Halloween Productions News

THE DARKNESS HAUNT TOUR UPDATES

2010-02-16T02:07:00.001-08:00

The Darkness Tour is just about 6 weeks away and you might be asking yourself just how real the attraction will look for the tour? Halloween Productions, Inc. owners and designers of The Darkness haunted house have gone over the top for this tour.

Halloween Productions have hired several Hollywood special effect companies to create custom never before seen props for the all new Darkness. The upstairs of the Darkness has been transformed into a turn of the century Funeral Home.

Clearly if you are building a FUNERAL HOME you must have lots and lots of dead bodies like the ones shown here which will hang in the all new FREEZER! Walk through and past these frozen bodies. Additionally we have built several new illusions such as two different mirror effects creating endless hallways/tunels, several new animations which are designed to scare entire groups of customers at once including falling ceilings, falling walls and much more.

If you want SIMPLY THE BEST EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE offered at the Transworld 2010 Halloween and Haunt Show click on our ticket page and purchase BEHIND THE SCENE TICKETS which includes a ticket to the live events. GO TO www.THEDARKNESS.com to buy tickets.

We hope to see you there March 25-29, 2010. For more information about the Haunt Show go to www.HauntShow.com.

To view hundreds of photos of the construction of the all new Darkness log into the Hauntworld message board here: http://hauntworld.com/haunted_house_forums/showthread.php?t=10055

HALLOWEEN PRODUCTIONS HAUNT SET TO OPEN FOR HAUNT SHOW

2010-02-02T01:02:00.000-08:00

St. Louis, Missouri will once again host the annual Transworld Halloween and Haunted Attraction tradeshow March 25-29, 2010. The tradeshow will feature over 100,000 square feet of animations, props, costumes, supplies, special fx, and much more plus include seminars, events, and tours. To learn more about the show visit www.HauntShow.com.

Halloween Productions, Inc. is PROUD to call St. Louis our home and as many of you know we own TWO WORLD CLASS HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS in the St. Louis area. One of our attractions The Darkness is known WORLD WIDE as one of the best haunted houses in the WORLD featured on National Geographic Channel, History Channel, Travel Channel, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, and the front page of the USA Today.

Halloween Productions will renovate The Darkness in time for the tradeshow and will open to the haunt industry March 25, 26, and 27, 2010. Tours includes behind the scenes tours, and tours with live actors.

To learn more about this event or to purchase tickets visit www.TheDarkness.com.

The Darkness features over 30,000 square feet of fright including a two floor Darkness haunt, a 3D blacklight haunted house and a monster museum. If you have ever considered hiring Halloween Productions or Blacklight Attractions to build your next dark rides, blacklight mini golf, laser tag or any other type amusement attraction here is your chance to see our creative work in action.

Again for more information about the show itself visit www.HauntShow.com and or visit www.TheDarkness.com to purchase tickets to our haunt tour! Over $200,000.00 has been spent to renovate The Darkness for the 2010 season prior to this show in March. Prepare to witness one of the best attractions in the WORLD in March!

Halloween Productions Installs New Haunted Attraction

2009-12-01T02:54:00.001-08:00

Halloween Productions, Inc. recently installed a new haunted house in the Wisconsin Dells at the Wilderness Resort. The haunted houses is part of a bigger entertainment complex which also includes a mirror maze and western themed mini golf all designed and built by Halloween Productions, of St. Louis, Missouri.

The new haunted house was themed like an old Haunted Western Hotel and the haunt itself includes tons of animations, special effects, computer generated animation, smell effects, and much more.

Halloween Productions built the facade, designed and installed the attraction and now the haunt is simply the best year around haunted attraction in all of Wisconsin. Halloween Productions, Inc. has been building walk through attractions for over 15 years and when someone needs a highly detailed attraction they call Halloween Productions.

If you have a new dark ride, haunted attraction, laser tag, mirror maze, museum attraction you need built please contact our sales staff today.

