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There are still the spooks, the scares, and the screams -- but this year at Slaughterhouse Haunted Attraction, there's also social distancing.
Fully in character, 'Trig Biggs', a weathered-looking hog, tells Local 5 the more-than-40 actors will be working in shifts this year, to properly social distance.
They'll also be at a brand new location, on 500 Locust Street, that they started building earlier this year with COVID-19 safety precautions entirely in mind.
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The Slaughterhouse Haunted Attraction is still in full swing this fall! They built the brand new location on Locust St. with COVID-19 safety precautions in mind! Sneak peek of it at 10 pm!!
Posted by Eva Andersen on Monday, September 21, 2020'In mid-January, we were masking up,' said Biggs. 'We started building just around the same time that the pandemic officially hit over in China, and we just didn't stop. We put on the masks and we took precautions and we kept building.'
Speaking of masks, each actor will be wearing two layers of mask protection, he says. In addition, each person who buys a ticket will get a limited-edition Slaughterhouse mask. Biggs said they had the foresight to get them printed years ago, after having an inkling a healthcare crisis could be on the horizon in the future.
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'About two years ago, we actually started printing these up,' said Trig Biggs, holding a mask. 'We got a little tip that something was coming down the pipeline.'
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'Lefty Biggs', who, in character, tells Local 5 he's a coal miner living in Des Moines, says they'll bringing attraction-goers into the 'mine' on 500 Locust Street in smaller groups and predetermined time slots.
'We got timed ticketing,' said Lefty Biggs. 'Number one, you have to go online to get tickets. We don't do walk up tickets this year which is unusual. You'll have to go online to get your tickets and then they'll be in groups of six every five minutes.'
Tickets are $30 and are limited due to COVID-19 precautions, and you can purchase them here.
If you're brave enough, they'll be happy to (safely) scare you.
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