Chilliwack – UPDATE October 10 – Lesson Learned.
From Kipp Manor :
The moms brought the kids and we spoke to them at length and showed their moms what they had done. We also explained to the kids that they were lucky we chose not to involve the police and have them rectify the problem privately. I’m hoping that they were scared enough knowing that it could’ve been worse, not to do it again.
We had them replace the wood stake they broke and put the heads back on. The kids apologized and their dads came this afternoon to fix the werewolf.
We have kids their age and I would be mortified if they did something like this so I sympathize with the parents, and I’m pleased they showed up and made it right. They were very apologetic.
So the werewolf will continue to be part of our display after all and we are happy with that, and hopefully this is our only issue for the season.
That being said, we want to thank everyone for the support!
OCTOBER 9 ORIGINAL STORY – In 2021 FVN reported : It is the annual tradition of spooking up the ‘hood.
Kipp Manor (Kipp and Stanley) is once again lit up for Halloween with the only ask being that you make a donation to the food bank.
Now in 2023, Kipp Manor opened up to the public for the annual scare, but this year is different.
It is not a Happy Thanksgiving opening.
From the Kipp Manor Facebook page:
Destruction.
This is one of about 15 video clips I have of so much destruction from a group of kids that ran around for 25 min unsupervised. I eventually saw the footage and went outside to confront them. I had them take me to their parents where I asked for them to bring their kids back today in the daylight to fix what they broke. Unfortunately they broke a large animatronic, the big werewolf, by repeatedly hitting it in the head, and his head is just hanging now. They also grabbed another animatronic by the hair at the end of this video and dragged it along the ground and dropped it. Other small items were thrown around the yard such as a mask, fake chains and doll heads. A wood stake with a head on it was snapped in half and another head was removed and one of the kids was running around with it.
I’ve posted the video because you can’t see their faces, which is why I am glad I caught them. I’m just so frustrated.
FVN asked the uncomfortable question, what is the dollar figure of the damage?
The animatronic that was damaged is older so it can’t be purchased anymore. But if you go into spirit Halloween or even Home Depot or Lowe’s, any large animatronic like this goes for between $400-$500. We haven’t been outside today to asses the other smaller animatronic that they dragged, but it too was old and can’t be purchased again. I would say $500 or less at this point in total.
