Pennhurst Asylum: 2026 Dates, Tickets, and All Four Attractions
July 18, 2026
Pennhurst Asylum is the most-searched haunt on our Top Haunts list, and no haunt in America has a setting like it. The HAA-certified Iconic Top
Pennhurst Asylum is the most-searched haunt on our Top Haunts list, and no haunt in America has a setting like it. The HAA-certified Iconic Top
Seven major Halloween events run overlapping calendars in and around Orlando each fall. Four theme park events run overlapping calendars from early August through November,
Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail in Plant City sits at exit 22 of I-4, about an hour from Orlando and half an hour from Tampa, and
Universal Beijing Resort’s autumn Halloween event, branded Scares at Universal (惊彩”环球, Jīng Cǎi Huánqiú), runs from September 4 through November 1, 2026, marking the resort’s
The best haunted houses in America share one mark of distinction: Top Haunt certification from the Haunted Attraction Association. It is the closest thing the
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Japan returns for its 15th anniversary from September 11 through November 8, 2026, running inside the wider Universal Extreme
Fall at Walt Disney World Resort runs from early August through late November 2026, built around Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom, the EPCOT
Midsummer Scream 2027 runs August 6 to 8 at the Anaheim Convention Center, a move from Long Beach that the organizers announced at the 2026
Long Beach, CA — Update, August 11, 2026: the panel has taken place. See our recap of the Scream 30th anniversary reunion, where Paramount announced
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has announced new Blair Witch: No Signal haunted mazes for the 2026 Halloween season, coming to Dorney Park’s Halloween Haunt in
Orlando, FL — Universal Orlando has discontinued all of its “Fear with Express Pass” products for Halloween Horror Nights 35, ending the multi-year practice of
Universal runs Halloween-season horror events at five parks worldwide, four branded Halloween Horror Nights plus Beijing’s Scares at Universal, and 2026 is a landmark year:
The Bay Area’s 2026 Halloween season spans immersive theater in a historic San Francisco mint, the narrative event at the Winchester Mystery House in San
San Diego’s 2026 Halloween season runs from mid-September through November 1, anchored by SeaWorld’s Howl-O-Scream and the Haunted Trail of Balboa Park, with LEGOLAND covering
Los Angeles runs more major Halloween events than any city in the country, with every theme park in the region staging one, plus professional haunts
California’s Halloween season stands out for its variety: every major theme park runs a Halloween event, professional haunts operate from San Diego to Sacramento, and
San Diego, CA — The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park returns to Marston Point for its 27th year on select nights from September 25 through
SLASHED: Return to Hellville turns you loose inside a 1980s slasher movie. Terror Vault’s 2026 production is a fully immersive, walk-through haunt built as a
Anaheim, CA — Wicked Lit returns for its first season since 2017 with 10 performances from October 29 through November 2, 2026 at a new
Pleasanton, CA — Pirates of Emerson returns to the Alameda County Fairgrounds on select nights from October 2 through November 1, 2026 for its 36th
Festival Fright Nights is open at the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, running select nights from Friday, September 18 through Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Los Angeles, CA — The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is open in Griffith Park on select nights through Sunday, November 1, 2026, with the hayride,
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation’s Fright Fest returns for its 34th year in 2026 across the company’s park portfolio. The event runs on select nights at
Valencia, CA — Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain lets season passholders into its seven scare zones, five shows, and night rides at no
Nationwide — Howl-O-Scream, United Parks & Resorts’ hard-ticket Halloween brand, returns to all five of its US locations for the 2026 season on September 11.
SeaWorld San Diego has revealed the full Howl-O-Scream lineup for 2026, and it is the largest in the event’s history: six haunted houses, eight scare
Southern California — The Haunted Car Wash returns for its sixth season this October, expanding to four Southern California regions. The drive-through Halloween experience turns
Mountville, PA — Field of Screams, the Lancaster County haunted attraction that has terrified more than a million and a half guests over three decades,
Orlando, FL — Universal Orlando has announced Stranger Things: Return to Hawkins, a nighttime lagoon show at Halloween Horror Nights 35, staged on the Universal
Knott’s Scary Farm is open for 2026, with 26 select nights through Halloween at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park. Gates open at 7 p.m.,
La Cañada Flintridge, CA — Carved, the nighttime jack-o’-lantern and light installation at Descanso Gardens in the Los Angeles area, returns for its 2026 season
Carlsbad, CA — LEGOLAND California’s Brick-or-Treat returns for the 2026 Halloween season on 12 select dates from September 19 through November 1. The event is
Cannibal Creek, Black Casket Productions’ new backwoods haunt about a welcoming family with a dark secret, opened Friday, Oct. 2, in Yucaipa. It runs 19
Long Beach, CA — The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, the Halloween event aboard the retired ocean liner in Long Beach, is open on select nights
Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, is sold out for general admission in 2026, according to Disneyland. The after-hours party runs from 6 to
The scheming co-ruler of Kuzco’s kingdom will be the newest villain guests can meet at the Disney California Adventure Halloween event this fall. Anaheim, CA
Halloween Time runs at Disneyland Resort from August 21 through October 31, 2026, across Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure, and all of it is
Sacramento’s Heartstoppers Haunts is entering its 18th season with a new exclusive VIP experience, a new hourly stage show that ties all four haunts together,
Most of the Disney Halloween lineup at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea is unchanged for 2026. Here is what is new, what is returning, and
Universal Studios Singapore’s 14th annual Halloween Horror Nights runs September 25 to November 1, with houses built around a haunted broadcast studio, a cursed collector’s
Hersheypark’s haunt event returned for its fifth year on Saturday, September 12, with five haunted houses, five scare zones, and one net-new addition. Here is
The second scare zone puts Cindy and Dr. Oddfellow in the same story for the first time and pulls characters from the event’s history back
Universal Studios Hollywood is running its 2026 Halloween Horror Nights over 42 select nights from September 3 through November 1, with the event beginning at
Ocean Park Halloween Fest 2026 runs September 5 through November 1, and the park has revealed the full lineup. This year’s edition, themed The Grave
Update, July 30, 2026: Universal has detailed early access: three houses open at 2 p.m., and Scream Early buyers must be inside the park by
Orlando, FL — SeaWorld Orlando has confirmed Howl-O-Scream will return for its sixth year on 26 select nights from September 11 through October 31, 2026,
Orlando, FL — Universal Orlando Resort has revealed the first scare zone for Halloween Horror Nights 35, and it carries the same name as the
Blood Noir is the sixth edition of Universal Orlando’s stunt show and the first show announced for the 35th anniversary event. Orlando, FL — Universal
Update (September 28, 2026): The Resident Evil takeover at Universal Horror Unleashed has ended. It ran July 9 through September 27, 2026, after Universal extended
Europe’s most-awarded Halloween attraction says it was offered “an opportunity abroad” after a four-year search for a permanent Dublin home hit a dead end. Dublin,
The East Tennessee haunted attraction, operating since 1999, is running a no-actor walkthrough Friday, July 10 and a final full show Saturday, July 11, with
