My wife and I played characters at the local haunted house. I can't do it anymore but the wife still does. Well tonight they had 1500+ people go thru. At $15.00 and sometimes $20-00 a head thats a lot of money. All the characters are volunteers. It takes a lot of time to set something like that up. Generally about a month. Several "rooms" maybe 30 have to be built every year. So a dedicated haunted house fan can spend a hundred hours in just the set up part. Plus about 20 or so hours a week as a character. Thats my wife. Then its the tear down. She has fun doing it and would be disappointed if she couldn't do it.
Anyone impressed enough to think about starting their own??? ha ha They have 3 or 4 semi trailers which store the studs and walls and the props and costumes all year until the first of Sept
and set up for 3 days a week thru November. I have to admit there are some perks she is entitled to. Like the annual trip to St Louis to the Halloween expo for new props.
So the month of Sept. and 1/2 of October and Whenever it gets warm enough to take down the thing I am a Batcheler.
She likes it and I'm OK with it.
Doesn't have much to do with trapping. Just thought I'd share some of my experience with you
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Sounds similar to the highschool and collage drama department productions. Building sets, wardrobes, props, just without all the scrips.

Month and a half almost 2 yearly storage. 1500 x $15= $22500. No idea how the expences break down like location and storage rental. May not be very profitable at all or it may be a nice bonuse for someone depending on how its split . You said the people volunteer. Here they are all hired help at the spook houses. I have not been through one in 28 years so no clue what they cost. Seems like liability insurance would not be cheap.

Is that a community fundraiser or something like that? Just wondering who is in charge and where the money goes and such,
I remember you talking about enjoying this in the past. Maybe by next year you'll be in good enough shape to join the wife again.

We have a camp here for disabled children, they've been hosting a spooky walk for over 30 years, all volunteer, only the 2 weekends before halloween, 4 days....25 bucks a head.

It has become so popular the parking field will be full, cars parked up to a mile away and walked from, shopping center has shuttle buses to the camp...it's insane. if they don't make 50g per night it's more....all money goes to run the camp....I can hear the screaming from my house, lol

This is "Thrashers House of Terror.
Mt Pleasant,Iowa.
No Rental or Storage. They own the trailers. Been doing this for 20 years. Always different. The $22K is only 1 night. Money goes to ". Midwest old Threshers Assn foundation".Old threshers Reunion is a yearly (Labor Day weekend ) Celebration . The building is free to the haunt. ! more week til Halloween. Then its begin planning for next year.
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I've always wanted to get down there for that Threshers Reunion but haven't made it yet.