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Originally a one-night affair, beginning on October 31, 1973, the annual, month-long event celebrates its 39th year in 2011. It has become the largest event of any theme park. Knott's Berry Farm was originally modeled after Calico, California, a ghost town that was a result of the California silver rush. Already having a dedicated Ghost Town section in the theme park, this area would become the designed area for the original Halloween Haunt, eventually expanding to the entire park.
While Knott's Berry Farm is a year-round theme park, the entire acreage is modified to fit the Halloween motif. Rides and other attractions are converted into macabre themes. Over 1,000 seasonal workers are specifically employed to play the roles of "aliens, werewolves and other monsters", roaming the 160-acre (0.65 km2) park in three terrifying scare zones, amidst haze produced by giant fog machines. Charlene Parker has been the "green witch," since 1982, and is the longest serving of all the 1,000 "monsters" who scare the guests at this event.
In recent years, the park has constructed 13 mazes and 3 scare zones as well as performing 7 live shows. The controversial "Hanging" live show is a staple of the Haunt that lampoons celebrities and persons in the news through a series of staged hangings. The Hanging has been an annual event since the 1979 Halloween Haunt.