor thing down a zombie-crowded escalator. So many crazy costumed-zombies, weapons and locations for carnage!
This is hilarious!
I’m thinking heading to an island would be a good idea, once you can eliminate the existing zombies, then its just about waiting out the infection on the mainland.
“What is the most epic place you can think of for a final zombie showdown?”
A cruise ship would be pretty brutal.
First you are trapped on the ship so you can’t simply run away, but you can easily lock yourself in with steel bulkheads and water tight hatches. However if you could clear the ship of zombies and take control of it you would be set: Large food supply, Tall hull that aquatic zombies could not scale, Entertainment, limited medical support, transportation to around the world and plenty of space for other survivors.
Clearing it would be very hard though. Lots of room with locked hatches, zombies coming from all sides including below and above.
In response to Lennon V.C:
Don’t cruise ships carry enough sickness around already? I suppose a zombie plague would make things just a little worse.
Hello,
I don’t know for you but personally the horror is always at its climax when it happens in a familiar environment that usually holds a strong meaning of comfort, continuity, and safety (such as suburbs, prom, holidays camp, any Western way of life’s bastion, etc.). The level of empathy can be also stronger in this case. The horror is the unknown inviting itself on our daily world and seriously messing with it. The boat looks like a safe and tempting bet but the movie “28 weeks later” has demonstrated the limits of it. The suggestion from Steve Zombi is pretty good too since it gives a new level of difficulty : distinguishing between real and fake zombies.
By the way, here a link, a training camp for zombies in Japan :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cOxlhpoHAg
I hate to do this to the fam, but unleash a zombie plague at the Gathering of The Juggalos. A music festival that deals with the Dark Carnival, wrestling, moshpits and fun would just be enhanced with some real zombies. It would probably be a great way to create a bunch of mini-games that would not sit easily in the real drama of a outbreak.
And Madnax, great video clip. I believe the phrase “Only in Japan” comes to mind.
Epic setting? Glider into downtown freekin’ Manhattan Snake Pliskin style. Screw all this holin’ up and waiting to die. I say we take the offensive.
A skyscraper. For some damn reason, you’re dropped off on the top and you have to fight your way down.
Or on the moon… or even better, a skyscraper on the moon filled with zombies!
Hey there, loving the pictures
Whilst talking to my friend about Undead Labs last night I thought of an idea that i don’t think has been used this way in a MMO yet, and thing it would be nice to see in a Zombie themed MMO. Have you thought about having guild/clan/whatever buildings that the player could get (like most MMO games) but make it possible to customise them with items the player can obtain, E.g. make barricades to re-enforce it, ammo/weapon lockers so the player can buy weapons/ammo. I think it would be a nice this to see as it would add more of a survival/teamwork aspect to the game instead of people running around killing Zombies. Anyway these were my random thoughts 
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-Luke
decent escape locations:
(1)abandoned oil rig. upsides: remote, access to water and fish for food. downside: bad weather like hurricanes. maybe not as abandoned as originally thought?
(2)the “five islands of death” in the south pacific ocean. yes, the ones michael crichton used as the location of hte jurassic park islands. upsides: (1) remote, yet large enough to have a community. not sure about animal life , but there are enough plants to survive on aside from fishing at the coasts. downsides: (1) know for bad weather that causes boats to crash and causes mists to appear around at least one of the islands. (2) if the z’s realize they can just walk underwater to reach the location ( as in “Land of the Dead”
as for a fun location for a showdown, it’s actually difficult to come up with something that hasn’t been done before. maybe a large aquarium like the one in Atlanta, Georgia? Disneyworld/land wooul be hilarious (that that micky!) also, christams parade
i feel stupid, just looked up to be sure and those islands are fake for the books. damn, well, you get the general idea lol
If animals can be infected, why not the Bronx Zoo. That would allow some interesting interactions in the middle of an already infested zone.
The cruise ship thing got me thinking — what about a Zombie Airplane! You’d have to have a hold out in front of the cockpit to protect the ex-air force test pilot who is tough as nails as he tries to land the plane, make witty banter, AND fire over your shoulder with his standard issue 9mm.
I live in Austin, so I’d be at U.T.’s Pickle Research center in a heartbeat. Those campus facilities have the perfect setup… their own water source, a nuclear power plant, food and supplies in a cafeteria, experimental weapons systems… and the whole thing is fenced in with razor wire. Besides, you get the fun of killing off all the undead scientists, and surviving with college chicks.
awww why couldnt they of started this last year so it will be released earlier
I just keep thinking about the natural history museum. All those ancient bones and stone tools at ready disposal, but I think that might just be more fun than practical. A psychiatric hospital on the other hand would have many useful tools, assuming sedatives work on zombies. Straight jackets would be handy if you could work out a system for getting them on a zombie. Bottom line, wards are built for lock down! Besides, padded rooms filled with human flesh eaters just feels appropriate.
Is it weird that I’ve seen Zombieland 5 times too?
I like the idea of the fair for a finale. Something where people are already dressed in crazy armor and stuff is really interesting!
Nice post!
haha the editing is awesome!!
I love zombies!!!!!
Renaissance fair= amazing idea that must be done.
In the same vein, what about something like E3, or Comicon? You’ve got all kinds of hilarious material there… zombie Spocks, rabid anime characters, flesh-eating comic/video game enthusiasts, undead booth babes; the list is long. Of course, copywrite laws still apply, but it would be a fun jumping-off point!
My school (Patterson Mill High)
it is probably 35% glass. Who ever made it never took in account for zombies. lol
cool!
I have considered this several times in the past as I have heard the this question before. I personally would go to Fort Knox, first it is a very secure location. A lot of guns, protection, and just would be awesome seeing the zombies storming the place.
An airport would be a bitchin’ place to battle the infected. I would think that hordes of people would flock to an airport anyways, for the chance to escpae the plague. Then the survivors are set upon by the flesh-eating infected. Multiple levels, defendable locations, planes and a very eerie setting once the electricity goes out.
Oh no, my friends! They are all dead looking here. I go to the Texas Ren Fair every year, as this guy http://poofler.deviantart.com/art/My-Costume-and-Me-147696141
and i have often wondered the same thing. So many people are crammed into the grounds, it would surely be a blood bath. And the Texas fair happens during Halloween, so that would really throw things off. Is it a real zombie? Oops no i just killed some kid in a costume!
A frozen lake would be interesting. You would be able to watch zombies slipping all over the place and also be able to shoot the ice to make holes for the zombies to fall into. Although you might end up sinking yourself.
Love this!
My zombie plan always included the nearest shopping centre, I know, cliched, but it would at least be secure. Although since seeing 2012 I have changed my plan to include small aircraft, that seems to be the only way to make sure zombies cannot reach you.
I can’t wait to see the sequel to Snakes On a Plane, the magnificent Zombies On A Plane. Samuel L Jackson is back, and this time, he’s biting off more than he can chew. Cos, you know, he’ll be a zombie.
Okay I totally made that up, but it SOUNDS awesome.
move south ward find the first redneck militia and join up
Hey, I have a tie between costco and a ship that i work on.. Costco, because i went in there and asked like 40 some odd people where they would go in a zombie attack… and none of them said costco.. not even the employees.. plus i have always wanted to play a zombie game where you had to go in there to get food…Also i work on a 127ft tall ship that would make an excellent escape route.. it is a sail boat so no need for fuel.. and it has a fresh wated pump to filter the sea water…and it can fit 40 people..thats enough to get everyone out that i love.. i think it would be the safest.