Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company Explained
The Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company |
Foundation: | 1991 |
Founder: | Lynton V. Harris |
Location City: | New York City |
Location Country: | United States |
Key People: | Lynton V. Harris (Chairman & CEO) Dominic McChesney (Assistant Director) |
Industry: | Theatrical attractions and shows |
The Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company is an entertainment company based in New York City, United States. The company has created temporary and permanent scare attractions for amusement parks and traveling carnivals across the globe.
History
The Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company was founded in 1991 by Lynton V. Harris. Harris was born in Australia and began his career as a DJ at age 15. From there he worked up the ranks to be marketing director for 10 Australian radio stations. In 1991, he travelled to the United States and discovered the money that could be made in entertainment attractions. Harris started the Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company with an aim of operating attractions at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. In 1996, the company began a four-year season of Madison SCARE Gardens selling approximately 250,000 tickets.
In the early 2000s, the company was ready to open their attractions in Washington, however, due to the September 11 attacks and the Beltway sniper attacks (in 2001 and 2002 respectively), these plans were shelved costing the company and Harris millions.[1] [2] Sudden Impact began to focus on attractions in Australia with the opening of several temporary attractions at amusement parks and traveling carnivals. In 2009, the company began to deviate from the standard scare attractions with the opening of themed indoor laser skirmish games such as AVPX at Dreamworld.
Attractions
Name | Location | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Angoscia | | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | | | [3] |
| | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | | | [4] |
Chamber Live: Serial Killers | | Central London, England | | | |
Chamber of Horrors Live | | Central London, England | Early | | |
Freakshow 3D | | Surrey, England | | | |
Freddy's Nightmare maze | | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | | | |
The Freezer | | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | | | |
| Surrey, England | | | [5] |
| New York City, United States | | | [6] |
The Fright House | | United States | | | |
Gotham Underground | | New York City, United States | | | [7] |
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Enter the Tomb | | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | | | |
| | | | [8] [9] |
| Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | | | |
The Mummy Live | | New York City, United States | | | |
The Mummy Returns | | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | | | [10] [11] |
| Los Angeles County, California, United States | | | |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Live | | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | | | [12] |
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | [13] [14] [15] [16] |
Night at the Museum Live | | | | | [17] [18] |
Pirate Jack's Halloween Adventure | | London, England | | | |
Prison Break Live | | | | | |
| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | | | [19] |
| Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | | | [20] |
| | | | [21] |
Psycho 3D maze | | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | | 2010 (seasonal) | |
Rumah Hantu 3D | | | | | |
SAW maze | | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | | | [22] |
| Gurnee, Illinois, United States | | | [23] |
The Scorpion King Live | | | | | |
Scream | | | | | |
| | | | |
Terminator Alive | | | | | |
| | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | | | [24] |
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | [25] [26] |
| Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico | | | [27] |
| | | 2012 | [28] [29] |
Terror in the Towers | | Staffordshire, England | | | |
Terror Tunnel | | | | | |
Tomb Raider Legend Live | | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | | | [30] |
Trolls Village | | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | 2018 | 2019 | |
Universal Studios Monsters Alive | | Las Vegas, United States | | | |
Van Helsing | | Los Angeles County, California, United States | | | |
Warwick Ghosts Alive | | Warwickshire, England | | | [31] |
Zombie Apocalypse maze | | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | | | [32] |
| Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | | | |
| | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | | March 2018 | [33] [34] | |
Shows
Scare School
Almost all of Sudden Impact! Entertainment Companys attractions feature live trained actors, commonly known as "scare actors". To be hired in this position, scare actors must complete the Scare School program. The Scare School is a 40-hour program where actors are trained to become the best "scarers" they can be. The Scare School has travelled the globe and has been featured in its own television series. The majority of the training is done in broad daylight with very little done indoors or at night-time.[36] [37] [10] [38] [15] [39]
Notes and References
- News: Haunted houses not always ghoul mines. 24 November 2010. Reading Eagle. 4 June 2006. The Associated Press.
- News: Squires. Chase. Big scares are big business. 24 November 2010. The Free Lance-Star. 8 June 2006.
- News: Brook. Lucy. Chill with Scaremaster. 24 November 2010. Courier Mail. 1 January 2007.
- Web site: Timeline Photos. Facebook. 1 April 2013. 31 March 2013.
- Web site: Lynton V. Harris: The mazes he designed for the Tussauds Group . 7 November 2010.
