Thread: Good enough to go pro?

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We're seriously considering moving out to a commercial location this year, and staying open all month. After making the decision to, we all sat around going, "Wait a minute... is our haunt good enough to go pro?" Our budget wouldn't allow us to add a ton of new stuff... maybe a couple rooms and a new animatronic. So it would mostly be the stuff we already have. Here's the video a local videologger took this past year of our home haunt. What do you guys think? Keep in mind... this video only shows bout half of our rooms and effects.


YouTube - HauntedFX 2007 - The Seance

Very cool. I totaly think you would be able to go commercial. haunts that go commercial here in San Antonio seem to get better and better every year. I really like your crystal ball in your seance room. How did you do that?

The crystal ball is by far the most complex thing I've ever built. Alright.... that's a lie. It's actually a ball that I bought from Spencer Gifts in Orlando, FL on vacation about 5 year ago. It was a display model, and as far as the manager knew they never got more than 1 in, and never will sell them again. It was on display on the top shelf, and she sold me that model since it was the only one they had. I got it for around $5.00 because there was no box, it had a scratch, and there was no instruction manual or warrenty. It can be set to be red, blue, or green, or slowly morph between the colors. We found the green light suited the room the best.

Well, it beats the hell out of our local Jaycees house and they call it pro. I say go for it.

You did a fabulous job. I love the skeleton. I want one of those in my haunt now. I know it took you 6 months to do it,but was the whole thing expensive? Great job either way. Thanks for sharing it with us.

If you can afford to rent or buy a space big enough, I say go for it. You guys did a fantastic job. I can't believe that is a neighborhood haunt, it is so good.

And many kudos for supporting MADD!!!

Originally Posted by maximpakt

Well, it beats the hell out of our local Jaycees house and they call it pro. I say go for it.

I second that!! Looks way better than our Jaycees haunted house, too...actually, I can't believe we paid money for that thing--would've much rather given it to you guys!

Originally Posted by Spookilicious mama

You did a fabulous job. I love the skeleton. I want one of those in my haunt now. I know it took you 6 months to do it,but was the whole thing expensive? Great job either way. Thanks for sharing it with us.

I can't take credit for building the skeleton.... that would be the famed skulltronix skeleton. The routine is standard, but we changed it around ever so slightly and added in many effects of our own, such as the lightning, air cannons, and fake candles that go out on cue. Expensive is all a matter of opinion. For s it was kinda pricey, but has been well worth every penny.
Thanks for the opinions!

Love it!! I'm not sure what pro means but you've certainly pushed the envelope. I would put yours on par with Ripleys (Gatlinburg) for quality. Size may be smaller but you've got the right recipe.

I think getting the ambiance right is what makes or breaks a haunted attraction and you've got that to a T. Contratulations on your hard work.

So how well do your props hold up throughout the season? I've always worried about prop failure and especially if I was pro, it would be more critical to have it all flawlessly working.

I know, every year, my FCG's seem to snap a line by the end of the night (I guess spiderwire I should get).

My pop up casket guy blew an elbow joint the first year (I've since made it more robust).
http://www.grimlabs.com/halloween/ha...lhaunt2005.wmv

Also, how about vandalisum? Is that a problem?

This was fantastic. If you do go pro, the only down side I could think you might have is rental on a location space. Other than that, go for it.