The Danger Blog

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

From our family to yours, the Danger Run would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We had another wonderful season in 2011 and we have you to thank for it. Without you, this event wouldn’t be the event that it is today! We look forward to seeing you again in 2012 and it is our New Year’s Resolution Promise to continue to make this event the event that YOU want it to be!

2011 DANGER RUN FINALISTS

The 2011 Danger Run Finals were an overwhelming success. We invited the TOP 64 groups to come compete for the title of Danger Run Champ. Over 200 people showed up for the event in which we had music, free pizza and drinks, tons of fun, and of course, the finals. Each finalist had their picture taken as they entered and you can check out their photos by clicking here or on the photo.

The winners of this year’s Danger Run were also decided at the event. In fact, we announced the winners in front of everyone after they competed in the finals game which is a Danger Run first! The first place winners of the 2011 Danger Run were our reigning champions from 2010! That’s the first time that has EVER happened in 17 years! The winners were Mallory Nay, Karen Stepp, Derrick Martin, Sherri Wilson, Marshall Helton, and Sandy Helton. The second place winners were Jason Karlen, Kelly Karlen, Jake Klug, and Amanda Klug.

Congratulations to our winners! They will forever be immortalized on the Danger Run Winners Page on dangerrun.com. Pictures coming soon!

DANGER RUN 18!!!

Just as one final note, we have already started working on Danger Run 18 and we have a LOT in store for you. In fact, we already have one of the Haunts already signed on for 2012. We have a lot more to come with all new clues, new features, great contests and giveaways on Facebook and Twitter, surprises, and so much more! Make sure to head to our Facebook page and become a fan to follow all the latest updates and place for your chance to win free tickets and Danger Run swag!

WE’LL SEE YOU IN 2012! HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!

After five incredible weeks of Danger Run, we’re now approaching the FINAL WEEKEND of the 2011 Danger Run 17. It’s hard to believe the 2011 Halloween season is already drawing to a close! However, we have ONE MORE incredible weekend left for you to come enjoy the Danger Run. If you haven’t been yet then now’s your LAST CHANCE to experience the BEST Halloween entertainment Louisville has to offer! Help us end this season with a SCREAM! Get your tickets NOW at dangerrun.com.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST!

Since it is the weekend of Halloween it just doesn’t seem right to celebrate without costumes. This weekend before you head out to your favorite Halloween party, come participate in the Danger Run costume contest! What better way to enjoy some Halloween season fun than do the Danger Run and show off your costumes in our first EVER costume contest? So how does it work? Well it’s pretty simple! Do the Danger Run in your costume and take a picture of you and your friends in costume in front of the “I Survived The Danger Run” banner at one of the haunts. Then post the picture on our Facebook wall. Don’t have a Facebook account? You can also email us your picture and we will share it for you! On Halloween we will award prizes to our favorite costumes! We will be looking at scariest, sexiest, most original, etc. The prizes are a surprise, but you will LOVE what you could win! It’s the best way to start your Halloween party night: some clues, some fun, some haunts, a costume contest, and then off to the parties! Join us for a Halloween weekend night to remember ONLY on the Danger Run then head out to the parties, find them ALL on LouisvilleHalloween.com!

CAR COSTUME PRIZES FOR EVERYONE!

Not only can you dress in costume, you can also dress your car up on Danger Run too! Decorate your car for the Halloween weekend using window markers/paint. Use your creativity and make your car look like the Halloween mobile! As long as your back window says “Danger Run” in some form or fashion, everyone in your car will get FREE glow bracelets! Everyone gets a prize for their car’s “costume”!!! It’s the ULTIMATE way to dress for the occasion! Plus who else can say they dressed their car up for Halloween? It’s a fun and unique way to show off your Halloween spirit!

BUY-1 GET-1 FREE OFFER THIS WEEKEND

LASTLY, we have one more EXCLUSIVE special just for you! This weekend for our loyal Danger Run followers we are offering BUY-1 GET-1 FREE T-SHIRTS!! You can get two Danger Run shirts for the price of one! How great of a deal is that? Just print the coupon below and bring it one of the start gates.

WE’LL SEE YOU ON THE DANGER RUN!

