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Theme Park: High Concept

High Concept: Explore the Mystery.

A mansion filled with puzzle and mazes themed around the short stories and poems by Edgar Allen Poe. Bringing the mystery and morbid tales to life by having guest solve puzzles and interact with small trinkets and shows between the main puzzles. Each puzzle room will retell one of Poe’s most famous tales, throwing the guest into the height of the plot. While transitioning from room to room, the mansion will carry trinkets that come to life as guests pass or interact with them, that relate to Poe’s poems or hint at the next room’s theme.

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