Ok, most of us have at least a weekend under their belt - what's happened so far that's just about made you break character and start laughing?
Kids are always great for a laugh....the first night we had an entire group of adults all carrying a small child (we don't recommend the haunt for those under 10 but I digress....). Since the entire crowd I had let in were children I toned down the intro and proceeded to go up to the kids and give my "Scooby Doo" speech (Which essentially likens the haunted house to scooby doo - creepy and spooky but fun and make believe)
"Do you like Scooby Doo?" I asked
One small kid: "Do you mean Scooby Doo the Movie Part Two: Monsters Unleashed on DVD!?"
Uh sure....
Another small kid was in the arms of his dad while his sister was in a fricken STROLLER! I had a large crowd I had just let in the front room - I asked the parents to step off to the side so I could do the full fledged intro for the adults and then talk to the kid before I let them in. I was in the middle of my "Don't Touch Us and We Don't Touch You" speech to the entire crowd when the small kid interupts: "HEY! What's YOUR name?" I turn around and say "My name? What's YOUR name?" and the kid proclaims excitedly "I'm Superman!"
Another actor said that as the same child approached her scene she said "I see you've made it this far alive" and the kid turns to her "yep! Sure did!" (Keep in mind he was not being a smart a$$ he genuinely meant all he said- which is why it was so funny).
We had a woman come in who was a little on edge by the whole idea of a haunted house. She kept hiding in her friend's shirt and squealing. The guys working the que line said she would snort if scared enough. I wanted to hear for myself so I was standing over her and saying mean things while the que line guys stood on the other side of her - sure enough - she squealed and then snorted about 4 times - it was a riot - and I think we caught it on video.
So what's been happening at your haunts?
Kids are always great for a laugh....the first night we had an entire group of adults all carrying a small child (we don't recommend the haunt for those under 10 but I digress....). Since the entire crowd I had let in were children I toned down the intro and proceeded to go up to the kids and give my "Scooby Doo" speech (Which essentially likens the haunted house to scooby doo - creepy and spooky but fun and make believe)
"Do you like Scooby Doo?" I asked
One small kid: "Do you mean Scooby Doo the Movie Part Two: Monsters Unleashed on DVD!?"
Uh sure....
Another small kid was in the arms of his dad while his sister was in a fricken STROLLER! I had a large crowd I had just let in the front room - I asked the parents to step off to the side so I could do the full fledged intro for the adults and then talk to the kid before I let them in. I was in the middle of my "Don't Touch Us and We Don't Touch You" speech to the entire crowd when the small kid interupts: "HEY! What's YOUR name?" I turn around and say "My name? What's YOUR name?" and the kid proclaims excitedly "I'm Superman!"
Another actor said that as the same child approached her scene she said "I see you've made it this far alive" and the kid turns to her "yep! Sure did!" (Keep in mind he was not being a smart a$$ he genuinely meant all he said- which is why it was so funny).
We had a woman come in who was a little on edge by the whole idea of a haunted house. She kept hiding in her friend's shirt and squealing. The guys working the que line said she would snort if scared enough. I wanted to hear for myself so I was standing over her and saying mean things while the que line guys stood on the other side of her - sure enough - she squealed and then snorted about 4 times - it was a riot - and I think we caught it on video.
So what's been happening at your haunts?
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