The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor Returns!

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Dark Harbor returns to the Queen Mary
in Long Beach on September twentieth. That's

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coming up on today's show. Welcome
to the show. I'm Philip. I

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know it's been a while since we've
aired episodes aside from our weekly news but

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we're getting back into it. On
the AJN Show, we bring you the

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news and information you need to prepare
for Halloween. This show is just one

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small part of what we do,
and the best place to find everything is

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in our free weekly email newsletter.
Check the link for that at our website

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or in the show notes. After
a multi year hiatus, The Queen Mary's

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Dark Harbor returns to Long Beach,
California, select nights September twentieth through November

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two, this time produced by the
folks at Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group. Today,

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I'm taking you to the press conference
where the big announcement was revealed.

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I'm playing snippets from the conference for
you here, and you're gonna hear some

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from your folks like Ammy Holloman and
Bred Berlino. Here we go in three

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two one Ger, Oh, thank
you for that. Mom. Welcome.

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That's right, children, we're back
and I dare say we're better for harm,

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shall be returning to the beloved Queen
May. It's lovely to see your

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children, I see the video faces. Oh, it's been such a time

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since we were together last. I
can't wait to share our experiences with you.

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You know, we'll be bringing back
some fan favorites as well as well

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as introducing some new experiences and a
captain, my captain, and creating some

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new terrifying experiences for our kids.
It's that exciting children, you know,

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me so lightful, you know children. When I was asked to come back

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and m see this event, I
was reticent. Yes, I was reticent.

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I felt a little rusty, a
little crusty, a little musty.

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But I'll tell you what, children, they ran me through the industrial dishwasher

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at the Chelsea Chownelhouse, and I
feel bad for the ever. It's put

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a little spring in my step,
a little Carol in my head. Yes,

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well, I really don't know much
about what's going on in this fault,

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so I need to bring someone to
the stage who can better explain it

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to your So this person, he
was so pervasive, I mean persuasive in

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his attempts to get me to return
so I really had to say yes,

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and of course I can never say
no to my little love and Queen Never.

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So let me introduce to you the
Director of Special Projects, my Strow

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Brett BLDO. Thank you. The
Queen Mary's Dark Harbor is back. Thank

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you all for joining us tonight for
this very special evening. It is truly

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a milestone moment for the ship,
for the city, and for so many

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of us in this room. We're
excited to be working with the team at

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the Queen Mary and the City of
Long Beach to bring back the legendary Dark

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Harbor. It is both an honor
and a great responsibility to be the stewards

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of such a beloved event. It's
something that we take very seriously. We're

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all here tonight because we're fans of
Dark Harbor. From twenty ten to twenty

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nineteen, the renowned Dark Harbor Halloween
event captivated the residents Long Beach and beyond

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for hundreds of thousands of people.
Celebrating Halloween at the Queen Mary became an

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annual fall tradition. While many of
the physical assets from past events had been

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lost the time that tradition continues this
fall, we will honor the history,

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the stories, and the legacy of
Dark Harbor, while simultaneously guiding the evolution

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of the event with new and exciting
attractions, experiences, and characters. We'll

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share more of those details soon,
but for now, I look forward to

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seeing you at the opening night of
Dark Harbor's twenty twenty four season on Friday,

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September twentieth. This fall. The
Spirits rise you y, So you

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know he told me that we are
going to awaken the spirits. I thought

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we were opening a new bar.
You know, I've been touring in a

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little show called Dancing in the Bars. Do you know it? If?

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But I'm happy to have the gig
back here on the Old Queen. Yes,

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she's the Butte. Well, thank
you, my Strobe Brett Bertolino,

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for helping preserve the paranormal presss here
in spooky Long Beach. You know I've

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traveled the world, children, but
I must say your city of Long Beach

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is the freakiest city I've ever visited. Now, I am so privileged to

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introduce to you another individual who has
been just so integral to the resurrection of

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our Queen. You know her as
your representative of District one where the Queen

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resides where we call her the Queen. Are the Queen? Please welcome to

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the stage the honorable Councilwoman Mary's and
dance. Thank you very much, but

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you know I do have competition with
you. Queen your well, I'll tell

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Scary Mary She's got a little competition. Do welcome everyone. Thank you so

