When you go to a restaurant, do you resist the food?
Sapienza says the ideal customer is someone who is enthusiastic and doesnt attempt to ruin the immersive experience.
Still, scare actors know you arent totally in control of your fear response.
The way many customers deal with fear is comedy.
Unpredictable reactions come with the territory of scaring real people.
Ever notice how scares are coming from behind you or from the side?
At the end of the night, everyones goal is entertainmentnot trauma.
As Stross puts it, The whole point is to have Halloween fun and to keep you coming back.
Strength in numbers: Put the scaredy cat in the middle and have them hang on for dear life.
And if you just cant hack it (horror pun?
), Stross and Sapienza both share that there are plenty of emergency exits throughout the attraction.
In addition to taking away from the immersive experience, the flash from your phone is a safety issue.
Or worse, you risk getting pulled out by security.
Sapienza adds even getting a warning can ruin the illusion for yourself and for those around you.
Stross points out that most attractions will have areas designed specifically for social media post potential.
Stross says the leading speculation is that theres some kind of post-pandemic decrease in patience.
So just: Be courteous to your fellow patrons.
If not because youre a decent person, then at least because you dont want to get kicked out.
Rethink that drink
Its no secret that haunted attractions will be visited by people under the influence.
Besides, you might want to reconsider getting intoxicated at all.
Luckily, a little hot chocolate never hurt anybody.
Working together to scare people all night turns everyone into a family.
