NEWS: Isle of Berk, East Coast Haunters, and more!

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Coming up your weekly roundup of news
from around the haunt industry. Welcome to

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the show. I'm Philip on the
HN Show. We bring you the haunt

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news, information and education you need
to prepare for Halloween. On Tuesdays,

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we bring you a roundup of news
from haunts worldwide. Read more about these

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free weekly newsletter. Subscribe at the link

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in the show notes. And as
always for the news roundup, I'm passing

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it off to Darryl. Universal Orlando
Resort release details about the How To Train

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Your Dragon Isle of Burke Land,
opening as part of its new Epic Universe

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theme park in twenty twenty five.
The land, inspired by the How To

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Train Your Dragon series, will be
home to three rides, Piccups, Wing

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Gliders, Dragon Racers, Rally and
Fire Drill, as well as the Untrainable

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Dragon Live Show, Viking Training Camp, and three themed restaurants Mead Hall,

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Spitfire Grill and Hooligan's Grog and Gruel
In Hiccup's Wing Gliders, the Family Thrill

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Coaster offering a Dragon's eye view of
Burke with speeds up to forty five miles

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an hour. Dragon's Racers rally,
let's guess execute high speed aerial maneuvers at

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heights up to sixty seven feet,
and fire Drill, a competitive boat battle

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were guests aim water cannons to extinguish
fires. The Untrainable Dragon Live Show,

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inspired by Universal Beijing Resorts wildly successful
Untrainable Show, is a Broadway style dragon

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filled live spectacular that takes guests on
an unforgettable journey with beloved characters Hiccup,

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Toothless Gobber, and Astrid as they
work together to solve the mystery of the

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Untrainable Dragon. This heartwarming story comes
to life with captivating musical numbers, breathtaking

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sets, and life sized dragons soaring
overhead. Finally, guests can visit the

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Haddock Paddock for an incredible meet and
greet experience with the heroic dragon Rider and

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Hiccup and pose for a photo with
the friendly night Fury Toothless Plus Throughout the

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day, guests may also encounter other
familiar vikings and dragons while exploring Burke trans

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World's East Coast Haunters Convention in Oaks, Pennsylvania has shared its full lineup of

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show floor events for April twenty seventh
and twenty eight view Haunt promos and win

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tickets to area attractions throughout the weekend. Witness the artistry of Bobby Wiener during

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her Bloody Mary Makeup demo. Show
off your favorite ghoulish costume for the chance

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to win a prize bag full of
goodies in the Costume Contest, with separate

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categories for adults, teens and kids. See if fifteen participants can handle a

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heat of progressively increasing Scoville units of
Hot sauce in the Screaming Hot Sauce Challenge.

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Watch Halloween versions of classic game shows
with Frightful Family Feud and the Devilish

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Dating Game. Lastly, witness the
inaugural Haunt Olympics, where Haunt crews will

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compete in relay races, costume makeup
and dance challenges, tug a war,

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and fans only reviews and judging.
To be considered for participation in the Frightful

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Family Feud, Devilish Dating Game or
the Screaming Hot Sauce Challenge, apply by

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following the links in our show notes. Unleash your dark side at the Halfway

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to Halloween Expo on May eleventh,
from ten am to six pm at the

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Washington off Farm Council Grounds in ann
Arbor, Michigan. The Halfway to Halloween

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Expo features over one hundred and forty
vendors, food trucks, interactive activities,

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a hears show, and a walk
through Haunt. Halloween and horror enthusiasts will

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find an array of costumes, props, decorations, hunt related items, horror

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related goodies, one of a kind
custom pieces, and more in this frightful

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indoor event. Tickets are on sale
now for five dollars. Children twelve and

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under our free by you. Blood
Bath Masked Madness in Gainesville, Florida,

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returns for its second year on April
fifth through seventh. Created by Swamp Hunters,

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a division of Gator Theme Park Engineering
and Design at the University of Florida,

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by You, Bloodbath Masked Madness is
a fourteen hundred square foot haunted house

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that will feature nine scenes, live
actors, animatronics, special effects, and

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a high level of detail. The
project brings together students from many disciplines to

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design and construct a themed haunted house
completely from scratch. Tickets are on sale

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now starting at five dollars for early
scream deal tickets and eight dollars for general

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admission. Niles Scream Park in Niles, Michigan, announced the closure of its

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Dark Territory Haunted hay Ride in a
March twenty sixth Facebook post. The Haunt

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stated that changes in the economic landscape, evolving consumer preferences, and unforeseen challenges

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necessitated the closure. We extend our
deepest gratitude to our loyal patrons, dedicated

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staff members, an all loyal and
enthusiasts who have supported this attraction throughout the

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years, stated de Nile Screen Parp
representative in the post. While this heartbreaking

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attention closure marks the end of a
chapter, it provides the beginning to many

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new opportunities As we embark on this
transition, we remain dedicated to preserving the

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legacy of the Dark Territory Haunted hay
Ride and exploring avenues for its hopeful return

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in a different capacity. The park
plans to open a new attraction for the

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twenty twenty four Halloween season, teasing
a Wicked Woods theme, with further additions

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commencing over the next several years.
The Menagerie Oddities Market returns to historic and

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haunted Preston Castle in i Oonne,
California, Saturday, June eighth, from

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eleven am to six pm. Witness
the Bazaar Mystifying and Unusual, as the

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most paranormal building on the West Coast, hosts the Menagerie Oddities Markets fifty artisans,

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creators and purveyors of the strange and
unusual. From trinkets to e femera

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jewelry, to clothing antiques to taxidermy, there are plenty of surprising and curious

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creations to explore. General admissions include
live entertainment, interactive presentation and poison exhibits

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by Doctor R. Snick, dazzling
performances from Stilt Boy, The Many Faces

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of Gus and the Renegade Circus,
Tarot card readings, face painting, and

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carnival games for the kids, food
trucks, full bars and music. All

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proceeds from the self guided Castle Tour
Tickets purchased during the event to return to

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the Preston Castle Foundation. Tickets on
sale now starting at fifteen dollars for general

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admission and eighteen dollars for Castle Tour
add ons. Spirit Helloween donated one hundred

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and forty one thousand dollars to Providence
Children's Hospitals Child Life Program Providence's Child of

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Life Program in El Paso, Texas, aims to help fund art and music

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therapy programs to make hospital stays for
children more entertaining and fun. Since two

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thousand and nine, Spirit Halloween has
donated over one million dollars to the program.

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We are so incredibly grateful to Spirit
Halloween and their entire team for their

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support and generosity year after year.
We see first had the impact these funds

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helped make in the lives of our
patients and their families, and it truly

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brings so much happiness. We appreciate
their partnership and the difference they make to

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our hospitals in our community, said
Rob Anderson, CEO of the Hospital of

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Providence Memorial Campus and Providence Children's Hospital. Some upcoming events April through June of

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this year include Fear Expo April twelfth
through fourteenth in Owensboro, Kentucky. The

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Spooky Swap Meet April twenty sixth through
twenty eight in Los Angeles, California.

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East Coast Haddres Convention April twenty seventh
and twenty eighth in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

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Monster Palooza May thirty first through June
second in Pasadena, California. In the

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Midwest, Hondres Convention June seventh through
ninth in Rosemont, Illinois. And that's

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all for the news this week.
Today's episode was produced by me Philip Hernandez,

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with reporting by Daryl Plunky post production
by David Swope. This Haunt News

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