I run an amateur haunt. As such, I don't get a chance to go out and see the professional haunts in the area.
This year, though, I made an effort to find dates on which my haunt was closed, and the area's professional haunts were open.
Tonight, one of the professional haunts in the area was having a "lights out tour" where you are given a glow stick and go through the haunt with all of the lights out, but with the props and actors still doing their thing.
I gotta say, I'm not a fan.
It may be because I run a haunt myself and I wanted to see props and scenes and effects, but I couldn't appreciate the decorations, props, settings, makeup, or anything else because I couldn't see anything. It was a bit unnerving bumping into things and having the actors scream in my ear, but it wasn't scary or impressive.
Do any of you do these lights out tours? What do you see as the draw? I'm guessing it's targeted more to the crowd that just likes to be scared as opposed to seeing a show.
Opinions?
This year, though, I made an effort to find dates on which my haunt was closed, and the area's professional haunts were open.
Tonight, one of the professional haunts in the area was having a "lights out tour" where you are given a glow stick and go through the haunt with all of the lights out, but with the props and actors still doing their thing.
I gotta say, I'm not a fan.
It may be because I run a haunt myself and I wanted to see props and scenes and effects, but I couldn't appreciate the decorations, props, settings, makeup, or anything else because I couldn't see anything. It was a bit unnerving bumping into things and having the actors scream in my ear, but it wasn't scary or impressive.
Do any of you do these lights out tours? What do you see as the draw? I'm guessing it's targeted more to the crowd that just likes to be scared as opposed to seeing a show.
Opinions?
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