NEWS BRIEF: Underground Atlanta launching ‘scary movies’ haunted house

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Halloween comes early at Underground Atlanta
By CL News Staff Saturday September 3, 2022 02:00 AM EDT

Underground Atlanta’s new owners are setting up a haunted house for the Halloween season in an attempt to draw crowds to the troubled shopping and entertainment center in downtown Atlanta. A ghostly “immersive theatrical experience” titled “Save the Video Store 2.0” opens Sep. 16 in homage to the Y2K era, Urbanize reports.

The 90-minute concept is described as a “combination of campy nostalgia, interactive theater, and escape room,” in which visitors “find themselves in iconic scary movies of the late 1990s and early 2000s.” In addition, “nostalgic” drinks will be dispensed before and after each show. “Save the Video Store 2.0” will run until Oct. 16 with tickets priced at $39. Kids under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Details: atlanta.urbanize.city





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The nearly 12-acre complex, featuring renovated historic storefronts and cobblestone streets, opened in 1969, billing itself as a “city under the streets.” It became a hotbed for nightlife and featured the original Dante’s Down the Hatch. Underground closed in 1982, but it was reopened after extensive upgrades in 1989, leading up to the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. Over the last two decades, Underground has become a conundrum that leaves tourists befuddled and struggles to attract locals, despite being the only place in Atlanta where spirits flow until 4 a.m. The city bought back the property in spring 2014 for $8.8 million. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
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