TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show

ICYMI - Sinister Visions has done it again! Feast your eyes on the 2025 t-shirt design for TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show. This year's Saturday night party theme is Zombie Prom, and as always, the design perfectly captures the theme's spirit. We can't wait to see you there.

Don't miss out on TransWorld’s Networking Night Out! 📅 Date: Wed. 02/26/2024 🕒 7:30 pm-11:00 pm 📍 Holiday Inn – Ballroom This is a networking event you won’t want to miss! Join us for an exciting evening filled with networking opportunities, where round table topics will cover a wide range of industries, including Halloween, Christmas, Interactive Entertainment, and more! Connect with the TransWorld Advisory Boards and fellow attraction owners as TransWorld hosts a night dedicated to relaxed and productive roundtable discussions. This is not your typical party; it has been thoughtfully designed with the needs of attraction owners in mind! The event aims to expose you to individuals across all phases of business, allowing you to make valuable connections and share insights to enhance your operations. Don’t miss this chance to expand your network and exchange ideas in a supportive environment! Please note dinner will only be served from 7:30pm-9:30pm Here’s how it will work: Each table will have a set of topics (yes, you will change throughout the night); you freely join a topic table that interests you and your business, ask questions, get answers and build business relationships with operators just like you! Networking table topics will cover all industries (Halloween, Haunt, Christmas, Interactive Entertainment and more!*) and will include (but not be limited to) the following topics: 🎃 Marketing 🎃 Getting Started in the Industry 🎃 Day to Day Business 🎃 Scenic and lighting design 🎃 Tech Talk 🎃 Customer Service 🎃 Booking Software and Ticketing 🎃 Corporate and Special Events 🎃 Puzzle & Game Design 🎃 Ask The Expert 🎃 Immersive Environments 🎃 Expansion 🎃 Management and Employees 🎃 Buying and Selling 🎃 Partnerships and Collaborations 🎃 Open Conversation *Each table will have 1-3 topic-specific facilitators who will keep the conversation focused. Seating is extremely limited so register ASAP!

>>Seminar Spotlight<< Insuring the Scare: Making Your Haunt an Insurance All-Star 📢: Haunted Attraction Association 📅: Thursday 2/27 🕒: 4:15pm - 5:15pm 📍: Room 120 Step into the spotlight and ensure your haunted attraction is as appealing to insurance companies as it is to your guests! Join us for Insuring the Scare: Making Your Haunt an Insurance All-Star, a thrilling seminar hosted by the Haunted Attraction Association. This engaging panel discussion will equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the complex world of insurance, making your haunt a shining example of safety and reliability.In this seminar, we'll take a deep dive into the processes, policies, procedures, and standards that can transform your attraction into an insurance company’s dream. You'll receive a crash course on how the insurance industry views haunted attractions and discover actionable steps to enhance your appeal as an owner/operator. What You'll Learn: 🎃 Insurance Industry Insights: Gain a clear understanding of how insurance companies assess haunted attractions and what they look for in a well-insured haunt. 🎃 Best Practices for Safety: Learn the best practices in safety protocols, emergency procedures, and daily operations that make your attraction more insurable. 🎃 Policy & Procedure Development: Discover how to develop comprehensive policies and procedures that meet industry standards and exceed insurer expectations. 🎃 Risk Management Strategies: Explore effective risk management strategies to mitigate potential hazards and reduce liability. 🎃 Interactive Q&A: Engage with experts during an interactive Q&A session, addressing your specific concerns and getting personalized advice

Get Ready for the ultimate nostalgic night! Join us for our first-ever Zombie Prom, a spine-tingling celebration that promises to be the biggest party of the year! 📅 Date: Saturday March 1st 🕒 8:00 pm – 12:00 am 📍 America’s Center – Ballroom This is your chance to step into a night filled with thrills, chills, and plenty of high school memories… with a gruesome twist! Prepare to be transformed at our professional makeup stations, where talented artists will help you achieve your best zombie look! Enjoy appetizers & prom-themed drinks, then take to the dance floor as our DJ spins both eerie and nostalgic hits that will keep you moving all night long. Capture the memories with fun photo ops featuring creepy backdrops and props designed just for the occasion. We highly encourage all attendees to embrace their creativity! Whether you choose to deck yourself out in a spooky costume or stylish prom dress, express yourself! Additionally, we are partnering with a charity to collect gently used prom dresses or new dresses for young girls in need. If you have a dress to donate, we would love for you to bring it along! Join us for **Zombie Prom Night** and prepare for a monstrous good time! We can’t wait to see you there—let’s make this prom night one for the undead history books! Cash bars available as well as beef skewers, mac & cheese bites and vegetarian egg rolls all with dipping sauces, and barbecue chicken flatbread. Sponsored by TicketSpice & Froggy's Fog

Still haven’t booked your hotel? Act quickly to secure a spot near all the excitement! Our website is always the quickest and safest way to book your hotels: https://lnkd.in/gufdz6a7 Reminder: We will NEVER have anyone call you to book a hotel. If you receive a call from someone claiming to be with the show, please be aware there is very high risk of it being a scam.

>>Seminar Spotlight<< Halloween to Ho Ho Ho: Multiple Holiday Design 📢: Scott Swenson - Scott Swenson Creative Development 📅 Date: Friday 2/28 🕒 10:15am - 11:15pm 📍 Room 120 Halloween events now start in late August and Christmas/Winter Holiday events begin in early November. For organizations, like haunted houses, holiday attractions, theme parks, zoo's or event operators this decreased changeover time can be challenging, both physically and financially. This workshop shares real world case studies and practical advice on how to save time and money by designing Halloween and Christmas installations at the same time. This holistic approach can encourage cross utilization of space and assets while reducing the effort needed to change seasons in a week. Even certain cast members can be utilized for both holidays. The trick is to stop thinking about the Halloween and Christmas as separate entities and more like “act one and act two of the same play”.

