Rocky Point, here I come!

Here I sit in the Long Beach Airport, waiting for my flight to Salt Lake City. For those of you not in the know, I am going to Utah to participate in the last ever Rocky Point Haunted House Fright Nights this weekend, March 30th and 31st. So basically I’m taking advantage of the free wireless access here at the airport to blog about my upcoming trip.

OK, just as I was typing that last paragraph, the airport operator paged “Elian Gonzales” to the ticket counter for an “important message.” Now that’s funny.

Rocky Point Haunted House (RPHH) has been in business for 27 years. It’s run by a lady named Cydney Neil. The way I heard about RPHH is that she did a Q&A session at Haunt-X in February. After hearing her ideas and understanding her keen business sense, I decided that I had to go visit RPHH before it closed.

So yeah, a haunted house in the Spring? Indeed. They have been opening during Spring break for a few years now, which I personally think is really cool.

And what of these “Fright Nights” I speak of? Right. RPHH Fright Nights are a special event reserved for 50 lucky guests to come and have dinner in the haunt, followed by a panel discussion and a full night’s pass for the haunt. The next day, there is a full backstage walk-through with Cydney and some of her crew. She allows her guests to take unlimited pictures, and will answer whatever questions about how they do things.

Needless to say, I am extremely excited for this trip. I live for Halloween, and to get to see the inner workings of a truly profitable haunted house that is someone’s full time business is enormously exciting for me. I’ll be updating my blog hopefully on at least a daily basis with stories and pictures, so stay tuned to follow my exciting trip this week!