Transworld “NO SHOW SPECIAL” from Dark Imaginings

Dark Imaginings

Were you one of the Haunters at Transworld, or maybe didn’t get a chance to attend? Well Dark Imaginings wasn’t able to attend as well so now they are passing on a deal for haunters to take part in.

“We here at Dark Imaginings have got some bad news and we’ve got some good
news.

The bad news is that we didn’t attend the Transworld Haunt Show this
year, which makes us very sad. The good news, however, is that we are pleased to announce our first-ever “NO SHOW” SPECIAL!

What is a “No Show” Special and why are we doing it? That’s easy. It is not always possible for us to attend every show that we would like due to various circumstances, travel costs, or other obligations. However, we
don’t want our loyal customers and new friends to miss out on our fantastic show discounts, either. While we will certainly miss seeing your ghoulish grins and smiling faces in person, we are very excited to be able to bring these savings to you.

But hurry, these “No Show” Specials will expire on March 31, 2012!!!

For more information, please go visit: www.darkimaginings.com

Rotting Flesh Radio SHOW #250: Creepy Collection, Transworld, Twisted Woods, Virgil Franklin, Horror Fields and more!

SHOW NOTES FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 2, 2012 SHOW #250

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Transworld is just a short time away and to get you in the Haunting mood Deadites we have CREEPY COLLECTION stopping in this week. Creepy Collection is going to give you hints to their ALL NEW item in the interactive Haunted House at Transworld, some new items and vendors for the upcoming Haunt Season and more.

In addition we have some attraction goodies for you as RFR Casket Crew’s Rabid Badger comes to us from two events in the HORROR FIELDS and TWISTED WOODS. The owners of these attractions talk with RFR about the event, highlights and what to expect in a good scare from their Haunts. And if that wasn’t enough we RFR Casket Crew Storm back with In A Haunt Minute, ranting as only a haunter can do and Master of the Ethermuse VIRGIL FRANKLIN comes to the show to announce a brand new huge project he is working on.

This week in Haunt Industry News we have information covering Dark Imaginings, Toxic Toons, The Darkness, Transworld, Mad Monster Party, Trick or Treat Studios, The Garage of Evil and more from the Haunt and Horror Industries this week.

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Rotting Flesh Radio #249: RFR Kicks Into 2012 with HAUNTED PYRAMIDS, Deadites and more!

SHOW NOTES FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 23, 2012 SHOW #249

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It’s time to get your haunt on in the cold winter as this week RFR kicks it into the new year by bringing you the HAUNTED PYRAMIDS during this past haunt season. RFR Casket Crew’s Badger was on location Halloween Weekend and brings us all the Haunt Fun with interviews, the cast, crew and more from the Haunted Pyramids to keep you in the haunting mood as we gear up for Transworld.

In addition RFR Creator and Host Jonathan discusses Deadite Emails, Answers Questions Submitted, and more. There are all kinds of Twisted Goodies to keep you Rotting and Rolling as RFR is Back like the Walking Dead.

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Legoland Florida Announces Events for 2012 Including Halloween Fun in ‘Brick or Treat’ Weekends

Legoland Florida

So all you Deadites, as the new year kicks into gear so does all the planning for theme parks, haunted attractions and more. One of those is also the Newest park out of Florida, LEGOLAND FLORIDA has now announced what it is planning for 2012 and especially for it’s One Year Anniversary in October!

To being, Legoland is going to host a Fourth of July event in the form of the Red, Brick and Boom event. This will have guests wearing 3D Glasses and show normal fireworks in the sky exploading as bricks. Now that is pretty sweet. There will also be March events with Lego Friends Weekends.

This will have games, extra activities, and a girls line of toys as well in connection with a daytime party.

Now comes the fun part for us haunters. In October they will have their First Anniversary and they will kick off the BRICK OR TREAT event. This will come complete for the family much like Mickey’s Not so Scary Halloween Party and the Sea World Spooktacular where young and old can have Halloween fun.

The event will happen on Saturday and Sundays all October and features Candy, Tricks, Treats, and all kinds of Entertainment Fun. The event was a huge success when it launched in October of their opening year in 2011 and 2012 is sure to be a huge amount of fun as well.

Not like Disney World’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, the event will not require a seperate admission. This is alot like Sea World’s Spooktacular where it is included with the day’s admission. I know that many haunters will love this, as much as we love the dark and scary, we also like to celebrate with are young children 2-12 in a family friendly Halloween style as well.

