It’s a HUGE dream of my wife and I’s to own and operate a
haunted house someday. I’m a lover of all things horror/creepy/Halloween, and
this would be the culmination of my fascination. The other day, I went to a
local haunted attraction based in a mall. On the drive home, my wife and I
discussed a few things we need to keep in mind when we do end up building one:
1. Remember the ratio of time spent in one room to the number of props.
Sometimes haunted houses are over too quickly, and that
leaves the visitor with a feeling of poor value for the money they paid. The
haunt I visited the other day had a classic “meat butcher” room, and the props
amazed me. This room was FILLED to the brim with arms and legs and heads and
other fun Halloween props. But, we were pushed through the room within a period
of about 5 seconds.
There was hardly any time to admire any of the props.
Meanwhile, the haunt was VERY short (although they had a lot of unused space to
work with). I realized that they could have taken 1/4th of the props
from the butcher room and hung them from ropes and make you walk through them
or something. Spread out all of those props you’ve invested in! People want to
see them!
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