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Guests Find More Than Meets The Eye At Skeleton Key Hawai‘i’s Terror Planet
FROM PAGE 1 joined the haunt team.”
one father and son that came Past themes include an ex- to auditions the first year cavated Egyptian tomb, an and each year, a new fami- abandoned carnival, an is-
confronting phobias.
“We enjoy the theatrical as-
ing able to make people laugh at a few things.”
ly member of theirs has also
land of genetic mutants and
pect and themes of old horror films,” Keaveney says. “We like to incorporate storylines into the haunt so it’s not just a bunch of random rooms and scares. Our haunts are scary, but we also pride ourself in be-
This year, a new VIP op- tion provides front-of-line ac- cess, a chance to watch from a viewing platform as others get scared and an opportunity to operate a gag.
Also new is the Chicken Skin(less) option — a 15-min- ute guided walk-through with no scares, available on week- ends. Attendees can explore the haunt before it opens and get a behind-the-scenes look at props and characters.
Kevin Keaveney, KOA Theater’s owner and artistic director, has overseen the haunted production of Skeleton Key Hawai‘i for the past five years.
ingly and arrive on time. “We love that we have friends and families who do the haunt together and enjoy making haunt memories to- gether,” he adds. “Our haunt actors come from all over O‘ahu and bond with each
(Above left) A makeup artist works with one of the actors in KOA Theater’s haunted production Skeleton Key Hawai‘i. This year’s theme features spooky characters (above right) that are out of this world. PHOTOS COURTESY KOA THEATER
While the timed tickets cut down on delays, there maystillbea30to45min- ute wait on busy nights clos- er to Halloween. Keaveney asks guests to plan accord-
To see the full sched- ule and to purchase tick- ets, visit koatheater.com/ skeleton-key-hawaii.
There are also special hours with mild scares and candy stations between 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 and 30.
other. Frequently they stay af- ter telling tales to each other of thebestscarereactiontheygot out of a customer that night.”
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