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October 15, 2004

Theme parks find another way to make visitors scream

By JOHN SEEWER
Associated Press Writer

SANDUSKY, Ohio — John Taylor is a ringmaster of sorts, directing an assortment of ghouls and sideshow freaks in the shadows of Cedar Point amusement park's roller coasters.

If you go ...
Wild Waves and Enchanted Village in Federal Way will hold Halloween-related events on weekends throughout October, including the new Street of Screams. For more information, call (253) 661-8000 or visit www.sixflags.com/parks/enchantedvillage/.

It's opening night at the park's annual Halloweekends event, and the monsters are milling about in search of jagged teeth and wrinkly ears. Some are getting too restless, interrupting Taylor as he dabs black paint on the face of Mike Vatan, aka "Lord of the Monsters."


 
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