Make your microsite tailored for haunted house attractions

These steps include: Finding a suitable location. Choosing and sourcing your building materials. Designing your costumes and haunted house props. Casting characters. Creating special effects. Building your site plan, floor plan, safety plan and evacuation plan for the permit process.

Rules of the Haunted House Do not smoke, run, eat, drink, touch the actors, customers, or props. Take off all jewelry before entering.

Haunted House Safety Most haunts now must also be ADA compliant and have no trap doors or items on the floor that could cause trips and falls. Our members work with local and state officials to make sure that our attractions are up to code and safe for our guests.

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Unless a home is a public accommodation, ADA compliance is not a legal requirement. However, making adjustments to a space that is home to someone with disabilities can make a considerable difference to their quality of life.

The ADA does not apply to religious organizations and private clubs, entities which historically have been exempt from federal civil rights laws. Places of worship and other facilities controlled by a religious organization, such as a school or day care center, are not subject to the ADA Standards.

Haunted house safety regulations: the IBC fire protection rules A fire alarm system. A fire sprinkler system. An emergency voice communication system. Exit lighting. Class A interior finishes.

It will cost you between $20 and $35 per square foot to build an attraction, or a little bit cheaper if you decide not to hire a consultant. (NOTE: If you decide not to hire a consultant, then please also decide not to open a Haunted House!)