Episodes

While Disney continues to build walls around experiences with ‘Storyliving by Disney,’ attractions across the world are tearing them down by inviting guests to engage in cultural festivals. This week we touch on: Storyliving, Lost Spirits Distillery,...

Granite Insurance aims to streamline insurance for the haunted attraction industry, offering incentives for safe practices, and eventually will open an online portal for applications and claims.

2021 was one of the busiest years ever for Midnight Syndicate, and we'll dive into the details and reflect on the past 25 years.

My Deceased Valentine returns to Lexington South Carolina this weekend. This is an entirely different low-capacity event for Valentine’s Day.

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.

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...

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...

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 …

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...

Established in 2010, Immortal Masks is known for delivering film quality products at competitive pricing (https://www.immortalmasks.com/). They’re launching 3 new product lines at Transworld next month and we have the details. This is the 3rd episode...

From new bladder blood to scholarships, a free burn class and giveaways – Bobbie Weiner AKA Bloody Mary has a ton planned this year (https://www.dearbloodymary.com/). This is the 2nd episode of our vendor showcase series, featuring Haunted Attraction...

This week's news: The next Haunters Toolbox Masterclass is scheduled for Wednesday, February 16th and will feature Cynthia MacDonald of Zombie Farms; HauntPay highlights six ways to fund your haunted attraction; Monsterpalooza announced their...

Jack O’ Lantern Journey (https://jackolanternjourney.com/) has been popping up everywhere over the last several years. Sometimes as a single photo op like at the Winchester Mystery House and sometimes as a full-scale event. I’ve been so curious how it...

This week we discuss SeaWorld offering to buy Cedar Fair, Bob Iger’s exit interview with the NY Times, and what it all says about the attention economy. Notes: SeaWorld’s offer (https://www.inparkmagazine.com/sseaworld-offer-for-cedar-fair/) and Bob...

Haunts across the country are rolling out the blood-red carpet to welcome couples for an evening of treats. The first haunt to open was The Haunt in Atascadero, which opened last night and will run their scary tales on 5 …

Home Haunting is where most haunters begin; it starts with lavish decorating and evolves into something that eventually takes over the house and neighborhood. But no matter the size of the haunt, all haunters have one thing that ties us …

Scott discusses the importance and benefits of people in the Haunt Community joining and participating in various organizations. View our list of organizations here: https://hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunted-attraction-associations-groups/

CAMELOT RISES is the brand new horror event coming to the abandoned Camelot Theme Park in Lancashire (https://www.parknpartymcr.co.uk/camelot-rises/) . Drive your car through the fully immersive zombie experience and watch your favorite horror movies!...

Transworld's Halloween & Attractions Show has posted their seminar lineup; Haunted Overload announces their 2022 Halloween schedule; Phantasmagoria presents "Hauntingly Romantic Tales" on select February dates in a variety of central Florida...

This is the first episode of our vendor showcase series, in partnership with the Haunted Attraction Association (https://hauntedattractionassociation.com/). In this series, we’re showcasing HAA member companies are participating in the annual auction...

This week we delve into the deluge of opening announcements from attractions around the world and look at two museums are pivoting. Openings: EPIC Universe, Iron Gwazi, Emperor, Pantheon, Peppa Pig, the NFT Museum, Studio Ghibli Theme Park, Avengers...

This is the final part of our mini-series covering some of the haunt friendly programming from this year’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando. We’ve already covered vendors, events, and networking, but there’s a final large part of the IAAPA experience –...

This is 4th part of our mini-series covering some of the haunt friendly programming from this year’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando. Coming up, we’ll hear how Reaper’s Revenge (https://reapersrevenge.com/) used dynamic pricing and employee retention to...