Haunted Attraction Network – Details, episodes & analysis

A Jackson Wang haunted house, "Under the Castle", comes to Halloween Horror Nights 2024 at Universal Studios Singapore; Six Flags Fright Fest Extreme at Six Flags Magic Mountain suffered challenges during opening this past weekend; Eveerland and Netflix collaborate to bring "Stranger Things" and "All of Us Are Dead" to Blood City 8; a new Disney Villains show is coming to Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios next summer; Blackpool Pleasure Beach announces two new scare zones and triple the rides for Journey to Hell: Freak Nights; a Boston, MA announces new Spooky Streets program to provide grants for Halloween block parties; the Douglas Halloween Parade for Adults seeks donors for its 26th annual event; the Vegas Theater Company will premiere the new Halloween haunt-themed musical "The House on Watch Hill" on September 27th; Ames Haunted Forest to close after 25 years of fears; Niles Scream Park returns for its 51st season; Freakling Bros. Horror Shows returns in a new location for 2024; "Onionhead's Revenge" returns to the Mall of America starting September 27th; Meow Wolf's Halloween experience, "Cosmic Howl" will return to each of its locations this Fall; City officials have halted construction of a popular home haunt display in Ortilla, Ontario; Ghost of Glamis returns to the landmark 650-year-old castle for 2024 with new child-friendly storytelling tours; Freaklings Bros. Horror Shows now hiring scareactors for this season; The Canadian Haunters Association hosted their 10th annual awards ceremony this past weekend.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort opened to mixed reviews this past weekend; Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood announces "Late Night with Chucky" live talk show; Go behind-the-scenes of HHN's "A Quiet Place" and "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" with Theme Park Insider and Attractions Magazine; Six Flags Magic Mountain will implement a chaperone policy for Fright Fest Extreme; The Broadway Halloween parade needs a hero sponsor by September 6th or its 2024 event may be cancelled; Coffin Creek cancels their 2024 event; Dinosaur World hosts its first-ever Halloween after-hours event; The Ghost Train is returning to Tweetsie Railroad this Fall; Alton Towers announces two new Scarefest attractions - "Compound" and "Amigos in the Afterlife"; Freeform announces its "31 Nights of Halloween" lineup; American consumers are planning to spend more on Halloween candy, food, and costumes than 2023. Read the news here.

Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando & Hollywood announce their first-ever use of ASL in a maze with their newest IP haunt based on "A Quiet Place" and "A Quiet Place: Part II"; The new stage show "Monster Stomp" comes to Howl-O-Scream at Sea World San Diego; This past weekend's Midwest Haunters Convention has the highest attendance on record; Haunters Against Hate announces new membership subscriptions; Terror in the Corn & Metal X Entertainment collaborate to create a new comic series based on the haunt; The Forbidden Corner announces new Halloween event, "Forbidden Fright Nights"; Epic Entertainment Group begins in-person auditions for Hersheypark Dark Nights. Read the full news here.

Political clashes are shaking up the theme park world: Biden against Resort Fees and Disney versus De Santis. Plus, trends are unfolding in the world of Six Flags expansions. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

Allen Hopps owns Stilt Beast Studios and is the Director of Dark Hour Haunted House. During this year’s Transworld, Allen brought several new costumes with an anti-reality theme, and he’s also been experimenting with gamification and off-season events at his haunt. Here’s Allen live at the show with more. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

Scott visits the Middle East Film and Comic Convention and draws parallels between horror culture and its impact across countries. The Middle East Film and Comic Con (commonly referred to as MEFCC) is a speculative fiction convention held annually in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in April. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

Read the stories here. Haunts nationwide celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a terrifying twist - including Dark Hour, Hudson Haunted House, Bennett's Curse, Frightmare, Panic Point, Brighton Asylum, Bayville Scream Park, and Field of Screams, and Fright Haven Haunted House; Scream Break comes to Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Magic Mountain this weekend; Efteling shares progress on new Danse Macabre and Huyverwoud Haunted Forest area; Haunted Majestic to launch a new charitable giving program for the 2023 haunt season.

Universal announces a rebrand as their expansion in Texas is approved. Meanwhile, Disney is hitting a price ceiling due to a lack of demand for the Galactic Starcruiser. Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Scott Swenson shares a design hack – incorporating easter eggs (AKA Hidden narrative moments) into your haunt for your best customers to discover. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

Should you hire a consultant for your haunt, and how do you begin? Today, Scott Swenson explains what makes a great consultant, things to avoid when hiring the right one, and why you might not even need one. If you want to join the conversation for the next masterclass, join Haunter’s Toolbox. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.