5:23 pm today

Slump in tourists and costs behind Fear Factory closure

From Checkpoint, 5:23 pm today

The owner of a scary Wellington tourist attraction said a slump in tourists, and belt tightening, are behind its closure. Fear Factory opened in the capital the year before COVID-19 struck and the nautical nightmare maze has since chartered a rocky course. But our brave reporter Krystal Gibbens took a tour, with Director and General Manager Matthew Smith as her guide.