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The Haunted World continues to scare masses
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Once again, Steve and Scott Ethington are scaring the living-Hell out of Treasure Valley residents. The Haunted World, owned by the Ethingtons, is billed as the largest and by far the scariest Halloween production in Idaho.
The Haunted World consists of 12 acres of trails, chocked full of ghoulish creatures and Halloween oddities. There is also a 10-acre bat-induced corn maze to get lost in, three acres of pumpkins for Jack O’ Lantern fans to choose from and a hayride to top off this ultimate Halloween experience.
The haunted trail boasts several ghoulish themes guaranteed to scare even the biggest of kids.
“The ambience is designed to scare people of all ages. No other haunted production in the Treasure Valley compares to it,” said Steve Ethington, co-owner of The Haunted World.
For the Ethington’s, this scary endeavor is a full-time occupation. Over nine months of preparation goes into the seasonal production.
“To help out there are numerous fogging machines, lighting effects, electronics, gizmos and pneumatic creatures, as well as 40 live actors,”Ethington said.
The corn maze is a labyrinth of 12-16 foot cornrows. Throughout the maze there is educational information about the real world of bats posted on signs.
The Haunted World will be open through Oct. 31. Times run from dusk to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from dusk to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Directions: The Haunted World is located on Highway 20-26 (Chinden and Northside). Take Exit 35 off I-84. Then go three miles north and look for the searchlights.
the Arbiter Staff