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In 2003, the Adventuredome partnered with brothers Jason and Michael Egan, who owned Fright America, to transform the theme park into a temporary Halloween attraction known as Fright Dome.<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Halloween Horrors |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Oct-07-Tue-2003/living/22201933.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 7, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030110758/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Oct-07-Tue-2003/living/22201933.html |archive-date=October 30, 2004}}</ref> The project, modeled after [[Knott's Scary Farm]], was intended to boost attendance during October, which was usually a poor month for visitation as children return to school. Fright Dome included haunted houses and actors in costumes. Nine of the theme park's rides, aimed at younger children, were closed during the Fright Dome event, in an effort to appeal to an older demographic.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mihailovich |first=Steven |title=Fright Dome to scare up a crowd |url=http://www.lvbusinesspress.com:80/articles/2003/10/10/news/news01fright.txt |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=October 10, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040310025932/http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2003/10/10/news/news01fright.txt |archive-date=March 10, 2004 |access-date=April 1, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Fright Dome became an annual event at the Adventuredome each October.<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Fright Nights |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Oct-22-Fri-2004/weekly/25011252.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 22, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030131442/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Oct-22-Fri-2004/weekly/25011252.html |archive-date=October 30, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |title=Fright Dome: Dark, scary meets hot, heavy |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct/08/dark-scary-meets-hot-heavy/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 8, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Fright Night |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/fright-night/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Fearless Egan ready to return fright to Circus Circus |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/fearless-egan-ready-to-return-fright-to-circus-circus/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 29, 2016}}</ref> It cost $2 million to put on each year.<ref name=Fearless>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=He specializes in scaring people, but Fright Dome’sDome's Jason Egan remains fearless |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2014/oct/15/he-specializes-scaring-people-fright-dome-jason-eg/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 15, 2014}}</ref> New features were added for each Fright Dome.<ref name=Kelemen>{{cite news |last=Kelemen |first=Matt |title=Fright Dome is a scare supreme |url=https://lasvegasmagazine.com/entertainment/2016/oct/14/fright-dome-adventuredome-circus-circus/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Magazine |date=October 14, 2016}}</ref> In 2005, it attracted 50,000 visitors.<ref>{{cite news |title=John Katsilometes mingles with some of the potential creatures to be featured in the Fright Dome at Circus Circus Adventuredome |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2006/sep/28/john-katsilometes-mingles-with-some-of-the-potenti/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 28, 2006}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' considered Fright Dome to be among the top 10 haunted house attractions in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web |last=Miska |first=Brad |title=‘Fright'Fright Dome’Dome' Las Vegas Celebrates 15 Years With Epic Event! |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/the-further/3453642/fright-dome-las-vegas-celebrates-15-years-epic-event/ |website=Bloody Disgusting! |access-date=March 23, 2021 |date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, the [[Travel Channel]] ranked Fright Dome as the second best haunted attraction in the country, and another location was opened that year in Hong Kong.<ref name=Fearless/>
 
Fright Dome was sometimes themed after horror films, including ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'' (1974),<ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Fright Dome fires up ‘The'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’Massacre' |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2014/aug/15/fright-dome-fires-texas-chainsaw-massacre/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 15, 2014}}</ref> and the ''[[Halloween (franchise)|Halloween]]'' and ''[[Saw (franchise)|Saw]]'' films.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |title=Jason Egan, owner-operator of Fright Dome |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/01/man-who-takes-frightening-you-very-seriously/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Joe |title=Fright Dome: Circus Circus fear factory teems with terrific human horrors |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/12/sprawling-21st-century-freak-show/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Delen |title=Circus Circus adds 'Halloween' theme to Fright Dome |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/real-estate/2011/aug/24/circus-circus-adds-halloween-theme-fright-dome/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=VegasInc |date=August 24, 2011}}</ref> The 2016 event included a haunted house based on ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]''.<ref name=Kelemen/>
 
The 2017 Fright Dome would be the last, as Circus Circus announced that it would not bring back the event for 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lilly |first=Caitlin |title=Fright Dome not opening for 2018 Halloween season |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/fright-dome-not-opening-for-2018-halloween-season/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 24, 2018}}</ref>
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