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
Attraction Location Open Date Source NotesThe Haunted MansionDisneyland Resort Disneyland Park (New Orleans Square) August 9, 1969seminal attractionWalt Disney World Magic Kingdom (Liberty Square) October 1, 1971Tokyo Disneyland (Fantasyland) April 15, 1983Phantom ManorDisneyland Paris Disneyland Park (Frontierland) April 12, 1992Mystic ManorHong Kong Disneyland (Mystic Point) May 17, 2013The Twilight Zone Tower of TerrorWalt Disney World Hollywood Studios (Sunset Boulevard) July 22, 1994Walt Disney Studios Park (Production Courtyard) December 22, 2007 Tower of TerrorTokyo DisneySea (American Waterfront) September 22, 2006The London Bridge ExperienceLondon, United KingdomFebruary 12, 2008UK's Best Year round attraction 12 yearsRipley's Haunted AdventureGatlinburg, Tennessee1999Myrtle Beach, South Carolina2001San Antonio, TexasMarch 22, 2002 Pattaya, ThailandOctober 30, 2004 Dr. Frankenstein's Haunted Castle Indiana Beach1983Boo Blasters on Boo HillCarowinds (Crosswinds) March 27, 2010Kings Dominion (Planet Snoopy) April 2, 2010Kings Island (International Street)April 17, 2010Canada's Wonderland (Planet Snoopy)May 2, 2010Spook-a-Rama Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park1955Mysterious MansionGatlinburg, Tennessee 1980Ghost CastleEuropa-Park1982Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back!Alton Towers1992redesigned 2003Trimper's Haunted HouseTrimper's Rides1964expanded 1988Haunted MansionKnoebels Amusement Resort19733 minute dark rideSpookslotEfteling1978animatronic showGeister RikschaPhantasialand1981dark ride themed to Chinese mythologyMystery CastlePhantasialand1998drop tower with a haunted-castle-like queue lineGeisterschlossWiener Prater1955Ghost TrainBlackpool Pleasure Beach1930first ghost train
Seasonal
Attraction Location Open Date Source NotesEdge of HellKansas City, Missouri1975Nightmare on 13th Haunted HouseSalt Lake City, Utah1990permanent location run seasonallyHundred Acres Manor Haunted HousePittsburgh, Pennsylvania2003replaced Phantoms in the Park at same locationTerror Behind the WallsEastern State Penitentiary1995ShocktoberfestReading, Pennsylvania1990The Haunted HotelSan Diego, California1993Headless Horseman HayridesKingston, New York1992includes 5 haunted houses, corn maze & hayrideCutting Edge Haunted HouseFort Worth, Texas1991Spider HillThree Sisters Park, Illinois1997Spook HollowMarquette Heights, Illinois1979The ScareHouseEtna, Pennsylvania1999The Thirteenth Hour Haunted AttractionIndianapolis, Indiana2017Permanent location on 25 acres, operating for seasonal eventsErebus haunted attractionPontiac, Michigan2000Guinness World Record 2005~2009Everhaunt Haunted AttractionAngola, New York2018includes 10 different Halloween attractions.Circle of Ash haunted attractionCentral City, IA2000formerly Frightmare ForestNetherworld Haunted HouseNorcross, GA1997Pure Terror ScreamparkMonroe, New York20102015 Guinness World Record HolderLongest Outdoor Haunted AttractionThe TerrortoriumOxford, Alabama2010 formerly the "Haunted Castle" dark ride at Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Panama City Beach, Florida.The Nevermore HauntBaltimore, MD2016An historically themed attraction featuring sideshow performersShattered Screams HauntJefferson City, Missouri2019Formerly known as 13th Door Haunted House, located in Beaverton, Oregon from 2002 to 2018 due to K-Mart closing.The Darkness Haunted HouseSt. Louis, Missouri199313th Gate Haunted HouseBaton Rouge, Louisiana2002
Haunted amusement park attractions
