<P> The first Halloween haunted house run by a nonprofit organization was produced in 1970 by the Sycamore - Deer Park Jaycees in Clifton, Ohio . It was cosponsored by WSAI, an AM radio station broadcasting out of Cincinnati, Ohio . It was last produced in 1982 . Other Jaycees followed suit with their own versions after the success of the Ohio house . The March of Dimes copyrighted a "Mini haunted house for the March of Dimes" in 1976 and began fundraising through their local chapters by conducting haunted houses soon after . Although they apparently quit supporting this type of event nationally sometime in the 1980s, some March of Dimes haunted houses have persisted until today . </P> <P> On the evening of 11 May 1984, in Jackson Township, New Jersey, the Haunted Castle (Six Flags Great Adventure) caught fire . As a result of the fire, eight teenagers perished . The backlash to the tragedy was a tightening of regulations relating to safety, building codes and the frequency of inspections of attractions nationwide . The smaller venues, especially the nonprofit attractions, were unable to compete financially, and the better funded commercial enterprises filled the vacuum . Facilities that were once able to avoid regulation because they were considered to be temporary installations now had to adhere to the stricter codes required of permanent attractions . </P> <P> In the late 1980s and early 1990s, theme parks entered the business seriously . Six Flags Fright Fest began in 1986 and Universal Studios Florida began Halloween Horror Nights in 1991 . Knott's Scary Farm experienced a surge in attendance in the 1990s as a result of America's obsession with Halloween as a cultural event . Theme parks have played a major role in globalizing the holiday . Universal Studios Singapore and Universal Studios Japan both participate, while Disney now mounts Mickey's Not - So - Scary Halloween Party events at its parks in Paris, Hong Kong and Tokyo, as well as in the United States . The theme park haunts are by far the largest, both in scale and attendance . </P> <P> On All Hallows' Eve, many Western Christian denominations encourage abstinence from meat, giving rise to a variety of vegetarian foods associated with this day . </P>

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