EACH OF US has something important to share, whether you are a seasoned veteran or new to our industry, fresh, bold, new ideas are what HAuNTcon is all about, and we invite YOU to become a speaker for HAuNTcon 2011 in Louisville, KY April 27 – May 2.

Do a make-up demo, a show and tell for a great prop you built, tell us what you have learned about haunt marketing, offer a make-n-take, show us how you use social media, share your best room designs, tech us how you train your actors, share how you got your funding, help us write a business plan – whatever your expertise, whatever you have learned from your experience inside or outside haunting that will help others do what they do cheaper, faster, better, we ask you to share you knowledge with your peers at HAuNTcon!

It is said that public speaking is the most common phobia, but when you know the subject matter, really know what you are trying to say; presenting at HAuNTcon is exhilarating and a lot of fun!

So what are you afraid of? CLICK HERE to fill the speaker form! You will be glad you did and so will fellow HAuNTcon attendees!

HAuNTcon is THRILLED to announce one of the events for the Friday night Haunt tour for the 2011 event in Louisville! Fear Fair. This massive multi-themed haunt is in Seymour, IN and will be only one of two attractions toured on Friday night.

Stay tuned for more details!

Hotel reservations for HAuNTcon 2011 can now be made through a web page dedicated for the Haunter’s convention. The HAuNTcon Discount rate is $129 for Single, Double, Triple or Quad. 

Make your reservations today by calling 888-233-9527 or  CLICK HERE to make your discount reservations online.

Please book your room BEFORE 03/27/2011 to make sure you get the HAuNTcon discount rate!!

FREE Shuttle to and from the Airport is provided by the Crowne Plaza for people staying at the host hotel!

Staying at the HAuNTcon host hotel is a must for Haunters interested in the late night networking that is such a large part of the convention. All buses for the Haunt tours leave from the host hotel, activities like the annual costume ball run late and the education and tradeshow starts early, so make your reservations today!

The long awaited announcement of 2011 dates and location for HAuNTcon 2011 were announced at the Kick-off Tour and Social at Universal Studios!

The Crown Plaza Hotel in Louisville, KY will host the Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention April 27 thru May 2.

Check back for details!

Now that we have caught up with some sleep, I wanted to thank the exhibitors, speakers and attendees that made HAuNTcon 2010 a smashing success!

I will post links to photos as soon as I can get them on the web somewhere. Please besure to share YOUR HAuNTcon pics on our FaceBook Fan Page and friend Haunted Convention to recieve updates as the year progresses!

We are already working on making HAuNTcon 2011 even better! So stay tuned for details.

We are honored and THRILLED to announce the topics for our Keynote sessions at HAuNTcon 2010!

On Friday, April 30, at 5:00pm – T.J. Mannarino, Director of Art & Design at Universal Orlando Resort will present an overview of Halloween Horror Nights.

Saturday, May 1, at 5:00pm, Robbi Lepre and Scott Swenson,
Entertainment Directors at Busch Gardens Tampa Howl-O-Scream will present Monsters for the Masses: How Theme Parks Scare Thousands.

Go to Keynote Sessions at http://hauntcon.com for more details!

Both of these parks are offering tours during the weekend convention. Go to Haunt Tours at http://hauntcon.com for more details!

None of the HAuNTcon 2010 tours are sold out, they are just not available yet!

We are STILL finalizing prices and details for the Preshow, Thursday night, Friday Night and Sunday Night Haunt Tours. Working through the red tape and contracts with the Amusement parks has been way more time consuming than I had anticipated, but we are getting close.

Thursday night will be at Universal Studios. They will not have a Haunt for us to tour, but they will be displaying props and plans and costumes from past years for attendees as well as presenting an educational program/dinner where you can meet the Halloween Horror Nights crew and learn what it takes to put on the biggest Halloween event in the word!

The Friday Night tour will be of two Haunts at Busch Gardens Tampa, both lights on and lights off with actors. The park recently changed ownership which meant I had to do some renegotiating!

The Sunday Night Tour is in a bit of limbo until they renegotiate their lease for 2011. As soon as that is completed, we will announce that.

I was hoping that the preshow tour would include a behind the sceens tour of the Disney Haunted Mansion, and we have utilized every inroad we could find to try make that happen, but we have been shut down at every turn. I REALLY wanted to do this and I share your dissapointment, but we will just have to settle for touring some local attractions instead. FInalizing that itenerary now.

I know some of you are waiting to hear what the tours will be before you book your flights/hotels. I will get the info out to everyone as soon as I can.

Until then, thank you for your support, you patience and your prayers

The 2010 Make N Take schedule is now posted. Click Here

The rest of the education should be up this week. Tours on the other hand have been a NIGHTMARE. Dealing with the red tape of the amusement parks has been slow going. The SECOND I get final pricing, It will be announced everywhere. Sorry for the delay!

The HAuNTcon website has been completely overhauled for 2010 by Sinister Visions inc., and we do mean OVERHAULED. It has been rebuilt from the ground up using some of the best tools the web has to offer. Here are just a few of the website’s new features:

• Log in, interact with other users and leave comments/feedback on pages and blog posts, all using your EXISTING account at Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, Google, AOL or OpenID!
• New HAuNTcon Twitter account! Follow HAuNTcon for up-to-the-minute information!
• New HAuNTcon Facebook Fan Page! Become a Fan on Facebook and get current HAuNTcon news and info right in your Facebook Friend Feed.
• Use the toolbar at the bottom of every page so share, discuss and further interact with HAuNTcon.com!

We’ll be rolling out even more new features and updates about HAuNTcon 2010 – stay tuned!

We talked the hotel into lowering the HAuNTcon Room Rates! The Discount rate is now only $95 for Single, Double, Triple or Quad and this price INCLUDES the Orlando $10 hospitality fee. Our room block is limited, so call 407-390-5800 and book you room TODAY!

Ramada Orlando Celebration Resort & Convention
6375 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy.
Kissimmee, FL 34747
(877) 467-5786
www.ramadaorlandocelebration.com

Join us April 28th through May 3th, 2010 for HAuNTcon 2010!

Pre-show tour April 28 – 29
Local Haunt Tours April 29, 30 and May 2
Education April 30 – May 3
Tradeshow April 30 – May 2
Costume Ball May 1
Hearse Rally May 2