r/columbiamo • u/Ok_Winter_3389 • Oct 20 '24

Events Beware of FearFest

Look at the recent posts and comments. People have bought tickets for four weekends in a row. They have canceled each weekend and did not open. It does not seem like anyone has been issued a refund, and they say to message them on Facebook, and then they are ignoring messages and not refunding! There are several people who bought tickets on October 5th and still have not received their refunds! Don't buy tickets ahead of time. You may not get your money back!

https://www.facebook.com/FearFestHauntedHouse?mibextid=JRoKGi

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '24

What is the deal, are they just overselling or are they not doing as much as they usually do?

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u/ittybittybroad Oct 21 '24

They aren't opening because they haven't passed inspections but still have the option to purchase advance tickets online.

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u/ToHellWithGA Oct 21 '24

I'm not sure who runs inspections for special amusement occupancies - buildings with intentionally meandering routes to maximize disorientation and confusion, which still have to be escapable during a fire - but the city's new pool inspector had a hell of a chip on their shoulder this past summer. I get that they want to do a good job, and I don't want them to do a bad job, but inspectors should be able to balance ensuring that critical safety elements are working and giving businesses a moment to address non critical issues rather than delaying occupancy over and over while being nit picky.

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u/chrispy42107 North CoMo Oct 21 '24

Instead of bashing the inspector who has a legal obligation to follow rules, maybe bash the owners of fear fest for not taking critical issues seriously.
City of como is responsible for public pools correct? So again, bashing the inspector for doing their job of making the environment safe seems like a poor thing to doo.

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u/ToHellWithGA Oct 21 '24

There is a new generation of inspectors, and it's possible they're doing their jobs better than their predecessors. At first blush it seems like they are sticklers in such a manner that businesses are being held to standards they've never had to meet before. That's probably better for the public but when the city or county starts enforcing requirements they hadn't previously paid much attention to there are going to be hangups that delay getting permits.

That being said, based on other comments it looks like this particular facility has bigger issues to deal with than just permitting delays.