When starting out a Haunted Attarction. Besides finding a great loctaion. One Should consider a Budget for your attraction. What type of budget well let take a look and what a proper first year budget should look like.
Lets say you have $30,000 to spend bringing your attraction to life.
First off - Props
Now Great Looking Static Props Like our zombies or killers will save you money by reducing you Actor expenses. so that's a plus. One Static prop wont cut it. Most Haunted House Buy 6 or more per haunted house to fill up rooms. Having Filled rooms with great statics is a cost saver. Having to many Actors your first year can drain you cash flow for your attraction.
So out of the 30,000 i would lay $10,000 on Statics for your attarction We have Discount Haunted House Deals that can fill your entire Attraction .
Next - $7,000 on Wood, Paint, Senic design Props for sets , Etc,
Next $ 1000-3000 on Animatronics
Being that your a start up haunted house you should tend to stay clear of Expensive Animatronics. The More they cost you the more it sucks out of your Limited Budgets and will hurt you. Over time and years you can expand and get higher priced items. But for the first 3 years you should only buy animatronics that range 1000- 3000 at the highest. having highly detailed animatronics and great prices will keep your haunt looking competive and keep more money in your pocket.
The Next $10,000 Advertising
Ok you spent all this money on location, Props, Animatronics, Sets, DONT CHEAP OUT ON GETTING YOUR MESSAGE OUT THAT YOUR OPEN FOR BUSSINESS. Most first year hauts lose money because that think- you open up and BAM lines out the door. That doesnt happen. I know I know it will be diffrent your thinking. Its your haunted house your the greatest thing since sliced bread. Hate to brake it to you
Your not. Getting your message out will be the only thing that keeps your lines full.
First off - You have no Reputation yet. Meaning People dont know whats inside so until you get some people in your attraction NO ONES GONNA KNOW. Even then theres bigger haunts then you. With bigger budgets and they know how this game works. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE. Think about this theres a little store down the road. some one goes in try's you and eats your food. Man best Steak i ever had they go home and tell some friends. There friends say Wow thanks for the tip i will try them next weekend. Now the week goes on theres, work all things that distract people from remebering anything . Now while driving from place to place there hear on the radio Steaks 2 for 1 this weekend only at the round up.( BIG CHAIN)
they hear that 5 or 6 times in two days. See it in an ad see it on the net when they visit there site.
Where do you think there going that weekend. TO THE ROUND UP. they forgot about the greatest steak down the road- dont be that litte steak place.
Jeremy D'alessandro
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