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Haunted houses band together to lobby for virus relief
By THEODORIC MEYER 08/21/2020 02:37 PM EDT
Link: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2020/08/21/haunted-houses-band-together-to-lobby-for-virus-relief-790092

ANNALS OF HALLOWEEN LOBBYING: A coalition of haunted house operators has hired Hogan Lovells to convince Congress to change the Paycheck Protection Program so their industry can take advantage of it. The Alliance for Interactive, Seasonal, and Location-based Entertainment sent letters to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and more than two dozen other lawmakers making the case that the “industry has been unable to benefit from PPP in any meaningful way” and asking for changes.

— The Paycheck Protection Program’s rules allow seasonal employers the option to use any 12-week period between May 1, 2019, and Sept. 15, 2019, when determining the maximum loan amounts for which they’re eligible. That’s a problem for haunted houses because their business doesn’t pick up until the fall. “I don’t know if folks imagined that the Covid crisis would extend this long” when the rules were written, said Aaron Cutler, one of the lobbyists representing the coalition. The lobbyists are pushing to get the changes included in any extension of the loan program and might expand the effort to include holiday-season businesses as well.


Drive-thru haunted houses are helping Halloween traditions stay alive in 2020
Link: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/drive-thru-haunted-houses-are-helping-keep-halloween-tradition-alive-in-2020

With the summer winding down and the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, it’s starting to look like Halloween activities and celebrations will have to be put on hold, or at least severely altered, to keep people safe. However, a new trend has emerged ahead of this year's spooky season, and it involves taking the haunted house concept and adding cars.

Drive-thru haunted houses have started popping up not just across the country, but across the world. While this year isn’t the first time that this type of attraction has existed, it's certainly surging in popularity due to the ability to offer scares while also maintaining proper social distance.

Orlando will see its first contactless, drive-thru Halloween experience open up this year, Orlando Weekly reports. This attraction, called the Haunted Road, reportedly tells a theatrical story through various drive-thru scenes that feature scary creatures and various other spooky concepts.

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The event will also reportedly host a family-friendly version presented during daytime hours

“Imagine your car pulling up into a dark alley, turning off your engine and being just completely powerless as you’re surrounded by creatures,” Atilio Jamerson, entertainment director for Urban Legends of Southern California, said during a recent interview with the Orange County Register, when discussing the company’s drive-thru experience coming to Costa Mesa in California this year.