Now moving forward to Christmas there will also be December events like the Christmas Bricktacular with a Christmas Tree made from over 270,000 Legos, and also many Holiday Decorations, events, fun and of course, Santa Claus.

For more information about Legoland Florida and all the Lego Parks visit: www.LegoLand.com

MFP Kicks the Casket Off The Second Annual Home Haunters Website Giveaway

Matthew Freyer Productions Home Haunt Contest

We here at Rotting Flesh Radio are always pulling for the under dogs, the small haunts, charity events and home haunters. With that said how would you like to have your own professionally done website created and designed along with an outstanding logo? I know, I know you don’t have the money for it, but what if you could WIN it!

“HOME HAUNTERS! Matthew Freyer Productions wants you to tell us why you have the best Home Haunt and deserve your very own website to show it off to the rest of the world. Your story can be as long as you’d like but remember, we are choosing the winners by how passionate you are about your Home Haunt. We also recommend sending us links to an existing website, photo album, YouTube channel or any other network that you currently use to brag about how insanely wicked your Home Haunt is. Get creative folks because this Halloween you could be the winner of a custom, professionally designed website that will show the world you are the ultimate HOME HAUNTER!

Last years Home Haunters Website Giveaway Winner was Dan Krein, creator, owner and operator of Souls of the Forsaken. Visit the Souls of the Forsaken website to get some inspiration and to see what we can do for your Home Haunt.

Please send all entries and questions to: contest@matthewfreyerproductions.com Entries must be received by 11:59pm Saturday March, 31 2012.

For more on MFP and the contest visit: www.MatthewFreyerProductions.com

All New CEO Outlines Cedar Fair’s Long-Term Growth Strategy

Cedar Fair Entertainment

With many amusement parks, the Halloween Season continues to be a fun time for their guests and special events. This also goes beyond just the Halloween Season and the rest of the entertainment years as well.

The All-New CEO has outlined Cedar Fair’s Long-Term Growth Strategy this week with a look at what the park has planned.

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Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and active entertainment, hosted an investor meeting in New York City today at which its president and newly named chief executive officer, Matt Ouimet, outlined his long-term growth strategy – known as “FUNforward” – and the corresponding financial goals for the Company.

“This is truly an exciting time for Cedar Fair,” said Ouimet. “Given our favorable industry dynamics – including significant barriers to entry and a loyal, high-repeat customer base – as well as the significant momentum we have created for the Company over the past two record-setting years, we see several attractive strategic growth opportunities in both the near and long term. We believe there are many compelling reasons for investors to choose Cedar Fair, and we are committed to rewarding them for their confidence in us with meaningful and sustainable value creation through a balanced approach of distributions, growth investments, debt reduction and unit repurchases.”

Ouimet cited Cedar Fair’s high-quality, well-maintained parks, its recognized stature within the industry as an innovation leader and its strong brand positioning as the core drivers of the Company’s financial and operational momentum.

“We are very proud of our properties and the men and women who ensure families and thrill-seekers alike have the ‘best-day-of-the-year’ experience they expect when they visit one of our parks,” Ouimet said. “It’s not an accident that we enjoyed our second straight year of record attendance – 23.4 million guests – at our 17 locations across North America in 2011.”

Cedar Fair’s award-winning parks – including Cedar Point, which was named the number-one amusement park in the world for the 14th consecutive year, and Kings Island, which was voted “Best Kids’ Area in the World” for the 11th straight year – are home to four of the top 11 steel coasters in the world and top-rated Halloween events.

“We believe we offer our guests compelling value by providing wholesome, exciting, quality experiences with the greatest thrill rides and family attractions, which is an especially strong entertainment proposition in today’s discerning consumer market,” Ouimet added. “Likewise, our goal is to continue to be a total return investment for our unitholders. Our recession-resistant business continues to generate strong free cash flow, which has allowed us to further strengthen our financial flexibility and make meaningful distributions to our unitholders while at the same time experiencing appreciation in our unit price.”

Components of the FUNforward strategy include:

Enhanced guest experience – Maintaining an unwavering focus on delivering compelling value for the price paid, at every park on every day. In the near term, the Company will continue to add new rides and attractions while at the same time expanding evening event activities to provide enhanced value and extend the length of each visit.