FREE GLOW BRACELET WEEKEND ON DANGER RUN!!!

Because of the overwhelming response from last week’s Freebie Weekend, we’ve decided to do repeat the promotion again this weekend! This weekend when you go on the Danger Run, get a window marker at the dollar store, Walgreens, Party City, Michaels, or etc to decorate the back window of your car! Use the window marker to write “#1 Danger Runnner”, “I ♥ Danger Run”, “Danger Run Rocks!”, or whatever your creative mind comes up with. You can even add your own artistic flair with decorations! In order to qualify, you must write “Danger Run” in some form or fashion. PROFANITY or insults will automatically disqualify your group! When we see your window decoration at the start gate, we will give your ENTIRE group free glow bracelets! Just one more way to have more fun on the Danger Run and get something else FREE! You still get all the other great stuff with your admission including: TWO haunts ($40 value), free cheeseburger from DQ, free vampire fangs, and if you have a carload of 4 or more you also get $10 in free gas!

This is our FOURTH week of Danger Run and we are having an incredible year thus far. We are on track for one of our biggest years ever! Plus the word on the street from people that have been is that it is our best year yet! Great clues, great haunts, incredible scares, and lots of fun is being had by all! A great year for Danger Runners! Get your friends and come see what everyone is raving about and have a night you’ll never forget onDanger Run!

SHORTER WAITS AT THE HAUNTS AND NO FAST PASSES AT THE HAUNTS!!

You heard it right! We have minimized your wait times at the haunts for the 2011 season by redesigning the way in which we run the Danger Run courses. We are also working very closely with the haunts to make sure that wait times are kept to an absolute minimum. In addition, fast pass lines do not exist at the haunts. We eliminated this option in our contract with the haunts. You will enjoy reasonable wait times so that you have plenty of time to complete the Danger Run all in one night! From what we’ve seen so far from the changes we have made it has made an incredible difference and is making the entire experience that much better! Also, BOTH haunts on this year’s Danger Run are open until 2AM! This gives you plenty of time to do the Danger Run and experience both haunts. However, if you do happen to get a little lost and make it to one of the haunts a little late, then your tickets to both of the haunts are good throughout the month of October any night the haunts are open.The Most Fun You’ve EVER Had In Your Car!

VISIT OUR FACEBOOK!

If you’d like to see what people are saying about this year’s Danger Run, see pictures of some of last week’s window decorations, ask questions, or just interact with us, please visit us on our Facebook page. We do a lot of great promotions on our page INCLUDING a chance to win $100 in gas! All you have to do is post a picture of you and your friends at the finish line in front of the I Survived The Danger Run banner on our Facebook wall and you will automatically be entered to win $100 in free gas. We will draw the winner on Halloween! Also join us on Twitter and any of your favorite social networks. Pick your poison, but make sure you SHARE YOUR PHOTO with us on Facebook to enter to win! It’s FREE!!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON ON DANGER RUN!

If you’ve already been on Danger Run and you want to check out something new, visit our friends atLouisvilleHalloween.com to get the scoop on all things Halloween in Louisville including haunts, parties, and more!

GET A FREEBIE ON DANGER RUN THIS WEEKEND!

This weekend on the Danger Run you can get FREE GLOW BRACELETS for everyone in your car when you go on the Danger Run! How you ask? All you have to do is head to the dollar store, Walgreens, Party City, etc and get a window marker. Choose whatever color you like. Then on the back window of your vehicle write something like “#1 Danger Runners” or “I ♥ Danger Run” or “Danger Run Rocks” or anything your creative mind can come up with (NO PROFANITY OR ETC). It MUST say Danger Run to qualify! When you get to the start gate and we see your decorated Danger Run window we will give you FREE glow bracelets for everyone in your car!!! It’s that simple!

Wait, there’s more! Take a picture of you and your friends standing next to your window decoration and share it on the Danger Run Facebook wall. You don’t have to be at the Danger Run in order to play! Just post the picture of your Danger Window with you and your friends and you will be entered to win! On Sunday we will pick our absolute favorite and you and your friends will all win FREE Danger Run T-Shirts!! **MAXIMUM OF FIVE T-SHIRTS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY TO THE WINNER**

Don’t forget to take a picture of you and your friends at the finish line and post it on our Facebook wall to be entered to win $100 in gas! Winner will be announced on Halloween!

