ZOMBIE WALK NUMBERS 2008: 271 Zombies! (there were a lot more that didn't get counted) 2009: 390 Zombies! 2010:
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Zombie Walk Omaha TODAY!!! The BEST Halloween event, and YOU'RE the monsters!...and it's FREE!!! Saturday Oct 24th in Benson. See our page for details. Posted at 7:40 PM Oct 24 view more
4-5pm Meet at The Pizza Shoppe 6056 Maple St in downtown Benson. We will have someone applying make-up for a small fee to cover the expenses for those who need it.
5:30 Zombie Walk begins along a designated route through the streets of Benson (see map).
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The Second Annual OMAHA ZOMBIE WALK will be held on Saturday Oct 24th in downtown Benson. The Undead will roam the streets in hourdes! The BEST Halloween attraction, and the best part is YOU'RE THE MONSTERS! Plus, it's FREE! Brains! Fun!
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What is a ZOMBIE WALK?
A zombie walk (also known as a zombie mob, zombie march, zombie horde, zombie lurch, zombie shuffle or zombie pub crawl) is an organized public gathering of two or more people who dress up in zombie costumes and make up. Usually taking place in an urban centre, the participants make their way around the city streets in a somewhat orderly fashion limping and gnawing their way as they go. During the event participants are encouraged to remain in character as zombies and to communicate only in a manner consistent with zombies (such as grunts, groans and slurred moans calling for “brains”.)
Some Zombie Walk RULES
Yeah, yeah, we know. You hate following the rules and that's what a zombie walk's all about, right? Well, yes and no. We're bucking the norm…but we're also not trying to get in trouble right? As much as we want to see as many cold, dead, rotting carcasses roaming the streets as possible, if you can't follow the rules, PLEASE don't show up.
BLOOD: If you're going to use blood when "attacking" victims or being "attacked," don't use anything that will stain the sidewalk. In fact, try your darnedest not to get anything on the sidewalk.
SIDEWALKS: Speaking of sidewalks, STAY ON THEM! Don't run out into traffic. Don't jaywalk.
BEHAVIOR: Be on your best zombie behavior. Don't scream profanities (you're a zombie – you should be groaning for brains anyway). Don't attack anyone who isn't a designated victim. (More on this shortly.) Do not enter any businesses. Do not touch the windows of businesses. Do not touch anyone’s vehicles or any other private/personal property.
POLICE: Obey all laws at all times! It's that simple. You want to be able to have this event every year right? We want this event to happen without any incedents.
We know this looks like a lot of "don'ts," but it's for everyone's safety. We want you to stay safe, have fun, and most importantly, be able to return for future zombie walks in the area!
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How to be a Victim
If you want to be a victim in this year's Zombie Walk, here are some guidelines. First, identify yourself properly as a victim by placing a duct tape "X" on an obvious place of your clothing. After the Zombies see you, the plan will be to swarm the victim, concealing him or her from view, allowing the victim to crouch and apply makeup to themselves, blood (bring your own make-up & blood), rip clothing, and of course, vocalize! When you're ready to rise as a member of the Undead, just give the Zombies a signal, get up and resume the Walk!
Some tips to remember:
1) Place the duct tape on a prominent part of your clothing and play it cool until the Undead arrive. We want the impression that you are really a victim, not a willing participant. If somehow the Zombies don't see that you want to be attacked, make a fuss, yell about the Zombie Apocalypse, and bring attention to yourself. We don't want anyone to be left out that wants to be involved.
2) Place starter holes in any clothing you want ripped, and make sure that you can rip it yourself with little assistance; we don't want any Zombies getting in trouble for ripping clothing that victims want to keep whole.
3) Scatter yourselves along the route of the walk so that there are victims the whole way, don't get too clumped up, we want the impact of the attacks to continue throughout the walk.
4) Please be careful that you do not go into the street or run into someone accidentally or disobey any laws. If someone gets the wrong idea and thinks you're really being attacked, stop and explain the situation so that they don't get too concerned and then get back into character whenever you feel that they are comfortable.
5) Have fun with it! Scream, yell, put up a fight, and get into it! The makeup and the blood are important to make you look the part, but the number one way to identify a Zombie is attitude. When you rise, everyone should be clear that one more Zombie has joined the horde.
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History
The earliest zombie walk on record was held in the summer of 2001 in Sacramento California. The event, billed as The Zombie Parade was the brain-child of Bryna Lovig who suggested it to the organizers of The Trash Film Orgy as a way to promote their annual midnight film festival. A few dozen folks gathered to be made up as zombies and then paraded around town. They were driven to various parade routes in a white school bus owned by The Gallery Horsecow. The event was a success and has continued annually ever since, with a Zombie Pub Crawl and Zombie Art Walks added. Another early zombie walk was held in October 2003, in Toronto, Ontario. It was organised by local horror movie fan Thea Munster, and had only six participants. By 2005, the idea of the zombie walk had spread to several North American cities and some had gotten quite large. On July 30, 2005 San Francisco was visited by approximately 200 zombies who entertained tourists around Union Square, and played dead on the BART train. Another widely documented zombie walk occurred in Vancouver, B.C., on August 27, 2005, with over 400 participants. That walk proceeded through the Pacific Centre Mall, travelled on the SkyTrain (referred to for the event as the "SkyBrain" or the "BrainTrain") and continued 35 blocks to Mountain View Cemetery.
In the second largest zombie walk to date, 894 participants gathered at the Monroeville Mall in Pittsburgh, which served as the set of the classic zombie film Dawn of the Dead, on October 29, 2006. In addition to setting a Guinness World Record, the event was a benefit for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. In 2007, the people of Pittsburgh broke their record with over 1100 zombies at the same mall, during their all weekend zombie festival. A zombie march in Brisbane, Australia on May 25th, 2008 set an unofficial record over over 1500 participants according to media reports. On June 21st, 2008, a zombie march took place in Chicago with a reported over 1,000 zombies. Zombie walks have become relatively common in large cities, especially in North America, often becoming annual traditions, though some are also spontaneous "flash mob" events. Some events are staged as spoof political rallies organized "to raise awareness of zombie rights", with participants carrying placards.
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Some costume ideas
Zombies are everyday people who were killed by zombies and then turned into zombies themselves. Thus, some good costume ideas are to dress as someone from everyday life (police officer, military, school teacher, mailperson, city worker, McDonalds employee, etc) but who has turned into a zombie. If you're a group of people, perhaps dress as a Military squad, football team, biker gang, rock band, etc.
We will have a booth set up where you can apply zombie make-up. But, it'll be during the Halloween season, so you should be able to find supplies easily at most stores so you can show up already in costume.
If you plan on being a "victim", make sure you wear clothes that you don't mind getting ripped, bloodied, and destroyed! Put a large duct tape "X" somewhere visible on your body so others know you intend to be a "victim". For more info check out www.myspace.com/zombiewalkomaha
BIG Halloween party at my families farm bring your own beer or can buy @$2 a beer. Live entertainment will be provided 18244 County Road P4 Herman, NE see you there starts @ 8pm Live band,games, n prizes for the best costumes. Tons of people are gonna show make sure to get out here it's gonna be a blast.Rock On!!!
First time I ever went out and didn't have to do my hair We had a lot of fun. Here is a pic of my husband DJ and one of me and my son Trent. It was our first but we will be back next year with some of the great ideas we got from everyone. Thank you for a great night!
We had a lot of fun. Here is a pic of my husband DJ and one of me and my son Trent. It was our first but we will be back next year with some of the great ideas we got from everyone. Thank you for a great night!
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