The Pandemic’s Most Innovative Haunted Houses Originate From Tokyo
Kowagarasetai in Tokyo has created the world’s most innovation haunted houses designed for the pandemic, included the drive through haunt and haunted toilet Tokyo ’s Kowagarasetai (which translates as, “The Frightening Corps”) horror entertainment company recently created a haunted toilet, a screaming coffin experience, and the world’s first drive-in haunt in a parking garage. The […]
Reign of Terror in 2020 Celebrates 21st Year With New Layout
Reign of Terror revamps its 120 scare rooms to terrify guests safely with new layout and more scares during their 21st Anniversary Reign of Terror Haunted House will open on September 25th and take place every Friday and Saturday night through October 31st from 6 pm to 10 pm. The event will also be open […]
10 Years of Fear Commemorates Madworld Haunted Attractions
A celebration with new, bigger scares debuts on September 11th To commemorate its tenth anniversary, Madworld Haunted Attractions is debuting “10 Years of Fear” on September 11th featuring new, bigger scares. Madworld has been recognized as one of the top-10 scariest haunted houses in the United States; the best haunted house in Greenville, South Carolina; […]
Frightworld Cancels its 2020 Halloween Season in Response to Pandemic
America’s Screampark plans to reopen in 2021 Frightworld, America’s Screampark, located in the Buffalo, New York area, announced on September 3rd that it will cancel its upcoming 2020 halloween season in response to New York State’s recently released regulations for haunted houses and the increasing number of coronavirus cases in western New York state. Frightworld […]
LA County Issues Guidance for Celebrating Halloween
Trick-or-treating and haunted houses are out, but drive-thru events are OK. UPDATE: The County changed the guidance regarding trick-or-treating from “prohibited” to “not recommended” but didn’t change its position on haunted houses. On September 5th, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued guidance for what activities are permitted this Halloween season. Some traditional ways in which […]
Messaging for Your Haunt – What Do You Say To Them?
How to personalize your haunt messaging during the pandemic Continuing with our HAuNT Connect series, the Road to Reopening for Halloween, this article focuses on personalizing your messaging to guests in preparation of opening your haunt this season. This discussion is divided into three sections—recommendations about messaging for guests before your haunt opens, while guests […]
Novel Ways Of Telling Our Stories: Scare Differently This Year!
How to scare with intent from six feet away By David Jones 2020 is giving haunters a wonderful opportunity to birth novel ways of telling our stories. In this article, based on my HAuNT Connect presentation and workshop, we’ll explore effective methods of scaring from a distance. Specifically, you’ll learn how to create a cohesive […]
Los Angeles Haunted Hayride Will be a Drive-up Experience This Year
A live, immersive, interactive drive-through adventure and drive-in-movie horror experience awaits guests this Halloween season. For the 2020 Halloween season, Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group’s Los Angeles Haunted Hayride will be an immersive, interactive, drive-up event that guests will experience from their own vehicles. The producers of “Los Angeles Haunted Hayride: Live Drive Up Experience” describe it […]
Remembering Robbi: Lessons Learned from a Reluctant Haunter
By Scott Swenson For over 25 years, I was lucky enough to have Robbi LePre as part of my life. She played many roles. She was my mentor, my boss, my co-worker, my friend, and, always, my inspiration. When Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL assigned me to be part of a three-person team to create […]
TEA and AECOM Release the 2019 TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index
The annual publication lists new additions to the top 25 theme parks worldwide and provides data and trends on the global industry. The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and AECOM have just published the 2019 TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index, which provides comprehensive data on attendance and other statistics from the world’s top theme parks, water parks, and […]
