ANDERSON, Ind. — Since 2010, Indy Scream Park has been turning screams into traditions, and this year marks the park's 16th season.
Every season, the park strives to outdo its performance from the previous year by listening to customer feedback. Before opening day, the amusement park spent over $300,000 on renovations.
The upgrades enhanced safety and security features, as well as infrastructure improvements, throughout the park. Indy Scream Park’s Chief Marketing Officer, Jon Pianky said that reviews from fans amplify their experience.
“I like seeing a lot more happy customers and things like that,” Pianky said. “I don’t get complaints about our restrooms. We don’t use port-a-potties anymore; we have flush restrooms, so that’s a big thing everyone wanted.”
The park features five different haunted houses, including its brand-new one, “Neon Nightmare”. Neon Nightmare is a 3D immersive experience that simulates a horror rave as you escape from the clowns.
Indy Scream Park’s Park Specialist Jordan Harmeson said that the funding went to put on this attraction, and that the customers matter the most.
“It’s to upgrade the customer experience. We just upgraded our photo spots, too, so just the customer experience,” Harmeson said.
The other haunted houses are Lockdown, Nightmare Factory Blackout, Zombieland Unchained, and the Backwoods. Each house has a different level based on intensity, and guests have the opportunity to explore each one at their own pace.
Another feature the park has is Zombie Paintball. In this immersive experience, guests simulate a zombie hunt by using paintball guns to eliminate zombies.
There’s a variety of family-friendly activities if haunted houses aren’t your scene. Around the park, you can find a variety of interactive scare actors, food and drinks, hatchet throwing, and carnival games.
The park always wants its guests to have a hauntingly good time. “Instead of having to go through all the haunted houses, we want it to be a full experience,” Pianky said. “Where it’s not just you go and leave, but you get to go through the midway, the foods and drinks, and the actors, where you get to interact with a little more.”
The Indy Scream Park is open from now until the beginning of November. To get tickets, visit their website.
Contact Amelia Winter with comments at amelia.winter@bsu.edu.
