List of haunted attractions explained

This is a list of haunted attractions, which are live entertainment venues that simulate the experience of visiting haunted locations or storylines typical of horror fiction.

Simulated haunted houses/mansions/castles

Year-round

AttractionLocationOpen DateStatusSourceNotes
--*Notability: Must be international, national or at least substantially regional--><--*Theme: Strictly Halloween-like theme, "fun houses" not included-->The Haunted MansionDisneyland Resort Disneyland Park (New Orleans Square) August 9, 1969operatingseminal attraction
The Haunted MansionWalt Disney World Magic Kingdom (Liberty Square) October 1, 1971operating[1]
The Haunted MansionTokyo Disneyland (Fantasyland) April 15, 1983operating[2]
Phantom ManorDisneyland Paris Disneyland Park (Frontierland) April 12, 1992operating[3]
Mystic ManorHong Kong Disneyland (Mystic Point) May 17, 2013operating[4]
The Twilight Zone Tower of TerrorWalt Disney World Hollywood Studios (Sunset Boulevard) July 22, 1994operating[5]
Tower of TerrorTokyo DisneySea (American Waterfront) September 22, 2006operating[6]
The Twilight Zone Tower of TerrorWalt Disney Studios Park (Production Courtyard) December 22, 2007operating[7]
The London Bridge ExperienceLondon, United KingdomFebruary 12, 2008operating[8] UK's Best Year round attraction 12 years
Ripley's Haunted AdventureGatlinburg, Tennessee 1999operating[9]
Ripley's Haunted AdventureMyrtle Beach, South Carolina2001operating[10]
Ripley's Haunted AdventureSan Antonio, TexasMarch 22, 2002operating[11]
Ripley's Haunted AdventurePattaya, ThailandOctober 30, 2004operating[12]
Dr. Frankenstein's Haunted Castle Indiana Beach1983operating
Boo Blasters on Boo HillCarowinds (Crosswinds) March 27, 2010operating
Boo Blasters on Boo HillKings Dominion (Planet Snoopy) April 2, 2010operating
Boo Blasters on Boo HillKings Island (International Street)April 17, 2010operating
Boo Blasters on Boo HillCanada's Wonderland (Planet Snoopy)May 2, 2010operating
Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park1955operating
Mysterious Mansion1980operating[13]
Ghost CastleEuropa-Park1982operating
Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back!Alton Towers1992operatingredesigned 2003
Trimper's Haunted HouseTrimper's Rides1964operatingexpanded 1988
Haunted MansionKnoebels Amusement Resort1973operating3 minute dark ride
SpookslotEfteling1978operating[14] animatronic show
Geister RikschaPhantasialand1981operating[15] dark ride themed to Chinese mythology
Mystery CastlePhantasialand1998operating[16] drop tower with a haunted-castle-like queue line
GeisterschlossWiener Prater1955operating
Ghost TrainBlackpool Pleasure Beach1930operatingfirst ghost train

Seasonal

AttractionLocationOpen DateStatusSourceNotes
--*Notability: Must be international, national or at least substantially regional--><--*Theme: Strictly Halloween-like theme, "fun houses" not included-->Nightmare on 13th Haunted HouseSalt Lake City, Utah1990operating[17] permanent location run seasonally
Hundred Acres Manor Haunted HousePittsburgh, Pennsylvania2003operating[18] replaced Phantoms in the Park at same location
Terror Behind the WallsEastern State Penitentiary1995operating[19]
ShocktoberfestReading, Pennsylvania1990operating[20]
Headless Horseman HayridesKingston, New York1992operating[21] includes 5 haunted houses, corn maze & hayride
Cutting Edge Haunted HouseFort Worth, Texas1991operating[22]
Spider HillThree Sisters Park, Illinois1997operating[23]
Spook HollowMarquette Heights, Illinois1979operating[24] [25]
The ScareHouseEtna, Pennsylvania1999operating[26]
The Thirteenth Hour Haunted AttractionIndianapolis,Indiana2017operating[27] Permanent location on 25 acres, operating for seasonal events
Erebus haunted attractionPontiac, Michigan2000operating[28] Guinness World Record 2005~2009
Everhaunt Haunted AttractionAngola, New York2018operating[29] [30] includes 10 different Halloween attractions.
Circle of Ash haunted attractionCentral City, IA2000operating[31] formerly Frightmare Forest
Netherworld Haunted HouseNorcross, GA1997operating[32]
Pure Terror ScreamparkMonroe, New York2010operating[33] 2015 Guinness World Record Holder
Longest Outdoor Haunted Attraction
The TerrortoriumOxford, Alabama2010operating[34] [35] formerly the "Haunted Castle" dark ride at Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Panama City Beach, Florida.
The Nevermore HauntBaltimore, MD2016operating
Shattered Screams HauntJefferson City, Missouri2019operating[36] Formerly known as 13th Door Haunted House, located in Beaverton, Oregon from 2002 to 2018 due to K-Mart closing.
The Darkness Haunted HouseSt. Louis, Missouri1993operating[37]
13th Gate Haunted HouseBaton Rouge, Louisiana2002operating[38]
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Haunted theme park attractions

AttractionLocationOpen DateStatusSourceNotes
--*Notability: Must be international, national or at least substantially regional--><--*Theme: Strictly Halloween theme, harvest festivals, etc. not included-->Halloween Horror NightsUniversal Studios FloridaOctober 25, 1991operatinglargest single event worldwide
Halloween Horror NightsUniversal Studios HollywoodOctober 9, 1997operatingtwo earlier attempts not listed (see Article)
Halloween Horror NightsUniversal Studios SingaporeOctober 2011operatingnow feature local Singaporean legends
Halloween Horror NightsUniversal Studios JapanSeptember 14, 2012operatingcurrently the longest run at 59 days in 2015
Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags Over Texas1988operating
Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags Great America1991operating
Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags St. Louis1988operating
Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags Magic Mountain1993operating
Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags New England2000operating
Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags over Georgia1987operating
Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags Great Adventure1992operating
Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags Fiesta Texas1996operating
Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags America1999operating
Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags Discovery Kingdom1999operating
Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags Mexico2012operating
Six Flags Fright FestGreat Escape (amusement park)1999operating
Six Flags Fright FestLa Ronde (amusement park)2002operating
Hobb's Grove Sanger California(amusement park with haunted woods and haunted hayrideoperatingtemporarily called "The Grove" during a divorce rooted ownership dispute that ended when the claimant who owned a competing park called "Raisin Hell Ranch" later died.
Howl-O-Scream (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay)Busch Gardens Tampa Bay1999operating
Howl-O-Scream (Busch Gardens Williamsburg)Busch Gardens Williamsburg1999operating
Howl-O-ScreamSea World San Antonio2008operating
Halloween SpooktacularSea World Orlando2008operating
Halloween SpooktacularSea World San Diego2008operating
Fright FestElitch Gardens Theme Park1999operating
Fright NightsWarner Bros Movie World2006operatingQueensland, Australia
Knott's Scary FarmKnotts Berry FarmOctober 26, 1973operating
Fright NightsThorpe Park2002operatingSurrey, England
Mickey's Halloween PartyDisneyland2005operating
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween PartyWalt Disney World, Magic Kingdom1995operating
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween PartyDisneyland Paris Resort2008operatingParis, France
SCarowindsCarowinds2000operating
HalloWeekendsCedar Point1997operating
Halloween Haunt (California's Great America)California's Great America2008operating
Halloween Haunt (Canada's Wonderland)Canada's Wonderland2005operatingoriginally Fearfest
Halloween Haunt (Dorney Park)Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom1998operatingoriginally Halloweekends
Halloween Haunt (Kings Dominion)Kings Dominion2001operatingoriginally Fearfest
Halloween Haunt (Kings Island)Kings Island2000operatingoriginally Fearfest
Halloween Haunt (Worlds of Fun)Worlds of Fun1999operating
Ocean Park Halloween BashOcean Park Hong Kong2001operating
Halloween HauntValleyfair2006operatingpreviously HalloWeekends, 1998 to 2000
ScarefestAlton Towers2007Staffordshire, England
Hersheypark in the DarkHersheypark1980operatingbegan as "Creatures of the Night" at neighboring ZooAmerica
Halloween in Europa-ParkEuropa-Park1998operating
Halloween Horror FestivalMovie Park Germany1996operatinglargest Halloween event in Europe
Halloween NightsToverlandoperating
Schaurige AltweibernächteErlebnispark Tripsdrill2014operating[39]
Halloween Fright Nights Holiday Parkoperating
DINOWEENHoliday Parkoperating
Halloween BelantisBelantisoperating
Halloween WeeksLegoland Deutschland Resortoperating
HorrornächteFilmpark Babelsbergoperating
Familien-HalloweenEifelparkoperating
Halloween Open Air Horror MazeEifelparkoperating
Halloween PartyFreizeitpark Plohnoperating
Fort Fear HorrorlandFort Fun Abenteuerland2009operating[40]
Happy HalloweenFantasiana Erlebnispark Strasswaldchenoperating
Happy HalloweenSkyline Parkoperating[41]
Halloween auf Schloss ThurnErlebnispark Schloss Thurnoperating[42]
Klotti's schaurige TageWild- und Freizeitpark Klottenoperating
Filippos verfluchte ZauberweltFamilyparkoperating[43]
Höllowum Fegefeuer der SorgenkoboldeDie geheime Welt von Turisedeoperating
Halloween in Wiener PraterWiener Prateroperating

