Monroeville Zombies - museum, gallery, attraction

We know what you are thinking. No really, we know. "Why does a Zombie Crawl need rules?" This is a very easy question to answer. We don't want anyone to get hurt or in trouble. And we want everyone to have a good time. And, if our Zombie Crawl leads to property damage or costly cleanup or injuries, we will never be able to have another one in the mall.

1) RESPECT BYSTANDERS

• Everyone participating in the Zombie Walk, loves zombies. But many other people don't love zombies. If we respect their space they will respect our event.

• Use the "haunted house" rule in that you are not to touch anyone.

• Do not attempt to scare anyone who is not a willing participant (especially children!)

• If anyone is freaking out, turn and shamble in the opposite direction. Avoid confrontations!

2) NO WANDERING THROUGH MALL DURING MALL HOURS

• The crawl through the mall is before regular mall hours for a reason. After the mall opens to the public we are required to keep the zombie walkers contained to The Funhouse Arcade / Monroeville Zombies space and the adjacent hallway leading out to the parking lot.

• After the walk, if you wish to shop in the common areas of the mall, mall management requires you to change back to your street clothes and remove the zombie makeup.

3) ANY WEAPONS SHOULD BE CLEARLY FAKE

• Someone legally blind should be able to tell your weapon (knife, axe, gun, etc.) is fake.

• Brightly colored toy guns and toy guns with the obnoxious orange caps on the end are a must, if a gun is part of your costume.

• Absolutely no replica or air soft weapons, the word replica implies "like the real thing."

4) NO PART OF YOUR COSTUME SHOULD BE WET OR DRIP ANY LIQUID

• O.K. We admit it. This sounds like fun. But don't do it. It will prevent us from ever having this walk here again.

• This means, NO WET blood! We don't want to make a mess in the mall. Please use makeup or paint (dried well before walk) to simulate blood. Do not use blood gel or liquids for fake blood unless you allow ample time for them to dry. Especially on hands and feet and anything that might touch a wall, door or even the floor.

5) NO PROFANITIES

• We will most likely be seen by some innocent children during the walk, no need to warp their minds any further than we already are by parading around as zombies.

• Keep it in character. We've never heard a zombie drop the F-bomb. Growls, moans, and horrible groans, yes...the F-bomb, no.

 6) HAM IT UP!

• You're already wearing fake blood and ripped up clothes and walking around moaning in public...doing that louder will not be any more embarrassing.

• When the event is over and you are headed home, will you be regretting being too big a Ham...or not enough of a Ham? You'll regret not Hamming it up enough!

7) WALK LIKE A ZOMBIE

• The Zombie Crawl is not a speed-walking event. Zombies lurch, crawl, limp, shamble, etc.

• Imagine more of a Romero zombie, not one of these new-fangled "running" zombies.

8) STAY IN CHARACTER

• Zombies do not have the motor or cognitive abilities to operate a camera or cell phone.

• Zombies don't have conversations, smile, or text their friends. They're dead, they're all messed up...do you hear what we're saying here?

9) STAY ON THE DESIGNATED MALL PATH

• Do not approach stores or kiosks. Do not touch walls, or columns.

• Do not wander off course into hallways and levels not marked as the walk course.

• Walk is on lower level only, do not go up any escalators.

10) HAVE FUN

• Come up with a theme and seize the day!

• Clearly, the only purpose of a Zombie Walk is to have fun...so don't miss the point by causing or getting caught up in drama.

• Make a day that you will remember and laugh about for decades!

ADDITIONAL TIPS

• Fake blood can look really great and can make the walk a lot of fun. However, being covered in sticky goo can really mess the mall up. So please, don't apply wet style fake blood to the point where you are dripping it all over other people and the floor. Use dry forms of blood, i.e. stage makeup.

• It is well known that zombies retain memories of their time as people. This means they are well aware of laws and rules of the world.. In the movies they ignore these rules, in our Zombie Walk they follow them.

• Just being dressed as a zombie and and wandering about moaning is chaos and fun enough. If there is damage to mall, stores, arrests, assaults, or a big mess made, then future Zombie Walks will never happen again.

• If you see someone else breaking a rule politely remind them of the rules and save them from themselves. A zombie mob knows how to work as a team...its that "hive" mentality.