The always-popular City Museum, St Louis, MO party is back and is completely private! Join us for an evening of fun with friends and fellow attendees as we enjoy the entire museum to ourselves. Your ticket, which is valid for purchases made on or before February 20th, includes your choice of a delicious hotdog, a large hot pretzel, large popcorn, nachos, or a slice of pizza. You can redeem the pretzel and hot dog at Guard Dogs on the 2nd floor, popcorn at Baby Elephant on the 3rd floor, nachos at Beatnik Bob’s on the 3rd floor, and pizza at Lizard Lounge on the mezzanine level. Additionally, we will provide complimentary soda for all guests. Don’t miss out on this exclusive event! NEW for 2024: The Science of Guinness World Records exhibit in Architecture Hall. DJ Psych Jam Music from Basement of the Dead playing music on the 3rd floor in front of the castle between 7:30 pm-11:30pm Cash bars will be available in the following locations from 7:30pm-11pm: 🟠 The Cabin Inn – Full Bar (1st Floor) 🟠 Lizard Lounge Bar -beer, wine & soda (mezzanine level) 🟠 Baby Elephant – canned cocktails, beer (3rd Floor) 🟠 Architectural Hall – Cowboy Bar, Full Bar (3rd Floor) 🟠 Beatnik Bob’s – Full Bar (3rd Floor) 🟠Castle Bar – Alcohol, no soda (3rd Floor near DJ) 🟠 Overflow Cafe Bar on the 4th floor (beer, frozen drinks and coffee) 🟠 The FearWorm drink will be available at: Beatnik Bob’s, Cabin Inn and the Cowboy Bar in Arch Hall 🟠 Bar locations subject to change. 🟠 City Museum reserves the right to shut down any bars early or stay open later depending on the flow of business 🟠 Last call is 30 minutes prior to the end of the event. 🟠 Food and snacks available for purchase 🟠 Lockers available for $8 on the 1st Floor and 3rd Floor to store any personal items 🟠 There will be first-come, first-served coat racks in front of Cabin Inn 🟠 FREE parking in the main lot for up to 80 cars Sponsored by FearWorm & TicketLeap.

Don't miss out on TransWorld’s Networking Night Out! Date: Wed. 02/26/2024 7:30 pm-11:00 pm Holiday Inn – Ballroom This is a networking event you won’t want to miss! Join us for an exciting evening filled with networking opportunities, where round table topics will cover a wide range of industries, including Halloween, Christmas, Interactive Entertainment, and more! Connect with the TransWorld Advisory Boards and fellow attraction owners as TransWorld hosts a night dedicated to relaxed and productive roundtable discussions. This is not your typical party; it has been thoughtfully designed with the needs of attraction owners in mind! The event aims to expose you to individuals across all phases of business, allowing you to make valuable connections and share insights to enhance your operations. Don’t miss this chance to expand your network and exchange ideas in a supportive environment! Please note dinner will only be served from 7:30pm-9:30pm Here’s how it will work: Each table will have a set of topics (yes, you will change throughout the night); you freely join a topic table that interests you and your business, ask questions, get answers and build business relationships with operators just like you! Networking table topics will cover all industries (Halloween, Haunt, Christmas, Interactive Entertainment and more!*) and will include (but not be limited to) the following topics: 🎃 Marketing 🎃 Getting Started in the Industry 🎃 Day to Day Business 🎃 Scenic and lighting design 🎃 Tech Talk 🎃 Customer Service 🎃 Booking Software and Ticketing 🎃 Corporate and Special Events 🎃Puzzle & Game Design 🎃 Ask The Expert 🎃 Immersive Environments 🎃 Expansion 🎃 Management and Employees 🎃 Buying and Selling 🎃 Partnerships and Collaborations 🎃 Open Conversation *Each table will have 1-3 topic-specific facilitators who will keep the conversation focused. Seating is extremely limited so register ASAP!

The dynamic trio are back together again! >>Seminar Spotlight<< 61 Weird Ideas To Make your Haunted Attraction More Successful! 📢Speakers📢 Ben Armstrong - Netherworld Haunted House Allen Hopps - Dark Hour Haunted House John Laflamboy - HellsGate Haunted House Sometimes an incredible success springs from a crazy idea! This fast paced class will feature 4 wildly creative Haunt owners blasting out some amazing concepts that have lead to big wins in the past and new ideas that just might help you develop the next big thing!

The Halloween & Attractions Show opens for business Feb 27th - March 2nd, 2025 at the America’s Center in downtown St. Louis. TransWorld’s Halloween & Attraction show is the ONLY industry trade show of its kind in the world. There is no other show that has as many exhibitors and industry related products. Each year the Industry gathers to network, get new ideas and purchase products. This show is a MUST ATTEND event if you are thinking about opening or currently operate a haunted attraction, corn maze, farm, pumpkin patch, paintball field, family fun center, amusement park, zoo, aquarium, Halloween retail store or anything Halloween-related. We have everything you need to make your Halloween season a success. Each year, the show continues to grow with NEW EXHIBITORS, NEW PRODUCTS and more buyers on the show floor. The Halloween & Attractions Show combines the products and knowledge of hundreds of exhibitors that you need to see this year!