User:Oddjob84/Archive 4

List Parameters

• Notability: Must be international, national or at least substantially regional
• Scale: Must involve substantial portion or entire park, multiple venues; single attractions not included
• Seasonal: Must be ad hoc event, run seasonally, not permanent attraction
• Theme: Strictly Halloween theme, harvest festivals, etc. not included

List of Theme Park Haunted Attractions

List of theme park haunted attractions

Attraction	Location	Open Date	Status	Source	Notes
Halloween Horror Nights	Universal Studios Florida	October 25, 1991	operating		largest single event worldwide
Halloween Horror Nights	Universal Studios Hollywood	October 9, 1997	operating		two earlier attempts not listed (see Article)
Halloween Horror Nights	Universal Studios Singapore	October 2011	operating		now feature local Singaporean legends
Halloween Horror Nights	Universal Studios Japan	September 14, 2012	operating		currently the longest run at 59 days in 2015
Fright Nights	Six Flags Astroworld	1986	closed 2005		later renamed SixFlags Fright Fest in 1993
Six Flags Fright Fest	Six Flags over Texas	1989	operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	Six Flags Great America		operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	Six Flags St. Louis		operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	Six Flags Magic Mountain		operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	Six Flags New England		operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	Six Flags over Georgia		operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	Six Flags Great Adventure		operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	Six Flags Fiesta Texas		operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	Six Flags America		operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom		operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	Six Flags Mexico		operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	Great Escape (amusement park)		operating
Six Flags Fright Fest	La Ronde (amusement park)		operating
Howl-O-Scream (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay)	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay		operating
Howl-O-Scream (Busch Gardens Williamsburg)	Busch Gardens Williamsburg		operating
Howl-O-Scream	Sea World San Antonio		operating
Halloween Spooktacular	Sea World Orlando		operating
Halloween Spooktacular	Sea World San Diego		operating
Fright Fest	Elitch Gardens Theme Park		operating
FrightFest	Darien Lake	1998	closed 2015		replaced by Harvest Fest in 2016
Fright Nights	Warner Bros Movie World	2006	operating		Queensland, Australia
Knott's Scary Farm	Knotts Berry Farm	October 26, 1973	operating
Fright Nights	Thorpe Park	2002	operating		Surrey, England
Mickey's Halloween Party	Disneyland	2005	operating
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party	Walt Disney WorldMagic Kingdom		operating
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party	Disneyland Paris Resort	2008	operating		Paris, France
SCarowinds	Carowinds	2000	operating
HalloWeekends	Cedar Point	1997	operating
Halloween Haunt (California's Great America)	California's Great America	2008	operating
Halloween Haunt (Canada's Wonderland)	Canada's Wonderland	2005	operating		originally Fearfest
Halloween Haunt (Dorney Park)	Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom	1998	operating		originally Halloweekends
Halloween Haunt (Kings Dominion)	Kings Dominion	2001	operating		originally Fearfest
Halloween Haunt (Kings Island)	Kings Island	2000	operating		originally Fearfest
Halloween Haunt (Worlds of Fun)	Worlds of Fun		operating
Ocean Park Halloween Bash	Ocean Park Hong Kong	2001	operating
Halloween Haunt	Valleyfair	2006	operating		previously HalloWeekends, 1998 to 2000
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List 2 Parameters

• Notability: Must be international, national or at least substantially regional
• Scale: Single attractions only
• Seasonal: Must be a permanent attraction, open when its park is open
• Theme: Strictly Halloween-like theme, "fun houses" not included

List of Simulated Haunted Houses/Mansions/Castles

List of Simulated Haunted Houses/Mansions/Castles

Attraction	Location	Open Date	Status	Source	Notes
Haunted Mansion	Disneyland	August 12, 1969	operating		seminal attraction
Haunted Mansion	Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom		operating
Haunted Mansion	Tokyo Disneyland		operating
Phantom Manor	Disneyland Paris		operating
Mystic Manor	Hong Kong Disneyland		operating
NYC Halloween Haunted House	Vortex Theater Company	2009	operating
Haunted Castle	Six Flags Great Adventure	1979	closed 1984
Trauma Towers	Pleasure Beach Blackpool		closed 2009
Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back!	Alton Towers	1992	operating		redesigned 2003
Trimper's Haunted House	Trimper's Rides	1964	closed		expanded 1988
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List 3 Parameters

• Notability: Must be international, national or at least substantially regional
• Scale: Single attractions only
• Seasonal: Must be ad hoc event, run seasonally, may be permanent location
• Theme: Strictly Halloween-like theme, "fun houses" not included

List of Simulated Haunted Houses/Mansions/Castles (seasonal)

Attraction	Location	Open Date	Status	Source	Notes
Nightmare on 13th Haunted House	Salt Lake City, Utah	1990	operating		permanent location run seasonally
Hundred Acres Manor Haunted House	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	2003	operating		replaced Phantoms in the Park at same location
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Extreme Haunted Houses

As the haunted attraction industry has evolved, it has trended toward ever more elaborate settings, higher technology, more elaborate backstories and so-called "extreme" haunted houses. Most operators, from the mega-haunts down to local charity events have felt the competitive pressure to improve their events. Higher quality scenery and props and ever more elaborate concepts and writing have become the norm. As well, the experiences have expanded in terms of sheer size, either by making the mazes longer, or by providing more than one attraction on the same site.

Some operators have tried to distinguish themselves by adding more extreme experiences. The most common upgrades beyond those cited above include blackout houses, interactive houses, and the inclusion of virtual reality and/or laser tag elements. The blackout houses are what they sound like: pitch black mazes which the guests must feel their way through. This may involve crawling, and sometimes, contact by the actors. This is usually not allowed in less extreme houses, and may require to guest to sign a waiver prior to entering. The interactive houses may involve the guests being closed into an "escape room", where that have a time limit to try to figure out how to escape, and physical clues scattered around the space. Naturally, there are scares also hidden in the space, and often guest escape efforts have consequences for wrong guesses. The VR and laser tag houses add an element of the first-person shooter video game experience to the guest's journey through the house.

The most extreme houses may feature full contact with guests and include a chance that the guest may be subjected to light torture, including simulated drowning, simulated assault, and simulated torture. Guests are often given a safe word for anyone who can't handle it. San Diego's McKamey Manor requires both an application process and a waiver. Unlike most of its rivals, there is no safety word. The tour, which is free, can take up to four hours to complete. In that time, guests have been tied and gagged, forced into coffins and freezers, and had their heads crammed into cages full of snakes. People have even been known to leave with scratches and bruises on their bodies. The reigning champ is Blackout, which has versions in Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York, and has been rated on several lists as the most extreme haunted house in the world.

The Naked and Scared Challenge was an adults-only experience at Shocktoberfest, a 27-acre fear park located in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania. Visitors at least 18 years old were invited to disrobe before entering. After choosing the "nude" or "prude" (underwear-only) option, guests are asked to sign waivers prior to a clothes-free fright. The nude option was cancelled prior to opening, due to pressure from local authorities. There are a few such houses around the country, but they have apparently not caught on.