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It's time!
Posted On: 10/29/2007 07:48:04
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Update 10/27 Party day
Haunt builders- Jason, Stephanie, Ronald, & Myself
Scarers- Jason, Chad, Matt, Matt (new scarer)& Me as the doorman
Weather in S. MN- 50-55o
This is crunch time!
We all met at 11am & spend the day doing last minute things (that
couldn't be done before hand). The maze turned out fantastic & much
bigger than before. I put up a scene setters brick castle wall on the
outside of the shed & Jason hung a creepy 12 ft. hanging ghoul in
the entrance way. All the lighting, effects, & sound, checked out
& worked. Well, except for a trouble some stereo, that we have to
quite using. I hung up the glass mason jar lanterns w/ tealights from
the trees along the long winding drive way. Then with some help, placed
smaller pint mason jars w/ tealights, along the shoulder. These were
placed a little ways before the turn. Our maze sign was also placed to
help guests find us. It gets pretty dark quickly & there are no
street lights, a mile out of town. Next year I'll have to use quart
size jars instead of the pints, along the road. Found out at the end of
the night that semi trucks blew them out after going by a few times.
Preparations for the party house were going well & we're just
waiting for guests to arrive. It was starting to get dark at 5:15pm, so
I went around & lit all the tealights.
Guests arrived
by the car & truck loads, all filled with anticapation. Excitement
was building as the clock struck 7pm. Last call for the haunters &
scarers to eat & start the scaring. People came & went as the
night progressed. We had a steady line for the haunt from 7pm-10:30pm.
At 9pm the ghouls needed a short 10 min. break. The buffet was huge
like usual & always plenty of food left over. Was great to see
fresh blood at the maze. A number of my co-workers who have never been
were there to help support me. The sad thing is that we could have had
many more people come through that didn't. The maze hours are from 7pm-
Midnight. Usually by 11:30pm guests have been through it 5 times each.
Maze donations were mentioned in this year's invite. People finally
made the connection & showed some support financially. Some guests
handed me donations. While others placed them in the donations pet
casket collection container at the end of the buffet. I knew we were
doing pretty good when at break, was handed a bundle of cash (from
donations) to hold.
We do this non-profit for the
enjoyment of friends, family, & co-workers. Any & all donations
go towards next year's maze. We shut everything down & called it a
night, after guests had left. I counted the donations with
anticipation. We raised $127! That's up $124 dollars from last year's
sad donations.
Guests commented that we had really outdone
ourselves with the maze. Especially having them be apart of the haunt.
With the que line inside a themed holding cell awaiting their fate.
Instead of waiting just outside it. They were grateful to be inside the
cell, (was a bit warmer) with the line extending through a cave &
well outside. The screams were plentyful not only from the ladies but,
from the guys as well.
Music to our ears...hehehe 
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