General Rules
- Do not vandalize. This will result in an immediate ban.
- Do not spam edit. This includes quickly editing pages just to add additional categories or unnecessary information.
- Do not create new categories without permission. If you feel a new category is absolutely necessary, contact an admin and request to create the category. Also do not add categories to other categories.
- Proof is needed. Do not create an article unless you have actual proof that Spirit Halloween sold the item. Please provide proper information that Spirit Halloween sold the item such as packaging, website listings, in store photos, videos, etc. Do not add any Seasonal Visions or Distortions Unlimited Items to the wiki without proof Spirit has sold them. This includes any props showcased by Morris Costumes, Halloween and Party Expo, or Palmer Agencies. This also applies to manufacturers info, if you know who made an item please provide proof to verify.
- Costumes, Masks, and Costume Accessory articles are not allowed. Please see our FAQs for the full explanation. Violation of this rule may result in a ban.
- Do not modify Spirit Halloween‘s Description of items. Errors are always present in Spirit Halloween’s Description of items. That does not mean you need to correct them as we prefer to keep them original as possible. Multiple offenses may result in a ban.
- Rarity info is not allowed. Due to conflicts with eBay and other secondhand sellers using the Gemmy Industries and Spirit Halloween wikis to overprice items due to rarity info and categories being added in the past, we do not allow any rarity info whatsoever to be added on this wiki.
- No fanmade articles. As a wiki for informational use we do not allow “fan made” articles. If you have an idea for an item, you are more than welcome to post about it on your blog or a community post. Please avoid formatting as a legitimate Spirit Wiki article to avoid confusion/potential deletion.
- Videos should be directly from Spirit Halloween's YouTube channel. In the rare circumstance Spirit has not uploaded an official video for the animatronic, please add a video of the item from another official retailer source. If no such video exists, request permission to add a video from another YouTube channel that has a video featuring the animatronic.
Leak Policy
- In the past, the Spirit Halloween Wiki has been a place where leaks have been outright prohibited. As of July 8, 2022, the Wiki has decided to update our leak policy to simply prohibit leaks such as ISE and animatronic manual photos. That being said, we will from this point forth allow photos of boxes, product, and ISE's taken by employees while setting up stores to be displayed on the wiki IF those photos were posted publicly by the employee themselves. In addition, photos of boxes, product, and ISE's taken from outside a Spirit location (wether it be through a window or otherwise) will be allowed.
FAQs
Are costumes and masks documented on the wiki?
- No. We generally discourage the creation of costume, mask, and costume accessory articles, due to the sheer amount that have been produced over Spirit's almost four decades in operation. Millions of costumes and masks, and costume accessories have been sold by Spirit, which would make it almost impossible to create an accurate database. Our main focus here is on props, animatronics and decorations. Do not create any articles for costumes, accessories, or masks without an admin‘s permission beforehand.
How can I find information on a prop that was discontinued; its listing being taken off of Spirit's site?
- Aside from Spirit's YouTube channel, the best way to find older listings and other information is through the Internet Archive Wayback Machine by visiting Spirit Halloween’s website. Here you will find listings for Spirit’s products dating all the way back to 2001.