The hotel that inspired the horror classic “The Shining” is making major upgrades. The new owners of the Stanley Hotel in Colorado are tapping into municipal bonds to use nearly $300-million to add more rooms, an event center, and a horror museum curated by Blumhouse. That's the production studio behind movies like Halloween and Paranormal Activity. The goal is to take advantage of the Sundance Film Festival, relocating to nearby Boulder in 2027. The Stanley Hotel is an independent 196-room hotel on 40 acres that opened in 1909 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places.
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