I just wanted to say to everyone in the industry a few thing. For starters I really appreciate everyone who's attended our tours over the years. You know a lot of people in this industry think I only like praise which is totally false. The hardest haunt tour we ever did was the first one, we did more work on The Darkness than any year since... we spend well north of a million dollars which includes building a new additional onto The Darkness.
Inside of a four month period, we built a building from ground up, the horror museum, Terror Visions 3D and renovated The Darkness all over the place. I thought for sure we'd never get it done, but we learned more about getting stuff done in that year than ever before. That year almost killed me and wouldn't you know when we open for the industry the first time we forget to charge our radios, had a really tough time opening, and many people got mad at us. Despite all those efforts one little thing ruined the whole opportunity to open for the haunt industry. We really learned more from that experience than ANYTHING EVER! You can't get better at anything without some failure. Your comments helped me grow that I can tell you!
Even though many of the rants where totally out of line, I originally said I wasn't doing that again no way no how! But after doing again and again and again and again, and each time almost killing me, my staff and well my bank account it has officially come to an end. There has been many years we did more than anyone should have ever expected such as build that zombie haunt, plus the escape rooms plus renovating the darkness on top of it. That was a really crazy renovation season.
You would think I'd learn my lesson and I didn't.
I have probably spent well north of 4 to 5 million dollars on these tours over the 10 years. I started thinking of the house I could have bought, or the summer home I could have in the bahamas (LOL). I can't do any more haunt tours after this one.
I've actually decided i will NOT be attempting to OPEN Creepyworld next year. Additionally we will NOT be opening LEMP either next year. I'm also highly doubting I will open Darkness either for the simple fact that I'm not spending anymore money on a haunt that has more cool scenes, props, animations, and more than any other haunted house I know. BTW that isn't patting myself on the back that is admitting I'm damn crazy! LOL
My plan is to spend my time and money building some sort of social bar complete with escapes, axe throwing, pinball, and bowling. This will be my next project, no more haunted house tours. I will also focus on helping every single haunt owner sell more tickets online while saving them a fortune with Fearticket.com and fixing any problems with Hauntworld.com to help haunts find new customers.
When I say I highly doubt I will open Darkness, maybe I will but it would be the same Darkness you see this coming tour. Considering I said I would never open it if I didn't do something spectacular then well I guess I won't. But maybe someone will talk me into opening for the people who haven't seen before I don't know. But as of right now I WILL NOT be opening Creepyworld, Lemp or Darkness. However we will probably build a new escape room 'Dracula' and build a social bar so we'll do something there probably.
This is what I'm saying RIGHT NOW and I'm about 95% positive this is the last tour I will ever do! I strongly doubt I will change my mind but we shall see if we open the darkness just for people who haven't seen it. Right now I'm saying NO!
With all that being said I wanted to THANK EVERYONE for their support, attendance, kind words, which has given me juice to re-charge the battery to do it again.
But I'm really run down now...
So here is the bottom line you're ALL INVITED TO ATTEND this tour THIS YEAR! We did renovate Lemp, its going to be incredible. We did build a new escape room for Darkness, and built two new scenes, and enhanced others. I think we built the best scene we've ever created this year! So with that being said we do invite you to come one last time. HTTP://DARKNESS.FEARTICKET.COM
If you don't come that is fine as well... but again THANK YOU VERY MUCH for all your support! It's just time to bring this to end and I kind of decided this about a month ago but wanted to mull it around and I've decided.
Again thank you very much!
Hope to see you at Darkness this coming Transworld. Now being billed as the FINAL SCREAM TOUR! LOL
Seriously though THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I'm going to give everything I've got for this last tour and I hope you enjoy it!
Larry Kirchner
Inside of a four month period, we built a building from ground up, the horror museum, Terror Visions 3D and renovated The Darkness all over the place. I thought for sure we'd never get it done, but we learned more about getting stuff done in that year than ever before. That year almost killed me and wouldn't you know when we open for the industry the first time we forget to charge our radios, had a really tough time opening, and many people got mad at us. Despite all those efforts one little thing ruined the whole opportunity to open for the haunt industry. We really learned more from that experience than ANYTHING EVER! You can't get better at anything without some failure. Your comments helped me grow that I can tell you!
Even though many of the rants where totally out of line, I originally said I wasn't doing that again no way no how! But after doing again and again and again and again, and each time almost killing me, my staff and well my bank account it has officially come to an end. There has been many years we did more than anyone should have ever expected such as build that zombie haunt, plus the escape rooms plus renovating the darkness on top of it. That was a really crazy renovation season.
You would think I'd learn my lesson and I didn't.
I have probably spent well north of 4 to 5 million dollars on these tours over the 10 years. I started thinking of the house I could have bought, or the summer home I could have in the bahamas (LOL). I can't do any more haunt tours after this one.
I've actually decided i will NOT be attempting to OPEN Creepyworld next year. Additionally we will NOT be opening LEMP either next year. I'm also highly doubting I will open Darkness either for the simple fact that I'm not spending anymore money on a haunt that has more cool scenes, props, animations, and more than any other haunted house I know. BTW that isn't patting myself on the back that is admitting I'm damn crazy! LOL
My plan is to spend my time and money building some sort of social bar complete with escapes, axe throwing, pinball, and bowling. This will be my next project, no more haunted house tours. I will also focus on helping every single haunt owner sell more tickets online while saving them a fortune with Fearticket.com and fixing any problems with Hauntworld.com to help haunts find new customers.
When I say I highly doubt I will open Darkness, maybe I will but it would be the same Darkness you see this coming tour. Considering I said I would never open it if I didn't do something spectacular then well I guess I won't. But maybe someone will talk me into opening for the people who haven't seen before I don't know. But as of right now I WILL NOT be opening Creepyworld, Lemp or Darkness. However we will probably build a new escape room 'Dracula' and build a social bar so we'll do something there probably.
This is what I'm saying RIGHT NOW and I'm about 95% positive this is the last tour I will ever do! I strongly doubt I will change my mind but we shall see if we open the darkness just for people who haven't seen it. Right now I'm saying NO!
With all that being said I wanted to THANK EVERYONE for their support, attendance, kind words, which has given me juice to re-charge the battery to do it again.
But I'm really run down now...
So here is the bottom line you're ALL INVITED TO ATTEND this tour THIS YEAR! We did renovate Lemp, its going to be incredible. We did build a new escape room for Darkness, and built two new scenes, and enhanced others. I think we built the best scene we've ever created this year! So with that being said we do invite you to come one last time. HTTP://DARKNESS.FEARTICKET.COM
If you don't come that is fine as well... but again THANK YOU VERY MUCH for all your support! It's just time to bring this to end and I kind of decided this about a month ago but wanted to mull it around and I've decided.
Again thank you very much!
Hope to see you at Darkness this coming Transworld. Now being billed as the FINAL SCREAM TOUR! LOL
Seriously though THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I'm going to give everything I've got for this last tour and I hope you enjoy it!
Larry Kirchner
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