Improved consumer messaging and relationship management – Modernizing the marketing and sales strategy and execution to ensure the Company is most effectively segmenting its customer base and speaking to each audience with messages that “break through the noise” and create the proper emotional connection that drives action within the operating season.

Dynamic pricing and advance purchase commitments – Incorporating a new e-commerce platform common to other industry players. The new platform will provide real-time data and dynamic pricing modification, while supporting incremental programs such as season pass installment sales and up-sell of benefits and value.

Premium product offerings – Expansion of premium experience offerings for benefit-oriented guests. Examples of this will include premium parking and dining experiences, “fast lanes” at various high-demand attractions and “Fright Lanes” during Halloween events, among other things.

Strategic alliance fees and promotional leverage – Industry benchmarking indicates an opportunity for the Company to expand its strategic alliances while still protecting the integrity of the guest experience.

Capital and expense productivity – Prioritizing capital to the highest return-on-invested-capital opportunities across the Company’s portfolio, encouraging manufacturers to innovate at lower costs and remaining disciplined in the management of costs. The Company will also look to utilize its undeveloped land to drive additional park admissions through activities and investments that leverage its installed asset base.

“It’s important to have a balanced mix between thrill rides and family attractions,” said Ouimet. “We are investing approximately $90 million across all of our properties and have a very strong rides and attractions menu for the 2012 operating season.”

OUTLOOK

According to Ouimet, the Company’s preliminary results project 2011 net revenues to be approximately $1.028 billion, and project Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $375 million. Both projected net revenues and Adjusted EBITDA are at the high-end of the Company’s most recent guidance of net revenues between $1.015 billion and $1.025 billion and Adjusted EBITDA between $365 million and $375 million.

“By 2016, we believe Adjusted EBITDA will be in excess of $450 million,” he said.

The Company anticipates a 2012 annual distribution rate of $1.60 per unit, to be paid in $0.40 per unit cash installments, and a record 2013 annual distribution rate of more than $2.00 per unit. “As this record-setting 2013 target distribution would suggest, we are very excited about the future of Cedar Fair,” said Ouimet.

To find out more about their goals, outlook and more visit them at: www.CedarFair.com

The Fright Factory Really Manufactures Terror!

by: RFR Casket Crew Jigsaw Jim

The Fright Factory

Greetings Deadities,

While traveling about Washington State on my annual haunt tour, I came across an excellent haunt in the town of Buckley, Washington. The Fright Factory presents a trifecta of chills and thrills which includes: a house with 8 rooms, an outside orchard with several sets and a 3rd house with 7 sets. They use a minimum of 28 actors but can accommodate 40 – 50 actors to scare the living crap out of up to a 1000 people nightly! Some of their sets really startled us (the infamous Clown Room and the Gallery of Serial Killers forced my friend to change his pants) and they change their themes every season. The Fright Factoryhas been in operation for 16 years in various locations but has been based at its current location in Buckley for the pat 9 years. Open every weekend in October and every week night before Halloween. Admission is $10 (but there’s a $1 off with a donation of a can of food to the local food bank). Well worth the price! Highly recommended to all Deadites. A special thanks to Dennis Wink for his fine hospitality and for producing a truly terrifying experience. 

Fright Factory Haunted House

For more information, visit their website at: http://www.frightfactory.net/

Miami Seaquarium Offers Halloween Fun for Four Ghostly Nights

The Miami Sea Aquarium

Little ghosts and goblins get set for big fun at Miami’s biggest kid-friendly Halloween Extravaganza – Monster Splash Nighttime Bash returning for its 17th year on October 28 – 31, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. With more ghoulish treats and ghostly fun than ever before, this year’s event features trick-or-treating at Sharky’s Sweet Tooth Station; kiddie rides and bounce houses at the Little Monsters Play Area; the Monsters in the Mangrove Haunted Walk; Flipper’s Dance Party and the only place in Miami to enjoy Halloween themed marine animal shows. Monster Splash Nighttime Bash is a safe Halloween alternative for kids and their families. Purchase tickets at participating Walgreens and receive a 20 percent discount.

“At Miami Seaquarium we love Halloween and we love to see big smiles on the faces of our little guests after they spend an unforgettable Halloween night at the park,” commented Andrew Hertz, General Manager at Miami Seaquarium. “We are happy to have provided local families with a safe event to celebrate Halloween in South Florida for more than a decade.”

