Haunted Attraction Network

Todd Cox and Paul Meredith from Haunted House Tour.com discuss their 2020 Award Recipients. Haunted House Tour is a private group of haunted house enthusiasts based in Cincinnati, OH who make a yearly tour of haunted attractions around the tri-state area. The group has toured for over 26 years and visit haunts large and small. Read more about the recipients here: https://www.hauntedhousetour.com/2020_awards.html

While masks have become the new norm at the grocery store, you may be thinking there’s no way they belong on the monsters in your haunt but they are a necessary evil to keep guests and actors safe. Alisa Kleckner, owner of Scared of My Shadow, LLC, a boutique purveyor of hauntingly beautiful leather masks, headdresses and accessories, will share tips, tricks and a design approach that incorporates masks into your actors' costumes seamlessly. Keeping folks safe doesn't need to derail your scenes or detract from your scares!

During this live keynote event, our panel of operators and consultants will talk through how changes made because of the pandemic crisis can improve the haunt industry in the future. Hear about innovations in everything from ticketing to training, from costuming to caution tape, from sanitizer to storytelling. As the name suggests, this session will share success stories of practices that no one thought would ever work. Out of adversity comes innovation and out of chaos comes art! Panelists: Scott Swenson of Scott Swenson Creative Development; Justin Fix of JFI Productions; Teresa Ryan of DARK at Fort Edmonton; Alex Crow of ZooTampa. Register FREE for hauntcon at: www.hauntcon.com

The world lost a great man last week. This episode is In Memory of Jason Oliver from The Haunted Wastelands in Calgary Alberta. You can listen to our interview with Jason from 2016 here: https://soundcloud.com/hauntedpod/e291

This week on Green Tagged: Policies and Mandates to get back out in front of the COVID Spread and Climate Change leads to more Experience Based Economy. Stories covered: “Japan to halt all business travel in new step to curb COVID-19,” “Around 80% of people in Japan believe the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics should be canceled or rescheduled,” “California's San Diego Zoo reports coronavirus cases,” “Tourism industry in Malaysia details expectations for 2021,” “Travel to Kamikatsu for a green epiphany: ‘Zero waste is about knowing yourself,’” “NEOM, The Line…The REAL Epcot,” “Moody’s new report outlines risk of climate vulnerable companies.”

Turning Pro is the dream for many home and volunteer haunts, but how do you know when to make the leap? What does it take? Is it safe to leap in 2021? This is a preview of the live panel from the Haunt Masters of Haunter's Toolbox. Bring your questions for the Live Q&A January 21st at 1PM ET. Featuring Brian Foreman & Darryl Plunkie from Haunter's Toolbox; Jan Knuth from Grey House Haunts; Bill Bordner from Mindtrap Haunted Attraction; Suzie Flesik from Crawford School of Terror

Scott Swenson comes on to preview HAuNTcon’s 2021 Keynote Panel "I Didn't Think It Would Work...But It Did: Lessons Learned From the 2020 Haunt Season!" Register FREE for HAuNTcon at www.hauntcon.com and attend this panel LIVE Jan 19th at 1PM ET! Up next, Max is back with a Postmortem of Backwoodz Oddities presents The Last Carnival Haunted House in Waverly, Ohio with Alan Shell

On today’s Green Tagged, we discuss Combating Disenfranchisement and Designing for Empathy. Stories covered: “Inside the Capitol Siege,” “Japan declares 2nd State of Emergency,” “Busch Gardens Williamsburg to be open for first time in January,” “Glamping at Singapore’s Changi airport as traveltainment help airports weather COVID.”
Show notes: www.greentaggedshow.com

A Post Mortem Report from Dark View Haunted Attraction in Toronto, Ohio. Being an outdoor attraction is always challenging, but 2020 added another level. Listen to how these haunters adapted!

On January 18th, 2020, five talented and experienced women in the haunted-attraction industry gathered on stage at HAuNTcon for the second annual Women in Haunting panel. The first year’s panel offered insight into wide-ranging challenges and opportunities for women working in the industry. This year, panel organizer Liz Irving, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Clarion Events, which produces HAuNTcon, opened the floor for panelists to offer actionable advice on several key issues. The questions centered on mentoring and leadership, organizational structure, navigating conflict, and designing for diversity.

What follows is the audio from that panel, recorded live in New Orleans nearly 1 year ago. This year’s HAuNTcon is just around the corner January 19-21st. The conference is virtual and registration is completely free. Browse the show flow, network, and engage with education just like this – completely free. Register now at hauntcon.com

Read Dr Margee Kerr’s takeaway article here: https://seasonalentertainmentsource.com/women-in-haunting-the-challenges-opportunities/