uses see sudden impact disambiguation . the sudden impact entertainment company industry theatrical attractions and shows founded 1991 founder lynton v. harris headquarters new york city united states key people lynton v. harris chairman & ceo dominic mcchesney assistant director 1 2 3 website official website the sudden impact entertainment company is an entertainment company based in new york city united states . the company has created temporary and permanent scare attractions for amusement parks and traveling carnivals across the globe . contents 1 history 2 attractions 3 shows 4 scare school 5 references 6 external links history edit the sudden impact entertainment company was founded in 1991 by lynton v. harris . 4 harris was born in australia and began his career as a dj at age 15 . 4 5 from there he worked up the ranks to be marketing director for 10 australian radio stations . 4 in 1991 he travelled to the united states and discovered the money that could be made in entertainment attractions . harris started the sudden impact entertainment company with an aim of operating attractions at madison square gardens in new york city . in 1996 the company began a four year season of madison scare gardens selling approximately 250 000 tickets . 4 5 in the early 2000s the company was ready to open their attractions in washington however due to the september 11 attacks and the beltway sniper attacks in 2001 and 2002 respectively these plans were shelved costing the company and harris millions . 4 6 7 sudden impact began to focus on attractions in australia with the opening of several temporary attractions at amusement parks and traveling carnivals . 4 8 9 10 in 2009 the company began to deviate from the standard scare attractions with the opening of themed indoor laser skirmish games such as avpx at dreamworld . 11 12 13 14 attractions edit this list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it . name location opened closed notes angoscia dreamworld gold coast queensland australia december 26 2006 2006 12 26 july 7 2007 2007 07 07 8 9 avpx dreamworld gold coast queensland australia april 10 2009 2009 04 10 march 31 2013 2013 03 31 11 15 chamber live serial killers madame tussauds london central london england unknown unknown 16 17 chamber of horrors live madame tussauds london central london england early 2003 2003 unknown 16 freakshow 3d thorpe park surrey england october 2002 2002 10 august 2005 2005 08 16 freddy s nightmare maze warner bros. movie world gold coast queensland australia october 8 2010 2010 10 08 october 31 2010 2010 10 31 18 the freezer dreamworld gold coast queensland australia december 26 2006 2006 12 26 july 7 2007 2007 07 07 8 9 thorpe park surrey england october 2002 2002 10 october 2004 2004 10 16 madison square garden new york city united states unknown unknown 19 20 the fright house unknown united states unknown unknown 16 gotham underground madison square garden new york city united states 1997 1997 1997 1997 21 lara croft tomb raider enter the tomb dreamworld gold coast queensland australia december 26 2003 2003 12 26 april 18 2004 2004 04 18 10 luna park melbourne st. kilda melbourne victoria 2007 2007 unknown 22 23 royal adelaide show adelaide south australia australia september 3 2010 2010 09 03 september 11 2009 2009 09 11 12 the mummy live madison square garden new york city united states unknown unknown 19 the mummy returns dreamworld gold coast queensland australia june 23 2001 2001 06 23 july 8 2001 2001 07 08 4 20 universal studios hollywood los angeles county california united states 2002 2002 2004 2004 20 24 the mummy tomb of the dragon emperor live dreamworld gold coast queensland australia september 8 2008 2008 09 08 january 2009 2009 01 25 la ronde montreal quebec canada june 19 2009 2009 06 19 september 7 2009 2009 09 07 24 26 27 28 29 30 night at the museum live sunway lagoon petaling jaya malaysia unknown still open 2 24 31 32 pirate jack s halloween adventure chessington world of adventures london england october 2002 2002 10 unknown 16 prison break live luna park melbourne st. kilda melbourne victoria 2006 2006 unknown 22 luna park sydney sydney new south wales australia 2008 2008 unknown 33 royal adelaide show adelaide south australia australia september 5 2009 2009 09 05 september 13 2009 2009 09 13 34 sunway lagoon petaling jaya malaysia unknown unknown 3 psycho 3d maze warner bros. movie world gold coast queensland australia october 8 2010 2010 10 08 template 2010 seasonal 18 35 rumah hantu 3d sunway lagoon petaling jaya malaysia unknown unknown 3 saw maze warner bros. movie world gold coast queensland australia october 8 2010 2010 10 08 october 2011 2011 10 18 35 six flags great