This week: Universal Orlando Resort reveals details for “Dark Universe;” “Dead Exposure: Death Valley” Comes to Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood; “Sweet Home” Haunted House announced for Halloween Horror Nights Singapore; Chainsaw Man partners with Universal Studios Japan (USJ); Oogie Boogie Bash tickets go on sale this week; Wisconsin Fear Grounds is for Sale; The Mystic Museum opens a new exhibit. Read more here.

Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando & Hollywood announce their first-ever use of ASL in a maze with their newest IP haunt based on "A Quiet Place" and "A Quiet Place: Part II"; The new stage show "Monster Stomp" comes to Howl-O-Scream at Sea World San Diego; This past weekend's Midwest Haunters Convention has the highest attendance on record; Haunters Against Hate announces new membership subscriptions; Terror in the Corn & Metal X Entertainment collaborate to create a new comic series based on the haunt; The Forbidden Corner announces new Halloween event, "Forbidden Fright Nights"; Epic Entertainment Group begins in-person auditions for Hersheypark Dark Nights. Read the full news here.

Read the news here. Universal Studios Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights have announced another three mazes: "The Museum: Deadly Exhibits," Monstrous: The Monsters of Latin America," and "Triplets of Terror." Take a sneak peak inside Tokyo DisneySea's new Fantasy Springs; Fantasmic returns to Disneyland; Midsummer Scream announces theme park & attraction presentations and 2024 event app; Monsterpalooza celebrates its 15th anniversary this weekend; Early bird prices for Midwest Haunters Convention end on May 29th; FearWorm wins Silvery Telly Award for Scarehouse commercial; Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group presents "Enter the Void"; Screamfest presents a screening of "Carrie" on May 31st; Scare City returns to the abandoned Camelot theme park for its 5th season; Deadmonton Haunted House now hiring scareactors, makeup artists, and staff; Warner Bros. Pictures releases new "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" trailer; Mars Wrigley announces 2024 candy lineup and "Tricks, Treats & Trends" report.

The creative team from Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort took the stage last weekend at Spooky Empire to discuss details about this year’s event. Today, we’re playing that entire panel for you. Watch the panel here. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

This Week's News: Universal Orlando announces first TWO haunted houses; Chris Sarandon & Ken Page of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" coming to Creep it Real; Haunt Tour on Sale for Midwest Haunters Convention; Creepy Hollow Haunted Woods decimated in tornado; and Blumhouse's 2025 horror films. Read everything here.

Transworld’s Halloween & Attractions Show is the largest trade show for our industry, where tens of thousands of haunters gather yearly in St. Louis to shop, network, and learn. Scott Swenson and I sat down on the final day of Transworld to discuss our thoughts on the show, and today, I’m playing that conversation for you. This episode originally aired on our companion podcast, ‘Green Tagged: Theme Park in 30.’ Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

This week's Headlines: Howl-O-Scream returns to SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens, SeaWorld San Antonio, and SeaWorld San Diego this Fall; Full Schedule for the Midwest Haunters Convention; Artwork for the Haunted Mansion Parlor; Haunters Against Hate Awards are June 7th; Screamfest screens "Prom Night" with director Q&A. Read more:
https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/howl-o-scream-returns-nationwide-summer-conventions

After a multi-year hiatus, The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor returns to Long Beach, CA, on select nights from September 20th through November 2nd—this time, produced by the folks at Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group. Today, I’m taking you to the press conference where the big announcement was revealed. I’m playing snippets from the conference for you, and you’ll hear familiar folks like Amy Hollaman and Brett Bertalino. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

This Week's News: Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party Returns August 9th, Oogie Boogie Bash Returns August 25th, Halloween returns to Disneyland Hong Kong and Disneyland Paris, Dark Harbor Returns September 20 to the Queen Mary, IAAPA predicts strong summer travel, Bayville Scream Park owner sentenced to 2 years in federal prison, Halfway to Halloween Expo this Saturday, Spirit Halloween's two new animatronics, "Terrifier 3," releases October 11th. Read more here.

This week's news: Dark Nights at Hersheypark returns for 25 nights, beginning Sept 13; Dark Nights and EPIC entertainment group to host nationwide talent search; Tram collision at Universal Studios Hollywood; Tickets and theme announced for Creep It Real OC; May the 4th Corrupt You at Lincoln Mill Haunted House; Lowe's teases 2024 lineup; The Home Depot sells out of early Halloween releases within one hour of launch; Spirit Halloween's Grand Opening is August 1st. Read the stories here.