Yard Haunt '04

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This year we added an Electric Chair ride called the "Chair" that now takes over the garage.  We also added a dungeon, a bottomless pit, re-built the mechanics on many of our props, and made some lighting and sound changes.  Storage is still an issue, therefore, we re-built many things using foam-board.  This reduced the weight considerably.  

The display is open Dusk - 10 pm every night (weather permitting) until November 5th.

Special thanks to the following people for all their hard work on this year's construction & set-up:
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Stephanie Wrolson - my lovely wife (for putting up with this whole thing)

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Jim Wrolson - brother (for help with all electrical and wiring as well as loaning speakers and other equipment)

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Tom Byrne - friend (for help setting up on two long days)

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Kevin Shanahan - friend (for help setting up and crowd control)

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Diana Chambers (for all her hard work on re-designing this site)
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Bob Nausid - haunt206 (for help setting up)

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Matthew Nausid - haunt206 (for working the crowds each weekend as the "troll")

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All the members from the Chicago Haunt Club for their great friendships and wonderful ideas all year long.

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Members from Halloween-L Halloween Group

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Mary Wenzel (for all her hard work on the party invitation)

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Construction Pictures
It took three people seven hours on Saturday, September 25th to set up the fence, pillars, and arch.  It  then took three people ten hours on Saturday, October 2nd to set up all the remaining display.   Then, my brother Jim and I spent another 8 hours in the yard over the next few days wiring.  In total, I have spent over 52 hours in my front yard!
     

2004 display preliminary pictures....

  
 
Here is the Monster Mud Monster that sits on the parkway holding a sign.  
Stirring witch Skull Totem Poles Witch's cat
 
Devil, gateway to hell, and rotating person stuck in the gateway.  
Bleeding guy.  He circulates 195 GPH of dyed water.
 
Electric Chair in garage (new for '04)   Coffin with jumping corpse
Dungeon in garage.  It is 10' wide x 8' tall.  The skeletons try to escape when activated.  (new for '04)  
 
Skeletons that are in dungeon.  Notice the real sword through one.   Zombie (this is his last year)
Modified guest podium.  I added a donation slot for '04 Bottomless pit (new for '04)
Guillotine complete with body circulating 940 GPH of blood.  Head being eaten by rats
Mail box skellie Spider and web (both new for '04)
 
Some of the tombstones in the graveyard.  Hope to make a few more for '05  
Grave Jumper is quite the startle.  We made 7 of these (not including mine) at the last Chicago Haunt Club gathering. Hangman twitches when activated.
Grave Digger and monument.  Digger moves head and arm with lantern looking at graveyard.  Light in lantern flickers.
Left large pillar closed Left large pillar opening Open, a voice talks to you after the door opens Gargoyles on top large pillars.  Eye's flash on and off deep red.
   
Right pillar closed Right pillar open and monster jumps out    
Left small pillar closed Left small pillar open Right small pillar closed Right small pillar open

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