Haunted Attraction Network

Valentine’s Day is over, but there are still haunts around the country celebrating spooky romance this coming holiday weekend. One of those haunts is Dark Castle in Elgin South Carolina, and they have one of the most unique off-season experiences we’ve seen. Dark Castle’s My Bloody Valentine puts couples through a 2-hour zombie survival scenario. Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

This week: Celebrate Halfway to Halloween at the Spooky Swap Meet in L.A. April 30 - May 1; Casino Night returns to Transworld's Halloween & Attraction Show; The Haunt in Atascadero discusses their Valentine's Day event and actor retention throughout the year; the staff of House of Four Scythes Haunted Attraction judged a high school poster art competition; The Endless Night Vampire Ball returns to Los Angeles February 20th; Camelot Rises reopens after opening weekend power outage; Idaho Halloween & Horror Convention announces exhibitor list; Immortal Masks, Project Backfire Design & Creations, and Froggy's Fog will be featured on TransWorld Live on February 15th at 5pm CST; The next Haunters Toolbox Masterclass is scheduled for Wednesday, February 16th at 7pm CST and will feature Cynthia MacDonald of Zombie Farms; Fear Expo Live presents "Tradeshow Selling & Presenting, The Secret to Yes" by Doug Shelden February 17th at 5pm PST; Phil Raybourn discusses using fear year-round in "Fear Factors: Creating Terrifyingly Brilliant Guest Experiences"; Scott Swenson discusses the benefits of joining haunt associations & groups; Holiday World announces new nighttime show featuring Halloween; Mycotoo is hiring for NYC's Stranger Things Experience; Froggy's Fog announces new scent boxes for 2022; VFXcreates is launching a new line of family-friendly puppets; Disney+ announces new Goosebumps series; Haunted Attractions Network has launched two new industry resource pages featuring trade shows and haunted attraction associations & groups. Read more: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-industry-news-feb-15

For over 30 years, Mt. Healthy Haunted Hall in mount healthy Ohio (http://www.hauntedhallinfo.com/index.htm) has been raising funds for charity. Last year alone they collected 3,172 pounds of canned goods for the Mt. Healthy Food Alliance. Maximus went on-location to speak with the team there. Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Disney continues to build higher walls around their properties. This week we discuss takeaways from the latest earnings call and compare that to Bob Chapek’s 2022 Goals. Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Fear Overload in the bay area and Ultimate Terror Scream Park in the Sacramento area are both owned by the same brothers. And while these two northern California area haunts seem similar, they have vastly different approaches. Coming up, we’ll hear how two attractions in overlapping markets differentiate. Fear Overload is open for their Valentine's Day event on February 11, 12, and 14, 2022; that makes this the perfect time to learn about the attraction. Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Hush Haunted Attraction in Westland Michigan opens TONIGHT for their Valentine Haunt (https://valentinehauntdetroit.com/). It’s valentine’s day weekend and there are over 50 haunts all over the country opening this weekend to celebrate. Some haunts are reopening with their normal show (see our Feb 5th Show). Others, like Hush Haunted Attraction, are adding entirely new scenes and characters to celebrate. We’ll find out why that’s important in this interview with owner Cody Bailey. See what you’re missing with a free demo (https://gantom.com/demo). Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork