This episode ends with "In memory of our friend Peter Ellis, who directed two episodes in season one; Bloody Mary (2005) and The Benders (2006).
The first item seen in the haunted fun house is a yellow eyed demon/ghost a nod to Azazel.
Series debut of Ash, Ellen Harvelle, and Jo Harvelle.
The rifle Jo Harvelle threatens Dean with when the brothers first enter the roadhouse is a Model 94 30-30 Winchester repeating rifle. A little nod to the boys if you know your weapons.
Chad Lindberg's character Ash tells Dean and Sam that he was kicked from MIT for fighting, this is the 2nd time he has played a character that he has been to MIT and left (The Fast and the Furious (2001)), this could be a direct reference to his character Jesse.