INCREDIBLE FEEDBACK SO FAR

So far, the word on the street and on Facebook has been overwhelmingly positive. After reading all of the feedback we have been getting is we feel like we have outdone ourselves this year on Danger Run. The response has been incredible and it is being said that it is the “best it has ever been.” If ever there was a year to go on Danger Run, this is it! Come see what everyone has been talking about and experience The Most Fun You’ve EVER Had In Your Car!

HELPFUL TIME SAVING TIPS

We are approaching the third weekend of the 2011 Danger Run. Like most Halloween haunted attractions, the Danger Run’s peak attendance starts on our third weekend and remains fairly steady through Halloween. With that in mind, you should anticipate encountering short to moderate waits at each of the haunts.

Don’t worry though! We at the Danger Run would like to offer you a few helpful tips to help reduce or eliminate any wait you may encounter. First, try going on the Danger Run on Friday. Friday the crowd sizes are about half the size of the Saturday night crowd. Less people = less chance of a wait. Secondly, try to start the Danger Run as early as possible. The peak hours at the Danger Run gate fall between 9-11PM. The earlier you can start, the better off you’ll be! Plus it gives you more than enough time to make it to both haunts in the same night. Lastly, try starting at our Veterans Pkwy or Dixie Hwy gate. The Hurstbourne Pkwy gate is our busiest starting location. All starting locations go to the same haunted houses and all three have great courses! So if you’re not concerned with where you start, then try checking out Veterans Pkwy or Dixie Hwy.

IF THERE IS A WAIT AT THE HAUNTS

Like previously mentioned, you will likely encounter a short to moderate wait at one or both of the haunts. Something to keep in mind is that if the wait is a little too long for you, your tickets for the haunts are good ANY night they are open. So you can always return another night to avoid the wait altogether. If you have a smart phone, you can check the Mobile DangerRun.comwebsite for current estimated wait times. We try to update this hourly for your convenience.

However, if you are like most people then a little bit of a wait at the haunts is no big deal. In fact, it is part of the experience! One thing that we have done to try to add to your experience is we have created a few games on the DangerRun.com Mobile website for you to play with your friends. It is a great way to continue the fun with your friends and pass any wait time that you may encounter. Be sure to check it out!

TONS OF FUN AND FRIGHTS AWAIT!

There are only 4 more weeks of Danger Run left. If you haven’t been on Danger Run yet this year or if you are looking to make an encore visit then now is the time to start planning! You can get your tickets online at dangerrun.com or you can get your tickets at one of our three start gates. At the gates, we accept cash, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. Get your friends together and make this a weekend you’ll never forget on the Danger Run…The Most Fun You’ve EVER Had In Your Car!

If you’ve already been on Danger Run and you want to check out something new, visit our friends at LouisvilleHalloween.com to get the scoop on all things Halloween in Louisville including haunts, parties, and more!

PLANNING YOUR WEEKEND?

This weekend take a break from the normal and get your friends together for a haunted adventure on the Danger Run. The Danger Run isn’t your typical 20 minute walk through a haunted house. With the Danger Run, you will get an entire night of Halloween entertainment including TWO haunted houses! Did we mention that even though you get more for your money than any other event it is also one of the most affordable attractions around?! In fact, a better deal would be EXTREMELY difficult to find!

With your Danger Run ticket, YOU WILL GET the Danger Run adventure game, TWO of the scariest haunted houses in the Louisville area(which would cost you $40 otherwise), a FREE cheeseburger from DQ Grill and Chill, FREE vampire fangs, and if you have 4 or more in your car (which most people do) you will get $10 in FREE gas from Speedway! That is over a $50 value for ONLY $16.99 per person!

