https://youtu.be/8Dam8fF0W6Y
who showed us around the building and let
us get a behind the scenes look at what goes
on. Part of the fun is in the surprises, so don’t
expect spoilers, but you may be interested
to know:
• You might not see the clowns, but the
clowns see you. Thanks to clever hiding
spaces, there’s hardly anywhere in the
clown room that isn’t under their watchful eye — a fact they gleefully exploit
when visitors enter.
• The revolving hallway walls are rotated
by a surprisingly small engine attached
to an equally small wheel. The walkway
inside doesn’t move, though it sure feels
like it does.
• The smoke seen throughout several
rooms is vegetable glycerin running
through fog machines, which turns into
INSIGHT
a soupy, thick fog. Sometimes it smells a
little sweet. The majority of the time, it’s
also crammed full of psychopaths.
• A certain film legend appears in one
room, with claws that spark when he runs
them over metal surfaces. The claws are
powered by a hard-to-see cable that runs
to a car battery. It may sound dangerous,
but try to remember that a fire department runs the show and the performer
knows what he’s going. Still, be safe and
don’t shake his hand.
• The Whiteout Room isn’t as big as it
seems when it’s full of fog (though that’s
a small comfort while fumbling for the
walls, trying to find a way out).
• The hallway that staff use to get from
room to room is nearly as creepy as the
rooms themselves. It’s dark, narrow, lined
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