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Fear City Chicago and Niles High School's District 219 Foundation Team Up for Halloween 2013
Both District 219 Foundation and Fear City Chicago have partnered in 2013 to help create an event that will offer a unique Halloween experience while helping the Foundation raise funds for children to support scholarships and other tools to help with education. - October 08, 2013 - Fear City Chicago
Fear City Chicago Haunted House Hosts Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce Networking Event Along with the Skokie, Niles and Lincolnwood Chambers Too
The day before Fear City Chicago Haunted House's Opening Night, the Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce, joined by Skokie, Niles and Lincolnwood Chambers, held a Business After Hours networking event at the haunted attraction. - October 04, 2013 - Fear City Chicago
Fear City and Statesville Haunted Houses Work Together in Highly Competitive Halloween Event Market
In the growing "Halloween Haunted Event" market in what has become the second largest grossing holiday, two attractions have decided to work together to help encourage attendance at both locations. Titled "Twice the Terror," the two independent haunted attractions are seeking to make it easier for the haunted house enthusiast to experience both shows by October 13, 2013. - October 03, 2013 - Fear City Chicago
Chicago Haunted House Announces Sponsors for 2013 Season
Fear City Chicago Haunted House was pleased to announce a number of sponsors for their 2013 Season. This year, teaming up with the Niles Township High School's District 219 Education Foundation for Excellence, half of the proceeds from sponsors this year will be shared with the foundation to further their efforts on behalf of district's high school children. - October 02, 2013 - Fear City Chicago
Haunted House Amusement Park Producers Partner Up this October 2013 in the SF Bay Area
Fear Overload, a haunted house theme park in the SF Bay Area, returns this October 2013. Fear Overload is open from October 4th – November 2nd at night only. Visit their website for more information. - October 02, 2013 - Fear Overload Scream Park
Fear City Chicago Haunted House Announces Grand Opening of the 2013 Season at event titled: "Bloody Red Carpet"
The new season of Fear City Chicago haunted house begins the weekend of October 4 through 6, 2013. All new for their 3rd Season is an innovative side show called "Fables Studio Carnivale." - October 01, 2013 - Fear City Chicago
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp Resort at Barton Lake Named the Official Best Family Camp Resort in Indiana
In Indiana we are pleased to announce the upcoming half-hour regional travel show Official Best of Indiana 2013. A segment of the show was filmed in pretty Fremont at the nationally regarded Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park, which has been chosen as the Official Best Family Camp Resort in Indiana... - September 25, 2013 - Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp Resort at Barton Lake
Disneyland’s ESPN Zone Gets Extreme with a Climbing Wall
Extreme Engineering outfits Disneyland’s ESPN Zone with a climbing wall. - September 18, 2013 - Extreme Engineering
Haunted House Scream Park Takes Over Bayfair Center in San Leandro, CA
Fear Overload Scream Park returns to the SF Bay Area this Halloween season 2013. They are located in the Bayfair Center in San Leandro, CA. Fear Overload is open from September 28th through November 2nd 2013. - September 16, 2013 - Fear Overload Scream Park
Fear City Chicago Haunted House Casting Director on WGN Radio Morning Show
Steve Buckner, Fear City Chicago Haunted House’s Casting Director, shared his experiences with the process used to audition and select actors for a haunted house attraction in an on air interview Wednesday, September 4, 2013. - September 09, 2013 - Fear City Chicago
Extreme Engineering Exhibits for the 18th Year at the World’s Largest Amusement Show with New Zip Line Technology
Extreme Engineering brings new zip line technology to the amusement industry trade show. - September 05, 2013 - Extreme Engineering
Fear City Haunted House Can be Seen in the Dark on Friday September 13
An opportunity to see the new season of Fear City Haunted House before Opening Day with a new twist...it will be in the dark. - September 04, 2013 - Fear City Chicago