Why pay $20 for a 20 minute walk through a haunted house when you can get 3-4 hours of entertainment for ONLY $16.99? Not to mention, if you your group is one of the TOP 50 groups to come closest to the exact mileage of the course you will also get invited to our EXCLUSIVE Finals Party! No, it’s not a speed contest. In fact, you can take as long as you like to finish the Danger Run as long as you turn the form in to the finish line haunt by 2AM. The Danger Run is a mileage contest. There are a total of 12 different Danger Run courses (so you can do the Danger Run multiple times with different clues) which we know the EXACT mileage of to the tenth of a mile. You goal is to come as close to that mileage as possible by making as few mistakes on the clues as you can. The TOP 50 groups that are closest will be invited back to compete in the Danger Run Finals!

DO YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE AREA? WHAT IF I GET LOST?

Don’t worry, nobody EVER gets lost on the Danger Run (snickers). We realize that sometimes you may feel a little lost. In fact, we design the course to make you feel lost even when you’re not to help build your anticipation and excitement for when you finally find your haunted houses! However, we promise you that we have it all under control. A common misconception is that you must know the area in order to play the Danger Run. This is completely false, YOU DO NOT NEED TO KNOW THE AREA. We design the Danger Run so that ANYONE from ANYWHERE can play.

Plus, for those of you that do get a little lost or feel lost we have incorporated a number of features to help you along your course. New for 2011 we now have tips and hints to specific clues in the margins next to the clues. We included hints to what we felt were some of the more tricky clues in order to help you stay on track. In addition, we have also included texting options again to help provide you with a few helpful hints along the way.

THE DANGER RUN MOBILE WEBSITE

One of the BIGGEST developments for 2011 is the NEW Danger Run mobile website. The Danger Run Mobile Site is designed specifically for you while you’re on the Danger Run. We have Safe Zones mapped so that you can get precise directions if you are a little off track, we have estimated wait times at the haunts, we even have free games you can play with your friends if you do happen to encounter a short wait at the haunts. It is a fun addition to the Danger Run that isn’t necessary to win or play, but it does make the game more interactive than ever before!

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

The Danger Run only has 5 weeks left!It is a unique attraction unlike any other in the world. Come out and see what everyone has been talking about and experience what has been called the “Best Louisville Halloween Attraction” by About.com. It’s a great for a night out with friends, a date night, bachelor/bachelorette parties (limo packages available), company outings, or a night out with your family. No matter who you bring, it is sure to be The Most Fun You’ve EVER Had In Your Car!®

We look forward to seeing YOU on the Danger Run!

The time has finally come, the Danger Run has returned! Opening THIS FRIDAY, you can experience The Most Fun You’ve EVER Had In Your Car on the Danger Run! The Danger Run has AL NEW CLUES for you to solve to find your to TWO ALL NEW SCARES! Admission to the haunts alone is valued at $40, but you get them both with your Danger Run admission for ONLY $16.99!.

Plus the Danger Run doesn’t stop there, to add to your Halloween adventure you will also get a free cheeseburger from DQ. And if you have 4 or more in your car(which most groups do) you will receive $10 in FREE GAS from Speedway! Let’s not forget your complimentary Danger Run fangs! That’s a value of OVER $50 for ONLY$16.99. A better value of any kind would be hard to imagine! Start planning your Danger Run adventure TODAY!

In addition to everything included with your ticket, you are also competing for HUGE PRIZES! This year on the Danger Run, we have eliminated the tie-breakers. For 2011, the TOP 50 groups closest to the exact mileage will be invited to an EXCLUSIVE Danger Run Finals Party. You will get to mingle with other Danger Run pros and compete for the title of Danger Run Champ! What are you waiting for? Get your group together and come out to conquer the Danger Run!

LOOKING FOR LIGHTER CROWDS?

Well we have a number of suggestions for you to avoid the crowds. The first thing we suggest is that you use our starting location in Clarksville on Veterans Pkwy. This location traditionally has much lower crowd sizes than our Hurstbourne or Dixie locations. In addition, you should also plan your Danger Run adventure on a Friday night. Usually, Friday night crowd sizes are half of what you’d expect on a Saturday night. And finally, go on the Danger Run on one of the first two weekends. If you follow all of these tips you can avoid the crowds.Check out dates and times!

