Haunt Weekly - Episode 422 - Our 2024 Predictions

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This week on Haunt Weekly, we're celebrating the new year by both looking back at the year that was and looking ahead to the opportunities and challenges we see for the 2024 season.
To that end, 2023 was a challenging season with many haunts reporting staffing shortages, lower numbers and rising costs. So, will 2024 break those trends? That's what we look at in this episode!
This Week's Episode Includes:
1. Intro
2. Work We Did for the Haunt
3. Question of the Week
4. Conference Reminders
5. Look at Last Years Predictions
6. This Year's Predictions
7. Conclusions
All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!

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1. Haunt Weekly - Episode 422 - Our 2024 Predictions (00:00:00)

2. Welcome to Haunt Weekly, a podcast for the Haunted Attraction community. (00:00:22)

3. Interesting haunt-related New Year's resolutions from listeners. (00:03:01)

4. HalloweenPartyExpo.com and Google Sheets Issues (00:05:40)

5. Predicted Trends for 2023: Haunted Theme Parks and Escape Rooms (00:08:13)

6. The Impact of AI on the Haunted Industry (00:14:46)

7. Haunt Ticket Prices Soaring Above Inflation (00:17:22)

8. Customers Pushing Back: Lower Attendance Predicted (00:19:42)

9. Decline in Conglomerate-Owned Haunts: Pruning Underperforming Properties (00:24:06)

10. Haunt closures and corporate haunts facing challenges (00:24:52)

11. Staffing issues persist in the haunt industry (00:27:30)

12. HR Services for Haunted Houses: A Big Swing Idea (00:32:47)

13. Opportunity for a Specialized HR Solution in the Haunt Industry (00:35:56)

14. Rise of Home Haunting and Pushback Against Expensive Haunts (00:37:40)

15. Increase in Mid-Tier Haunts and Rise of Retail Spaces (00:40:35)

16. AI-generated content for corporate-owned haunted attractions (00:47:53)

17. The Strength of Teens: Don't Underestimate Them (00:53:03)