Overview

Fazbear's Fright was a horror attraction located in New Harmony, Utah as a seasonal event for the Halloween of 2015, inspired by the horror legends surrounding Freddy Fazbear's Pizza and other associated locations. It plays on the often cited Uncanny Valley Effect often brought about by animatronic mascots, as well as the corruption of childhood nostalgia by horrific circumstances.

Due to a technical failure, the attraction burned down on October 31st, 2015, at approximately 6 AM. No guests were present at the time; however, franchise cofounder Henry Emily was found dead at the scene. Most of the relics and merchandise held inside were lost, but what's left of the building remains in place to this day.

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Props and Attractions

Fazbear's Fright has been praised for its use of authentic merchandise and machinery from real Fazbear Entertainment locations. The original costumes belonging to the Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy characters were incorporated into the decorations, as well as the mask originally belonging to the Puppet character. Also featured were several vintage Fazbear Family Arcade machines, including BB's Air Adventure, Mangle's Quest, and Chica's Party. The location's security guard allegedly dressed as a purple zombie, thought to be an allusion to the popular Stitchwraith legend.

Throughout its lifetime, the attraction was able to make use of three functioning animatronic performers. These robotic characters were mostly restrained for use as props, but guests have reported them occasionally wandering the building freely. Though, the reliability of these reports has been called into question, considering the nature of the attraction.

Springtrap

Springtrap was an original Spring Bonnie model, now heavily worn and molded, decorated with a fake corpse.

Ennard

Ennard was a never-before-seen performer supposedly intended for the cancelled Circus Baby's Pizza World location. Though they lacked a suit body, instead leaving their robotic limbs and torso exposed, they did don a white mask with a striped party hat.

Molten Freddy

Molten Freddy was the name given to a heap of jumbled and partly melted animatronic machinery discovered by the Fazbear Frights team. Despite its malformed state, the team was able to get it functioning as an animatronic, to a limited degree.

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Reception

Though many accused the attraction of "making light of real tragedies," the experience itself was largely showered with positive reviews. Guests described a strong sense of fear and anxiety immediately washing over them upon stepping foot in the building.

"It's a surreal experience- something about it, it's difficult to put into words. [...] You walk in, look around, soak in your surroundings, and suddenly there's this visceral sense of dread that completely captures your mind. I've never felt that way before."

- Anonymous reviewer

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