"R" Rated Haunted Houses Hit the SF Bay Area – Fear Overload Scream Park
Fear Overload Scream Park, the SF Bay Area’s only "R" Rated Haunted Houses, returns this October for another horrifying scare season. - September 03, 2013 - Fear Overload Scream Park
Fear City Chicago Haunted House Returns for 2013 the Inclusion of an All New Side Show, Fables Studios "Carnivale"
Fear City Chicago will return for the 2013 Halloween season, doubling the scare ratio with its signature, immersive theatre of the mind in a vast warehouse of horror. 2013 will bring the inclusion of Carnivale at Fables Studios, an interactive sideshow of unparalleled proportions. These two forces will unite to provide the ultimate in collaborative thrills and chills with two distinctive haunted attractions in one location: Fear City Chicago 2013 and Carnivale at Fables Studios. - August 29, 2013 - Fear City Chicago
Fear City Chicago 2013 and Carnivale at Fables Studios Casting Call
Chicago area actors of all ages, shapes and sizes looking for Halloween-season, paid acting roles for Improvisational Actors – Dancers – Performance Artists – Haunters. - August 26, 2013 - Fear City Chicago
Twin Valley Zoo Adds to Reputation as Most Popular Visitor Destination in Brantford, Ontario with New Trip Advisor Award
Twin Valley Zoo in Brantford, Ontario has recently enhanced its reputation as one of the leading tourism spots in the city with the receipt of the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence award for 2013. The Trip Advisor award is given to local Canadian destinations that receive the highest visitor... - August 20, 2013 - Twin Valley Zoo
Leading Ontario Tourist Venue Twin Valley Zoo Announces New Arrival
Brantford, Ontario-based Twin Valley Zoo is excited to announce a new arrival to their widely popular destination. One of the zoo’s zebras recently welcomed a foal to their family. Oasis, the baby zebra was born in July 17 and both he and his parents, Poppy and PJ are healthy and happy within... - August 20, 2013 - Twin Valley Zoo
Fear Strikes the Bay Area – Fear Overload Haunted Scream Park Opens This September 28th, 2013
Fear Overload, California’s Haunted Scream Park, creaks open its doors this September 28th, 2013. Fear Overload offers two haunted house attractions at Bayfair Center in San Leandro, California. After a groundbreaking year in 2012, Fear Overload is set to reach new heights this October. - August 11, 2013 - Fear Overload Scream Park
Twin Valley Zoo Now One of the Few Venues in Ontario to with Baby Black Bear Exhibits
Twin Valley Zoo, one of the leading venues in Ontario for witnessing some of nature’s rarest creatures, has announced that three baby black bears were recently born. The zoo’s baby black bears are now in a large enclosure with their mama and papa bear and have already begun delighting... - August 04, 2013 - Twin Valley Zoo
Twin Valley Zoo Offering New Educational Activity Program for Kids Through Little Ray’s Reptiles’ Visit on August 17
Leading Brantford tourist attraction, Twin Valley Zoo has recently announced the upcoming arrival of Little Ray’s Reptiles to their popular venue. Parents searching for the perfect educational activity for their kids this summer will find the Little Ray’s Reptiles offers one of the... - August 04, 2013 - Twin Valley Zoo
Extreme Engineering Provides Westgate Resorts with High Action Adventures
Extreme Engineering outfits Westgate Resorts with a high-action adventure™ area with zip lines, a climbing wall and other adventure products. - June 25, 2013 - Extreme Engineering
Extreme Engineering’s Climbing Wall is at the "One & Only" Resort in the Maldives
Extreme Engineering installs a climbing wall at a “One & Only” resort located in the Maldives. - May 30, 2013 - Extreme Engineering
Brantford Twin Valley Zoo Now Open for Season as One of Top Attractions in Ontario
The Brantford Twin Valley Zoo officially opened for the summer season on May 4. Hundreds of guests were able to enjoy the great sunshine that greeted the venue’s 2013 opening. This year, the zoo is expected to bring in thousands of visitors from across the cities of Ontario to delight in the... - May 18, 2013 - Twin Valley Zoo
Travel Channel Hosts Mobile Zip Line
Mobile Zip Line, by Extreme Engineering, to be hosted on Travel Channel's TV series, Future Scream Machines, May 19th. - May 17, 2013 - Extreme Engineering
