Posted by Carolanne on 9/17/2005, 9:52 am, in reply to "whaley house an amusement park?" I don't mean to be a stick in the mud, but yeah, there is a sign over in the museum shop were you get admissions. Even though it is a haunted house, it is still a museum. Even though it's a tourist attraction, it's NOT an amusement park. I've seen them ask people to leave who were misbehaving inside and even outside of the Whaley House. I don't think workers at an art museum would let people run around trying to touch things or go in areas not allowed. And that's an art museum. The Whaley House has historical signifigance. Why would people treat it with less reverence? That's a shame. Misbehaving in the Whaley House only distracts people from learning and having a good time. If I were in there as a guest and some idiot was doing something they're not suppose to, yeah, I'd be real annoyed. The biggest misconception is that people going to the Whaley House are "paying admission to see ghosts". From talking with the docents there, you're paying for the CHANCE of having a possible encounter. The person at admissions and the docents inside told me there's no guarantee. . .but that they also couldn't guarantee nothing would happen either. Some people get lucky, and some people might have to come back another time. That's the fun of it, you'll never know what you'll get with each visit. The docents there educate and entertain. If guests enjoy themselves, most likely they'll learn more. As for that Britney Spears docent, I don't know, maybe they have their own way of presentation. I remember one Ghost & Gravestone tour I took, there was a woman who dressed up as a drunken Irish maid. It may have been historically incorrect, but it was funny. . .and I learn a lot. Carolanne
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