Roundup: Theme Parks Nationwide Open for Halloween

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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
h An Show. We bring you the

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

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Tuesdays, we bring you a roundup
of news from haunts worldwide. Read more

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And as always for the news roundup,

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I'm passing it off to Darryl Bush. Garden Spectacular in Tampa, Florida will

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return bigger than ever select dates through
October thirty first. A whimsical world of

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enchantment full of not so spooky Halloween
Fun Spectacular is an immersive experience ideal for

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the little ones, full of eye
catching new characters, trick or treating,

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a colorful costume parade, and more. The event, located at the Festival

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walk Away from noon to four pm
on event days, is included with regular

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park admission. New offerings for twenty
twenty three include Candy's Pumpkin Pulloza walkthrough Experience,

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time Piece and Alfred Characters and Professor
Pufflemins's interactive experiments. These join returning

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favors, including Candy's World, the
Spectacular Costume Parade, story Time with Candy,

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and eight Trick or Treat stations.
Purchased your tickets today at Bush Garden's

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official website. October twenty six through
twenty ninth, the Veil between Worlds will

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part again as the Vault of the
Soul's returns to Tampa, Florida's former Exchange

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National Bank to reveal dark secrets of
the past. For twenty twenty three,

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the Vault welcomes additional sinister spirits inspired
by the shadows of Tampa history. New

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additions include the ghostly black Widow who
is convicted of having her wealthy husband killed

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for insurance money, and the White
Whale who ran an a legal bulleted gambling

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ring and his rumored to have killed
off as competitors. We continue to redefine

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the standards of this ominous Halloween tradition
with an array of novel performances and captivating

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entertainment. This marks our most paranormally
petrifying year to date, said creative director

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Scott Swinson. We are delving further
into Tampa's history, and each corner holds

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even more spine tingling surprises from the
early enchanting arrival into the interactive Abyss below

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the mysterious new realm that helps guests
bridge the gap back to the world of

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the living. This year, we
fully embrace the dark world at Beccons.

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New this year, guests who have
ventured into the Vault of the Souls before

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may request a more difficult, Darker
Secrets pass. This return pass to the

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Light will require them to build upon
their knowledge from previous years. Reservations starting

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in one hundred and twenty five dollars
per person, include the performance, appetizers,

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dessert, and a welcome drink.
Guests must be eighteen or older.

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Pre sale tickets are now on sale
for thirteenth Floor Entertainment Groups signature Los Angeles,

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California event, the Los Angeles Haunted
Hayride, Celebrating fifteen years of fears.

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The event will return to Griffith Park
select night September twenty second, October

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thirty first. New additions to this
year's event include brand new wagons with seating

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options, updated effects, several new
horror scenes, zombie splat, jellyball experience,

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axe throwing, and a new maze
titled hell Billy Halloween or More.

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Information and to sign up for pre
sale tickets, visit the event's official website.

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Prepare for a night of eerie elegance
with Meyer to Meyer Entertainments immersive theatrical

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production Haunted Soire, a maccab cocktail
party. Deceived into translating an arcane text,

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playwright Donathan Neville unwittingly pens a series
of nightmarish tales that conjures tormented spirits,

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summons hellish abominations, and unleashes an
ancient evil into an old, abandoned

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theater. Four different storylines will take
place at events in seven cities across the

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US this September through October Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Washington,

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DC, Seattle, Dallas, and
Nashville. Guests of the Sire may

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choose to indulge in the included mini
cocktail tastings, including the live show was

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in the roaming entertainment, or they
might decide to dig a little deeper and

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uncover the surreal ghost story that lies
beneath the heart of it all. Guests

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are encouraged to dress up for the
evening, be in costume, cocktail attire,

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or their favorite time period clothing.
This experience kicks off in Los Angeles,

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California, on October sixth and runs
through October thirty first at the Nocturne

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Theater. Tickets are on sale now
a ranger from sixty nine to ninety five

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dollars per person with three ticket options. Angel of Light, a haunting new

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theatrical immersive experience, will debut at
the historic Los Angeles Theater in Los Angeles,

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California, Wednesdays through Sundays, September
fifteen through October thirty feet. Created

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by Odeon, the leading immersive experience
and technology company, in collaboration with Fever,

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Angel of Light features an original storyline
created by Chris Anistis and Mark Binder,

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in which attendees are transported back to
Old Hollywood in nineteen thirty five to

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witness the gripping and terrifying story of
Rhoda Krisha or ancient curses, sonic secrets,

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and demonic possession interwined. During the
sixty minute experience, guests will be

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given unprecedented access to the historic venue
while being guided through the various immersive spaces

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that fuse technology with live theater.
This includes underground catacombs, theater dressing rooms,

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in a grandeur filled ballroom complete with
eriean demonic characters and the led Possession

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Cube room, projecting a kaleidoscope of
mind bending images and footage taken from inside

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the mind of Roda. The experience
culminates in a final live performance by Rota

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in the main Theater, which will
leave a haunting impact. Tickets are on

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sale now starting at fifty nine fifty
per person. Embrace them a cob and

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step into the twisted world of Abandon, a frightening, kinky, and darkly

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humorous theatrical experience where the line between
pleasure and pain blurs into a mind bending

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world of unspeakable horrors and forbidden desires. Presented by Las Vegas Horror Show LLC

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and The Vegas Theater Company, the
show will explore the darkest corners of the

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human psyche and terrify audiences for a
five week run in the vibrant Las Vegas

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Arts District, select knights Thursday October
fifth through Tuesday October thirty, first starring