Bandits Adding Mobile Zip Line by Extreme Engineering for 2013
Extreme Engineering will be providing the River Bandits with a mobile zip line, one of the first minor league teams to get a Fly Wire™ portable zip line. - May 06, 2013 - Extreme Engineering
Splash Kingdom Water Park - Shreveport Gets Million Dollar Makeover
Splash Kingdom Family Water Park is making waves in Shreveport with exciting new additions. The Shreveport location is getting a million dollar improvement. President/CEO, Johnny Blevins, states that the park is converting underutilized space. The additions include a 5 slide tower, large family... - April 27, 2013 - Splash Kingdom Water Park
Brantford, Ontario Based Twin Valley Zoo Announces Addition of New Siberian Tigers
Highly acclaimed Brantford, Ontario based attraction Twin Valley Zoo has just announced an exciting new addition to their collection of animals. The zoo is now the new home to a pair of Siberian tigers. These majestic animals will take center stage this summer season as Twin Valley Zoo continues... - April 20, 2013 - Twin Valley Zoo
Fly Wire™ Zip Line at This Year’s Indy 500
Race Fans Experience Acceleration & Exhilaration at This Year’s Indy 500 on the Fly Wire Zip Line by Extreme Engineering. - April 17, 2013 - Extreme Engineering
Leading Design/Build Company Hires Business Development Veteran
Brian Olson joins Outside the Lines Business Development Team. Olson to Assist with Business Development Efforts for Leading Design/Build Construction Company. - April 11, 2013 - Outside the Lines
Wonderla Recently Won Awards for Its Amusements
Wonderla joins the world's amusement parks as one of the happiest places on earth. When you first walk into Wonderla, you are greeted by happy music and bright, well thought out images. Wonderla has also done an amazing job of reaching out to its market and advertising its best features, its rides. - April 09, 2013 - Wonderla
Talacre Beach Reveals New Activities and New Website for 2013
Talacre Beach, a leading caravan and leisure park in North Wales, has launched a new website and a range of activities for the 2013 season. - March 21, 2013 - Talacre Beach
New Game Creates Virtual Adventures in Public Parks
ParkQuest is a free mobile game that provides an immersive, interactive, and customized adventure at public parks and other outdoor areas. Jack Games desires to use this framework to enrich our public parks and get people excited about visiting them and spending time there. - November 18, 2012 - JackGames.com
Scaring Now Through November 1, 2012
Fear Overload Haunted Houses @ Bayfair Center in San Leandro. Voted Scariest Haunted Houses in California. - October 19, 2012 - Fear Overload Scream Park
Fear City Chicago Haunted House Running New Facebook Video Contest
One of Chicago’s most popular haunted house attractions is encouraging all Halloween enthusiasts to create their own videos to scare their friends. Those submitting an entry will get a chance to win free tickets to Fear City and other great prizes when entering their original video into the Fear City Chicago’s “Scare the @#%! Out Of your Friends!” contest. - October 18, 2012 - Fear City Chicago
Fear City Helps Educate Loyola Academy Students About Haunted Houses
Fear City’s Chuck Grendys and Hades Haunted House’s Joe Jensen enjoyed spending time with Loyola Academy’s theatrical students and staff on Wednesday afternoon, October 10. As part of an organized school field trip, the young men and women along with their teachers got the opportunity to hear presentations, ask questions and take a backstage tour of Fear City Chicago and Hades Haunted House in Morton Grove, IL to learn about the inner workings of the show. - October 13, 2012 - Fear City Chicago
Fear City’s Zombies Support MS at 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
To show support the Greater Illinois Chapter of the National MS Society, a number of volunteers from Fear City and Hades Haunted House were up at 5am getting into makeup and costumes to be along the route of the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon at Mile Marker 14 along side the volunteers and staff from MS. - October 11, 2012 - Fear City Chicago
Chicago's Scariest Haunted House Reviews
