Haunted Attraction Network

This week we recap Licensing Expo 2022, discuss Ocean Park Hong Kong’s new water park, Hersheypark’s 2 new rides, Rocky Mountain Construction’s apprentice program, the Milwaukee County Zoo requiring masks, and the Drive-thru zoo experience returns to San Antonio Zoo. Show notes: https://www.haunt.news/green-tagged-current-uncertain-times

Today we go on location to Zombie Joe's new 20-minute Blind-Folded horror theatre experience that delves into your deepest nighttime terrors! Billed as a safe, non-aggressive, unique & personal phantasmagoric-immersion experience, the show is playing through May 30th, 2022. We’ll hear from the cast about what putting the show together was like. Featuring Ben Billand, Cochino Carlos, Charlotte Cocker, Jorge Lozano, Mery Piloyan, Ben Reynolds & Alex Schetter; Directed by Zombie Joe & Jorge Lozano.

Coming up, Big Moves in the Right Direction. We’ll talk about Disney’s pride collection, Pirates of Speelunker Cave, the Summer Celebration at Busch Gardens Tampa, and how attractions are using TikTok. All that and more on this episode of GT TP in 30.

Back for its third year at the LA County Fair and located in Building 9, the Haunt Supershow will be joining in on the centennial celebrations by offering an all-new “100 Years of Horror” exhibit. The popular social media photo-op attrac! Plus, two mazes with scare actors, a zombie shooting gallery, and plenty of vendors. Today we'll hear from organizer Dirk Hagen and Asylum Zone.

Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando & Hollywood have announced their "Universal Monsters: Legends Collide" original maze; Tickets are now on sale for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in Walt Disney World; Fear Forest is seeking managers and set designers/builders; Arson at Wild Woods of Terror; The Haunt Supershow returns to the LA County Fair for the third year; Carnival of Darkness haunted house to open in Ontario, California this Fall; Five Nights at Freddy's Haunted House will open in Medina, Ohio for four nights only this Halloween season; The Fear FDX hosted a successful Halfway to Halloween event this past weekend; SugarMynt Gallery hosts "Halloweentown" special events this Friday & Saturday; The Cleveland Haunt Club will host its 2nd Annual Half-way to Halloween Flea Market on Saturday, May 28th; The West Coast Halloween Convention returned this past weekend after two years away; Disney+ announced Hocus Pocus 2 will begin streaming on September 30th; Are You Afraid of the Dark? series Co-Creator D.J. MacHale discusses the series and Easter eggs; Haunted Attraction Network call for Casting Notices & Job Postings.

Sugarmynt Gallery hosted a Q&A with series Co-Creator D.J. MacHale on May 21st. Moderated by Jeff DePaoli D.J., explains the history of the series and easter eggs behind 4 of the episodes. Today, we’re playing the full presentation for you. The event is part of the ‘Spooky Kids Club’ exhibit and there are more events scheduled through June; check www.sugarmynt.com/ for details.

Last week we talked about affordable media outreach for your haunt. Today we're diving into one specific tactic - hosting a media night. Today’s expert is Tori Elder, owner of victori solutions (victorisolutions.com/). In the haunted attraction space, Tori is best known for her work with The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, Dark Horizon, and Temecula Terror. Show Notes: https://www.haunt.news/haunt-media-nights

Now in its 10th year, The Fear PDX in Portland Oregan opened for Halfway to Halloween on May 13th. This 1-night event was a first for the haunt, and it coincided with the WCHC bus tour. Today, we’ll go on-location and hear from the team. Show notes: https://www.haunt.news/the-fear-pdx-2022

Coming up, we’re on-location at the WCHC. After two years away, the West Coast Halloween Convention returned May 13th - 15th, 2022, in Portland, Oregon. From home haunters to pros, attendees enjoyed the Halloween Marketplace, three days of education, haunt tour at The FearPDX, Halfway to Halloween Costume Ball, charity auction, and the Nightmare After WCHC movie night. But what makes this event unique is that it’s a 501(c)3 organization that gives grants to professionals who work with children with hearing impairments and/or autism. Today, we’ll hear from Roman Marino, Roger Hayes, and Jeremiah from the Calvarium. Show notes: https://www.haunt.news/wchc-2022

The Midwest Haunters Convention has announced their list of exhibitors featuring Haunted House Chicago Row 2022, a collaboration with HauntedHouseChicago.com to showcase some of Chicago's top haunts; Sign Up Form now available for Midwest Haunters Convention Stage Entertainment; Tickets are now on sale for SeaWorld San Diego's Howl-O-Scream; The Chamber of Haunters will host a Facebook Live interview with Zagone Studios on Thursday, May 19th; Haunter's Toolbox Haunt Master Class presents "Haunt Insurance: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" on Tuesday, May 17th at 5:30 p.m. PDT; Three suspects have been arrested in connection to a break-in at ScreamDreams Haunted Attraction; Escape the Asylum - from the creators of Eloise Asylum - is now open; The Ohio State Reformatory, home of Blood Prison haunted attraction, will be featured in upcoming Shawshank Redemption bus tours; SugarMynt Gallery's "Spooky Kids Club" exhibition special events for May 20th -22nd; Scare USA hosted a successful Slasher Weekend. Read the stories: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-industry-news-may-17