For many of you, the crowds are just part of the experience. The Danger Run is a popular Halloween event and sometimes you will encounter a short wait. However, we have done a significant amount of work to reduce any wait time you may experience. In fact, we have even completely changed the way in which we design Danger Run courses in order to reduce any wait you may experience at the haunts. We have also added a feature to the mobile website on dangerrun.com in which you can check current estimated wait times so that you can decide if the wait will work for your group. Remember, you can always come back to the haunt on another night if you choose because your tickets are good ANY night the haunts are open. So if you don’t want to wait, then you don’t have to! You can always come back!

For those of you that do experience a short wait, we assure you that the wait has been minimized as much as possible at the starting locations and at the haunts. To help pass any time, we wanted to be able to keep the fun going so we have created a games section to the mobile website where we have a couple of fun things for your to do while you wait. One of which is a trivia game for you and your friends to play together and another is SCVNGR which is an online scavenger hunt style game. A perfect combo with Danger Run!

WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE DANGER RUN!

If you haven’t started planning yet, you have SIX WEEKS to get your tickets and head out for a Halloween adventure unlike any other in the world. We look forward to seeing YOU and your friends again on the Danger Run, The Most Fun You’ve EVER Had In Your Car!

THE SMELL OF CHAINSAWS ARE IN THE AIR!

Can you smell it in the air? The monsters are awaiting you at the haunts on this year’s Danger Run. Danger Run is ALMOST HERE! With a little over a week before we open, we are working diligently to get everything finished up for your favorite Halloween attraction. We still have a lot to do, but we are almost ready to give you The Most Fun You’ve EVER Had In Your Car! Start planning your adventure on the Danger Run today! If you are looking for smaller crowd sizes, visit us on a Friday night. Better yet, come on one of our first two weekends for the smallest crowd! Head over to dangerrun.com to get your tickets for your haunted adventure!.

I-64 BRIDGE CLOSURE

We at the Danger Run are happy to inform you that the recent closure of I-64 will NOT affect your Danger Run adventure. As always, we plan ahead for ANY occurrence so that you can have the best time that you can possibly have! If you have any worries about this disrupting the Run, think again! We at the Danger Run are always prepared! So get your friends together and come have the night of your life on the Danger Run! Find a convenient starting location near you!

DANGER RUN VIP LIMO PACKAGES

Looking for a VIP experience on the Danger Run? Maybe you’re just wanting to celebrate a birthday, bachelor, bachelorette, or other party in style! Or maybe you just don’t want to drive! Try the Danger Run in a limo! The Danger Run has an EXCLUSIVE limousine company which we negotiate the lowest rates in town for the Danger Run. You even get discounted Danger Run tickets by booking your limo through our exclusive limo company! To top it off, our limo company has years of experience driving Danger Run courses so they know how to make sure that you have the most fun you can possibly have on the Danger Run! Limo packages start at $49.95 per person (including your ticket) which is an incredible deal for a night out on the town doing the Danger Run in style. Book your trip NOW, limos are still available!

Can you believe that the Danger Run is ONLY 3 weeks away? It seems like only yesterday we were finishing up our 2010 season! Time flies while you’re having fun and we have been having a blast putting together this year’s Danger Run. This year we’ve outdone ourselves in making this year the BEST Danger Run EVER. This year your ticket gets you the adventure game, $40 worth of haunts (2 haunts at $20 each), free food, $10 in free gas (with 4 or more in your car), and of course free fangs! You get ALL of this for the incredible price of ONLY $16.99 per person!Get your tickets and plan your Danger Run adventure today!.

HAVEN’T BEEN IN A WHILE?

If you haven’t been on Danger Run in a while, then it is time to come back to check it out! We have made a number of updates to the event that make it better than ever before. Everything from the website to the mobile site to the clue book has changed. That’s right, even the clue book has changed this year! PLUS no tie-breakers! NO MORE COUNTING! This year you are being scored solely on mileage and the TOP 50 groups will be invited to an EXCLUSIVE Danger Run Finals Party where they will compete for the title of Danger Run Champ! It is going to be quite a year on Danger Run, one that you and your friends will not want to miss! Check out everything included with your Danger Run ticket!

