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Kentucky Special FX LLC
Mike Bisch
8313 Devonshire Dr.
Louisville, KY 40258
Phone: 502-836-1674
Email: majik211@yahoo.com
Website: www.kentuckyspecialfx.com

IAHA Member Kentucky Special FX will offer a 10% discount to fellow members for any product on their website. They will also offer 10% off of materials on custom orders excluding labor.
Discount does not apply to labor or travel expenses for onsite custom builds or projects.


Lights Alive
Steve Peterka
8206 Rockville Road, #186
Indianapolis, IN 46214
Phone: 317-244-2250 x2
Fax: 317-536-2909

Email: steve@lights-alive.com
Website: www.Lights-Alive.com


IAHA Member Lights Alive will give fellow members a 10% discount on everything except Animated Lighting products. Enter the code IAHA09 on the web order page, or mention it for phone and email orders.

As always, the entire line-up of discounts can be viewed at: http://www.iahaweb.com/vendordiscounts.html

The International Association of Haunted Attractions has partnered with Midwest Airlines and you can take up to 10% off your airfare if you are traveling to HAuNTCon 2009 in Milwaukee.

Three easy ways to save when booking your flight.

1. Visit midwestairlines.com and enter promo code CMZ1642


2. Call Midwest at 800-452-2022 and provide agent with promo code CMZ1642


3. Purchase ticket through a travel agent and mention promo code CMZ1642
   

• 10% discount valid for tickets purchased at least 60 days in advance and a 6% discount for tickets purchased within 60 days of travel


• Applicable travel dates for discount are April 20-May 7, 2009 to Milwaukee from any city served by Midwest Airlines


• Does not apply to code share itineraries with Northwest Airlines

Costumes for Kids is program designed to collect new or used costumes, make up, and more for disabled and disadvantaged children to give them the Halloween they deserve.

The program has officially launched and we are looking for haunted attractions, individuals, Halloween enthusiasts and more to donate old or unused costumes, make up, decorations, etc. These items will be distributed to children who are less fortunate, and children with disabilities requiring hard to find/fit costumes.

All we ask is that you contact us, and ship your costumes to us so we can have them cleaned and sent to the families in need to give the children a very special Halloween every year. All sizes are acceptable from infant on up.

Don't let the name fool you. We also accept make up (must be unopened), Halloween favors and decorations and such to bring the whole Halloween experience to these children and families. For more look at our Items Wanted or Needed page.

We will also have posters available to download that you can put up and start your own drive to help this cause. Not every child is able to celebrate Halloween as they should so let's give them that chance to escape hard times, disabilities and special needs by bringing them some simple joy.

CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT THE PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED

TransWorld Exhibits is proud to co-sponsor the 2009 International Association of Haunted Attractions (IAHA) Banquet and Awards Ceremony. The banquet, which takes place on March 27, 2009 at the America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri serves as IAHA’s annual meeting and will include a cocktail hour, a dinner and industry awards ceremony.

“TransWorld Exhibits sincerely appreciates all the time and effort IAHA has put into helping build a national awareness of the haunted attraction industry. We are delighted to be working with a professional affiliation that represents so many haunted attractions across the nation and we look forward to a long and healthy working relationship going forward.” said Jen Braverman, Executive Vice President, Transworld Exhibits.

The awards dinner runs concurrently with TransWorld Exhibits 14th National Haunt and Attractions show to be held March 27-29, 2009. To help extend the Halloween selling season and generate more revenue for your business, TransWorld is expanding into additional market segments which include amusement parks, campgrounds, family fun centers, zoos, agri-tourism, casinos, water parks and more. TransWorld Exhibits will also be running seminars and tours to create the ultimate show experience.

The International Association of Haunted Attractions (IAHA) kicked off their tenth year as the official voice of the Haunted Attraction community by unveiling the commemorative logo and tagline “Celebrating Ten Years of Fun & Fear.”

“Halloween has gone from a single day to a full season and it’s the only time of year that we all come together to seek out some good old-fashioned screams,” said IAHA president, Tim Gavinski. “What our organization promotes among the 400 members is safety and the betterment of the industry as a whole each and every year.”