Defunct attractions

AttractionLocationOpen DateClosedSourceNotes
GeisterschloßWiener Prater19331945Year-round; destroyed in WW2
Schloss SchreckensteinPhantasialand19722008[44] Year-round
Baron William's Mystery HallEuropa-Park19912007[45] Year-round
Frightmare ForestCedar Rapids, Iowa20002009Seasonal; became Circle of Ash, Central City, IA
Fright NightsSix Flags Astroworld19862005Haunted theme park attractions; later renamed SixFlags Fright Fest in 1993
Fright FestDarien Lake19982015Haunted theme park attractions; replaced by Harvest Fest in 2016
closed

Notes and References

  1. Web site: None. Disneyworld.disney.go.com. 6 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Haunted Mansion | Tokyo Disneyland. Touringplans.com. 6 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Phantom Manor. Disneylandparis.com. 6 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Hong Kong Disneyland. Themeparkinsider.com. 6 November 2021.
  5. Web site: None. Disneyworld.disney.co.com. 6 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Tower of Terror | Tokyo DisneySea. Touringplans.com. 6 November 2021.
  7. Web site: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Disneylandparis.com. 6 November 2021.
  8. Web site: The London Bridge Experience. Thelondonbridgeexperience.com. 6 November 2021.
  9. Web site: Haunted Adventure - Ripley's Believe It or Not! Gatlinburg TN. Ripleys.com. 6 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Haunted Adventure Myrtle Beach - Ripley's Believe It or Not!. Ripleys.com. 6 November 2021.
  11. Web site: About Us - Phillips Entertainment. Ripleys.com. 6 November 2021.
  12. Web site: Ripley's Believe It or Not Pattaya Thailand . 2020-05-19 . 2019-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190206115227/https://sightseeingbangkok.com/pattaya-ripley%27s-tour.html . dead .
  13. Web site: Gatlinburg's Mysterious Mansion. 2017. The Family of Mysterious Mansion. September 16, 2017.
  14. Web site: Spookslot - Spukschloss Efteling . 2022-04-05 . www.efteling.com . de.
  15. Web site: Geister Rikscha Themenpark - Phantasialand . 2022-04-05 . www.phantasialand.de.
  16. Web site: Mystery Castle – Bungee Drop Tower Themenpark - Phantasialand . 2022-04-05 . www.phantasialand.de.
  17. Web site: Nightmare on 13th - Utah's #1 Haunted Attraction!. Nightmareon13th.com. 6 November 2021.
  18. Web site: Hundred Acres Manor | Pittsburgh's Best Haunted House. Hundredacresmanor.com. 6 November 2021.
  19. Web site: 2021 Calendar. Easternstate.org. 6 November 2021.
  20. Web site: Shocktoberfest – PA's Premier Haunted Scream Park. Shocktoberfest.com. 6 November 2021.
  21. Web site: Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses in New York. Headlesshorseman.com. 6 November 2021.
  22. Web site: Cutting Edge Haunted House. 2017. Cuttingedgehauntedhouse.com . September 29, 2012.
  23. Web site: Home. Threesisterspark.com. 6 November 2021.
  24. Web site: Spook Hollow . 2023-10-13 . spook-hollow.com . en.
  25. Web site: Holtz . Jody . 2021-10-21 . Spook Hollow returns to Marquette Heights for another spooky Halloween season . 2023-10-13 . WCBU Peoria . en.
  26. Web site: ScareHouse | Pittsburgh's Scariest Haunted House. ScareHouse.com. 6 November 2021.
  27. Web site: Haunted House Attraction Thirteenth Hour - Indiana's Highest Rated Haunted Attraction. 13thhourindy.com. 27 September 2023.
  28. Web site: Haunted House Attraction Erebus - Michigan's Best Haunted Attraction. Hauntedpontiac.com. 6 November 2021.
  29. Web site: Everhaunt Haunted Attraction. 2019-10-14 . everhaunt.com . en.
  30. Web site: Lynch . Kaley. 2019-10-14 . Everhaunt Haunted Attraction Opens Award Winning Attraction in Angola! . 2023-10-13 . WIVB Buffalo. en.
  31. Web site: The Largest Haunted Attraction In Iowa. Circleofash.com. 6 November 2021.
  32. Who Invented the Haunted House?. Blitz. Matt. October 12, 2016. Popular Mechanics. October 11, 2017.
  33. Web site: Pure Terror Screampark. 2017. Hauntworld, Inc.. September 29, 2017.
  34. Web site: The Terrortorium - Oxford, Alabama . Aschton. Duanne . October 24, 2013. The Dark Menagerie. September 16, 2017.
  35. Web site: Classic Panhandle 'Haunted Castle' amusement ride reopens in Oxford, Ala.. Associated Press. 11 October 2010. Al.com. 6 November 2021.
  36. Web site: Jefferson City Missouri's Best Haunted House - Shattered Screams. Shatteredscreams.com. 6 November 2021.
  37. Web site: The Darkness Haunted House St. Louis, Missouri - America's Scariest Haunted House. Thedarkness.com. 6 November 2021.
  38. Web site: 13th Gate Haunted House – The 13th Gate, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the Ultimate Haunted House. 13thgate.com. 6 November 2021.
  39. Web site: 2016-11-04 . Detailseite – Tripsdrill - Erlebnispark . 2022-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161104233430/https://tripsdrill.de/de/erlebnispark/veranstaltungen/detailseite/termin/event/view-list%7Cpage_id-97/datum/2016/10/07/schaurige_altweibernaechte/ . 4 November 2016 . dead.
  40. Web site: GmbH . WABSOLUTE . FORTFEAR . 2022-04-05 . Fort Fun . de-de.
  41. Web site: 2020-02-02 . HAPPY HALLOWEEN . 2022-04-05 . Allgäu Skyline Park Der größte Freizeitpark in Bayern bei München! . de-DE.
  42. Web site: Halloween 2020 im Freizeitpark Seite 1 von 0 Geisterzeit für die ganze Familie ???? . 2022-04-05 . schloss-thurn.de/ . de-DE.
  43. Web site: » Halloween 2021 - Familypark . 2022-04-05 . de-DE.
  44. Web site: Schloss Schreckenstein im Phantasialand - PHL-Infos.de . 2022-04-05 . PHL-Infos . de-DE.
  45. Web site: Offizieller Europa-Park Fanclub - Baron William's Mystery Hall . 2022-04-05 . epfans.info.