Photo Gallery: Rotten Apple 907 builds newest haunted tour called ‘The Portal’ in Burbank
Preston Meyer, co-creator with Rotten Apple 907, looks into a hallway with spinning lasers inside the newest Halloween haunted project called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The exterior of the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The To Do list for the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Homeowner Preston Meyer describes how the stone walls are made with long sheets of brown paper that is skim coated with thin set for the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The tree of souls inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Diane Meyer, co-creator of the haunted tour, places a fire ring inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Preston Meyer, with Rotten Apple 907, walks through the newest Halloween haunted project he created called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Preston Meyer spins a gargoyle into place inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The Grim Reaper inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A wolf-like gargoyle breathing fog inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Preston Meyer stands in a room he created, illuminated by fog next to a horse skeleton inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A quiet street is transformed with the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Haunted creator Preston Meyer in the hallway with a spinning laser and fog inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Preston Meyer shows a horse skeleton he found at Home Depot and modified inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A model of smoldering embers for a fire pit is held by Preston Meyer who is putting the final touches on the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Preston Meyer shows a horse skeleton he found at Home Depot and modified inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Homeowner and creator Preston Meyer goes inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Preston Meyer, homeowner and creator, walks through the potion room inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Preston Meyer makes his way though a hallway inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Haunted creator Preston Meyer stands in the witches cloak room inside the newest Halloween haunted project by Rotten Apple 907 called The Portal on California Avenue in Burbank on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Meyer’s have embraced Halloween for 27 years by adopting different scary themes and building out their front yard with a structure for haunted tours. Admission is free, but the lines are long. It opens October 21st, and will be open Oct. 22, 28, 29, and Halloween. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)