I am super scared of costume characters. Here are some costume characters that made me cry as a child. They were too scary for me as a tiny child. They were too tall for me. They just were plain scary. The term for being scared of costume characters is called Maskaphobia. Maskaphobia is the fear of either masks or mascots.
Duke the Dragon
I was a wee tike going to a new exciting place called Dutch Wonderland. My parents didn’t tell me that there was a costume character, but I didn’t think they would need to. I went into the park and the first couple of rides were cool, but I got to the game stands and I couldn’t breathe. I started breathing heavy because there was a big ugly dinosaur walking up to me. I started crying and couldn’t stop. I know that could just be because I was little and I also didn’t have a great reputation with Dutch Wonderland, but I knew that thing was scary. I went back a couple more times and literally I spent the day before planning where Duke was going to be and made sure not to go to where he might be, so then I didn’t have to deal with meeting him.
The Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny is one costume character that I have always been scared of. I don’t know why, but the reason I really don’t like costume characters is because they look like they should be human they aren’t. After my first time visiting it I was freaked out badly after. One time when I was eleven I went to my grandma’s retirement home and I was eating lunch with my mom and my grandma and the Easter Bunny snuck up behind me and grabbed my shoulder. The next I knew I was breathing heavily and I was crying and wanted to run away. My mom got me to finally calm down and the Easter Bunny left probably confused on why I freaked out. I probably had a problem with it because I only went once when I was one and I didn’t go and see it again until I moved out to Pennslyvania.
Chuck .E. Cheese
I have been scared of Chuck E Cheese and his animatronic friends ever since I first went to Chuck. E. Cheese. I think his costume over the years made him less creepy, but it still is a nightmare to look at. I watched a video about his evolution and his first-ever costume actually gave me nightmares for a whole week. I never want to go anywhere near Chuck. E. Cheese ever again. My brother is finally old enough to understand that Chuck. E. Cheese is one of the most scariest things in life. I will always keep my distance from Chuck. E. Cheese. When I have kids I hope and pray that Chuck. E. Cheese gets demolished.
The Middle Seat 