HPI Installs New Mirror Maze in Wisconsin Dells

2009-12-01T02:27:00.000-08:00

Halloween Productions, Inc. recently installed a new mirror maze in the Wisconsin Dells at the Wilderness Resort. The mirror maze is part of a bigger entertainment complex which also includes a mirror maze and western themed mini golf all designed and built by Blacklight Attractions/Halloween Productions, of St. Louis, Missouri.

The new mirror maze was themed like an old Western Mine Shaft and included lighting effects, sound effects and we even added something most companies don't add which was an effect over the mirror maze itself.

Halloween Productions built the facade, designed and installed the attraction and now the mirror maze is simply one of the best year around attractions in all of Wisconsin. Halloween Productions, Inc. and Blacklight Attractions has been building walk through attractions for over 15 years and when someone needs a highly detailed attraction they call Halloween Productions / Blacklight Attractions.

If you have a new dark ride, haunted attraction, laser tag, mirror maze, or a blacklight attraction such as a mini golf that your company need created please contact our sales staff today.

2009 IAAPA SHOW ... Come Visit us Today at Booth #4507

2009-11-17T12:36:00.000-08:00

Blacklight Attractions / Halloween Productions, Inc. is currently at the 2009 IAAPA (www.iaapa.org) amusement tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada from Tuesday November 17 through Friday November 20, 2009. Come visit us at booth 4507 on the FIRST FLOOR of the tradeshow.

Hope to see you there!

Other updates... Blacklight Attractions just finished the install several more blacklight attractions including installs in Reno, Nevada (Wild Island), Wisconsin Dells (Wilderness Resorts), and a blacklight mini golf in Hawaii. We have also recently installed a mirror maze and year around haunted house in Wisconsin Dells at the same resort (Wilderness).

If you want to see our work we suggest you visit Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells as we've instaled THREE different blacklight mini golf attractions (Western Theme, Pirate theme, and the aquarium themed Atlantis) additionally at the same resort you can view our mirror maze and haunted house.

http://www.wildernessresort.com/

If you are interested in having us create a custom attraction from a dark ride to laser tag to a blacklight mini golf there is NO other company that can compete our attention to detail. Contact us today or visit us NOW at the 2009 IAAPA tradeshow in Las Vegas.

ANOTHER BLACKLIGHT GOLF INSTALL

2009-06-11T23:00:00.001-07:00

Blacklight Attractions of St. Louis, Missouri recently installed another AWESOME blacklight mini golf this time in Branson, Missouri at Grand Country Water Park Resort. The new attraction is based on a Country River Adventure which takes you from the steps of an old town during the Huck Finn type days, then down the river where you encounter singing frogs, an Indian village, Steamboats and much more.

This new theme once again PROVES that BLA can tackle any theme, and when we do tackle a new theme we create SIMPLY THE BEST artwork, story lines, theming, sets, interactive holes and much more. NO OTHER BLACKLIGHT COMPANY CAN MATCH ARE CREATIVE its just that simple.

As always we let the photos and the attractions do the talking not smoke and mirrors and gimmick sales promotions. If you want the best blacklight mini golf in the amusement industry we are the only company to call!

We look forward to creating your amusement facility the best attraction in your area. Contact us today for more information about Blacklight Attractions.

Blacklight Attractions is owned and operated by Halloween Productions, Inc.

Wisconsin Dells Wild Abyss Aquarium Theme Mini Golf

2009-03-13T01:04:00.000-07:00

Blacklight Attraction has created yet another first in the amusement industry, and by far the most amazing blacklight mini golf attraction EVER BUILT EVER! Blacklight Attractions in partnership with Halloween Productions, Inc. has been designing and fabricating custom attractons for almost 20 years from Spiderman Dark Rides, Garfield Dark Rides, Incredible Hulk attractions, James Bond, Tombstone you name it.

When we have clients come to us with wild idea's or look to push the envelope our creative gears get spinning... Our newest client in Wisconsin Dells, (Wilderness Resort) wanted to built the most breathtaking theme ever created. We came up with the idea of creating our Atlantis underwater theme mixed with a REAL aquarium complete with sharks, eels, jellyfish, stingrays and so much more.

