{"id":33760,"date":"2023-10-26T20:12:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T00:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=33760"},"modified":"2023-10-26T20:12:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T00:12:56","slug":"carlyle-crescent-to-become-a-halloween-themed-three-ring-circus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/carlyle-crescent-to-become-a-halloween-themed-three-ring-circus\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlyle Crescent to become a Halloween-themed three-ring circus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aurora\u2019s Diana Family takes \u201cspooky\u201d seriously, transforming their Carlyle Crescent home each October into a haunted house that never fails to enthrall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, however, as they host a walk-through haunted house for the first time since the start of the global pandemic, homeowners Paul and Su are going all out to create \u201cthe greatest show on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scary clowns will be the order of the day when they begin welcoming young ghouls, goblins and their families October 29 \u2013 31 from 6 \u2013 9 p.m., at 40 Carlyle. Giving a preliminary tour to The Auroran of what\u2019s to come last Friday afternoon, their excitement was palpable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year we\u2019re excited to bring back our walk-through because we haven\u2019t had one in a few years,\u201d says Su. \u201cPaul has great theme ideas and wanted to do clowns and we thought it would be a good idea to do a circus theme with crazy clowns with a lot of lighting effects because we know the community loves that! It\u2019s really about getting the kids excited and we have kids who drive by every day to check us out and see how far we\u2019ve gotten.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the ability to take it off their driveway and rebuild the walk-through that so many trick-or-treaters have come to enjoy, there are more opportunities to expand the thrills and chills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe elements like rain aren\u2019t a factor; it created havoc over the last few years trying to get everything working, but now that it is enclosed it\u2019s not bad,\u201d says Paul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot more fun when we have it as a walk-through,\u201d Su agrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first clown you encounter will be right at the very beginning of the haunted walk-through with a \u201cthrashing clown\u201d in the ticket booth. Don\u2019t worry, there\u2019s no cost for admission, but donations to the Aurora Food Pantry are requested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, the Diana family was able to deliver nearly two pick-up trucks to the local food pantry and they hope that they\u2019ll be able to surpass that this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor me, the success is always seeing the number of kids who come out over the three days that we do it,\u201d says Su. \u201cWe collect food for the Aurora Food Pantry, truckloads every year, so the community is super good at bringing out donations for the Food Pantry. It\u2019s a cause near and dear to my heart. We love doing it and the community needs the Food Pantry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that they\u2019re in crunch time ahead of Halloween, they\u2019ve got their vision set, and now it\u2019s just a matter of putting on the finishing touches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStep right up to the Greatest Show,\u201d says Su. \u201cWhen you take a look at what we have already started to set up, we\u2019ll also have video of some hopefully creepy clowns walking back and forth, projections which are really a lot of fun. People often ask, \u2018How do you do this?\u2019 and I think that will always continue. We even have a surprise coming for the centre ring!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No word on what the surprise might be, but the one teaser they offered was they\u2019ve dubbed this particular centrepiece \u201cPoor George.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
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