- Web site: Lynton V Harris - top tips for attractions operators . Park World Online. 21 November 2010. 5 November 2010.
- Web site: Jaeger. Lauren. Madison Scare Garden Returns For Second Year With New Thrills . All Business. 24 November 2010. 8 September 1997.
- News: Stephens. Andrew. All the fun of the fair. 7 November 2010. The Age. 8 December 2007.
- News: Don't call them, they'll call you - Jump to it. 24 November 2010. The Age. 20 September 2007. Carbone, Suzanne. Money, Lawrence.
- Web site: Attractions Management - Issue 4 - 2009. Attractions Management. 21 November 2010. 2009.
- Burnside. Mary Wade. Parks Haunted By Growth Of Horror Attractions. Amusement Business. 5 March 2001. 113. 9. 21.
- News: Renee. Redmond. Mummy's Tomb opens quietly at Dreamworld. 7 November 2010. Gold Coast Bulletin. 8 September 2008.
- Web site: Terminator X - The ultimate laser battle - Meet Lynton V. Harris. La Ronde. 7 November 2010.
- Web site: La Ronde announces Mummy walk-through attraction, for 2009 season only. Coaster Buzz. 7 November 2010. greatwhitenorth. 24 November 2008.
- Web site: By Saturday, La Ronde hosts The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Experience! - Le créateur de La Momie, Lynton V. - The creator of The Mummy, Lynton V. Harris, entend vous faire la peur de votre vie! Harris intends to make you fear for your life!. CNW. 24 November 2010. 18 June 2009.
- Web site: Bouliane. Martine. La Ronde begins its season. Cyberpresse. 24 November 2010. 21 May 2009.
- Web site: Night at the Museum. Sunway Lagoon. 21 November 2010.
- News: Creep show. 24 November 2010. The Star. 31 May 2010.
- Web site: Sydney Weekender 22 March. eBroadcast. 7 November 2010.
- Web site: Terminator X. Sudden Impact Entertainment. 24 November 2010. Today Tonight. 2009.
- News: Sharmugam. Ista Kyra. A place to make you scream. 24 November 2010. The Star. 1 April 2008.
- News: Lewis. Maria. Ghosts, ghouls, spectres. Gold Coast Bulletin. 23 September 2010.
- Web site: Lynton V. Harris - Creating Attractions with Impact!. Park World Online. 21 November 2010. 38–40. November 2010.
- Web site: Nash. Tim. New attractions for 2010 for Adventure World . Attractions Management. 21 November 2010. 19 January 2010.
- News: La Ronde présente une nouvelle attraction inspirée de la série "Terminator" La Ronde has a new attraction inspired by the series "Terminator" . 24 November 2010. Brunswick News. 10 March 2010. The Canadian Press.
- Web site: Simard. Valérie. A laser battle at La Ronde. Cyberpresse. 24 November 2010. 18 March 2010.
- Web site: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Investor Meeting Presentation. Six Flags. 6 November 2010. 4 November 2010.
- Web site: Laser tag – the next generation . Park World Online. 21 November 2010. 7 June 2010.
- Web site: Terminator attractions launched at Sunway Lagoon. The Star Online. 21 November 2010. 26 May 2010.
- Web site: TOMB RAIDER LEGEND LIVE RIDE TO OPEN. Tomb Raider Chronicles. 7 November 2010. 19 December 2006.
- Web site: The Screamie Awards - Previous Winners of the Screamie Awards. Screamie Awards. 21 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100718180957/http://www.screamieawards.co.uk/winners.html. 18 July 2010.
- News: Lacey. Michelle. Fright Night a bloody success. 29 October 2011. Gold Coast Bulletin. 2 October 2011.
- Web site: Cover photos. Facebook. 14 August 2013. Dreamworld. 14 August 2013.
- Web site: Join The Evilution. Dreamworld. 14 August 2013. 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017190008/http://www.dreamworld.com.au/Attractions/Evilution/Join-The-Evilution.aspx. 17 October 2013.
- News: Emmerson. Russell. Latin attraction at the Royal Show. 21 November 2010. Adelaide Now. 31 August 2010.
- News: Prophet. Sheila. I am a ghoul teacher. 24 November 2010. Mirror. 26 November 2006.
- News: Lim. Louisa. Monster Mania. 24 November 2010. The Star. 20 June 2009.
- News: Yoon. Chin Mui. Laughter is the key. 24 November 2010. The Star. 31 May 2010.
- Web site: Lynton V. Harris - Biography. IMDb. 24 November 2010.