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Haunted Attraction Preview: Orlando, Florida: Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 26
Harknell and I attended Universal studios Halloween Horror Nights on Saturday, October 8 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Disclosure: This is not a review. Harknell and I toured the event with Creative Director Michael Aiello for free and skipped all lines. My experience does not reflect the experience of an average customer so I will be…
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Tampa, Florida: Interactive Theater Review: The Vault of Souls
Thankfully Hurricane Matthew didn’t hit where I was in Orlando directly, so general pre-hurricane chaos, losing a couple of haunt days, and having to drive 20+ hours out of my way (OMG) to get home because 95 North was flooded was the maximum impact we experienced. Yeah – my back still hurts days later. 🙁…
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Interview: Tampa, Florida’s Vault of Souls Creative Director talks about what it’s like to wrangle ghosts in the roaring 20s
I had the opportunity to go to Tampa, Florida to attend and review The Vault of Souls 2 weekends ago. This “elegant night out” consisting of food, drink, and interactive theater firmly rooted in Tampa’s local history is possibly the most ambitious project I’ve seen for the Halloween season this year – or ever. Naturally,…
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Winter Haven, Florida Haunted Attractions: The Shallow Grave 2015 review
I had the opportunity to check out The Shallow Grave in Winter Haven, Florida on October 9th, 2015. They have 2 haunts: ADHD (Attention Deficit Haunt Disorder) and Haunted Hills: The Rage. They actually cultivated a pretty detailed back story that you can check out here. The Shallow Grave is located about 49 minutes south…
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Tampa Florida (not exactly) Haunted Attractions: The Vault of Souls interactive haunted theater 2015 review
To say that my interest was piqued when I heard that Scott Swenson (Ex-Creative Director of Busch Gardens Tampa’s Howl O Scream) had been recruited to work on The Vault of Souls in Tampa, Florida is an understatement. It seems that everything that Scott is involved with always has a lot of heart put into…
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HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY: Mon. Oct 19: Spooky Empire Twitter Party – win free autographs and tickets to the con!
RSVP here at this link! EDIT: BONUS! We will ALSO be giving away ticket to Legends A Haunting at Old Town in Kissimmee, FL and The Shallow Grave in Winter Haven, FL! I reviewed Legends here before. I have a review of Shallow Grave being written now. (It was fun!) BOOM! I am delighted to…
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Orlando, Florida Haunted Attractions: Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 2015 review – The world’s #1 Halloween event becomes Florida’s shabby asshole keg party
That’s a pretty blunt post title, isn’t it? Unfortunately it is warranted in our experience. I’ll explain. In 2008 we went to our first Universal Studios Florida Halloween Horror Nights. It was the best day of our lives. It is what fully ignited my love of Haunted attractions and led me to become a popular…
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Tampa, Florida Haunted Attractions: The Vault of Souls, An Elegant Event of Terror Opens October of 2015
Guys. Remember Scott Swenson, former Creative Director of Busch Gardens Tampa’s Howl O Scream? He’s been busy – working on The Vault of Souls. This appears to be a similar experience to the upscale immersive theater events that are currently happening in my home turf, NYC. Tickets start at $100. From what I understand about…
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Florida Haunted Attractions: Legends: A Haunting at Old Town fundraiser
If you are in Florida and can’t make it to (Re)Generation Who in MD, this is something worthy of your time: “Please join us during the last weekend in March to support our friend, Legends fan and Spooky Empire volunteer, Jerry Hall. We are doing a special discount during those nights for organ donors, just…
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Disney World and Disneyland to release Tower of Terror merchandise on Feb. 13; meet imagineers from 4-6PM
Disney World and Disneyland are to release Tower of Terror merchandise on Feb. 13. In Disney World you can meet the Imagineers responsible for this from 4-6PM in Hollywood Studios. Some of this stuff looks great. I want the hat, bag, and pouch. There will also be black bathrobes which I plan to buy 2…