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Mystic Motel AI simulator
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Mystic Motel AI simulator
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Mystic Motel
Mystic Motel is a homemade dark ride based on an abandoned motel, found in Southern California, USA. It was built by game designer Scott D'Avanzo and his family in their garage and courtyard, and is notable for the media attention it received between 2013 and 2015.
Construction of the dark ride began in August 2013 with no plan to open it for Halloween the same year. The first version of the ride had no walkthrough component but after a second Kickstarter campaign, the walkthrough motel was added.
A Kickstarter campaign was launched in 2013 aiming for $1000. It was successfully funded, with $1,355 by October 31, 2013. A second campaign was launched on October 7, 2014 for another $1000. It was also successfully funded by October 17, 2014. Most recently, a third campaign in 2015 also raised a further $1000.
The ride uses the following text as its backstory:
Mystic Motel was a motel built in 1955 located in the sun bathed and cactus infested desert along US Route 66. A hot spot through the 1970s, the motel was eventually abandoned and forgotten until Jack Turner (fictional character) purchased it for its mysterious activities. Jack knew he could make a buck off folks daring enough to take a ride through its mysterious basement. With parts of the motel actually caving through the basement ceiling, some of the motel's visitors have never left. Jack kept one of the original maintenance workers (Charlie) on staff to scare off any vandals. Only riders of Mystic Motel will figure out why Charlie has gone so crazy!
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The ride is divided up into two sections: a walkthrough of the motel and the ride itself, set in the motel's basement.
In front of the queue, there is a mock newscast video with Jack Turner explaining the backstory. There are two queues: a normal speed queue and a queue reserved for sponsors only.
Mystic Motel
Mystic Motel is a homemade dark ride based on an abandoned motel, found in Southern California, USA. It was built by game designer Scott D'Avanzo and his family in their garage and courtyard, and is notable for the media attention it received between 2013 and 2015.
Construction of the dark ride began in August 2013 with no plan to open it for Halloween the same year. The first version of the ride had no walkthrough component but after a second Kickstarter campaign, the walkthrough motel was added.
A Kickstarter campaign was launched in 2013 aiming for $1000. It was successfully funded, with $1,355 by October 31, 2013. A second campaign was launched on October 7, 2014 for another $1000. It was also successfully funded by October 17, 2014. Most recently, a third campaign in 2015 also raised a further $1000.
The ride uses the following text as its backstory:
Mystic Motel was a motel built in 1955 located in the sun bathed and cactus infested desert along US Route 66. A hot spot through the 1970s, the motel was eventually abandoned and forgotten until Jack Turner (fictional character) purchased it for its mysterious activities. Jack knew he could make a buck off folks daring enough to take a ride through its mysterious basement. With parts of the motel actually caving through the basement ceiling, some of the motel's visitors have never left. Jack kept one of the original maintenance workers (Charlie) on staff to scare off any vandals. Only riders of Mystic Motel will figure out why Charlie has gone so crazy!
Source:
The ride is divided up into two sections: a walkthrough of the motel and the ride itself, set in the motel's basement.
In front of the queue, there is a mock newscast video with Jack Turner explaining the backstory. There are two queues: a normal speed queue and a queue reserved for sponsors only.