IAHA News and Updates from IAHAweb.com

By Timothy Gavinski, IAHA President

IAHA is happy to announce the details of the seminar we are holding at this year's IAAPA conference in November:

What Haunted Attractions Can do to Build Their Media and Sponsor Profile

Haunted attractions typically have a very limited window to market their product. How do you separate yourself from your competitors and get the media attention and sponsor dollars that your attraction deserves?

In this seminar presented by the International Association of Haunted Attractions, two professionals from the marketing and media worlds will demonstrate how to position your attraction for maximum exposure. They will illustrate how to cultivate the media, develop a “top of the mind” press strategy and show the benefits of having a crisis management plan. In addition, the seminar will consider what a business looks for – and wants to avoid- when deciding to sponsor an event such as a haunted attraction.

The seminar will be held on Friday, November 16 from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. There will be no charge for IAHA members.

Morgan Manor's own Ophelia and Lilith took Miss Scary Midwest and First Runner Up (respectively) at the Midwest Haunters Convention this past weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Morgan Manor is owned and operated by IAHA President Timothy Gavinsky and his wife Ann Marie.

Ophelia (the green one) and Lilith(the blue one) are pictured here with friends...

Bill Criscione, Vice President

All of the IAHA members have been entered into the IAAPA membership system and
should be currently receiving the daily IAAPA newsletter.

An IAAPA orientation package will be emailed to all IAHA members by the end of
this week. They are finalizing all the details. You will receive a membership
number that allows you to enter the member side of the IAAPA website. From there
you will be able to find out about your member benefits and also register for the
IAAPA show, seminars and Universal Tour.

As we have previously mentioned, the Board has been working very hard to bring
value to your IAHA membership. This is just one example. We hope you all share
our excitement about the new IAAPA relationship. This is one of the many things
we have been working on and more developments will be on the way.

By Brett Bertolino, Marketing Committee Chair

On July 19, the IAHA Board of Directors announced the appointment of IAHA Director Kelly Allen to the newly created position of Internal PR Director. In his new role, Kelly will work to foster communication between IAHA’s Board of Directors and the membership. In addition to responding to the concerns and questions of members, he will update the membership on organization’s activities following each board meeting. Kelly’s Board Wrap Up Report will be directly emailed to all members on the Monday following each board meeting.

By Dan Faupel, Vendor Committee Chair

I am pleased to announce the addition of another participant to the Vendor Discount Program! Howler Brands also joins us as a new member of IAHA!

Howler Brands is a company that is creating innovative, quality, fun, colorful, bright and beautiful battery operated flame free products to replace the need to use candles during Halloween and Christmas, such as color changing jack-o-lantern lights, LED flicker lights and more which can be seen on their website. Howler Brands’ products are perfect for boosting revenues of any haunt, either within the haunt, or in the gift shop. Products can also be printed with custom haunt logos.

Howler Brands is proud to offer all IAHA Members exclusively a 20% Discount on all Howler Brands Products.

Visit their website today at www.HowlerBrands.com !

(Niles, MI – Friday, July 13, 2007) Every year has at least one month containing a Friday that falls on the 13th; and whenever this “unlucky” day rolls around, millions of Americans turn their attention to the macabre. This year, instead of walking under a ladder while holding a black cat, perhaps you should get your fill of the macabre by visiting a haunted house!

Haunted Houses aren’t just for Halloween anymore. According to Bill Criscione, Vice President of the International Association of Haunted Attractions (IAHA), “There are nearly four dozen haunted attractions scattered across North America that are open all or most of the year.” Many of these haunted attractions are in tourist rich cities like Myrtle Beach, Wisconsin Dells, or Niagara Falls. Criscione began opening his Ghostly Manor haunted attraction during the summer in 2002, hoping to attract some of the nearly seven million tourists that head to Sandusky, OH and the Cedar Point Amusement Park each year.

Dr. Morbids haunted House in Lake George, NY has also been successful in adding a little fright to the vacations of thousands of tourists; however, some of these year-round attractions are a little more off the beaten path. Jim Warfield, owner of Raven's Grin Inn, jokingly claims that the Mississippi River is the nearest tourist destination. His haunted house is in Mount Carroll, IL.