The blacklight mini golf itself is STUNNING, complete with a custom created CGI effect of King Poseidon the King of the sea. The attraction also featured unbelievable artwork, coral reef, interactive holes and can we mention again the live sea animals on display throughout the attraction.

Please watch our short vidoeo of the attraction. Blacklight attractions can create any blacklight theme no matter how small or large the budget, no matter or big the concept. Contact us today.

Blacklight Mini Golf creation in Wisconsin Dells

2009-03-13T00:26:00.001-07:00

Blacklight Attractions has completed yet another successfull blacklight mini golf installation this time at the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells. The attraction featured a CGI pirate scene, interactive holes, incredible artwork, props and much more. The attraction even includes a first rate facade and complete sound system.

This Pirate adventure has been open for the last few weeks and has already generated thousands of dollars, and thousands and thousands of guests. Wilderness reports their guests love the attraction and business is better than ever expected.

Time to create your amusement facility a new blacklight mini golf attraction. Contact us today for our new blacklight mini golf brochure and dvd.

HAUNTED HOUSE TOURS SET FOR TRANSWORLD

2009-01-30T00:39:00.001-08:00

The Haunted House Associations presents a Triple Treat of Terror!

Haunted attraction owners rarely have the freedom to visit and study other haunts during the busy October season, but now Transworld attendees will have the rare opportunity to tour three outstanding haunted attractions nearly six months in advance of the 2009 haunting season!

The Haunted House Association is proudly sponsoring three historic and unprecedented tours of three very unique attractions during the convention, all of which are opening their doors to both the public and their fellow haunters. The attraction owners have devoted thousands of dollars and hours to create all-new experiences just for the March tours, and now offer Hauntworld magazine an exclusive preview.

The Darkness (www.thedarkness.com)

The Darkness has been regularly featured on national television newscasts, publications, and programs. Ranked as “one of the Top 13 haunts in the country” by Hauntworld magazine, and as one of “America’s Scariest Halloween Attractions,” by Travel Channel, this world famous haunted attraction will present an extensive behind-the scenes tour on Thursday March 26th complete with food, drinks, and full access to all aspects of the attraction. A second tour, held on Saturday March 28, will present the attraction at “full impact” with cast, crew, and all effects in operation.

The Darkness President, Larry Kirchner, is reportedly spending over $150,000 to create and install several new scenes and special effects in time for the upcoming tours.

So why do you think The Darkness received so much attention and acclaim?
Attention to detail! Our company also builds attractions for amusement parks across the world and we now have many tools that come in handy such as hard coating machines, sophisticated animations, different types of sculpting tools, and a lot of foam hard coated scenery. As the haunted house business has grown over the past few years, more and more professional amusement facilities and theme parks are entering the industry. The Darkness has been a source of inspiration, and that puts a lot of pressure on us to outdo ourselves each year.

When did you first start planning the new ideas for this upcoming tour?
We always plan the new Darkness during our operating season. We draw more inspiration for the following seasons while looking at the same old stuff night after night. You get sick of things and you say to yourself almost nightly “we need to do this or that or replace this or that.” The day after we closed we were already ripping stuff out. However we've never worked so hard to do so much in such a small window. It is a challenge.

We have had 10 high skilled workers from our company working everyday on the Darkness since December, and it will take every single second of four months to re-build The Darkness into one of the best haunts anyone has ever seen. The first step is to design everything, then you must destroy and remove old sets, then you take a long time to rebuild the structures ... and then carving foam, to hard coating, to painting and finally all the detail.

Over 50% of the attraction will have been totally re-themed with some very amazing sets. All I can tell you is this will be one of the best haunts anyone has ever seen!!!! EVER!!!!

Are you at all nervous about opening your doors to so many haunters?
No, because I know we will amaze them. The pressure is really on due to our companies and my own personal reputation within the industry. People will be expecting to see the best of the best, and maybe in some people’s minds more than we are capable of...so the pressure was really on to outdo ourselves from any year prior.

What do you personally look for when you’re visiting someone else’s haunt? DETAIL! ORIGINALALITY! I don't want to see the typical, I want to see something I've never seen before. I want to see someone thinking outside the box. The more creative and more original you are the more accolades you will receive.

