After a sleepy back-to-school September, the business is welcome, Kenevan said.
With Halloween on a Friday this year, Kenevan said Can Can is hoping this weekend kicks off more than a week of increased traffic.
Pinball and animatronics engineer Jon Graff, aka Jonny Pinball, finishes installing the sensor-activated Bone Jett band of animatronic skeletons, just in time for Halloween, at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul. (Dee DePass/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Jon Graff, who maintains all the games at Can Can and spent six hours wiring and installing the animatronic Bone Jett band to play AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell,” said he expects 1,500 patrons to show up Oct. 31. As soon as the electronics were operating Oct. 19, teenagers lined up for their turn with the skeleton rockers.
“Everybody loves Halloween,” Graff said. “We haven’t slowed down, so [crowds] will probably be better than last year.”
