Fifteen months of location scouting, designing, planning, permit-gathering, and building had finally led to this–our first day of beta testing. Some of us were pretty …
Final Artwork
Voila, the (almost) finished art from Allyson. She spent hours blending blues to make the perfect evening sky… Then she added tree silhouettes. When the …
“It should look like a swamp.” Wait, you want more?
Creative Director Roy Davis here again, even though I said that last blog would be my last blog before Red Lantern’s official opening date (so …
How many Davis’s does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Creative Director Roy Davis here with (hopefully) one last post before our grand opening: After months of hard work, we finally released our contractors, electricians, …
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow…
Last blog I talked about how we tackled the root of the artificial tree problem by using a flour, salt, water and roofing paper cover …
Can’t see the escape game for the trees…
The other day, Roy wrote about his harrowing (and perhaps exaggerated) adventure driving oversized tree frames through the hilly streets of Fullerton. Luckily the tree …
Can’t See the Highway for the Trees
Early on in my design of Midnight on the Bayou, I decided that in order for our swamp to come alive it would have to …
Primary Colors So Bright They’ll Knock Your Socks Off
Bright, primary colors, greeted us when we peeked in the room after the carnival games had been painted. The plot of Midnight on the Bayou …
It’s not all fun and (carnival) games. Or, maybe it is…
Swinging back over to the west side of the room, the carnival games looked nice and smooth after R.M. Construction worked their magic. Take a …
Bizarre Drywall Weather Brings Snow to Orange County
R. M. Construction spent the last few days slaving over the drywall for the carnival games and finishing up the clock. I got a good …