Is there a benefit to taking both the Thursday and Saturday night tours?
I would say the people who do the behind the scenes tour will get the most benefits from touring the attraction because they can walk at their own pace and explore the attraction. It’s like a really good movie, and you must see it twice to catch everything, same thing here unless you do the lights on tour you won’t catch all the detail. But Saturday night’s live tour definitely shows the scares in action. Your ticket to Thursday night’s tour also includes admission on Saturday night.

What do you hope that haunters will take away from this tour?
INSPIRATION! I want all haunters to walk out INSPIRED to do great things. Let me tell you my goal is always to be the best haunted house in the WORLD! I know that is a hard goal to achieve but if you don't aspire to be the best then why are you doing what you do? When I visit another haunted house, one I feel is one of the best I've ever seen, I sometimes walk out actually feeling kind of depressed! I think “Wow, they did something that is so much cooler than what we do” ... but then I shake my head a couple of times, the blood starts flowing, and I can't wait to get back to our haunt to push the envelope.

Other haunts inspire me to get better at what I do and they push me to attempt to achieve those lofty goals even if you never actually achieve them. So I hope people will leave the attraction inspired to go back to their haunt and work like MAD!

Only limited tickets will be sold for both tours of The Darkness, and Thursday’s “Lights On” tour will likely sell-out. Visit www.thedarkness.com for more information, media, and to buy tickets.

The Columbia Haunt Tour (www.columbiahaunttour.com )

Friday night, March 27, features a double feature of fright, with tours of two attractions in Columbia, St. Louis: FearFest and Necropolis. For just one price, guests will experience two haunted attractions with two decidedly different approaches towards content and operation. Guests can choose to drive directly to the attractions, or to take advantage of bus service directly from Transworld.

Your journey through FearFest starts in a century-old farmhouse, and includes everything from swamps to slasher asylums -- while the actors at Necropolis do their best to terrify, and touch, anyone brave enough to take a trip through this former meat packing factory. We asked the owners to tell us a little more about their attractions and the upcoming tour:

Greg Allen, Owner of FearFest (www.fearfesthauntedhouse.com)

So why did you decide to open your doors to other haunters this March?
With the haunted house convention coming to St. Louis, the opportunity for other haunt owners to see some in this area sounded like a good idea, and we wanted to be apart of that. There is such a small window to see haunted houses from around the country and we thought it would be great to open ours for a tour. When we would go to Chicago for the convention we always looked forward to the haunted house tour. Dream Reapers was always great!

Are you at all intimidated by opening up your doors for so many other owners?
There is always an intimidation factor when the best of the best are coming to see your haunt, however we eagerly await their feedback. If people say they wouldn't be intimidated or worried they are lying.

How did you get started?
I used to do a charity event in St. Louis. I ran it for several years out of my house, and by the end I had about 600 people a night coming through my yard which was getting a little ridiculous so I had to close down. But soon afterward I moved to Columbia and found this great property, and we’re now in our 7th year. It has been a very successful venue for us, we've expanded every year.

Originally it was an old farm house that led out into just plywood walls with no roofing, and you were exposed to rain, sleet, and snow! Over the years we’ve expanded into multiple haunts, buildings, a corn maze, and a hayride. We sit on 46 acres of property.

I assume the corn maze and hayride won’t be open in March?
No, but both haunted houses will be fully staffed and fully operational. The first haunted house starts inside the 100 year-old farmhouse, and the attraction inside is a low-gore, high startle haunted house that’s more mysterious and atmospheric. But with “Slashmasters Asylum” you’ve got the blood, you've got the guts, and you've got the psychos in there. Once you step in there nothing is quite right.

What makes your attraction stand out?
I think one of the things unique about our haunt is that we use actors to scare more than animatronics. We do have some animatronics but our startles and scares come from our actors and the placement of them. We have some people working for us who are just nuts.

The other thing is that our barn is actually haunted. There were two kids murdered here by their father, and people hear and see things happening all the time. I’ll hear singing, I’ll hear footsteps, and sometimes when I pull onto the property I’ll hear someone say “Oh, Daddy’s home!”

