Guidelines for Schumacher Farm Park’s Haunted Prairie Hayride

Who we are: Schumacher Farm Park is a historic farm park museum. Therefore, our Halloween features crafts and activities in the barn and other buildings. We try to keep our games and crafts on the old-fashioned side. Hence, we avoid plastic masks and plastic of any kind.

Who is our audience: Halloween at the Farm caters to young children between preschool and 4 th grade. For this reason, we provide a gently scary experience for kids and their families. There are plenty of other venues that provide bone-chilling scares. That is not us.

What the park looks like: Our hayride winds around a beautiful tall grass prairie. You will be stationed in openings and along the path. Some people like to just stand in the grasses and then step out when the wagon approaches. Others prefer to stay together and create a scene. There is room for both.

DRESS FOR THE WEATHER: Plan on it being cold. Remember 40 degree weather is fine if you’re doing something, but it can be cold if you’re outside for 3-4 hours. Dress accordingly. Please wear long underwear under your costumes, caps on your heads, gloves, coats, sweaters, scarves…whatever it takes. Buddy up with others and you can take turns warming up.

What to bring: Flashlights are useful to shine a light on your face. Otherwise, the people in the wagon may not see you. Skulls, fake body parts, pitch forks, axes, bones, etc. that will add to your scene.

What NOT to bring: No chainsaws or modern-looking weapons. Also leave the plastic masks at home and opt for face painting instead.

What do to: Have fun. Lots of fun acting like zombies or whatever you want to be.

What not to do: Absolutely no touching the hay ride participants or the wagons. You can get close, but do not touch. This is for your safety and for the safety of adults and children riding in the wagon.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. Let’s show the community what a great time this is!

Jobs and Scare Stations

All Cast Meeting at 5 pm in the Barn! This is mandatory. You will need to be in Costume and ready to go.

You will not be allowed on ‘stage’ without a costume. We will have some props.

Job TasksWAGON HELPERS – 2 people:

Wagon Helpers assist will getting groups of people on and off the wagons. You will also maintain order with people who are waiting in line. This job would be best for adults or an adult and teen.

Station Wear Faces Do and Say Props/BringSTOP #1 – GROUP OF Farmer CANIBALS:

Dark colored clothes. Overalls. Farmer Clothes

white, crazy eyes and bloody mouths.

“Fresh meat.”“What nice ___ you have. May I try one. Use a spooky voice.

Fake limbs, bones.

FlashlightSTOP #2 - GROUP OF DARK SHADOWY SCARERS: half bat-like and half-Dementor

dark clothes and have some extra stuff that hangs off your body, like a gauzy cape, something ratty or old, or whispery like spider-webs. dark sheets and blankets.

Faces will be painted white with blood-red eyes and mouths.

Coming out of nowhere. Walk toward the wagon. Say nothing.

Bring a flashlight.

STOP #3 - GROUP OF ZOMBIES:

Black or colored clothes or “old-fashioned” clothes that a farmer and his family might have wore.

white, with black paint smudged around eyes and mouth. Blood can be dripping off the mouth neck area, and open wounds and bloody messes

Walk toward the wagon with arms out like a zombie. Reach for but do not touch the wagons.

Bring your own flashlight.

STOP #4 - GROUP OF DARK SHADOWY SCARERS half bat-like and half-Dementor

Same as stop #2 Same as stop #2 Same as stop #2 Same as stop #2

STOP #5 - THE WITCHES HANGING AREA

black, with dark capes, sheets, blankets around them.

pale white, with green around the eyes

They can cackle and make witchy sounds, and they should have witch hats.

brooms.

STOP #6 - THE GRIM REAPER – four people.

Black cape with a hood, sheet or blanket.

white face paint with black circle eyes, nose and mouth.

Point people up the pathway to the farm. You will say nothing.

Sickle, we have some you can borrow.

STOP #7 - - THE PSYCHOTIC WOODSMAN and Wife – three or more people:

Farmer clothes. White face, Black under eyes.

The Psychotic Woodsman scare is a woodsman/farmer who has lost his mind and is obsessively chopping and grunting loudly with each chop. When the tractor gets to its closest point, he can stop chopping

Axe-we have an axe you can use. An adult needs to be with this station.

5682 Hwy 19 Waunakee, WI 53597 608-849-4559 phone 608-849-4556 fax

info@schumacherfarmpark.org www.schumacherfarmpark.org

Halloween Haunted Prairie Form for Schumacher Farm Park

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Group/Business (if applicable)       Number in Group (if a group)

Under 12       Teens       Adults       Total      

Address       City       State      

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Primary Phone                   Email      

Check which area that you want to participate with:

STOP #1 – GROUP OF Farmer CANIBALS: STOP #2 - GROUP OF DARK SHADOWY SCARERS STOP #3 - GROUP OF ZOMBIES STOP #4 - GROUP OF DARK SHADOWY SCARERS STOP #5 - THE WITCHES HANGING AREA STOP #6 - THE GRIM REAPER – four people. STOP #7 - - THE PSYCHOTIC WOODSMAN and Wife

Waiver: I understand that I am participating in activities being offered at Schumacher Farm Park. I am participating on a voluntary basis shall indemnify and hold harmless the Friends of Schumacher Farm Park, the County of Dane, its Board and officers, agents and employees from and against all claims, demands, loss or liability of any kind or nature for any possible injury incurred during participating in the public event. I grant permission for my photo to be used in any promotional materials produced by Schumacher Farm Paark, Dane County Parks or its partners.

Adults_________________________________________ ____________________Print name Date

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Minors

I give my child _____________________________ Permission to volunteer at Schumacher Farm Park’s Halloween at the Farm on Oct. 26, 2013.

_________________________________________ ____________________Parent Signature Date