Haunt Weekly - Episode 248 - August News
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr
Listen to this episode in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more
Episode description
This week on Haunt Weekly we're doing the news and, unfortunately, that means covering a lot of COVID-19 related things including limited haunt openings, closings and more things in between.But that's not all we have this week, we also have a spate of new drive-thru haunts, haunts that are taking a different approach and a lot of other news from the haunt industry.So buckle up as this is going to be one long ride!This Week's Episode Includes:IntroCOVID-19 ResourcesVendor Spotlight - Svenpuss Productions (http://www.svenpuss.com/)Last Week's WinnerQuestion of the WeekHousekeeping NotesHaunt Openings AnnouncedHaunt Closings AnnouncedStranger Things Drive-Thru Haunt Announced (https://io9.gizmodo.com/stranger-things-is-getting-a-socially-distant-drive-thr-1844791854)Pirates of Emerson Planning Drive-Thru Experience (https://patch.com/california/pleasanton/pirates-emerson-plans-haunted-drive-thru-2020-pleasanton)New Mexico Haunt to Host Mile of Terror (https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/first-drive-thru-haunted-house-in-new-mexico-opening-soon/)LA Haunted Hayride Offers "Drive Up" Experience (https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/2020/08/24/news-la-haunted-hayride-creates-drive-up-experience/)Kings Island Cancels Halloween Haunt, Announces Tricks and Treats Fall Fest (https://www.wlwt.com/article/kings-island-cancels-halloween-haunt-winterfest-celebrations/33514221)Six Flags Cancels Fright Fest, Announces Hallowfest (https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2020/08/six-flags-kills-fright-fest-rolls-out-hallowfest-cutting-indoor-scares.html)Shocktober Haunted House Goes Virtual (https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2020/08/six-flags-kills-fright-fest-rolls-out-hallowfest-cutting-indoor-scares.html)Halloween Bash Fright Nights Cancelled (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/fl-et-fright-nights-canceled-halloween-2020-south-florida-20200804-hhotcbtk45dbzkw733s54pe25e-story.html)Busch Gardens Tampa Alters Howl-O-Scream (https://attractionsmagazine.com/busch-gardens-tampa-physically-distant-howl-o-scream/)ScareHouse Moves to Pittsburgh Mills Mall (https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/scarehouse-moving-into-pittsburgh-mills-mall-halloween-season/SPFHTDY75ZBM7KHBSDOSGIDYUM/)Why Halloween Candy is Out Early (https://www.wdsu.com/article/halloween-candy-is-coming-early-this-year/33578693)Lorton Arts Nightmare Prison Faces Pushback (https://patch.com/virginia/lorton/lorton-arts-centers-drive-thru-nightmare-prison-faces-pushback)Lemp Brewery Building Partially Collapses (https://www.kmov.com/news/lemp-brewery-building-partially-collapses-in-south-city/article_a2b90702-e550-11ea-9d05-efd3685a9295.html)Haunted Garage in Danger Due to Storm Damage (https://www.grossepointenews.com/articles/storm-damage-pandemic-put-haunted-garage-on-hiatus/)New Haunted Mansion Crocs at Disney World (https://mydisneydorks.com/2020/08/04/new-haunted-mansion-crocs-materializing-at-disney-world/)Return to the Weekly QuestionConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!
Get in Touch and Follow Us!
Facebook: @HauntWeekly
Twitter: @HauntWeekly
YouTube: @HauntWeekly
Email: info@hauntweekly.com
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android