The IAHA was established in 1998 by 18 people who all met at a Halloween trade show in Chicago. The mission of the association is just as important now as it was then: advance the haunted attraction industry through communication and education. Throughout its 10 years of existence, the IAHA has dramatically grown to include 400 members from every state as well as members from other countries.

The logo was created by IAHA member, Chad Savage, owner of Sinister Visions. Savage owns and operates the company that specializes in art and imagery for the haunted attraction industry.

The International Association of Haunted Attractions is a non-profit organization celebrating its tenth anniversary of assisting and advancing the haunted attraction and entertainment industry through communication, education and information. The association has grown to include over 400 members across the country.

Thursday November 20, 2008
1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Classroom study
4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Field Trip

Audience: mid-level management, operations personnel, rides personnel, safety and maintenance personnel marketing and communications personnel.

In cooperation with the International Association of Haunted Attractions (IAHA) and the Mobile Midway Safety Institute (M.M.S.I.) IAAPA presents the Certified Haunted Attraction Operator Safety program (C.H.A.O.S.) The program will focus on code compliance and fire, panic and safety issues for haunted attractions and will include a site visit to one of Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights haunted attractions. It will demonstrate to haunted attractions operators, the importance of taking a long term or year-round approach to patron safety and maintenance planning.

The program will provide an overview of the current standards pertaining to haunted attractions including ASTM and NFPA. It will also detail the operations requirements for a haunted or walk-through attraction including: automatic sprinklers systems, temporary or permanent water supply, smoke detection devices, alarm systems, illumination and exit markings and Class A interior finishes. The course will also consider inspection requirements, how to identify and correct hazards, and how to comply with established operating standards.

The course will end with a field trip to Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights where attendees will visit a number of haunted houses as well as hear a presentation by Universal Studios entertainment production staff on how they produce Halloween Horror Nights.

Course Content:
Codes and standards governing haunted attractions (ASTM, NFPA)
Hazard identification
Operational compliance issues
Inspection and maintenance systems
Actual examples and case studies
Best practices

C.H.A.O.S. Credits: Participants are eligible for up to 8 hours of credit towards a new or renewal Certified Haunted Attraction Operator Safety program (C.H.A.O.S.) certification.

Presenter Phil Slaggert is president of Mobile Midway Safety Institute in Hobe Sound, Florida and is a certified safety inspector and loss prevention expert.

Haunters from across the country will be traveling to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for HAuNTcon 2009. The convention will be held at the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel & Convention Center from April 30th through May 4, with a pre-show bus tour scheduled for April 28-30.

Each of the four VIP busses will be hosted by their own speaker leading a “rolling seminar” on a specific topic. The tentative speakers and topics include:

• Patrick Konopelski, Shocktoberfest: From Halloween Screams to Jingle Bell Dreams!
• Brett Bertolino, Eastern State Penitentiary’s Terror Behind the Walls: The Ins and Outs of Dynamic Ticketing
• Tony Wohlgemuth, SpookyWoods: Turning your daytime events into nighttime dollar$
• John LaFlamboy, Zombie Army Productions: Marketing your event to today’s generation!

The pre-show activities start on the evening of Tuesday, April 28th with a visit and lights on tour of Industrial Chaos in Fort Atkinson, WI. Day two will be jam packed with tours of three more Wisconsin attractions: Hartford Jaycees, Terror on Rural Street and the legendary Terror on the Fox.

The pre-show tour concludes on Thursday with a lights on tour of Terror on the Fox in the morning and a show and lights on tour of Shawno Manor before returning to the Wyndham Hotel in the late afternoon just in time to rest up before the Thursday night haunted house tour at Realm of Terror that will officially kick off HAuNTcon 2009.

The Friday night tour is of the multi-element The Wisconsin Fear Grounds (Morgan Manor, Freaky’s Fun House & Unstable) and the Sunday night Haunt Tour will be of Dominion of Terror.

Off season Haunt tours and Haunter Education are the cornerstones of HAuNTcon and the Haunts on the 2009 schedule are not to be missed!

For more information about HAuNTcon 2008 visit www.HAuNTcon.com or call 972-951-5100.