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The Haunted Attraction Network is partnering with the Haunted Attraction Association to highlight vendors in upcoming podcast episodes; The next Haunters Toolbox Masterclass, "Mindset & Monster: Preparing Your Attraction for 2022", will take place Wednesday, January 12th at 5:00 p.m. PST; Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida has won Theme Park Insider's inaugural award for Best Theme Park Halloween Event; Factory of the Dead will host a special "Valentine Massacre" event on February 12th; Halloween Eye released a behind-the-scenes video of Terror in the Corn; Halloween & Party Expo takes place this week - January 11th - 13th; Class highlights from next week's Fear Expo Live (January 21st - 23rd); Transworld's Halloween & Attractions Show announced their costume ball theme - "A Vintage Halloween"; Distortions Unlimited released a new pumpkin spider prop; Spirit Halloween released a new Mad Scientist animatronic; A currently untitled Spirit Halloween film is slated for a 2022 release. Read more: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-industry-news-jan-10

This week we're recapping some of the largest stories from the last three weeks, all centered around the trend of attractions moving forward into the new year.

Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group has postponed their "Killer Klowns from Outer Space Cosplay Dance Party" until Spring of 2022; SInister Pointe Productions' Ghostly Retreat will receive a "Nightmare Holiday" overlay for the 2022 holiday season; The deadline for the Canadian Haunters Association Home Haunters Awards Contest is January 15th; Ocio Terror's Horror Awards IV Edition (2021) will open for fan voting at the end of January; Tickets now available for the West Coast Halloween Convention; Creep It Real OC prepares for 2 events in 2022; Season's Screamings will return December 2nd - 4th, 2022. Read more:https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-industry-news-jan-03

We experienced Christmasacre at Walsall Scare Maze as part of the ScareTour Christmas Party. We also endured an extreme version alone!

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Scott shares his resolutions for 2022 and discusses how they apply to other members of the Haunted Attraction Industry. Subscribe: https://hauntedattractionnetwork.com/newsletter/

In this New Year Special, we review our top 5 trends that will impact you and your attraction most in 2022. The list is: Reducing friction for the guest; Inflation; Season Creep; IP Extension; and Market Expansion.

It's our Christmas special! In this special we take a break from the news to discuss the elements of a Christmas event at attractions.

Scream in the New Year with Dead Hollow's New Year's Nightmare; Sir Henry's Haunted Trail debuted a new Christmas event this December; "Turkish Halloween", Bocuk Night, will be celebrated on January 15th; UK's ASA rules Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Halloween is too disturbing for young children; Sign-ups now available for the Haunted Attraction Association's first two mixers of 2022 and Crisis Management Webinar; Monsterpalooza 2022 tickets now on sale; Dallas & Co. Costumes & Magic are holding an online auction of their retail inventory through January 18th; Learn about the 2021 & 2022 haunt industry trends with the November Haunters Toolbox Masterclass; A Joplin, Missouri family turned leftover Halloween candy into Christmas kindness by raising money for a local charity and family in need; Arizona teens help a man whose Halloween display had been vandalized. Read more: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-industry-news-dec-29

HAA Discusses 3-Year Plan Progress, upcoming mixers & training, and industry-wide survey; HAA unveils new Vendor Membership Program for live auction donations; Applications now accepted for the 2022 HAA Annual Scholarships; U.S. retailers finally receive long-delayed Halloween merchandise; HauntX tickets now on sale with a special holiday discount; Fear Expo announced holiday sale on classes, workshops, merchandise and events. Read more: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-industry-news-dec-21

This week's News!
Holiday Haunts list for December 17th - 19th; HauntPay releases list of 6 Holidays You Should Open Your Haunt that Aren't Halloween; Leeco Haunted Forest raises money for cancer patients with their Christmas event; This weekend Season's Screamings by Midsummer Scream will host over 200 vendors, mini haunts, live entertainment, and frightfully festive panels at the Pasadena Convention Center; TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show announces Windy City Pre-Show Haunt Tour destinations; Haunter's Toolbox Holiday Meet & Greet: Celebrate the Season Mixer; Haunted Calgary offered Krampus Holiday Gift Deliveries; Pennhurst Asylum: a case-study in ethical debates over approaching historical trauma in popular representations and entertainment.