French Lick Holds Halloween Activities for Kids

For Immediate Release
October 9, 2008

French Lick Frightens and Delights with Halloween Activities

With Fun-Filled Activities for the Daring, Resort Offers Frightening Delight for Visitors

FRENCH LICK, IN (October 9, 2008) – With a proud history dating back to1845, French Lick Resort is one of the most celebrated, venerableresorts in the United States. The sweepingly beautiful, lavish resorthas hosted American Presidents, the world’s most celebratedentertainers, heralded dignitaries, and even infamous gangster AlCapone and members of his notorious gang. But with this rich, storiedheritage, comes a spookier side, especially when walking the vastgrounds at midnight with a full moon in the starry night sky. As anyhotel of long tenure can attest, West Baden Springs Hotel and FrenchLick Springs Hotel have their share of ghost stories. And while some ofthese frightening tales can be dismissed and others are assuredlynonsense, with Halloween coming, French Lick Resort wanted to offerguests and visitors a chance to celebrate the haunted holiday Oct.20-31, with bone-chilling events sure to make the most daring heartsbeat quicker with telltale bloodcurdling delight. “With Halloweencoming up, French Lick Resort wanted to make sure we were able tocelebrate the spookiest of seasons with our guests and visitors byoffering a full array of entertaining activities sure to make even themost daring, adventuresome people think twice,” comments MarkBommarito, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for French LickResort, with a smile. As October 31 approaches, the $500 million dollarrecently restored property is offering visitors a chance for a goodscare with a variety of absolutely harrowing events open to the publicthat will be sure to entertain people looking for truly scary Halloweenfun. Haunted Trail of Terror October 20-31 Cost: $10 A haunted hayride,complete with ghoulish ghost stories, primes the guests for the thrillsand chills they will experience in the woods. Once in the woods,participants will meet up with a ghastly assortment of lurking fiendsand devilish ghouls lying in wait. This unnerving tour, availableThursday, Friday and Saturday nights beginning at 7 p.m., is sure togive a fright. The Legend of the Ghost Train Thursday-Sunday, October23-November 1 7:30 p.m. $20 for adults 16 and over/$15 for 15 and underVisitors who dare climb aboard the Ghost Train will be treated by thetricks of hitchhiking ghosts and ghouls alike. A ghostly conductor willshare scary stories along the tracks and guests will be challenged todecide what is real and what is legend. A special kid-friendly tourwill be offered at 4 p.m. on Halloween. Ghost Stories Thursday-Saturday, October 20-31 4 p.m. Kid-friendly stories 7 p.m. Stories for16 and over Free of charge Those looking for a real fright can joinstorytellers fireside for a collection of ghoulish tales about some ofthe spookier residents of the hotels, some who never left and may makean appearance. Visitors can test their nerves listening to scarystories based on actual events as told through historians. As visitorshear about possessed elevators, ghostly guests, phantom mists, andhaunted rooms as well as all things that go bump in the night, FrenchLick Resort can assure visitors they will have some of the bestHalloween fun to be had in all of North America. Additionally, visitorscan also take part in more Halloween fun with a variety of otherentertaining activities marking the season. A special Murder Mysterywill be offered on Sunday, Oct. 26 entitled “Murder in the SpringsHotel.” The show will take guests back more than one hundred years toanother time as they follow the clues to unlock a horrifying mysterythat, if they’re not careful, might have them playing the victim.Tickets are available for $15.00 in the Hoosier Sugar Company. To matchthis dazzling array of tricks by giving a real treat, visitors can alsotake place in the “Spooktaculor Halloween Giveaway” Friday, October31st by being one of the casino guests daring to enter the Cave of Batsand walking out with cash prizes totaling $13,013.13. For moreinformation about the full schedule of Halloween events, please visitwww.frenchlick.com or call 1-888-936-9360. About West Baden SpringsHotel and French Lick Resort French Lick Resort is a $500 millionhistoric restoration and casino development project that includes theWest Baden Springs Hotel, French Lick Springs Hotel and the new FrenchLick Casino. This premier resort and casino destination features 689guest rooms and suites; a 42,000-square-foot, single-level casino; 45holes of golf, including the fully restored 1917-designed Donald RossCourse at French Lick and the new, 18-hole Pete Dye Course at FrenchLick (opening 2009); two full-service spas with a combined 36 treatmentrooms totaling 42,000 square feet; meeting and event space totaling115,000 square feet and an array of dining and entertainment options.

Contact:

Dyan Welsh
Public Relations Manager - French Lick Resort
812.936.5926
dwelsh@frenchlick.com

Tessa Higgs
Public Relations Coordinator - French Lick Resort
812.936.5861
thiggs@frenchlick.com