Halloween themed marine animal shows to give guests a fright during Monster Splash Nighttime Bash include Flipper’s Thrills and Chills, Curse of the Golden Dome Witches sea lion show along with the splashy fun of the Swashbuckling Pirate Top Deck dolphin Show.

Special admission price for the Nighttime Bash is only $24.95 plus tax after 5:00 p.m. for adults, and $19.95 plus tax for children (ages 3 to 12 years) after 5:00 p.m.

Miami Seaquarium, South Florida’s most popular tourist attraction, is a family-oriented marine-life park open to the public 365 days a year. The park provides visitors with a greater understanding and appreciation for marine life through shows, presentations and marine-life exhibits. For more information on Miami Seaquarium, please call 305-361-5705 or visit www.miamiseaquarium.com.

CFX’s “Mask of the Month for October” Beetlejuice Sold Fast

CFX's Mask of the Month for October

A good friend of ours at Rotting Flesh Radio makes some of the best silicone masks you will find within the Haunt Industry! Composite Effects has made their mark in the Halloween and Haunt Industry with top notch quality silicone masks. And each month they offer a hidden gem in the Mask of the Month.

The Mask of the Month is the CFX Team’s way of offering a limited ONE UP, ONE OF A KIND silicone masks. Each month they are different and the first person to snatch one up gets that one of a kind piece. From the Joker, to Darth Maul, they have explored many unique Masks of the Month.

For October, they decided to go in the direction of a fan favorite 80s classic…BEETLEJUICE! And as much as we are excited to let you know about it, it has already been sold.

So one lucky Haunter out there will be able to done the ghoul’s face that Keaton brought to life in Tim Burton’s classic. And even though you missed this chance, look at the detail, the care and the movie quality of the mask!

Let this remind you to keep looking for the Mask of the Month and keep an eye on November’s right around the corner. And if you still need a mask for the Haunt Season right now, check out all their current inventory that we are sure you will encounter at a variety of haunts this Halloween.

For more on the CFX Team visit them at: www.Compositeeffects.com

Krispy Kreme® Halloween Doughnuts for a Limited Time!

If it is one weakness the Mortician gets while in the RFR Morgue Studios it is that delicious taste of HALLOWEEN DONUTS!!!

Krispy Kreme Halloween Tasty Treats

What makes a ghoulishly great Halloween get-together? Fun costumes, friends and family, and fangtastically delicious Halloween treats from Krispy Kreme of course! Krispy Kreme is scaring up some special treats this season with the return of three frighteningly tasty Halloween–themed doughnuts, and a pumpkin spiced fall favorite. The Krispy Skremes! jack-o-lantern, chocolate iced w/Halloween sprinkles, spider web and pumpkin spice cake doughnuts are available for a limited time only in Krispy Kreme U.S. and Canadian Shops.

“Pair one of our wickedly tasty Halloween and yummy pumpkin spice doughnuts with a cup of our delicious new coffee brew for a sweet end to a frightful evening of Halloween fun,” explains Ron Rupocinski, Krispy Kreme’s Corporate Chef. “Get tips and tricks on how to add Krispy Skremes! games and doughnuts to your next Halloween gathering at KrispySkremes.com.”

You could win one of five Spook-Tacular prize packs when you enter your fun, spooky, or boo-tiful Halloween Family Photo into the Krispy Skremes! Halloween Family Photo Contest. Visit www.KrispySkremes.com for contest rules and entry details. No purchase necessary to enter or win.

The jack-o-lantern, spider web, and Halloween sprinkles doughnuts are available through October 31. The pumpkin spice doughnut vanishes on November 27.

Krispy Kreme's Halloween Delights

Jack-o-Lantern Doughnut: A pumpkin-shaped doughnut wearing a mask of orange icing and a jack-o-lantern face.

Chocolate Iced with Halloween Sprinkles Doughnut: A festive orange and black sprinkled doughnut.

Spider Web Doughnut: A chocolate-iced doughnut with Kreme® filling caught in a tasty web of white icing.

Pumpkin Spice Doughnut: An old-fashioned cake doughnut made with pumpkin flavors and spices and finished with Krispy Kreme’s Original Glaze®.

Krispy Kreme Halloween doughnut assortments are also available October 26-October 31 at participating grocery stores. Visit www.krispykreme.com for locations.

For updates on special promotions, exclusive offers and local events, join “Friends of Krispy Kreme” by visiting www.KrispyKreme.com