sm57co Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 We created a not too scary haunted mansion for Halloween in our garage! I created a 50ft long track that I elevated so the cart would wind slowly down through the "graveyard". I expected to send about 20 kids through but ended up having a steady stream of trick-or-treaters for about four hours. I was exhausted the next day from pushing the cart back up the track. We had a total blast making this thing. One trick-or-treater cried because he wanted to stay but "had" to go trick-or-treating instead.
robbalvey Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Not sure how I missed this, but it's AWESOME!
ernierocker Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 ^Same! Post some video if you have it, would love to see more.
Canobie Coaster Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 This is amazing. I wish I could have been a kid still trick or treating in your neighborhood. It reminds me of the homemade Mystic Motel.
coasterer22 Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 I'd definitely ride this over trick-or-treating! Very cool to see.
Ducky dude Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 This is just genius! ... Just pure genius!
jedimaster1227 Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 I seriously wish my family could've done something like this for Halloween when I was growing up! This is so awesome!
sm57co Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 ^ That's great! Did you take a POV of it? Thanks! I really only have video of us tearing down the ride and then one of us making the pop up tombstone guy. Operated by a shop vac. (below) Didn't quite have the Disney budget on this one! Halloween night was insane. I literally hung up the last lights then seconds later kids started lining up. Never took good video. I was going to recycle it but my wife wants one more year so I'll add a little next year and be sure to get a good video. I have such a newfound respect for the "eering" part of "imagineering". A bit tricky to get the speed right on that thing.
sm57co Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 This is amazing. I wish I could have been a kid still trick or treating in your neighborhood. It reminds me of the homemade Mystic Motel. Trust me! Plenty of adults went on it too. If you have any pics of your Mystic Motel, I'd love to see. I love the "homemade" rides, backyard coasters, dark rides ... totally fun to make. Gotta have a Home Depot nearby and a patient spouse. That's the key.
sm57co Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 Now that's the way to use your garage. Totally. We bought a house with a tiny yard but had this HUGE garage. The guy put a heater in it and everything Ironically, I can only afford my one little car so you gotta use the space for something, right? I made "Central Shops" in the back and started making a small ride system.
sm57co Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 I'd definitely ride this over trick-or-treating! Very cool to see. Thanks! A lot of older kids loved it. Didn't think that would happen. It wasn't scary or startling or anything, I just made it for little ones because there were a lot of the "hide behind a sheet and jump out at you" haunted houses in our neighborhood (which I also like) but nothing for all the little Iron Men and Elsa's walking around.
sm57co Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 I want one. No, I want ten! I want ten too! I actually had project withdrawal after this. Back to painting rooms and building shelves in my house. boo.
sm57co Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 This is just genius! ... Just pure genius! Awesome! Thanks! I'm an idiot so I'm glad it came across as genius!
sm57co Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 I seriously wish my family could've done something like this for Halloween when I was growing up! This is so awesome! Yea, for sure! I remember wanting to always do things like this when I was little so now that I had the space, the tools (and a credit card ...) I wanted to do it so my kids and I could enjoy it together. They're 11 & 13 - growing out of trick or treating but still young enough to enjoy something fun on the holiday.
MisterP Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 This rocks about 100 different ways. Awesome job!
nyanicorn Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 I seriously wish we had a garage. Same... I live in flat/apartment building and the only closest thing we have are car parks I wish I was there too, missed out on all the fun
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