Our control center mausoleum has been a staple of our haunt for years now; containing our high-powered fog machine and chiller as well as the light-o-rama show controller for several years.

It's an impressive and sturdy prop, but it was showing its age. It was also a real pain to get into; the only opening was on the top so setting up required using a ladder to climb up and down into it; then maneuvering around in the limited space.

This year Will gave the mausoleum a body-revamp. We stripped all the old sides and back off and reworked the prop with a back side entry and a more sealed-from-the-elements finish.

The stripped down version:

The new prop is also sporting a bigger and more-rugged set of casters to make relocation easier.

And the new "look":