When Scott and Sandi Bergman were searching for a location in downtown Richmond to build a haunted attraction, they couldn’t find a suitable space available for rent for only part of the year. Having to pay rent year-round, they too decided to stay open most of the year. This husband and wife team has been attracting locals, college students and tourists with their haunted attraction and walking ghosts tours since they opened Haunts of Richmond in 2005.

In recent years, even seasonal haunted houses have dramatically expanded their operating schedules. “Many now open in early September,” said IAHA President Timothy Gavinski, “and with Halloween falling on a Wednesday this year, many will stay open through early November.”

When you are on vacation this summer, whether you are traveling to a big tourist destination or maybe somewhere a bit smaller, you might want to make visiting a haunted attraction part of your vacation plans. For a list of year-round haunted houses visit www.IAHAweb.com.

IAHA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of the Haunted Attraction Industry through communication, education and information.

Featured Year-Round Haunted Attractions

Dr. Morbid's Haunted House
115 Canada Street
Lake George, NY 12845
www.drmorbid.com

Ghostly Manor
3319 Milan Road
Sandusky, OH
(419) 626-4467
www.ghostlymanor.com

Haunted Adventure
Hwy. 13, Branson West
Branson, MO 65616
(417) 272-0411
www.thehauntedadventure.com

Haunts of Richmond
11 N. 18th Street
Richmond, VA 23223
(804) 343-3700
www.hauntsofrichmond.com


Year-Round Haunted Attractions By Location

California

Fright Walk
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
400 Beach Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 423-5590
www.beachboardwalk.com

Van Helsing: Fortress Dracula
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
themeparks.universalstudios.com



Delaware

Haunted Mansion
Funland
8 Delaware Ave
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
(302) 227-1921
www.funlandrehoboth.com

Florida

Haunted Grimm House of Old Town
5770 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway
Kissimmee, FL 34746
(407) 397-2231



Illinois

Raven's Grin Inn
411 N. Carroll St.
Mount Carroll, IL 61053
(815) 244-4746
www.hauntedravensgrin.com



Kentucky

Guntown Mountain Haunted House
I-65 Exit 53
Cave City, KY
(270) 773-3530
www.mammothcave.com/guntown



Maryland

Trimpers Haunted House
S. First Street & The Boardwalk
Ocean City, MD 21842
(410) 289-8617
www.beach-net.com/trimpers



Massachusetts

Nest of Monsters,
Edgar Allen Poe Witch Mansion,
& the Hollywood House of Wax
Pickering Wharf
Salem, MA
(978) 745-7283



Missouri

Gravity House &
Haunted House on Hill Street Wax Museum
211 Hill Street
Hannibal, MO
(573) 221-2220

Haunted Adventure
Hwy. 13, Branson West
Branson, MO 65616
(417) 272-0411
www.thehauntedadventure.com



New Hampshire

Los Bravos Silver Mine
Storyland Amusement Park
Route 16
Glen, NH 03838
(603) 383-4186
www.storylandnh.com



New Jersey

Curse of the Mummy 3D
Morey's Adventure Pier
3501 Boardwalk
Wildwood, NJ 08260
(609) 234-5810
www.moreyspiers.com

Haunted Halloween House
Land of Make Believe
352 Great Meadows Road (Route 611)
Hope, NJ 07844
(908) 459-9000
www.lomb.com

Hollowgraves Haunted Manor
Funtown Amusement Pier
1930 Boardwalk
Seaside Park, NJ 08752
(732) 830-PIER
www.funtownpier.com



New York

Dr. Morbid's Haunted House
115 Canada Street
Lake George, NY 12845
www.drmorbid.com

House of Frankenstein Wax Museum
213 Canada Street
Lake George, NY 12845
(518) 668-3377
www.frankensteinwaxmuseum.com



Ohio

Ghostly Manor
3319 Milan Road
Sandusky, OH
(419) 626-4467
www.ghostlymanor.com



Oregon

Enchanted Forest Haunted House
8462 Enchanted Way SE
Turner, OR 97392
(503) 363-7616
www.enchantedforest.com



Pennsylvania


Pirate’s Cove
Waldameer Park
220 Peninsula Drive
Erie, PA 16505
(814) 838-3591
www.waldameer.com


