Daily Events

Here is a sneak peek at all the events happening at TransWorld’s Halloween and Attractions Show March 8-11, 2012 at the America Center in St. Louis.

Thursday March 8, 2012

HAAShow & HCPShow Open
9:30am – 5:00pm

Make-up Demonstrations
11:00am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm
Show Floor Stage

Sit and enjoy 30-minute make-up demos from 1313 FX Fright Zone (Foam Latex Application & Airbrush Painting), European Body Art (Special FX Only Make-up) and Michael Davy (Watermelon Trauma Wound).

FREE Opening Night Party Sponsored by Ken Donat & Westland Insurance
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Morgan Street Brewery, 721 North 2nd Street

Brewing for nearly two decades, Morgan Street Brewery is a craft microbrewery that hand-crafts 1,400 barrels of their own distinctive beer. They produce styles in every color spectrum, including Honey Wheat, Maibock, and Oatmeal Stout. They also brew seasonal beers that compliment the changing St. Louis seasons. We Invite you to try a variety of beers while socializing with your peers!

Celebrate with your colleagues at the Morgan Street Brewery while you enjoy complimentary dinner and drinks! Open to all registered buyers.

Behind-the-scenes tour at Lemp Brewery Haunted House & the Darkness Haunted House
7:00pm to 10:00pm

The Darkness is recognized as one of the best haunted houses in the World as featured on Travel Channel, History Channel, Today Show and even in USA Today. This will be the forth showing of The Darkness during the Transworld Haunt Show and you might be asking yourself WHY should we attend again? I might assume if you saw it last year that it won't be worth attending again and if you assume this you'd be dead wrong. The Darkness will feature several new scenes, animations and special effects including a zombie illusion which will give the effect of hundreds of zombies walking at you, rope bridges, scorpion caves, an all new falling barrel wall version 2, and much more. Terror Visions will be totally renovated and will feature a motion ride simulator ride, several new scenes, and custom animations. The Darkness gift store will also have all sorts of new items and several new monster props.

The Lemp Brewery haunted house will feature a ghostly pre-show, all new scenes, and new area's of the brewery never before seen. If you take the behind the scenes tour you will get to experience seeing parts of the cave that you did NOT see last year. Lemp will also feature an all new Lemp Museum where you learn the history of the Lemps.

Lastly if you do the behind the scenes tour we will also offer LIVE interactive seminars on how to detail your haunted house. LIVE INSIDE THE DARKNESS!

For complete details and ticket information please CLICK HERE.

This event is not produced by TransWorld Exhibits, Inc.

Insane Shane’s Kick-Off Party
7:30pm
Renaissance Ballroom, 800 Washington Avenue

Insane Shane’s Kick-Off Party is a place for food, fun and friends! It’s an evening of networking with buyers and vendors in a relaxed setting. Costume Contest with First. Second, and Third Prize Cash Awards *** This is not a costume party although you most certainly can attend in costume but not required. Over $30,000.00 in prizes donated by the Haunt Industries Top Vendors. DJ music and Dance Floor, Open Buffet from 7:30 to 11:30 ***desserts all night till 1:00am. $95.00 per ticket
****TICKETS WILL NOT BE OFFERED AT THE DOOR**** . For complete details and to purchase tickets please CLICK HERE.

This event is not produced by TransWorld Exhibits, Inc.

Friday March 9, 2012

Newcomer Orientation
7:45am - 9:00am
Room 240

Their haunted attractions are regularly featured by Travel Channel, CNN, USA Today and countless national programs and publications – and now you’re invited to learn trade show secrets from the owners of some of America’s Best Haunted Houses, Hayrides, and Attractions! These veteran haunt show attendees lead an informal discussion about the trade show, vendors, activities, and the inside information you won’t hear anywhere else.  It’s a great way to start your exciting Transworld experience before you hit the trade show floor!

Speakers: Bill Criscione (Ghostly Manor), Dwayne Sanburn (13th Gate), John Eslish (The Factory of Terror), Randy Bates (The Bates Motel), Scott Simmons (The ScareHouse), Shane Dabbs (Distrurbia Haunted House), Tim Dunne (Fright Kingdom), Tim & Ann Gavinski (Wisconsin Feargrounds).

HAAShow & HCPShow Open
9:30am – 5:00pm

Make-up Demonstrations
11:00am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm
Show Floor Stage

 Sit and enjoy 30-minute make-up demos from Bloody Mary (Zombie’s Exposed Cheek Bones Stitches Out With Just Make-up), Grex Airbrush (Demo Using Airbrush Make-up and Grex Airbrushes) and Crown Brush (Hollywood Special FX Make-up).