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Joshua Burg from The Blue Man Group
and Wicked Musical and Julia Polanti the Edinburgh

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French Festival and Sir To Selet.
Abandoned builds on director Gene Weimer's production of

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Urban Death, which has been performed
to sold out crowds and rave reviews in

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Los Angeles, New York, Edinburgh, and Cape Town. Written by Robert

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Bullwinkle, Abel Horowitz and Weimer,
the Abandoned creative team also features Hollywood composer

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Joseph Bishara from the Conjuring and Insiduous
franchises, as well as renowned sound designer

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Katie Halliday from Stranger Thing. Tickets
are on sale now starting fifty to sixty

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dollars for general admission, at eighty
to ninety for VIP, which includes VIP

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seating, a complimentary alcoholic babbage served
in an abandoned souvenir glass, backstage tour

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and more. Guests must be seventeen
or older to attend. Fright World,

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America's Scream Park and Buffalo, New
York, will return for its twenty first

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season, select knights September twenty second
through November fourth. Trevor Figure, general

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manager Freight World, says the excitement
surrounding Halloween has skyrocketed this year. I've

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never seen the influx of messages and
emails during the spring and summer months asking

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when we are opening The Love of
Halloween. Is that an all time high.

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We had over two hundred applications to
join our scream team this season for

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their twenty first year Freight World,
zett A, new SATs Scenes, Scares

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Effect, and more. Tickets are
on sale now with twenty percent of regular

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season pricing through Friday, September fifteenth. Select Night September twenty nine through October

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twenty three. Zombie Joe's Underground Theater
Group will present the early, seductive and

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mischievously entertaining Cabaret macab Helloween in North
Hollywood, California. Directed and choreographed by

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Brittany Dewize, the dancers of Cabaret
macab Halloween are ready to seduce you,

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corrupt you, and haunt you long
after you've left the theater. Audiences will

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get a close up view of several
enticing and arousing dance pieces, all performed

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with devilish style by a talented and
intoxicating cast. Don't get too close,

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though they may bite. Tickets are
on sale now for twenty two dollars in

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advance or twenty seven at the door. Saturdays in September, Creature Feature in

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the Dark returns to mary S Young
Park and West Lynn, Oregon for drive

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in movies with live Haunted House performances. View your favorite family horror film as

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the creatures bring you skits performances and
full Haunted House treatment, all while you

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sit in the comfort of your car
watching the movie with family and friends.

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Screenings include Adams Family Values, Arachnophobia, and Knight of the Living Debt.

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Monsters will act along with the movie, Roman Attack cars in time with the

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film, and three breaks will feature
skits performances, contests, and more even

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more love from the Shambling Monster Horde. The Monster Attractor Upgrade will summon the

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fiends, ghouls, elder horrors,
shambling horrors, and giant monsters to give

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extra attention to your car with its
pulsing glow. Come play with the creatures

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of the night as they bring movies
to life. Tickets are on zale now

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starting at forty dollars for general admission, fifty five for general admission plus Monster

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Upgrade, and seventy dollars for VIP
seating and Monster Upgrade. Scares or skull

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Looking back to Angola, New York
this October when ever Haunt Haunted House reopens

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for the Halloween season October sixth through
November fourth. Ever Haunt has multiple haunted

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houses, midway games, coffin and
virtual reality rides, escape rooms, photo

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booth, attractions at local horror history
show, a horror store, family friendly

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kids days, and lights Out Night
on November fourth. This year, we

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are really excited to see the Delaware
Creek Pumpkins Spectacular, which has thousands of

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handcarved pumpkins, giant talking characters,
photo ops, games, and more.

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We've also added the Storm, a
terrifying simulated storm experience gone wrong within the

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Delaware Creek, said founder Kevin Donovan
at a press release. Ever Haunt is

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also excited for the return of their
popular horror Icon series for big name horror

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movie stars spend weekends at the attraction
visiting with fans. This year's celebrity guests

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include Leatherface, Jason Voorheis, and
Alice from Nightmare on Elm Street. Ever

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Haunt is again partnered with several charities
for this season, including Kids Escaping Drugs,

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Connect Life, and Shine Bright Little
Freight. Tickets are on sale now.

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Creep a reel oc in Santa Ana, California, returns to the Heritage

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Square Museum of Orange County this weekend
September sixteenth and seventeenth, with a creepy

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camp theme. In a celebration of
thirty years of Disney's hocus Pocus. Now

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in its fourth year, creep It
Reel's presenting its largest event to date,

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filled with over one hundred and twenty
spooky vendors, live music and entertainment,

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food trucks, spirited drinks, photo
ops, scare actors, and attribute to

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the fan favorite film hocus Pocus with
a curated museum exhibit and meet and greets

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with the stars. Vanessa Shaw,
Allison Omrie, Cats Max, and Jason

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Marsden, the voice of Bank's Cat, mingle with fellow spook enthusiasts, find

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the perfect teleween and horror items,
and satisfy those new fangs with some spooky

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treats. Tickets are on sale now, starting at fifteen dollars for single day

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admission twenty five dollars per weekend passes. Admission is free for children tenant under.

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Some upcoming events that September through October
include creep It Reel oc Expo September

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sixty and seventeenth in Santa Ana,
California, The West Michigan Halloween x Folke

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September twenty third and twenty fourth and
Grand Rapids, Michigan and the Son of

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Monster Palooza October thirteenth and fourteenth in
Burbank, California. And that's all for

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the news this week. Today's episode
was produced by me Philip Fernandez, with

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reporting by Darryl Plunky post production by
David Swolk. This Haunt News Update is

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a production of the Haunted Attraction Network
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