Mr. Coastermania Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I keep hearing talks about having one of the haunted attractions being left open during the season in the future. It would be nice to have something more scary than Boo Blasters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themuska11 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Reminds me of the Myrtle Beach boardwalk haunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 The problem would be staffing. In most cases, the quality of a haunted maze / walk-through is directly proportional to the number of people working. Actors and attendants. Thorpe Park had a SAW-themed horror maze that stayed open year round for two years before becoming Halloween only. I guess it's possible, but I'd expect an up-charge of at least $5 a person. And like Dinosaurs Alive, I'm not sure that that could be sustainable long-term. I mean, I guess to some extent, they might as well try. What good is it to have the thing set up and gathering dust in the Tomb Raider showbuilding all season? Might as well put a few workers in costumes and make some extra money off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 How'd that work for Great Adventure? I hear it didn't set the place on fire... Oh, wait.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Coastermania Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 Indoor setup and the use of computers could a few actors could make it work. I always think about good haunted houses when I go out to the parks. I guess I just miss the old days and glass mazes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 why not one of these... http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=63803 The atmosphere of the ride is real time virtual. Could techically be frightening! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaestroJr Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I think that a haunted maze could be perfect in season like in a location like where Slaughterhouse or Wolfpack is. Dont want to scare any kiddies though. This isnt Phantom Theater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingMaster Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 The problem would be staffing. In most cases, the quality of a haunted maze / walk-through is directly proportional to the number of people working. Actors and attendants. Thorpe Park had a SAW-themed horror maze that stayed open year round for two years before becoming Halloween only. I guess it's possible, but I'd expect an up-charge of at least $5 a person. And like Dinosaurs Alive, I'm not sure that that could be sustainable long-term. I mean, I guess to some extent, they might as well try. What good is it to have the thing set up and gathering dust in the Tomb Raider showbuilding all season? Might as well put a few workers in costumes and make some extra money off of it. You won't find any problems with staffing given how many people there are within the Greater Cincinnati area that would KILL for a year-round haunt to open up. If they put an up-charge on the attraction, it had better be on par with the likes of The Dent Schoolhouse (or even the USS Nightmare) on all fronts. I don't want to waste $5 walking through Club Blood and be done in three minutes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purdude86 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 YEa that would be the biggest issue for one now I feel. If they are going to make it a major attraction all it's own it would need to be top quality and a good length (especiaily if charging for it). Right now I feel that are two best ones are Slaughterhouse and Madame Fatale's, but I don't feel that either is strong enough in both quality and length to be a major attraction and a separate upcharge. The quality in general is pretty good for them but would need to be longer, however they are already filling their spaces as is, so not sure if they could really be made longer without making major changes to the structure. Slaughterhouse could be possible, but I doubt they would make alterations to the Crypt building for a haunt, even a year round one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Back on closing weekend last year, KIC got a lights-on tour of Madame Fatale's. IIRC (and somebody please correct me if I'm wrong), that building has quite a bit of space to expand the maze if they so choose to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I'd be glad to see a new season-long themed walk-through attraction; these are a dying breed. Compared to Haunt mazes, perhaps it would be focused more on detailed scenes & funhouse effects than on paying associates to scream at guests. Doing the latter full time could be stressful on a scaractor's voice, and I can't imagine these being easy positions to fill 7 days a week during the summer. I mean, I guess to some extent, they might as well try. What good is it to have the thing set up and gathering dust in the Tomb Raider showbuilding all season? Might as well put a few workers in costumes and make some extra money off of it. The dedicated buildings are serving as storage for Haunt props. KI owns a lot of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 You won't find any problems with staffing given how many people there are within the Greater Cincinnati area that would KILL for a year-round haunt to open up. If they put an up-charge on the attraction, it had better be on par with the likes of The Dent Schoolhouse (or even the USS Nightmare) on all fronts. I don't want to waste $5 walking through Club Blood and be done in three minutes. I'm not saying the problem would be finding the staffing. It would be justifying it. Without an upcharge, I don't know how they could. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 It takes alot to get us done up for Haunt. Lol. The actors are just one of the things. The park would have to hire makeup and costume people as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioRiders Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I'd love to work a haunt year round Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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