Between October, 27, 1973, and May, 11, 1984 there would be two catastrophic fires in two different states that would kill 9 people, and change the US Amusement Park Industry forever. Join your host Michael, as he discusses the Dumfries PTA Haunted House Fire at Virginia's Washington-Reid Elementary School, as well as the infamous Haunted Castle fire at New Jersey's Great Adventure amusement park.
Sources:
Doorway to Hell (2004 Documentary)
https://rcdb.com/4534.htm
https://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/FR/Pages/Halloween-Haunted-Houses-and-Carnivals.aspx
Logride (App)
http://costalwriting.blogspot.com/2016/08/fire-at-haunted-castle-originally.html?m=1
https://www.femoran.com/fe-moran-fire-protection/2017/6/30/fires-in-history-the-haunted-castle
https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Publications-and-media/NFPA-Journal/2014/May-June-2014/Features/The-Haunted-Castle-Revisited
https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/anniversary-of-fatal-haunted-castle-fire/article_d375bc78-46bd-5828-9f93-b4f0c44f604f.html
https://apnews.com/3568c2af6c863cf7aa6e10c419b3f36b
http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/index.html
