EPIC Entertainment Group, the producer of themed entertainment, live events, and immersive environments, has been appointed to deliver several immersive experiences for a leading US theme park this autumn.
The firm has delivered the Descent – a chilling haunted house experience, as well as a captivating scare zone – Midway of Misery for the Halloween season at Hersheypark, Pennsylvania.
With extensive experience in multiple Halloween-themed experiences found throughout North America, EPIC will be responsible for design, production, and operations management at this year’s Hersheypark’s Dark Nights.
“We are honoured to be able to work with such incredible partners during our favourite time of the year,” says EPIC Entertainment Group partner Charity Hill.
“Our team thrives within this space. Producing Dark Harbor at the Queen Mary for over a decade has allowed us to sharpen our skills in the art of immersive storytelling while delivering spell-binding guest experiences. Once again, this season we plan to deliver the truly EPIC Halloween thrills our fans have come to love and expect from us.”
During the opening weekend of Hersheypark’s Dark Nights, the award-winning firm delivered The Descent, a haunted house experience, as well as Midway of Misery, a captivating scare zone in ‘the darkest corner’ of Hersheypark.
Dark Nights opened on 17 September 2022 with EPIC Entertainment Group consulting the park on design, production, costume, make-up, and talent. As an operating partner, EPIC will guide the stage, technical direction, and show operations management.
Secret drinks
EPIC Entertainment Group was co-founded in 2016 by Charity Hill and Steve Sheldon and has since become one of the biggest names in haunted attraction creation. Alongside its theme park projects, other notable US installations include Dark Horizon in Orlando, and Dark Harbor in Long Beach, California.
EPIC has also helped create secret venues with an all-new bar experience within HUSH! Haunted Attraction, which opens on 30 September 2022.
Having seen success at its Californian and Floridian events, EPIC is collaborating with HUSH! to deliver three unique themed bars concealed within a mysterious three-part haunted house in Detroit, Michigan.
Guests who are fortunate enough to uncover the speakeasies will find themselves in the New Orleans-inspired Voodoo Blues, Expedition Base Camp, or the Victorian-style Von Rose Distillery.
EPIC Entertainment Group is also the full-time operator of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, a world-renowned 83-acre site in Florida, US, responsible for the success of events including the Garden’s Festival of Chocolate.
Images: EPIC Entertainment/Hersheypark/HUSH!
