Behind the Screams of a Scaracter!
This past weekend I had the opportunity to be a character in one of the mazes at KD.We got to KD about 6:30. We were directed to the costume shop. I was introduces to so many people I am sorry but I forgot everyones names. I do remember Tina. Tina pulled me a costume and sent me to the changing area. Her words "Go and put this on" They were putting me in Black Beards Revenge so I was a pirate wench. Once dressed Tina then cut up the costume. She said she could not send me out to the maze looking like I just put on a brand new costume. It looked really neat when she was done.
Once my outfit was perfect I was directed to make up. This is where the magic happens. I was transformed from my pretty sexy self to a horrible scary looking pirate wench. Makeup only took about 30 minutes but he did a very good job. He took half of my face and said this is the ugly side. He took this jar of goo. I am not sure what it was 
called. It was clear and smelled horrible. Then he took a hair dryer and as the goo dried my face. Once my outfit was perfect I was directed to make up. This is where the magic happens. I was transformed from my pretty sexy self to a horrible scary looking pirate wench. Makeup only took about 30 minutes but he did a tightened up and just 
like magic I had all these horrible ugly scars on one side of my face. He then air brushed the scars to give them a more real look. He took the other side of my face and said that would be my pretty side. I am not sure what he considers pretty but I didn't. He gave me eyeliner, blue eye shadow and red lips. I mean really red lips. He said since I was a pirate wench I probably put my makeup on while I was drunk. Well that's exactly what it looked like.Now I am in costume and makeup all that is left is my hair. I went back to Tina. She told me to flip my hair upside down and she then teased and teased and teased. All the while saying “You are going to hate me in the morning”. Now I am complete a pirate wench getting ready to go in to Black Beards Revenge. Everyone said I looked great. Umm all I can say is thank goodness its Halloween.
So I was explained the rules and it is quit simple don’t touch the guests and they are not supposed to touch you. I was told if someone did touch me in an inappropriate way to “jump” the fence and find the supervisor. I was like OK.This was my first time being a character and I had no idea what to do. I am scared of being scared. The first couple attempts were FLOPS. I did scare a kid but I felt bad. It was time to step up the game. I found some props and used them to my advantage. I hid behind a tree and as people passed I jumped out and screamed. It worked really well. It was awesome. I had such a great time. If there were a big group I would try and find someone who was really scared and I would follow them and block them in. I loved it.
Now being a character is HARD work. I was in the maze for about an hour and a half and I was DEAD tired when the came back for me. A lot of work goes into making sure that everything is perfect. You start at costume then makeup, hair and then work. It takes a lot to be able to keep up the stamina to do that for 5 hours. I give props to all of the characters. By the time they came back for me my feet hurt, my voice was gone, I was so hot, and completely worn out. But that was not the end of my night. The behind the screams crew had some tapping to do in the park and I was not allowed to walk the park in makeup. Here comes the hard part. They took me back to the costume shop where I changed and began to SCRUB and SCRUB my face to remove the makeup. It took me about 30 minutes to remove the makeup that was noticeable.
All in all it was a great experience and I want to thank KD for allowing me and the crew of Behind the Screams to take part in this great event. It was something that I have never experienced before and definitely something that I would love to experience again. I applaud all of the characters you guys go through so much to make the Halloween Haunt a spooky experience. I hope you enjoy KD’s Halloween Haunt this year and please make sure you watch the 3rd episode of the pod cast. Make sure to give us feedback and comments. Happy Halloween to all of you and rememberBefore you get on the scene, you know what its like behind the screams
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10/16/2008 04:04:00 PM
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