Bill Schnell, owner of Necropolis ( www.enterthenecropolis.com )

Your theme and approach is almost completely opposite of FearFest isn’t it?
Personally, for my taste, I just don’t like doing the traditional kind of haunted house or haunted mansion. I enjoy attending them, that’s fine - but I want my haunted house to be more realistic, which means no vampires and no mummies or the traditional things you'd see in a haunted house.

Our back-story revolves around a serial killer, it's a pretty gruesome and realistic style of haunt and that's definitely the style that I like. It kind of goes with our target audience, we want to push the same over-the-top realism and themes that you see in current movies. It's stuff that some haunters don't want to deal with because it happens in the real world, but we like to do it in a way that's scary and entertaining.

Does that mean that you don't have very many animations or effects?
The realism really only goes as far as the core of the back-story, and all the crazy stuff he did. But from that, springs a little more creativity and illusion. The story goes into a more supernatural direction. He's been executed for his crimes and now he inhabits the building as an all-powerful evil spirit. Once you go into the building you're entering into his world and his spirit, and he can throw whatever he wants at you! That allows us to do a lot of different things within the haunted house.

So tell us about your building...
The first time we produced Necropolis we were actually located in a strip mall that didn’t really lend itself into the theme of our back-story. We knew we wanted to move after that first year so we started looking for new locations and now we’re in a building that was once part of a meat-packing complex. Part of our building was the store where customers would come in to actually purchase packages of meat, and then there were large factory floors where they did a lot of the processing with meat racks and everything ... and that's all still in there. It definitely helps the intensity.

Speaking of intensity, when and why did you make the decision to start touching customers?
I'd always thought about the supposed rule, that somehow everyone in America knows, which is that if you go through a haunted house no one is going to touch you. From the beginning I definitely wanted to do whatever it took to scare people, I didn't want to back off to allow us to market to families or have kids coming through. We wanted the intensity.

New actors aren't allowed to touch, they have to had worked for us for at least a year and also have received permission from us. They are trained as to what to do, when to do it, how to do it and when not to do it ... and there are very clear warnings outside.

I know that a lot of haunted houses want the actors to do a scare and then go away, and I'm totally the opposite way: I want it so that almost the whole way through the haunted house you are exposed to our actors. They do the scare, and then are interacting with you until the next room ... and while they're doing that, some of our actors will slip into a little bit of comedy or that's when you can start the creepy touching: brushing the back of the girl's hair, touching the back of her neck, or putting your hand on top of somebody's head ... just simple things like that which take it to a whole other level.

What do you think the reaction from other haunters will be?
I had a chance to experience House of Shock with some other haunters during a tour last year, many of whom were grabbed or touched by the actors, and it was interesting to listen to their reactions because we knew that it was something that we were planning to start doing at our attraction. There were haunters saying that they didn't like it, or that the haunt went too far, and some of them even said they were offended ... and I think it's awesome that House of Shock managed to freak out or even offend haunted house owners! We’re talking about the hardcore of the hardcore, and the owners managed to make them uncomfortable? That’s awesome! I loved it.

We're close to downtown, our theme is very industrial and the tone is more over-the-top ... and Greg is more traditional with trails and corn mazes and a country feel. It's definitely a contrast in styles, and I'd love to hear what the haunters have to say afterward.

Guests can choose to drive directly to the attractions and buy tickets directly at the gates, or take advantage of bus service directly from Transworld. Visit www.columbiahaunttour.com for tickets and more information

Scott Simmons is the Executive Producer and co-owner of The ScareHouse haunted attraction in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

DARKNESS HAUNT TOUR TICKETS ON SALE

2009-01-17T03:23:00.001-08:00

DARKNESS HAUNTED HOUSE TOUR TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!

One of the nations PREMIER haunted houses is set to open during the March 2009 Transworld Haunted and Halloween Attraction Tradeshow (www.HauntShow.com). The Darkness as featured on National Geographic Channel, History Channels Modern Marvels, and multiple Travel Channel shows, is set to open on March 26th, 2009 for a behind the scenes lights on tour which includes dinner, drinks, with photography allowed. Tour starts at 7pm until 9pm.