MORE GREAT DANGER RUN EVENTS AHEAD

While the Danger Run is only a few weeks away, we know that many of you are getting anxious for the event to start. We have many things planned leading up to the event that you should check out. For instance, this past weekend we participated in the Louisville Zombie Walk. We put on our zombie garb and we walked the streets with fellow zombies and gave out free Danger Run swag. It was a great time and everyone had a blast! Other events we are participating in that are on the horizon include the Lanesville Heritage Weekend, the Gaslight Festival, the Scarefest Convention, and several American Red Cross Blood Drives, just to name a few. All of these events are great opportunities for you to do something Danger Run related and have a blast while doing it! If you’d like to check out the photos from the zombie walk event, check them out here!

MAKE SURE YOU CONNECT WITH US

Don’t forget to check us out and follow us on your favorite social site. We LOVE to socialize with our loyal Danger Runners! In fact, we even run fun contests that you can play for FREE prizes EVERY Friday thru September 23, 2011. Play this week on Facebook and Twitter! You’ll have a shot at winning FREE Danger Run tickets, Free Danger Run Swag, AND free tickets to Evil Dead The Musical at The Alley Theatre. How cool is that? If you don’t want to play contests or socialize, be sure you at least take advantage of our Text-2-Win giveaways. We give away a free Danger Run ticket EVERY Wednesday to one lucky winner. To play, simply text “DANGER” to 91011.

Also don’t miss cool Danger Run videos on our YouTube page where you can see videos of REAL Danger Runners having fun on the Run. We also have videos from this year’s zombie walk! We are also on Flickr, LinkedIn, FourSquare, SCVNGR, and MySpace.

We look forward to seeing YOU on the Danger Run…The Most Fun You’ve EVER Had In Your Car!® More great updates coming soon!

In less than a week, Bardstown Rd will be filled with zombies in search of BRRRAAAIINNNS! The annual Zombie Attack Walk has been an annual event in Louisville for years and it happens EVERY August 29th at 8:29PM at the intersection of Bardstown Rd and Eastern Pkwy.Corpses of all shapes and sizes unearth themselves and drag their crooked bodies down the street towards Bearno’s Pizza. It is a great way to express your inner zombie!

For the last few years, the Danger Run has been documenting this incredible zombie takeover. When the Danger Run encounters exceptional zombies, the Danger Run even gives out FREE Danger Run swag and other great stuff! So join the Danger Run down at the Louisville Zombie walk, get your photo taken, get free Danger Run stuff, and be made famous on the Danger Run website Zombie Gallery!

Be sure to stick around Bearno’s for the Zombie Bash with live entertainment and zombie costume awards! A very cool Louisville event and best of all IT’S FREE! PLUS! This year the Zombie Walk is going for the Guinness Book Of World Records LARGEST Zombie Walk in the World! Get zombified and come join us for the fun!

Looking for more putrid fun? You can encounter EVEN MORE zombies this year at Evil Dead the Musical at the Alley Theatre! Evil Dead the Musical is an off-Broadway musical that is filled with fun and of course…ZOMBIES! Evil Dead the Musical is laugh out loud funny and you can even get seats in the Splatter Zone. What’s the Splatter Zone you ask? The Splatter Zone is an area of seating where you are guaranteed to get drenched with blood! Don’t worry, you get a poncho to protect your clothes! It is a very cool and inventive show that you should check out this year. Get more info now!

This weekend, Louisville hosts the annual Fright Night Film Festival. In the past we had not participated in the festival, but this year we decided to check it out! The festival this year is featuring the LEGENDARY horror master John Carpenter, the director of Halloween, The Thing, and many more great films. In addition, there are many other incredible stars in town for the event including Henry Winkler, Kane Hodder, the entire cast from The Nerds, some of the zombies from the Walking Dead on AMC, and many, many more!

To top it off, your favorite guys at the Danger Run also have a booth at the festival. While you have to pay for autographs with everyone else, we give them out for FREE! In all seriousness though, we have some great show specials on t-shirts, Jason masks, and you can even get some FREE stuff! You can also come chat with us about the Danger Run, learn about what we’re doing this season, and just hang out with the Danger Crew. It is going to be a fun weekend and one you certainly don’t want to miss!

Fright Night Film Festival is July 22-24 at the Fern Valley Hotel. We hope to see you there!