What is the big bang in your haunt?

[Bobocyko]

I'm not quite sure what the big bang was ours essentially, seeing as almost every scene we had made quite an impact on the audience. We had no holds barred in ours; we had a shrinking hallway (Willy Wonka, for those who dont get it) A Wall in the dark that shocked those who touched it, An electricution chair in action that would spark to life with a live actor, A man in a cage who could pull down the fence and climb through and under towards unsuspecting patrons, and a man who hung himself right infront of the patrons. I did the hanging man stunt and it certainly spooked alot of people. The Harness when I jumped actually allowed me to hover in mid-air for quite a time. The funniest thing about the stunt was that people didnt think I was going to jump off of my bed and hang myself, but I did and some patrons actually thought I did myself in as I hovered in mid-air. They actually stopped in thier tracks confused if they should go on or not. In the confusion as I was still I would then convulse while hanging out of nowhere. That got quite a few screams.
Honestly it thought it was a tad bit overwhelming, but then again, it brought us repeat visitors, and defineatly left an impact, but in the end instead of just one scene just blowing me away, I'd rather go to a house where the entire experience as a whole would leave the impact.

[drfrightner]

Last year it was the moving swamp house it makes you dizzy.

This year we are adding a dropping bridge. When you walk onto it it will hold about 8 people, the whole thing drops like 3 inches quickly. It will scare the crap out of you.

Hmmm... well chainsaws will have to be #1 for sure. At Creepyworld we always chase them out with chainsaws. It still works!

Let me think...

I would say a few years ago it would have been the black hole tunnel.

Down the road at our haunts here is what we will do ... we will build more MEGA FX for our haunts. Meaning rather than just buy something that pops out we'll be building major effects that scare groups of people all at one time. We have lots of ideas and we'll do some of them this coming year at Creepyworld.

Larry

[tchaunt]

Well, maybe. If I manage to gather enough energy to appear, then I'll scare. If I get enough energy, I may play a bit with knifes and forks. If I get really good, I may start to play with chairs and chainsaws!

[Dr. Giggles]

You mean just scare? Because if your a ghost i doubt much acting is required to freak someone out.

[tchaunt]

I'll definitely have on a helmet when using the jumping stilts. I don't think I could get in them without knowing how to use them and convince myself it was safe to not wear a helmet. I'm a freak when it comes to not dying. Then again, aren't most humans? XD

Heck, if I die, I'll just scare act for a while as a ghost.

[Dr. Giggles]

Well becareful. A lot of people get used to one or the other and have the in ability to use the other pair once they ahve gotten used to it. Hahahaha Thats what my brother did. He has the inability to use the jump stilts. Now WEAR A HELMET! I dont want you dieing. Because then i would feel like crap.

[tchaunt]

I'll probably get a set of both now. That way, I can start getting the feeling of it. I really want to beat out other haunts around here and show DFW (a jerk who thinks I'm an idiot for wanting to start a haunted house) that I was right and he was wrong. If I ever figure out who he (or she) really is, then it will be a long night in He** for them 'cause I'll scare and scare and scare until I can't scare them any more.

So it should be safe to buy them from ebay?

[Dr. Giggles]

Depends on your character. Jumping stilts are fun, but can get hard to control. Wouldnt advise it unless your on all pavement and have lots of room to stop. Especially for a beginner (no offense) but if you insist on getting the jump stilts i suggest practicing NOW. You can do cool things, i can backflip over a car with mine. If you get jumping stilts get poweriser, or Powerizer, or Powerskips. http://getjumpingstilts.com/
For normal stilts heres a website.
http://www.durastilts.com/
Your choice my friend. Personally the jumping stilts look great and add a lot of dimension to a character and it will make your haunt memorable but i would practice a LOT more with those. Practice stopping suddenly, and jumping suddenly (you might have to leap over someone, i had to in the past, guy walked right infront of me and it was to soon to stop)

[tchaunt]

What would you consider a good brand for stilts? Also, what type of stilts would you recommend: the jumping stilts, or walking stilts?

[Dr. Giggles]

Ebay! Mine needed some maintenance when i bought them though. Dont shell out cheap for these get good ones. Or you could hurt yourself.

[tchaunt]

I may end up being the actor doing the stilts since I won't be able to provide insurance (for obvious reasons) and wouldn't want the chance of getting shut down before I barely get started. Where did you buy your stilts?

[Dr. Giggles]

Stilts are probably the easiest. But your actor has to be aware of whats around them if its their first year stilt walking. I have had people try to kick my stilts from under me. It took me about a week of straight using it about an hour every evening to get moderatly good at it. So in the summer your actor has off from school (If they go to school) have them practice whenever they get the chance.

[tchaunt]

Thanks for giving me all of the info you did though.

[Floor8Horror]

good luck

yes I wish you luck, but I was in the same boat when I started my haunt in middle school. it is possible though.

But now I have to get some stuff done because I have to work at 2, grrrrr. See ya

[tchaunt]

XD I hope I can find actors that are that good at what they do when I start my haunt.