Ah! You are doing Halloween Horror Nights. How long is it to get through a house? A guy on another board is (dunno why) trying to work out if it will trigger his PTSD (especially the Walking Dead), and was looking for more info on it.
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'Bushwhacked'
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§ ita § - Oct 10, 2012 8:40:14 am PDT #21226 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
NoiseDesign - Oct 10, 2012 8:53:50 am PDT #21227 of 30001
Our wings are not tired
Depending upon the pace of the crowd on a given night the actual haunted house can take 10-20 minutes to get through.
le nubian - Oct 10, 2012 8:55:10 am PDT #21228 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Hil,
no student should scream at you for any reason. I think these fools need to be reprimanded or worse.
I have NO tolerance for academic incivility. NONE.
§ ita § - Oct 10, 2012 9:09:17 am PDT #21229 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks, ND. I'll pass that on.
Atropa - Oct 10, 2012 9:28:46 am PDT #21230 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I so, so wish I could go to Halloween Horror Nights this year! And Wicked Lit. Grrr, dumb work deadlines.
NoiseDesign - Oct 10, 2012 10:12:54 am PDT #21231 of 30001
Our wings are not tired
You would LOVE Wicked Lit.
Shir - Oct 10, 2012 10:54:57 am PDT #21232 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Gravity will take you down.
Heh.
So, tomorrow's night free. Who wants to hang out with me in Jerusalem?
§ ita § - Oct 10, 2012 11:23:45 am PDT #21233 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hey, ND--a couple other questions--he's going to the Florida one--are they both similar? He's worried he'll have an episode and not be able to get out. And he's worried about being touched as part of the show. Is there a safe word, in Cali, at least? And touching?
Atropa - Oct 10, 2012 11:27:18 am PDT #21234 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Not ND, but I'm pretty sure the Halloween Horror Nights mazes don't involve being touched by the scare actors. That's the sort of thing that only happens in the more "extreme" haunted house places, and the're usually pretty up-front about warning patrons about possible touching.
... which reminds me, I should see if there's been any word on this year's Blackout NYC scare attraction. No way would I ever go through it, but it's fascinating to read about.
NoiseDesign - Oct 10, 2012 11:32:40 am PDT #21235 of 30001
Our wings are not tired
Hey, ND--a couple other questions--he's going to the Florida one--are they both similar? He's worried he'll have an episode and not be able to get out. And he's worried about being touched as part of the show. Is there a safe word, in Cali, at least? And touching?
No, the actors aren't supposed to touch but it is an enclosed space with lots of people in it. They will also get very close to people without touching. He will get pushed and jostled by the other patrons. There is also an issue of fight or flight response. I've seen far too many guests get scared in a haunted house by an actor in a rubber mask, and the fight response kicks in, and they haul back and punch the actor. We've had more than a few folks sent to the hospital due to this. There will be lots of loud sounds, and flashing strobe lights, and possibly things like simulated gunfire. To be honest if he's this concerned about it being a trigger, I don't think it is going to be worth going through it. Yes, they can get him out, but if it looks like a real problem, they may completely stop the attraction and turn up the lights and dump the audience to safely get him out. They policy is to err on the side of safety if a guest appears to be in trouble.