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much for this wonderful announcement of Steve
and brand. This is amazing. It

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is an honor to be here with
all of you and to be part of

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this exciting announcement. We are thrilled
for the return of Dark Harpor this Halloween

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season. Dark Harper is a well
known sectacular experience that is beloved by so

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many. During its previous tenure on
board the Queen Mary, Dark Harpor brought

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scary goers from near and far into
Long Beach too revel in the thrills and

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chills of its festive event. It's
revival. It's a testament to the its

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legacy and another major step towards the
Queen Mary's resurgence as a world renowned tourist

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destination. We look forward to its
long awaited return because of the positive impact

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that it's going to have on our
city. Thank you and Let's make sure

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that when are that we get our
tickets when our tickets go on sale asap,

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because you know they are gonna go
fast. Thank you for your continuous

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support of the beautiful and electrifying Queen
Mary and vera bah counsel woman Jas,

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thank you and thank you for recognizing
that the Queen, like myself, he's

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an international treasure. I told you
I'm rusty, but I promised to be

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a ship ship shaped by the fall. Yes, and I'll be recruiting and

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scouting some new talent here tonight.
Well, as I said, I really

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have no idea what's going on this
fall. So let me bring someone who

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can give you a very exciting narrative
and give you some little goodies and some

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little tidbits that you can post on
your instant ham and your taktac and your

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big book of faces. Let's inititate
social media. Let's have an avalanche of

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enthusiasm for dark Arbist return Chary.
All right, let's get a holla for

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regional manager, Am horror Man.
We have word from the International Weather Service

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that over the Pacific Ocean hangs a
thick fog. It stated that this fog

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will be coming directly at the Queen
Mary. This fall, this fog will

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encircle the ship, creating a bore
text. This fog will pierce through the

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portholes and go down the dark corridors, flooding in and dripping down to the

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boiler room, into the engine.
And this fog encourages no begs, begs

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the souls and spirits from Dark Harbor
to rise once again. But the ships

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whistle will pierce through the fog.
There are many secrets, and I can

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only tell you so many. Tonight, the sus states it's killing me,

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I hoped last time. After the
Sheriff's whistle blows, the spirits will be

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reminded that in the fall, the
veil between the living land and the land

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of the Dead is at its thinnest. They will rise once again into maniacal

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mazes, not only on the ship, but they will creep out the gangways

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into the harbor, telling sinister stories
of luxury, honor, battle, scandalous

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romances, and of course, murder. While these characters will bring screams from

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the brave souls of Southern California,
no the world who returned to see Dark

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Harbor, they'll also invite you to
delight to dine, to drink, and

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to dance dance alongside these spirits.
And I think that it'll sound something like

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sophisticated lullaby. M wow. The
brave souls entering Dark Harbor will be served

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up on a platter for these spirits, like a fate save me the lady

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fingers. But of course the revelry
wouldn't be complete without a chaotic carnival hosted

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by a circus of freaks who man
my freaks slip and fall. They all

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go down, but this fall Dark
Harbor, the spirits will rise again.

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Now I can't tell you any more
secrets. I'll sink tonight because loose lips

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sink ships. You know, I
can't say sorry. We are the children.

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Isn't that exciting news? What's you're
expected? Did you have a clue?

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Clearly cops backed. How wonderful,
How wonderful. Well that's the end

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of our little presentation. But there
are signature cocktails to enjoy. I'm available

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for photographs. Hands on my little
head, cheese, my little looney,

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and my dropsick, and don't forget
to visit the gruesome gurney at the rear.

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Not the Queen's rear the rear of
the room and get your glee bag

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when you leave the building or the
ship, I should say when you disembark.

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But I shall meet you at the
bar. Children. If you have

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any further questions for I'm sure you
do. The press always has inquiries.

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You can visit Lovely Samantha back at
the at the Press booth or she's standing

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right by that pillar, right there
underneath that lovely photo. I do love

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this room. I agree. Well
that's it for now. Children. As

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I said, I promised to be
in ship ship shape by the fall,

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and I shall see you in October. Remember, do something every day that

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scares you, and if you can't
do that, start out. Today's episode

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was edited by me Philipernandez, with
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