Step Pad (2009)

Not to be confused with the 2018 version or the 2023 version of the same name.

Step Pad
Years Sold	2009 - 2013 (Online-Only) 2011 - 2017 (In Stores) 2010 (Display Only)
Price	$9.99
Height	5 Feet
Item Number	07019458 (2009 - 2013) 01181288 (2011 - 2017)
Produced By	Tekky Design
Current Status	Out of Stock
Exclusivity Status	Not a Spirit Halloween Exclusive

The Step Pad, also known as the Foot Pad Activator, was an activation item sold by Spirit Halloween for the 2009 to 2017 Halloween seasons. It resembled a pad designed to be placed on the ground, with a chartreuse background and black letters reading "Step Here." When stepped upon, the animatronic attached would activate.

Spirit Halloween’s Description

“Set off a sensation when you step on it! Automatically activate select animatronics with a step on this floor pad activator.”

• Specifically works with the following animatronics:
  • Creepy Caretaker Animated Prop
  • Demonica Animated Prop
  • Grave Busting Skull Animated Fog Accessory
  • Gravedigger Animated Prop
  • Guardian of the Grave Animated Prop
  • Haunted 666 Sign Animated Prop
  • Hovering Ghost Animated Prop
  • John Doe Animated Prop
  • Jumping Spider Animated Prop
  • Life Sentence Fogging Accessory
  • Lurching Vampire Animated Prop
  • Resurrection Mary Animated Prop
  • Rise From the Grave Grim Reaper Animated Prop
  • Rising From the Grave Corpse Animated Fog Accessory
  • Rising From the Grave Zombie Animated Prop
  • Rising Reaper With Pumpkin Animated Prop
  • Rising Witch in Cauldron Animated prop
  • Rocking Vampire Animated Prop
  • RoseMary Zombie Girl Animated Prop
  • The Harvester Animated Prop
  • Tombstone Lifter Animated Prop
  • See Additional information link for more!
• Indoor and outdoor use
• Automatically activate animatronics with a step on this floor pad activator
• Five foot cord plug
• Vinyl
• Black

Trivia

• The Step Pad was reproduced by another company in 2018 and again in 2023 by yet another company.
• There is another activator similar to the Step Pad called the Try Me Button.
• From 2013 - 2015, two prongs were featured on this item. One being, the older Tekky Design prong, and the cable prong.
• The Step Pads are easy to break, due to the mechanic where you, quite literally, step on them.
• From 2015 to 2017, the ISE's used graphics to place over the Step Pads to match the theming.
• From 2011 to 2017, you could purchase the Step Pad in-stores. Although it was sold on the website from 2009 to 2013.
• The store display variant of the Step Pad was made out of a different material and featured an adhesive back side.
• The font used on the Try Me Button was also used for the Step Pad, called Ghoulish Fright AOE.
• The prototype was listed on eBay in 2023.

Gallery

Stock Photos

Design

In packaging (2010 - 2014)

Packaging

Back of packaging (2011 - 2014)

2015 packaging

2016 - 2017 packaging

Back of 2015 - 2017 packaging tag

Back of 2015 - 2017 packaging

Features

Universal Footpad

2009 version 1 (Not sold at Spirit Halloween)

2009 version 1 Get Cool Stuff photo

2009 version 2 (Used in Haunted Shack)

ISE Graphics

Voodoo Swamp

Spirit Station Z

Clock Tower

Haunted Hotel

Spirit Hollow

The Nightmare Before Christmas Display (2017)

Area 31

Pre-Production

Prototype

Official Listing

• The listing for this item is no longer available. Click HERE to view the last archived version of this listing.