[badlander2000]

Just to balance things out, You all know that at 17, Nick Francis is the youngest pro haunter ever and I believe Matt Colton and I for example both have jobs and are both going pro, I also know a lot of vendors personally from MHC and Hauntcon and they all say I am very qualified to do business once I have an income. So there should definitely be some kind of test made to see if you are able to make good business decisions at the age of 16 or 17 and operating a SUCCESSFUL and ADVANCED hand-made home haunt should get you added consideration. I dont really know who else out there in this age group is going to Transworld but, I do believe that a well qualified teenager including Scarygoat (sorry I forgot your name) at age 15 should be allowed entrance granted he has a minimum amount of money.

[Lupus_Grenwych]

Originally Posted by badlander2000

Just to balance things out, You all know that at 17, Nick Francis is the youngest pro haunter ever and I believe Matt Colton and I for example both have jobs and are both going pro, I also know a lot of vendors personally from MHC and Hauntcon and they all say I am very qualified to do business once I have an income. So there should definitely be some kind of test made to see if you are able to make good business decisions at the age of 16 or 17 and operating a SUCCESSFUL and ADVANCED hand-made home haunt should get you added consideration. I dont really know who else out there in this age group is going to Transworld but, I do believe that a well qualified teenager including Scarygoat (sorry I forgot your name) at age 15 should be allowed entrance granted he has a minimum amount of money.

15-year-olds (or anyone under 18 or still in high school) that are that serious are few and far between, though. How arbitrary would TW be if they started having some sort of interview process to allows entrance to some minors (based on qualifications, not age) but not others? It would be more trouble than it's worth.

Honestly, I'd just smuggle him (or them) in. If he's that mature, then he shouldn't be a liability (e.g. he doesn't go prancing about like a kid on a field trip=he doesn't stand out like a sore thumb=no one will notice, if you're clever enough).

[Terrorknight]

I do think your a little off base with the buyer should be helping pay there booth space. Just like it is costing more for the vendors to show there product it is also costing more to run a haunt. It's not shared more by one or the other. Now i'm not saying that $40 is going to break the bank but like you said if the price goes up and up just to get in on top of the $500 to $600 in getting there and staying well soon haunters will stop going and in turn hurt the vendors sales. I think they need to look at the long term effect and really coming out of a wet season maybe this isn't the best time to start charging.

[mindtumor]

I don't care if Transworld wants to show, whatever its not that much money. But don't say the buyers don't share the cost of Transworld. People spend thousands at that show and I am sure the vendors include what the cost of doing that show is into the price of their products. The vendors pay Transworld to do the show and customers pay the vendors for their products at the show.

If they raise the price to $100.00 they better be getting double the vendors we had last year. Hopefully, they don't outprice themselves for what you get. What does it cost to get into IAAPA? If they start charging close to that price then you better be getting close to what you get for that show. Keep in mind though that we don't make what amusement parks make though before anyone uses that argument.

[bhays]

Originally Posted by UndeadProd

Hi, not to sound too much like an old crank ... but I'm not a fan of lowering the age limit to 16. This is a business show, and I'm not excited to hear that there will be non-qualified buyers clogging up the show floor and occupying the vendors' time.

Agreed. What was the logic for lowering the age limit? I understand the admission fee if the booth rental fees are reduced accordingly. I suspect that will not be the case however.

[Kelly Anderson]

I really dont see that there is going to be some great problem with the age limit being dropped to 16. How many 16 year olds are really going to get in to the show? Last time I checked into TW, you had to prove that you were an actual business; meaning business licence, tax ID... How many 16 year olds have that?

If the venders are going to be concerned about loosing catalogs and other litterature that will surely not result in a sale, they shouldnt give them to some kid anyway. If there is a minor there, they should be with their party. So only give the catalog to the main person in that party. NOT that big a deal.

[Nightgore]

I don't know how I feel about this! On one hand, I've been the young haunter on the floor, taking every piece of print material I could get... and "clogging up" the show floor; it was FUN!!

But on the other hand, I now own a haunt... I do need time with vendors to write orders, pass money, etc. etc. etc. I see that if TW is going to charge a fee to get in, they should drop the pre-req's. I don't have the time to go a send out copies of my business license, tax I.D. info, etc. etc... it's time consuming and I have other things to worry about. Now, add sending in an admission fee for the damn show.

Is this per person? I ask this because we're bringing a CREW!!! TW better provide or they will hear about it from us. Again, this makes Midwest that much more appealing!!!

-Tyler

[ThECRaZyLadY]

So if they drop the age limit to 16, are you really thinking that they are going to be supervised by someone? Do you think the only 16 year olds that are going to attend are ones that own a haunt? I am sure there are plenty of haunts out there that hire that age group or have children that are that age group. I can understand some people would want to take there kids that are 16, my son (who is 16) helps with the haunt on many levels and has since he was 9 years old. BUT I don't need him to help BUY anything. That is what I thought this show was about to BUY materials for our haunts. I must be confussed. I don't think that having 2-4 16 year olds that own a haunt is a good reason to open the door for any that want to come.

My 2 pennies
Christina
FEARFEST

[UnDeRTaKer313]

[quote=Kelly Anderson;79992]I really dont see that there is going to be some great problem with the age limit being dropped to 16. How many 16 year olds are really going to get in to the show? Last time I checked into TW, you had to prove that you were an actual business; meaning business licence, tax ID... How many 16 year olds have that?
=) i do =)lol srry just couldnt resist haha
im super pumped for this year!!!!

[Darkangel]

I think they should raise the age to 21. If anyone is relying on teens that work for them to make decisions on spending big bucks your crew is not where it should be. Kids that age still do not know the value of money and will have you buying every cool thing they see in the show. It's a business show for professionals not a cool place to gawk at new props and equipment...

Also, Badlander2000 the names you mentioned being the first to go pro is that verified anywhere? Just because you know them and they post here doesn't mean that back in the 80's or 90's before the Fright Forum there wasn't a kid even younger charging admission to a haunted house. Hell, some people say that if you charge a fee to the public to tour your haunt you are a professional, by that account I was a pro haunter at 8 years old....as were many in that age group.

Darkangel