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01.09.2023 - 06:57 / breakingtravelnews.com
About the time when stores start to put out their Halloween displays and Americans ponder their Halloween-season plans, America’s best mega-haunted attractions put the finishing touches on their year-round work of planning and enhancing their attractions. The haunts will soon spring to life to “scare them to death” with the latest and greatest fear-based entertainment. America Haunts, the national association for the most proven and prestigious commercial haunts, reminds the adventurous that the season goes by fast and to buy tickets in advance. There aren’t many open nights for the undead to get their fright-fill fun within the season. Most haunts fall between four to nine weekends, plus a few open weekdays, including Halloween night, Tuesday, October 31.
America Haunts’ members: The Pioneers of America’s Haunting Legacy
Standing at the helm of the haunting landscape, the members of America Haunts epitomize excellence, boasting an unmatched record of success and unwavering dedication. With a combined experience spanning an astonishing 450 years, they have perfected the art of immersive haunt experiences. Masters of their craft, these connoisseurs of fright possess an intricate understanding of the delicate interplay between terror and exhilaration that draws an impressive million-plus visitors annually. The vetted members of America Haunts are bound by their recognition for the best scare entertainment in the country, longevity, and commitment to setting the industry standards since the association began in 2005 to remain unrivaled in their leadership.
The Roster Sets the Standards for Scaring
America Haunts’ member lineup promises an array of hair-raising experiences that cater to innovation, originality, and ingenuity, creating a formidable feast of fright that cannot be duplicated. These chilling attractions are hiring in droves as well. The members expect to hire well over 3,000 temporary, part-time employees – many eager to earn extra income while having fun. Factoring the approximate 1,200 US commercial haunted attractions, the association estimates the industry will hire around 60,000 workers to scare, take tickets, assist with parking, artistically apply makeup, and more.
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Opening dates in 2023 for the finest in fright include:
Beast, Kansas City – September 22. Renowned for its time travel in an open format through a medieval abandoned castle to its infamous swamp town and Werewolf Forest, this haunt’s epic experience brings screams and laughter.
Bennett’s Curse, Baltimore area – September 23. Opens their haunted domain with much fanfare as souls travel far and wide to be spooked above and beyond, even to haunt experts’ expectations.
Cutting Edge, Fort Worth – September 30. No
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