South Carolina

Ghosts and Legends Theatre
Barefoot Landing
4818 Hwy.17S.
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
(843) 361-2700
www.ghostshows.com

Nightmare Haunted House
918 N Ocean Blvd
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 626-0022
www.beachscream.com

Ripley's Haunted Adventure
915 N. Ocean BLVD
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 916 8971.
www.hauntedadventure.com



Tennessee

Haunted Helen
115 Escowee Drive
Helen, GA 30545-3101
(706) 878-0072
www.hauntedhelen.com

Mysterious Mansion
424 River Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 436-7007

Ripley's Haunted Adventure
908 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738-3104
www.hauntedadventure.com



Texas

Ripley's Haunted Adventure
329 Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 226-2828
www.hauntedadventure.com



Virginia
Haunts of Richmond
11 N. 18th Street
Richmond, VA 23223
(804) 343-3700
www.hauntsofrichmond.com

Haunted Fun House
2500 Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach VA 23451
(757) 422-1742

Haunted Mansion
700 Birdneck Rd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
(757) 422-6419

Nightmare Mansion
20th Street & Atlantic Ave
Virginia Beach VA 23451
(757) 428-FEAR

Professor Cline's Haunted Monster Museum
15 Appledore Lane
Natural Bridge, Virginia 24578
http://www.naturalbridgeva.com/monster.html
800-533-1410


Wisconsin

Adventures In Time
& Mass Panic
Wisconsin Dells Parkway (Hwy. 12)
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(888) 413-5946
www.timefantasy.com

The Castle of Terror
Extreme World
1800 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-4111
www.extremeworld.com

Dungeon of Horrors
325 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(888) 413-5946
www.timefantasy.com

Ghost Out-Post Haunted House
633 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-2127
www.ghostoutposthauntedhouse.com

Haunted Mansion
112 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-7513

Haunted Shack
Little A-Merrick-A
700 E. Main Street
Marshall, WI 53559
(608) 655-3181

Loony Bin
633 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-2127
www.dellsloonybin.com

Old Kilborne Haunted House
Old Kilborne Amusements
633 Wisconsin Dells Parkway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-2127

Top Secret
527 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-6700
www.dellstopsecret.com



Canada

Castle Dracula's Haunted Castle
4933 Clifton Hill
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Canada

The Haunted House
4943 Clifton Hill
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Canada
www.falls.com/hauntedhouse.htm

House of Frankenstein
4967 Clifton Hill
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Canada
(905) 357 9660

Nightmares Entertainment
1215 Government Street
Victoria BC
(250) 388-4024
www.nightmaresentertainment.com

Screamers House Of Horrors
5930 Victoria Ave.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Canada
www.screamersniagara.com

By Brett Bertolino, Marketing Committee Chair

All current IAHA members will be receiving the August Issue of TAP Magazine. If you do not receive the August issue or you have an address change, please contact Scott directly at editortapmag@kanec.com with the following information:

Your Name
Your Company Name
Your Mailing Address
You Telephone Number
Details about your subscription issue: Address Change, Never Received an Issue etc.

About TAP:
Tourist Attractions & Parks Magazine, better known as “TAP,” is the official magazine of IAHA. It is the world’s leading publication for management of leisure facilities, attractions, entertainment and amusement centers. Each issue includes a special IAHA Haunted Attractions section. All levels of IAHA membership include a complementary subscription to TAP.The 2007 publication schedule and proposed topics, as well as articles from previous issues of TAP, can also be found in the member-only section of the IAHA website at www.IAHAweb.com

Raycliff Manor was recently featured on the Ozarks at Large program, which airs on NPR. IAHA Director Kelly Allen was interviewed about Raycliff Manor's "Get Married at Raycliff Manor" contest. You can listen to the interview here: http://www.eurekascreams.com/07press.shtml

The July 2 issue of the Jefferson County Journal included a feature on Dan Faupel. Dan is the Vice President of Creative Visions, a company specializing in special effects for amusement parks, haunted attractions and museums. He is also an IAHA Director and the Chairman of IAHA’s Vendor Committee.

You can read the article online at: http://jeffcountyjournal.stltoday.com