Then two nights later on Saturday, March 28, 2009 The Darkness will open for a full blown LIVE SHOW with actors and a party sponsored by HHA (www.HauntedHouseAssociation.org). The party on Saturday will include drinks, snacks and an live auction of major props from some of the biggest vendors from Scarefactory to Gore Galor to everyone in between.

The Darkness has been TOTALLY renovated for this tour, designed and created by Halloween Productions, Inc. (www.HalloweenProductions.com). You will experience The Darkness in March the same way St. Louis will experience the Darkness in October 2009. This will be the single greatest haunted house tour ever produced to date! Make sure you purchase your tickets today and be part of haunting history.

Purchase tickets here:

Main Event-March 28:
https://v2.interactiveticketing.com/tickets/t232_the_darkness_haunted_house_2009_090116231c/form_buy_tickets.php

Light On Tour – March 26:
https://v2.interactiveticketing.com/tickets/t232_the_darkness_haunted_house_2009_090116231c/form_LightsOn.php

To Learn MORE about the Darkness visit www.TheDarkness.com and or learn more about the Transworld Haunted Attraction Show visit www.HauntShow.com.

HPI Builds Santa's Magical Toy Factory

2008-11-28T18:30:00.001-08:00

Blacklight Attractions recently designed, created, and installed a new blacklight 3D attraction in Long Island, New York called 'Santa's Toy Factory'.

Your experience inside the attraction includes a trip through Mrs. Claus kitchen complete with smell machines which produce cookie smells, an elf toy factory, a winter wonderland, spinning candy cane tunnel and much more.

The whole attraction is in 3D! Visit their website at http://www.bayvillewinterwonderland.com

Do you need a Santa attraction built for your amusement center? Contact Blacklight Attractions, Inc. today!!!

Kennywood Dark Ride Video

2008-11-14T00:11:00.000-08:00

Finally... we have a video of the recent dark ride we built for Kennywood Amusement Park in Pittsburgh. To learn more about Kennywood visit their website at www.Kennywood.com. Halloween Productions built this dark ride, which featured over 200 animated targets, cgi animation, special effects, and amazing sets.

If you need a dark ride, or any type of amusement attraction contact us today at darkrides@sbcglobal.net

Darkness and Creepyworld Set to Air on National TV

2008-10-23T15:24:00.001-07:00

Both the Darkness and Creepyworld will be showcased on NATIONAL Television over the next week... the following are showtimes and channels to watch out for. Halloween Productions, Inc. owns and operates both Creepyworld and The Darkness.

Travel Channel: America's Scariest Haunted Houses Part 3

Sunday October 26 at 10pm Central Time
Thursday October 30 at 6pm Central Time
Friday October 31 at 3pm Central time

Modern Marvels: Halloween Tech

Monday, October 27 07:00 PM Central Time
Tuesday, October 28 11:00 PM Central Time
Friday, October 31 07:00 PM Central
Saturday, November 01 11:00 PM Central Time

Travel Channel: America Haunts

Sunday October 26 8:00 PM Central Time
Monday October 27 12:00 Midnight Central Time
Wednesday, October 29 7:00 PM Central Time
Thu, October 30 12:00 AM

National Geographic Channel: Halloween UnMasked

Friday October 31 8am

Food TV: Pumpkin Challenge

Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 7pm

Also check Travel Channel on Sunday October 26th all night long there is one Haunted House show after another!

Set your TIVO!

The Darkness Haunted House Set to Open

2008-09-12T02:20:00.000-07:00

The Darkness haunted house located in St. Louis, Missouri is one of the nations best haunted houses is set to open for the 2008 Halloween season. Recently the hit show 'Modern Marvels' came to St. Louis to film segments for an upcoming show titled 'Halloween Tech'. Travel Channel is also producing a show entitled 'America's Scariest Haunted Attractions' and both Creepyworld and the new Darkness will be featured. Last season National Geographic Channel featured the Darkness on a show called "Halloween Exposed".