america gurnee illinois united states unknown unknown 36 the scorpion king live unknown unknown unknown unknown 24 scream madame tussauds shanghai unknown unknown unknown 16 amsterdam unknown unknown unknown 17 terminator alive sunway lagoon petaling jaya malaysia may 2010 2010 05 still open 13 14 32 terminator x a laser battle for salvation adventure world perth western australia australia december 26 2009 2009 12 26 january 31 2010 2010 01 31 37 la ronde montreal quebec canada 2010 2010 still open 24 28 29 royal adelaide show adelaide south australia australia september 4 2009 2009 09 04 september 12 2009 2009 09 12 34 six flags mexico mexico city mexico 2011 2011 still open 38 sunway lagoon petaling jaya malaysia may 2010 2010 05 2012 13 14 terror in the towers alton towers staffordshire england october 2002 2002 10 unknown 16 terror tunnel sunway lagoon petaling jaya malaysia unknown unknown 3 tomb raider legend live adventure world perth western australia australia december 26 2006 2006 12 26 january 29 2007 2007 01 29 39 universal studios monsters alive unknown las vegas united states unknown unknown 24 van helsing universal studios hollywood los angeles county california united states 2004 2004 2007 2007 24 warwick ghosts alive warwick castle warwickshire england 2002 2002 2008 2008 16 17 zombie apocalypse maze warner bros. movie world gold coast queensland australia october 1 2011 2011 10 01 october 2011 2011 10 35 wet n wild hawaii kapolei hawaii united states 2010 2010 2010 2010 zombie evilution dreamworld gold coast queensland australia september 13 2013 2013 09 13 40 41 shows edit this list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it . ice age on ice 12 scare school edit external video inside the dark mind of scaremaster lynton harris abc lateline march 2015 almost all of sudden impact entertainment company s attractions feature live trained actors commonly known as scare actors . to be hired in this position scare actors must complete the scare school program . the scare school is a 40 hour program where actors are trained to become the best scarers they can be . the scare school has travelled the globe and has been featured in its own television series . the majority of the training is done in broad daylight with very little done indoors or at night time . 1 2 4 5 9 19 27 36 42 references edit a b prophet sheila 26 november 2006 . i am a ghoul teacher . mirror . retrieved 24 november 2010 . a b c lim louisa 20 june 2009 . monster mania . the star . retrieved 24 november 2010 . a b c d sharmugam ista kyra 1 april 2008 . a place to make you scream . the star . retrieved 24 november 2010 . a b c d e f g h attractions management issue 4 2009 pdf . attractions management . 2009 . retrieved 21 november 2010 . a b c yoon chin mui 31 may 2010 . laughter is the key . the star . retrieved 24 november 2010 . the associated press 4 june 2006 . haunted houses not always ghoul mines . reading eagle . retrieved 24 november 2010 . squires chase 8 june 2006 . big scares are big business . the free lance star . retrieved 24 november 2010 . a b c nightmares dreamworld . parkz . retrieved 7 november 2010 . a b c d brook lucy 1 january 2007 . chill with scaremaster . courier mail . retrieved 24 november 2010 . a b lara croft tomb raider enter the tomb dreamworld . parkz . retrieved 7 november 2010 . a b avpx dreamworld . parkz . retrieved 7 november 2010 . a b c emmerson russell 31 august 2010 . latin attraction at the royal show . adelaide now . retrieved 21 november 2010 . a b c laser tag the next generation . park world online . 7 june 2010 . retrieved 21 november 2010 . a b c terminator attractions launched at sunway lagoon . the star online . 26 may 2010 . retrieved 21 november 2010 . timeline photos . facebook . 31 march 2013 . retrieved 1 april 2013 . a b c d e f g h i lynton v. harris the mazes he designed for the tussauds group . retrieved 7 november 2010 . a b c the screamie awards previous winners of the screamie awards . screamie awards . retrieved 21 november 2010 . a b c lewis maria 23 september 2010 . ghosts ghouls spectres . gold coast bulletin . access date requires url help a b c lynton v harris top tips for attractions operators . park world online . 5 november 2010 . retrieved 21 november 2010 . a b c burnside mary wade 5 march 2001 . parks haunted by growth of horror attractions . amusement business . 113 9 21 . jaeger lauren 8 september 1997 . madison scare garden returns for second year with new thrills . all business . retrieved 24 november 2010 . a b stephens andrew 8 december 2007 . all the fun of the fair . the age . retrieved 7 november 2010 . carbone suzanne ; 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