Haunted Attraction Network

In our first "IRL" episode, Scott takes us on-location to the Indianapolis Zoo for a construction update. Then, Philip speaks with Brian Morrow at BMorrow Productions HQ about the recession, staffing, upcoming projects, and working with IP.

A primer on preparing your haunt for guests with disabilities from Scott Swenson.

Find out all about Europe's only trade show for the scare attraction and horror industry, from the seminars and workshops to the awards and ball. ScareCON is the biggest European Scare Convention! Today’s episode is courtesy of our partner station ScareTrack – the UK's first podcast dedicated to showcasing the Scare Attraction & Haunted House Industry. Their team went on-location to ScareCON 2022 and this is a glorious compilation of all that European haunt and horror awesome.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at Spooktacular, the new documentary about Spookyworld! This new film takes an in-depth look at one of the original horror scream parks and Halloween destinations in America. This video is taken from a panel the team gave Friday during Monsterpalooza 2022. You’ll hear from the founder of SpookyWorld, David Bertolino, along with the documentary producers. watch the video here: https://youtu.be/SSbkx6-_fho

Midwest Haunters Convention takes place this weekend in Rosemont, Illinois; HauntX returns to the Pomona Fairgrounds for a weekend of scare-based learning, exhibits, and more June 11th - 12th; Mark your calendars for Creepie Con 2022 - February 4th - 5th; Dark 2022 is now accepting applications for Scare Actors; Reminder - Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood Scare Actor Auditions are approaching on June 17th - 18th; Creepy Hollow schedules fundraiser event for June 18th; Scareventure's Fright Nights at Alesmith Brewing Company returns for 7 nights of frights this October; Madworld Haunted Attraction will open for their 12th year on September 9th; Terror Vault teases their 2022 Halloween theme: The Summoning; Perdition Haunt rebrands as The Haunted Harvest; Paranormal Cirque brings their circus/theatre/cabaret hybrid to California this June - July; Little Rascals Pumpkin Patch and Halloween Haunt announces 2022 dates; View this week's special events from SugarMynt Gallery; HauntPay's 2022 Haunt Industry Report survey is now available; Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood construction is well underway as shown through construction images; Spirit Halloween announces the grand opening date for their flagship location: July 30th.

Tiqets.com published “Must-Know Travel Industry Trends For the 2022 High Season” and we dig into the report and discuss some key takeaways. We also discuss the Shanghai reopening, Castaway Cove’s staffing, the live production of “The Greatest Show On Earth,” and new announcements from Matel Adventure Park. Download the report here (https://www.tiqets.com/venues/resources/high-season-travel-industry-trends-2022/) and read the show notes here: https://www.haunt.news/green-tagged-2022-summer-travel-trends

Craig Watt (Terror Isle in Texas City) a veteran insurance agent explains haunt insurance in simple terms. He gets into some of the pitfalls for home and pro haunters plus reveals that the coverage you have might not be covering what you think it does. This episode is from one of our Partner Stations – Hauntopic Radio – hosted by Brian and Darryl. Today’s episode is a recording from Brian’s Haunt Master classes; you can join those at haunters toolbox.com

Ballview entertainment presented an odyssey-like popup immersive experience last weekend at the Sherry Theatre in North Hollywood – all centered on a hand. While the live show was only available for one weekend, it will live on as a new VR Experience – marking the first time Ballview has experimented with VR. Today, we’ll speak with the creators about the show process and its evolution into VR. Show Notes: https://www.haunt.news/hand-immersive-experience

Coming up, the boozy cauldron was visiting Los Angeles and we went to check it out. The Boozy Cauldron is an immersive 4-part cocktail experience and interactive show themed to wizards and witches. It’s like a pop-culture-centric raunchy PG-13 variety show. Today, we’ll speak with Ryan Wieczorek about its creation and hear what the guests think. Show Notes: https://www.haunt.news/the-boozy-cauldron-bts

Monsterpalooza takes place this weekend June 3rd - 5th, 2022 in Pasadena, California; Haunters Against Hate The Event announces the theme of their 2nd annual Makeup Competition: The Nun; TransWorld Live: The Road to MHC - Episode 5 will go live Tuesday, May 31st at 6:00 p.m. PDT; Knott's Scary Farm is looking for monsters to join the madness of their 49th annual Halloween event; Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood scareactor auditions are set for June 17th - 18th; UnDead in the Water announced 3 upcoming casting sessions; A devastating fire burned down Creepy Hollow in Alberta Canada; Nightmares Manila opens in the Philippines; Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group presents Urban Death: Cannibal Corpse; The Austin Vampire Carnival returns to Texas with "Fear Factory" June 18th; Sir Henry's Haunted Trail announces their "Headless" featured trail; Hunt A Killer: Investigate LIVE is heading to the San Francisco Bay Area starting July 29th; Netflix celebrated Stranger Things: Season 4 with rifts to the Upside Down appearing on landmarks around the globe; SugarMynt Gallery plans two special events for June 3rd & 4th; Haunted Attractions Network visits the Haunt Supershow at the LA County Fair; Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights will no longer use the term "maze" for their haunts; Granite Insurance announces a new program designed specifically for the haunted attraction industry; Hershey to add three distribution and fulfillment centers ahead of this year's Halloween candy rush. Read the stories: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-industry-news-may-31-2