Good reviews are being posted by attendees as the second weekend for Fear City and Hades Haunts (scheduled for October 12 through October 14) titled "Haded Retro Weekend" gets ready to roll. Hades as listed "Top Twenty Most Influential Haunted Attractions of All Time." Combined with Fear City, these two haunts are located only minutes from Chicago in one convenient location. - October 11, 2012 - Fear City Chicago
Military Theme Park Opens in Las Vegas
A brand new indoor machinegun range has opened one block off the Las Vegas Strip with an inventory of over 300 machineguns. - October 10, 2012 - Battlefield Vegas
Fear City Chicago and Hades Haunted House Have Big Opening Weekend
The "Bloody Red Carpet Opening Weekend" at Fear City and Hades Haunted House was a great success as many eager haunted house fans came to enjoy the start of the season. A “Hades Retro Weekend” begins Friday, October 12, followed by “Halloween Pre Scream Weekend” beginning Friday, Oct. 19 with the "7 Days of the Apocalypse" running from October 25 through Halloween Night, October 31. - October 10, 2012 - Fear City Chicago
Fear Overload Haunted Houses Terrorize the SF Bay Area, Open September 29th, 2012
Horror fanatics will be glad to hear that Fear Overload Haunted Houses will be opening its doors on September 29th, 2012. Fear Overload is the Bay Area’s haunted theme park with 2 horrifying haunted houses. - August 16, 2012 - Fear Overload Scream Park
Banks & Shane Celebrate 40th Anniversary with Concert at Peachtree Point Amphitheater at Lake Lanier Islands Resort®
Local Legends Make the Switch from Hosts to Headliners During Third Installment of the 2012 Georgia’s Island Stage Concert Series - August 08, 2012 - Lanier Islands Resort
Lake Lanier Islands Resort® Transformed to Parrot Head Paradise Thanks to A1A’s Official and Original Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show
Georgia’s Island Stage Concert Series Continues on August 11 When Highly-Energetic Island Music Band Takes the Stage at Peachtree Point Amphitheater. - August 01, 2012 - Lanier Islands Resort
New Channel Markers Signal One of Many Safe Boating Efforts by Lake Lanier Islands Resort®
Managing Company of Georgia Lakeside Resort Partners with Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Lake Lanier Association and Hall County In Order to Navigate the Way to a Safer Lake Sidney Lanier. - July 30, 2012 - Lanier Islands Resort
Death Simulation Ride at California State Fair
A new ride is stirring up some fears among fairgoers at the California State Fair. The ride, which simulates being Buried Alive, features movement, sounds, and smells. - July 18, 2012 - Fright Planet Park
Breakthrough Country Band Gloriana Will Shine in the Spotlights of Peachtree Point Amphitheater at Lake Lanier Islands Resort®
Hosted by Banks & Shane, The Georgia’s Island Stage Concert Series Kicks off on July 7 with Opening Act Tyler Hilton and Headliner Gloriana. - July 02, 2012 - Lanier Islands Resort
Lake Lanier Islands Resort® Kicks off Exciting Summer Concert Series at the New Peachtree Point Amphitheater
Georgia’s Island Stage Concert Series Hosted by Banks & Shane Features Performances by Gloriana, A1A, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at Newly Remodeled Lakeside Open Air Venue - June 17, 2012 - Lanier Islands Resort
Lake Lanier Islands Resort® Teams Up with 104.7 The Fish to Host First “Islands Give Back” Concert
Concert Series Debut Marks Grand Opening of Peachtree Pointe Amphitheater, Featuring Performances by Sanctus Real, The Museum and the Rhett Walker Band - June 03, 2012 - Lanier Islands Resort
One Million Great Reasons Southern Golfers Should Tee Up at Legacy on Lanier Golf Club This Summer
$1,000,000 Challenge Returns to the Popular Lakeside Golf Course at Georgia’s Lake Lanier Islands Resort - May 24, 2012 - Lanier Islands Resort
LanierWorld’s Second Season at Lake Lanier Islands Resort® Promises Twice the Fun
Georgia’s Lakeside Resort Welcomes Kids of All Ages for an Authentic Summertime Beachside Boardwalk Experience; 2012 Season Kicks off May 12 - May 09, 2012 - Lanier Islands Resort
Roller Coaster Zip Line Launches in the U.S.
The AvatarOne, Eco-Adventure Technologies’ (E.A.T.) roller-coaster zip line, will be making its U.S. launch at Florida EcoSafaris next month. Florida EcoSafaris is located at Forever Florida, an eco-tourism attraction in St. Cloud, Florida. They will be launching four new rides on April 6,... - April 04, 2012 - Eco Adventure Technologies