The Darkness was also recently ranked the SECOND BEST Haunted House in the WORLD by www.HauntWorld.com known as the best website on the web to find, review, rate haunted attractions.

Recently Davud Glover toured the Darkness from talk 97 and said it was better than Disney World. So HOW cool is the new Darkness haunted house 2008? Well let me tell you COOLER THAN ANYTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE... over $200,000.00 was invested into upgrades for the attraction and new things were created that you can see no where else in the entire nation.

The new Darkness features HIGH END costumes, to upgrade the realism of the actors inside the attraction. Secondly several new scenes where built at cost of THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS of dollars built by the same people who built the Spiderman Ride or the multi million dollar Ghostwood Estate in Kennywood Amusement Park.

So what is new you might ask? Try entering a massive swamp house, that MOVES, TILTS, RAISES and LOWERS it is a TRUE MODERN MARVEL and well will be featured on the show 'Modern Marvels' in October on the History Channel. We also build a MASSIVE graveyard that is so realistic that Hollywood could pull up tomorrow and start filming a movie. Inside the Graveyard you will come face to face with werewolves and real ghost and spirits.

Our favorite new scene and effect inside the new Darkness is a MASSIVE SKELETON T-REX room where you will be attacked by this gigantic beast... you will smell his breath, you will feel the bite from its jaws.

Upstairs you can also experience a true mirror maze which will keep you lost for what seems like an eternity. The Darkness is just a TRUE MODERN MARVEL, that is known WORLD WIDE, and visited by scare seekers from all over the WORLD each Halloween season. St. Louis you are blessed to have this WORLD CLASS attraction just sitting a few miles from your house in Downtown St. Louis next to Soulard Market.

The Darkness opens September 12 and stays open weekends in September and nightly in October 3rd through November 2, 2008. Visit their website at http://www.scarefest.com

The Darkness is owned and created by Halloween Productions, Inc.

KENNYWOOD GHOSTWOOD ESTATES DARK RIDE

2008-05-12T02:37:00.000-07:00

Halloween Productions, Inc. recently completed a 2 million dollar dark ride project for Kennywood Amusement Park. The new dark ride called GhostWood Estates, is an interactive dark ride, themed after a haunted mansion, with a targeting system, and wireless ride system provided by ETF Systems.

The dark ride includes 10 highly detailed scenes, 10 CGI Ghost effects, over 250 interactive targets, special effects, tons of animations, pre-show, and a massive haunted mansion facade.

The ride is fun for kids and adults a like, and blends the theming and fun of Disney's Haunted Mansion with a targeting game were riders shoot targets to active animations and score points. Four riders board a wireless ride system, and compete against each other, and the rider with the most points wins.

There is so much detail inside the attraction riders must ride this attraction several times to take it all in from a talking severed head, which tells jokes, to several ghosts that come to life using computer generated effects.

If you need more information about a dark ride please contact our company today.

WESTERN THEMED MINI GOLF INSTALLED IN TEXAS

2008-05-12T02:25:00.000-07:00

Blacklight Attractions a division of Halloween Productions, Inc. has installed another blacklight mini golf attraction in College Station Texas (http://grandstationent.com/)

This was the first western theme we have ever done, and the attraction included several interactive holes and lots of built out sets. The attraction had some of the best set design we've ever included on a mini golf.

The attraction has already been covered by major bowling magazine and is being hailed as one of the best mini golf attractions in the nation.

If you need a mini golf attraction visit our other website at www.blacklightminigolf.com

Tulsa Mini Golf Project Complete

2008-05-12T02:13:00.000-07:00

Blacklight Attractions, a division of Halloween Productions, Inc. and the leader at creating the best blacklight mini golf attractions in the WORLD, just completed an install in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our latest install was for an entertainment center called Putt and Jump Party Company (http://www.puttandjump.com/)

The theme was a totally original theme based on a beach party, with surfing, sand castles and much more.

If you need the best blacklight mini golf please visit our other site at www.blacklightminigolf.com.

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2008-05-12T00:35:00.000-07:00

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