Delaporte Manor

New Orleans, LA

A living, breathing nightmare where guests are transformed into living dolls and must escape a terrifying, two-story dollhouse manor.

Project Specs

Role

Design, Build, Operate

Year

2025

The Brief

Size 7,500 sq ft
Throughput 160 guests per hour
Budget $500k

Step inside a living, breathing nightmare. Delaporte Manor is a boundary-pushing immersive horror attraction that blends high-fidelity haunted house design with the narrative agency of immersive theater.

The story begins with an invitation: attend a private doll show hosted by a young descendant of the mysterious DeLaporte family. But as the show unfolds, the line between guest and plaything dissolves. Cursed and transformed into living dolls, participants must navigate the sprawling, two-story manor—a former funeral home on Camp Street—to uncover the occult secrets of the DeLaporte lineage and escape before they are “collected” forever.

  • Hybrid Horror: A unique blend of haunted house, immersive theater, and escape room mechanics, designed to maximize both fear and narrative agency.
  • The Dollhouse Narrative: Escape the “dollhouse” through secret passages and hidden chambers while interacting with a cast of live characters who shape the story around your choices.
  • Architectural Immersion: Housed in a repurposed 19th-century funeral home, the two-story set features obsessive detailing and atmospheric design that blurs the boundaries of reality.
  • Choice-Driven Outcomes: Unlike linear haunts, guest decisions directly impact the narrative flow, ensuring every descent into the manor is a unique psychological journey.

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