Fear Fest confirms it won’t be open for Halloween weekend, refunds to be ‘processed in batches’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A longtime haunted house attraction in Boone County will not be open for Halloween weekend.
Fear Fest wrote on its Facebook page on Thursday that it will not be open this season at all. It had racked up 15 safety violations during a regular inspection, according to previous reporting.
Fear Fest wrote that “Refunds are being processed in batches and will continue this evening through the weekend, we are extremely sorry for the delay, this is something we’ve never had to do before.”
Earlier this week, Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp said most Halloween attraction inspections take place in July, giving vendors time to make corrections. Fear Fest's inspection was done on Oct. 2.
"We got a request for the inspection late in the season, like right before he wanted to open and unfortunately, these issues that were found or these issues that need to be corrected have not been able to be done," Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News on Monday.
