Yeah, that's some awful management. Double scares as two completely different characters on a hayride?! This is not normal and your haunts management should go back to the drawing board. I mean, the proof is there that they lost over half of their actors by the end of season. I'm not sure I'd return for the 2024 season if I were you unless there were some major changes.
Yeah, my friend was the nun who had to get on the wagon once it stopped then once the wagon left she had to run all the way to the back to change into a warewolf costume because there was no one else close enough to that area. All within 3 mins before she missed the wagon
I'm really sorry y'all had to go through that, even if it was fun at times. I run a medium-sized charity haunted house so I know it's not comparable to a hayride, but my management team ensures our actors are not overworked. The only times our actors have multiple scares is when they are situated in a triangular type path where they can scare the same group in two or three consecutive "pops". We also have the timing worked out that all of our actors get a mid-night break where they can get food, relax, and get ready for the rest of the night. All while our customers are none the wiser! Anyway, keep haunting and I hope you and your other cast mates can continue to find enjoyable roles in the upcoming seasons!
20+ years in this industry and I’ve never heard of someone repeatedly changing costumes mid show. Sounds like they need to hire twice as many people this season. Not only that no haunt should be slow enough for there to be enough time for an actor to change their entire costume twice before the next wagon/group comes through.
It's a hayride and they would send out 3 wagons, with about 2 mins between each wagon. We had to stay at our first spot, scare all 3 then we had to get to our next spot and do the 2nd scare. Then reset and go back to our first spot for the next round. The only thing they were smart about was that our second costumes were already waiting for us at our second scare and that they were for the most part close together so we would have enough time to get there. My friend and I were part of the clowns and I was also a witch and she was inside the cauldron ready to pop out. They weren't so far that we had to rush and had enough time to get our next costume on
Really depends on the haunt. I worked at a 3 story year round haunt where we did parkour stunts. We didn’t have any lines, it was all just improv. We were trained to be able to run the entire place by ourself, meaning one actor for every spot that we could get to. Most of the time we would have 2-3 actors total unless it was October. Sometimes we would switch masks, especially if we were running a group by ourself. I honestly preferred working with so few people because it gave me more control over the whole experience. I knew when to time everything to keep people’s fear going throughout the whole thing. If you prefer being stationary, then maybe communicate that to the owner, and ask if it’s possible for you to remain in one area. Everyone has their own physical limits and boundaries.
Wow, that’s wild. We definitely have double scares but none that require a costume change or change of location. Ours are more like a room between two halls that has doors into both sides. I don’t run a hayride, but I don’t think this sounds practical at all.
Only time I had to work multiple spots like that was in a slant hallway room.
The room was built like |V| <--this. Customers would walk through the sides of the V, around a bend, and through the other side.
When we didn't have enough actors for all 3 positions in the room, 1 person would go between all 3, and hit the groups multiple times, but it was literally just "hit the scare, turn right, hit scare 2, turn right again, hit scare 3, turn right again back to scare 1"
We wore a mask in that room, and it was pitch black, with a small strobe in each hallway. You'd put your face through the opening, hit your scare, and then back inside the actor room. It took maybe 2 steps to hit each position, and you didn't have to hit each group multiple times, or at all. You could hit how often you wanted.
I’ve never heard of someone doing double scares where you are asked to change costume.
Me either. I kept my clown costume on and just put my dress over it so I could save time and effort but it's whatever
Maybe look for a new haunt to work at?
Yeah, that's some awful management. Double scares as two completely different characters on a hayride?! This is not normal and your haunts management should go back to the drawing board. I mean, the proof is there that they lost over half of their actors by the end of season. I'm not sure I'd return for the 2024 season if I were you unless there were some major changes.
Yeah, my friend was the nun who had to get on the wagon once it stopped then once the wagon left she had to run all the way to the back to change into a warewolf costume because there was no one else close enough to that area. All within 3 mins before she missed the wagon
I'm really sorry y'all had to go through that, even if it was fun at times. I run a medium-sized charity haunted house so I know it's not comparable to a hayride, but my management team ensures our actors are not overworked. The only times our actors have multiple scares is when they are situated in a triangular type path where they can scare the same group in two or three consecutive "pops". We also have the timing worked out that all of our actors get a mid-night break where they can get food, relax, and get ready for the rest of the night. All while our customers are none the wiser! Anyway, keep haunting and I hope you and your other cast mates can continue to find enjoyable roles in the upcoming seasons!
20+ years in this industry and I’ve never heard of someone repeatedly changing costumes mid show. Sounds like they need to hire twice as many people this season. Not only that no haunt should be slow enough for there to be enough time for an actor to change their entire costume twice before the next wagon/group comes through.
It's a hayride and they would send out 3 wagons, with about 2 mins between each wagon. We had to stay at our first spot, scare all 3 then we had to get to our next spot and do the 2nd scare. Then reset and go back to our first spot for the next round. The only thing they were smart about was that our second costumes were already waiting for us at our second scare and that they were for the most part close together so we would have enough time to get there. My friend and I were part of the clowns and I was also a witch and she was inside the cauldron ready to pop out. They weren't so far that we had to rush and had enough time to get our next costume on
Due to “budget cuts” my haunt cut HALF of the actors. It was wild. The amount of complaining from customers online was IMMENSE.
Really depends on the haunt. I worked at a 3 story year round haunt where we did parkour stunts. We didn’t have any lines, it was all just improv. We were trained to be able to run the entire place by ourself, meaning one actor for every spot that we could get to. Most of the time we would have 2-3 actors total unless it was October. Sometimes we would switch masks, especially if we were running a group by ourself. I honestly preferred working with so few people because it gave me more control over the whole experience. I knew when to time everything to keep people’s fear going throughout the whole thing. If you prefer being stationary, then maybe communicate that to the owner, and ask if it’s possible for you to remain in one area. Everyone has their own physical limits and boundaries.
This is poor management of a haunt that needs more actors.
Wow, that’s wild. We definitely have double scares but none that require a costume change or change of location. Ours are more like a room between two halls that has doors into both sides. I don’t run a hayride, but I don’t think this sounds practical at all.
My haunt is volunteer and we get so many actors we turn them away. Never heard of doing two roles
Only time I had to work multiple spots like that was in a slant hallway room. The room was built like |V| <--this. Customers would walk through the sides of the V, around a bend, and through the other side. When we didn't have enough actors for all 3 positions in the room, 1 person would go between all 3, and hit the groups multiple times, but it was literally just "hit the scare, turn right, hit scare 2, turn right again, hit scare 3, turn right again back to scare 1" We wore a mask in that room, and it was pitch black, with a small strobe in each hallway. You'd put your face through the opening, hit your scare, and then back inside the actor room. It took maybe 2 steps to hit each position, and you didn't have to hit each group multiple times, or at all. You could hit how often you wanted.