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Scott discusses ways to make top quality scenic, costumes, makeup and props on a budget...while his dog Lucy barks in the distance. Creativity will always provide...

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Robert Nulton from The Haunt Rater discusses the elements that he feels makes up a great Haunted Attraction experience and how you can improve your show for next season.

The Haunt Rater has been reviewing and walking through Haunted Houses since 2008. They've seen the small town haunts and the nationally recognized ones. They also offer haunt consulting and try to make the haunted attraction industry better through all of their services.

If you want to get these guys to help you improve your Haunt or just reach out and say hi, visit The Haunt Rater website here.

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Robert has also starting working on the Haunter's Association which is still in it's infancy, but he is searching for like-minded individuals who want to build a community around doing haunted attractions the right way. You can contact Robert at the Haunter's Association here.

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Keeping your Haunted Attraction fresh, safe, and entertaining are just a few things you need each year to provide your customers with a great experience. Getting another experienced Haunter's point-of-view can help bring a new perspective to your venue, sometimes it takes someone from the outside looking in.

Thanks Robert for taking your time chatting with HaunTopic Radio!

And don't forget we have our own Membership Community at the Haunter's Toolbox where we host monthly live online workshops to help you continue to improve your Haunted Attraction.

The Haunter's Toolbox: You can become a member for FREE here.

Main Topic:
Trends in The Social Landscape

News Items:
Once focused on scale, Hearst is cutting back on aggregation and viral fluff
Disney Parks App

Campaign Example:
Google Connect LIVE

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“For the first time in human history, people aged 65 and older will outnumber children under age 5.”
Mass market is over and demographics are changing.
What can you do to appeal to older adults?

News:

“The Dubai-listed Legoland operator received 851,000 visits in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 55,000 visits over the last quarter”: https://www.thenational.ae/business/travel-and-tourism/dxb-entertainments-reports-45-increase-in-visitor-numbers-in-q1-1.720854

Brad MurderCo “Seriously, Black Market Escape Rooms was an unbelievable amount of fun, and now ranks in my top escape rooms, ever. From top to bottom, it excels in every way, and will delight even the most seasoned of escape room fanatics.”
https://horrorbuzz.com/murder-has-never-been-so-much-fun-review-of-black-market-escape-rooms-murderco/

IAAPA's Annual Benchmark Survey is now open for responses.

Efteling: a trackless transport system that allows the vehicles to move in all directions.
https://blooloop.com/news/efteling-thea-tea-symbolica/

Scott brings you his observations and comments about the Spooky Empire 2018 show in Orlando. He also rambles randomly, but that is now to be expected…

News:
Museum of selfies
https://archpaper.com/2018/04/museum-selfies-graces-glendale-limited-time/#gallery-0-slide-0
“The relationship between people and art has changed,” Mamedov told Mashable. “Now people don’t want to just be a silent consumer, they want to be a part of the art. There are many more selfies with the Mona Lisa than actual Mona Lisas.”
The Museum of Selfies’ merging of artistic theory with mass-market consumerism is deeper pop-up fare than, say, the Museum of Ice Cream, and the questions raised by the exhibition echoes those that the architectural field are still grappling with.


The International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards has bestowed on Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, the first designation of Certified Autism Center ever awarded to a theme park.
https://ibcces.org/blog/2018/04/02/sesame-place-becomes-first-theme-park-world-designated-certified-autism-center/

Campaign Example:
WDW Vacation Video

Main Topic: How To Break Up Projects For Outsourcing

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In this podcast episode, we get Ed Roberts on to discuss what to expect at this year's West Coast Haunter's Convention in Portland, Oregon on April 13th through the 15th.

What: A haunters convention for all, whether you are a pro haunter, home haunter, or Halloween enthusiast. The West Coast Haunter's Convention is a 501(c)3 organization that gives grants to professionals who work with children with hearing impairments and/or autism.

Where: Double Tree Hotel | 1000 NE Multnomah St. | Portland, Oregon 97232

When: April 13th - 15th, 2018

Website: https://hauntersconvention.com/

Contact: [email protected]

Thanks to Philip Hernandez from the Haunted Attraction Network, Dan Doble from Haunt Collective, and Ed Roberts from the WCHC for participating in this audio conversation.

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Jeff Davis from Davis Graveyard discussing the auction item their team made for Magic Wheelchair at this year's HAuNTcon : Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow Convention.
Thank you Haunt Collective for making the video