With the 2011 haunt season firmly in the rearview mirror, it is time to reflect on the pertinent numbers from the latest season of screams.
23: Total number of haunted attractions visited last fall at 18 separate locations, smashing the previous record of 12 first set in 2009 and then matched in 2010.
10: Fright filled nights spent on the road searching for that next haunt fix, the most nights out of any previous season.
9: New, never before visited haunts, yet another one season record.
9: The number of counties we traveled to on various haunt expeditions, a single season record. Those counties included Wayne, Lenawee, Hillsdale, Macomb, Washtenaw, Ingham, Genesee, Monroe, and Lucas County in Ohio.
210: Dollars spent on haunted attractions – this figure does not include food and gas.
729: Miles traveled driving to and from Michigan’s scariest places.
78: Number of miles traveled (one way) to The Crypt in Burton, Michigan –the most distantly located haunt of the season.
5: Consecutive years that we have visited the Wyandotte Jaycees haunted attraction, currently the longest such streak.
6: Number of visits to The Scream Machine over the years, the most among all attractions.
Wow, 700 of those miles are probably on my car.
The Discomobile certainly traveled the bulk of the miles. I believe the only long distance night you didn’t drive was the trip to The Haunting and Darksyde Acres. Don’t worry Sco I don’t plan to break the single season record for haunts yet again this season; I’m approaching the 2012 haunt season as quality over quantity.