Haunted Attraction Network

In this episode, you’ll hear the full Haunted Attraction Association’s 2022 State of the Industry Presentation from Transworld’s Halloween & Attractions Show. The 2023 presentation will be Friday, Feb 3rd, 2023, at 9 AM. Slides are available here. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

The ScareTrack team goes on-location to Walsall Scare Maze in England to report on the Christmasacre event. Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

For our year-end episode, we look at some large stories from 2022 and how they will impact 2023. We've broken them into 4 large buckets: Recovery, Supply Chain, Attention Wars, and AI Technology. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Read the full stories here. Summary: Universal Orlando comes to Transworld's Halloween & Attraction Show; Creep It Real O.C. returns September 16th - 17th & November 17th - 18th; The Spooky Swap Meet rises again April 29th - 30th; The Haunted Attraction Association seeks donations for their annual auction; The Canadian Haunters Association is accepting entries for their annual Home Haunter Awards Contest; Factory of Terror hosts a Friday the 13th Glowstick Night Combo event; All Saints Lunatic Asylum hosts Friday the 13th event; Distortions Unlimited releases static prop based on their Mutant animatronic; In Memoriam - scareactor George "Snap" A. Deskins.

Nearly 250 million people around China were infected with COVID this December, but that didn't stop "Frostival" at Shanghai Disneyland, happening through Feb 19th. Sources: China and COVID cases ; Frostival coming to Shanghai Disneyland ; Haunted Mansion Holiday gets extension.

Sir Henry's Haunted Trail, Asylum X Haunted House, and Insanity Haunted House, join this round table to discuss opening your haunt for the holidays. If you want to join in on future sessions become a haunt master. Subscribe to the Haunted Attraction Network.

Frightworks is a 13,000 sq ft indoor haunted house in Powell, Tennessee; they celebrated Haunted Christmas on December 9th and 10th and had a record-breaking 2022 season. We went on-location to see the Christmas show and speak with owner Rob Knolton. Today, we’ll learn about their Haunted Christmas event, 2022 season, and FREE season pass deal. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything on the Haunted Attraction Network here.

HUSH Haunted Attraction hosts a Legendary 2023 NYE Bash; Complete your holiday horror mixtape with LVCRFT's new single; The Chamber of Haunters offers 50% off membership; Get your best goat costume ready for the Norwegian holiday tradition of Julebukking. Read the stories here.

We have an opening date for Super Nintendo in Hollywood, and its set off an avalanche of announcements from the US Parks. Meanwhile, massive investment continues to be announced for the UAE. Stories: SUPER NINTENDO WORLD Opens at Universal Studios Hollywood; SEVEN begins construction of Al Hamra entertainment district; Free Queen Mary guided tours offered during the holiday season

Disney’s Haunted Mansion inspires many haunters, and the Nightmare Before Christmas is an annual watching tradition. So in 2001, when Jack Skellington took over the haunted mansion in Haunted Mansion Holiday – it was glorious. Today – we’ll hear the story behind this holiday takeover. Disney tapped Garner Holt to bring Jack Skellington’s Nightmare to life, and although he had a background in haunting, the path was anything but predictable. This episode contains excerpts from a panel recording from the inaugural Season’s Screamings event in Pasadena. In it, you’ll hear garner holt live on stage recounting the process behind the attraction layover. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to the Haunted Attraction Network here.