Special Demonstration by Award Winning Pumpkin Carver, Andy Bergholzt of Villafane Studios
2:15pm – 3:15pm
Show Floor Stage

Villafane Studios specializes in the creation of the most astonishing 3D pumpkin carvings you will ever see. Founder Ray Villafane and partner Andy Bergholzt combine over 25 years of sculpting experience to push the boundaries of this unique medium and create characters that will haunt your imagination.  Whether it’s a fine art portrait, a scenic snapshot or ghastly ghoul, Villafane Studios excels at capturing 3D images in pumpkins that will take your Halloween to a whole new level. See them demonstrate their abilities LIVE on the show floor!

Haunted Attraction Association Auction
5:30pm - 7:30pm (Doors Open at 5:00pm)
Convention Center

Looking for great deals on brand new props, animatronics and services? Join HAA for its annual auction. Doors open at 5:00pm and the auction starts at 5:30pm with items from the industry's leading vendors, suppliers and artists. There is no cost to participate and bidding is open to everyone. Cash bar will be available. Open to all registered buyers. To become a Haunted Attraction Association Member please CLICK HERE.

This event is not produced by TransWorld Exhibits, Inc.


Distortions Unlimited Presents “Making Monsters” and Q&A
7:00pm-9:00pm
Convention Center

This two-part one-hour series introduces viewers to the innovators and masterminds of the monster and creature animatronics industry. In “Making Monsters,” viewers meet Ed and Marsha Edmunds, co-owners of Distortions Unlimited, the Mom and Pop monster making shop located in downtown Greeley, Colo., and Jordu Schell, a monster-making veteran from Hollywood. Ed and Marsha have led the charge of the animatronics business for the last 30 years. Their unusual animatronics, monster creations, and haunted house designs are mainstays of the dark amusement industry. Jordu is Ed’s right-hand man, bringing Ed’s twisted creations to life.  Based in Los Angeles, he is a renowned sculptor, best known for his work on James Cameron’s Avatar.

Lemp Brewery Haunted House Tour
7:30pm - 10:30pm

The Lemp Brewery haunted house will feature a ghostly pre-show, all new scenes, and new area's of the brewery never before seen. If you take the behind the scenes tour you will get to experience seeing parts of the cave that you did NOT see last year. Lemp will also feature an all new Lemp Museum where you learn the history of the Lemps.  Also featuring Zombie Safari Paintball Hayride and Haunt Tour: Join us for a NEW interactive attraction. Come ride our custom trailers with mounted paintball guns through the streets of Tombstone haunted ghost town and shoot LIVE ZOMBIES.

For complete details and ticket information please CLICK HERE.

This event is not produced by TransWorld Exhibits, Inc.


Darklight & TransWorld’s Party at The City Museum Sponsored by the Haunted Attraction Association
8:00pm
The City Museum, 701 N. 15th Street

If you have never seen The City Museum, this is a must-attend event.  You will have the opportunity to act like a big kid exploring this most amazing and unique venue on planet earth.  This is the perfect place for our wacky and wonderful industry to gather and have fun.  Housed in the 600,000 square-foot former International Shoe Company, the City Museum is the brainchild of internationally acclaimed artist Bob Cassilly, a classically trained sculptor and serial entrepreneur.  Cassilly and his longtime crew of 20 artisans have constructed the museum from the very stuff of the city; and, as a result, it has urban roots deeper than any other institutions’. Reaching no farther than municipal borders for its reclaimed building materials, City Museum boasts features such as old chimneys, salvaged bridges, construction cranes, miles of tile, and even two abandoned planes

Light snacks and a cash bar will also be provided.  Tickets to this event MUST be purchased by March 1, 2012. After March 1, tickets will no longer be available. Haunted Attraction Association Members - $25.00    Non-Members - $30.00 To purchase tickets please CLICK HERE.

Saturday March 10, 2012

HAAShow & HCPShow Open
9:30am – 5:00pm

Make-up Demonstrations
11:00am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm
Show Floor Stage

Sit and enjoy 30-minute make-up demos from Iwata-Medea (Airbrush Horror Make-Up), Graftobian (Airbrush Zombies At Low Cost) and Ill Willed (Showcasing the New Ill Willed Products).

The Interactive Haunted House Showcase provides buyers with the opportunity to experience vendor products first-hand in a themed environment. Working with show vendors, Cutting Edge Scenic Design has developed 8 different scenes which are designed to highlight the versatility and impact of exhibitor products and services that can be found for purchase on the show floor. All 8 scenes will be auctioned off individually at 1pm Saturday, March 10th.  The auction will take place on the show floor in front of the Interactive Haunted House Showcase, don’t miss your chance to bring home one or all of 8 incredible scenes! (Product not included in auction, only the 8 scenes)