Attraction Location Open Date Source NotesHalloween Horror NightsUniversal Studios FloridaOctober 25, 1991largest single event worldwideUniversal Studios HollywoodOctober 9, 1997two earlier attempts not listed (see Article)Universal Studios SingaporeOctober 2011now feature local Singaporean legendsUniversal Studios JapanSeptember 14, 2012currently the longest run at 59 days in 2015Six Flags Fright FestSix Flags Over Texas1988Six Flags Great America1991Six Flags St. Louis1988Six Flags Magic Mountain1993Six Flags New England2000Six Flags Over Georgia1987Six Flags Great Adventure1992Six Flags Fiesta Texas1996Six Flags America1999Six Flags Discovery Kingdom1999Six Flags Mexico2012Six Flags Great Escape1999La Ronde2002Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec2023Howl-O-Scream & Halloween SpooktacularBusch Gardens Tampa Bay1999Busch Gardens Williamsburg1999Sea World San Antonio2008Sea World Orlando2008Sea World San Diego2008FrightFestElitch Gardens Theme Park1999Fright NightsWarner Bros Movie World2006Knott's Scary FarmKnotts Berry FarmOctober 26, 1973Fright NightsThorpe Park2002Mickey's Halloween PartyDisneyland2005Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween PartyWalt Disney World, Magic Kingdom1995Disneyland Paris Resort2008SCarowindsCarowinds2000HalloWeekendsCedar Point1997Halloween HauntCalifornia's Great America2008Halloween HauntCanada's Wonderland2005originally FearfestHalloween HauntDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom1998originally HalloWeekendsHalloween HauntKings Dominion2001originally FearfestHalloween HauntKings Island2000originally FearfestHalloween HauntWorlds of Fun1999Halloween HauntValleyfair2006previously HalloWeekends, 1998 to 2000Ocean Park Halloween BashOcean Park Hong Kong2001ScarefestAlton Towers2007Staffordshire, EnglandHersheypark in the DarkHersheypark1980began as "Creatures of the Night" at neighboring ZooAmericaHalloween in Europa-ParkEuropa-Park1998Halloween Horror FestivalMovie Park Germany1996largest Halloween event in EuropeHalloween NightsToverlandSchaurige AltweibernächteErlebnispark Tripsdrill2014Halloween Fright Nights Holiday ParkDINOWEENHoliday ParkHalloween BelantisBelantisHalloween WeeksLegoland Deutschland ResortHorrornächteFilmpark BabelsbergFamilien-HalloweenEifelparkHalloween Open Air Horror MazeEifelparkHalloween PartyFreizeitpark PlohnFort Fear HorrorlandFort Fun Abenteuerland2009Happy HalloweenFantasiana Erlebnispark StrasswaldchenHappy HalloweenSkyline ParkHalloween auf Schloss ThurnErlebnispark Schloss ThurnKlotti's schaurige TageWild- und Freizeitpark KlottenFilippos verfluchte ZauberweltFamilyparkHöllowum Fegefeuer der SorgenkoboldeDie geheime Welt von TurisedeHalloween in Wiener PraterWiener PraterShocktober FestTulleys Farm1997
Defunct attractions
Attraction Location Open Date Closed Date SourceNotesGeisterschloßWiener Prater19331945Year-round; destroyed in WW2Schloss SchreckensteinPhantasialand19722008Year-roundHaunted CastleSix Flags Great Adventure19781984Opened in 1978 as Haunted House, then upgraded in the next year as Haunted Castle; destroyed by fire on May 11, 1984.Baron William's Mystery HallEuropa-Park19912007Year-roundFrightmare ForestCedar Rapids, Iowa 20002009 Seasonal; became Circle of Ash, Central City, IAFright NightsSix Flags Astroworld19862005Haunted theme park attractions; later renamed Six Flags Fright Fest in 1993Fright FestDarien Lake19982015Haunted theme park attractions; replaced by Harvest Fest in 2016
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