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Haunt Industry News: Product Announcements, The Slaughterhouse Opens Escape Room, & Joe Bob's Drive-In Jamboree.

Well Hello haunters, this is Part 2 of “Keeping your makeup Room Clean” taught by Shawn Morse. Shawn prepared this for HAuNTcon, and HAuNTcon is allowing us to share it with you. If you’ve not listened to Part 1, go back and check the feed. However, you don’t necessarily need to listen to these in order. The video is available on our Youtube and Facebook Pages. Support for the haunted attraction network comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. Gantom Illuminates attractions worldwide with the world’s smallest intelligent spotlights. Curious to see what Gantom is all about or even catch up on new products? Zoom with Gantom’s design team for free – signup at www.gantom.com/demo

How’s your merch game? This week we’re discussing large retailtainment openings and the land grab happening as companies struggle to go vertical.

Stories covered: ‘Harry Potter New York flagship store opening date set for June 3,’ ‘Next-Gen Luxury Guest Experience at the new IWC Flagship Boutique in Zurich, Design Build by The Producers Group,’ ‘Design Museum supermarket is selling artistic essential items,’ ‘2 new solar plants planned for Florida's Walt Disney World,’ ‘Disney launches plastic-free boxes for dolls ahead of Earth Day,’ ‘James Cameron’s ‘Secrets of the Whales’ debuts on Disney+ on Earth Day,’ ‘Disney and Sony announce unprecedented licensing agreement,’ ‘Escape Room Reality TV Show,’ ‘California theme parks can open to out-of-state guests.’

We’ve talked a lot about reopening guidelines for your attraction as a whole, but today we’re diving deep into the makeup room. You might be wondering ‘why do I need to change anything?’ Well, it’s better to make the plan and not need to use it, rather than scrambling when it’s time to open for the season. The recording I’m playing for you today is “Keeping your makeup Room Clean” taught by Shawn Morse. Shawn prepared this for HAuNTcon, and HAuNTcon is allowing us to share it with you.

Curation is the antidote to our recent algorithm poison; how can your attraction use Thought Leadership to excel? This week on Green Tagged we discuss the curation and discuss openings we love.

Stories: Time Out Market: first editorially curated market opens in Dubai; Avengers Campus; Super Mario Land; The Secret Life of Pets; Eye candy: getting high at California's Sugar Rush theme park; Cupnoodles Museum at China Hong Kong City now open; Cupnoodles Museum at China Hong Kong City now open; Ocean Park’s Spring Butterfly Festival.

Haunt Industry News: HPE Announces New Dates & Location, Scream n' Steam Returns for 2021, Haunted Mansion at Door County KOA Ends its 14-year Run!

This week on Green Tagged we summarize the stumbling blocks attractions still face to successfully reopening. Specifically: the differing policies on travel, the new CDC guidelines, and scaling your workforce.

Stories covered: Summaries of policies from New Zealand, Britain, Japan, China, and the US. “Disney also announced cancellations of all Disney Magic cruises from European ports through Sept. 18,” “The C.D.C. advised that there was very little chance of contracting Covid from surfaces,” “HOLOGATE returns to peak player numbers following pandemic,” “More workers at Japanese airlines seconded amid pandemic,” “RWS Entertainment Group has announced the launch of RWS Staffing.”

News from the haunted attraction industry: Delusion Interactive Theatre & Film returns in partnership with 13th Floor Entertainment; Tickets for Creep It Real OC; Midsummer Scream announces new dates; plus Halfway to Halloween events with Fear Factory SLC, Reign of Terror Haunted House, and Mohican Haunted Schoolhouse.

We are nearly halfway to Halloween. And as we begin to see an end to the pandemic, haunts everywhere are testing the waters with off-season events. Coming up on today's show Flow and John from the Mohican Haunted Schoolhouse (Perrysville, Ohio) take us on a journey from their home haunting roots to the upcoming ‘Send in the clowns’ event on April 24th.

This week we have updates to stories we’ve been tracking and news on new openings. Stories covered: US Vaccine Passports, State of California issues full updated theme park opening guidance, Hong Kong to lift ban on residents stranded in Britain, Taiwan And Palau Launch Coronavirus Travel Bubble, Disney World Will Pay Cast Members Who Get Vaccinated, IMF chief says lack of fans at Olympics won't harm Japan's recovery, Disneyland Proposes MAJOR Theme Park Expansion.