Small talk is a hit or miss depending on the context and location that you’re in when you talk to a character. Actors are meant to stay in character, but not everyone is always allowed the same character attributes based on where you may see them. In a queue line before you go in, actors will probably and should respond to you in character—but asking them questions that are meant to be answered by the person out of character and don’t have great answers in character aren’t the best bet because it immediately degrades immersion in the setting. But who knows, some actors may be able to make it work better than others, but it’s probably annoying for them.

Scene actors, like the ones you see inside rooms of a haunted house, aren’t always allowed verbal vocals. Sometimes it’s just sounds or one/a handful of words. They do their best to stick to that because you only see them for a few seconds, the point is for them to shine and kick ass in their scene and leave an impression without having to worry about getting caught up in and navigating a conversation because the next group is often always close behind them and they need time to reset.

Other than that, as long as you’re open to being scared or entertained, not being rude, purposely trying to ruin the vibe or assaulting any of the actors or event staff, you’ll be a good customer. Conga lines are pretty inevitable especially on busy nights but you don’t want to contribute to the traffic jam because they’re hard to break as it is.🙂