Miami, FL — House of Horror Haunted Carnival marked its 25th year in 2026 with a new home at Tropical Park in Miami, from Thursday, September 24, through Sunday, November 1, with five all-new haunted houses, an expanded carnival midway, and the debut of a haunted dark roller coaster. On November 5, its site thanked guests for the scares and said it would see them next year.
2026 tickets: general admission was $39.99 online, and one ticket covered all five haunted houses and unlimited carnival rides.
“Celebrating 25 years of House of Horror is an incredible milestone, but this season is really about what comes next,” said Tony Albelo, president of Loud And Live Events. “Moving to Tropical Park lets us take the experience to another level: bigger attractions, new concepts and more ways for guests to experience the event.”
Five all-new haunted houses
Every haunted attraction was new for the move. The new ride was Howie’s Blind Terror: The Dark Coaster, part haunted house and part high-speed ride, which the event bills as the only haunted dark roller coaster of its kind in the country. Guests were launched into a pitch-black abyss with live wires overhead and sudden drops underfoot.
The rest of the lineup:
- Hide and Seek: The Warden’s Game dropped guests into an abandoned Miami junkyard as unwilling players hunted by the Warden’s Scrap Workers. It was interactive and choose-your-own-path, so no two runs were the same.
- Camp Dead-End Trails stranded escaped inmates at a snowbound Vermont ski camp, where the smiling campers turn out to be the ones doing the killing.
- The Abduction was the event’s first 360-degree haunt, staged inside a purpose-built dome around a containment breach at a classified military bunker.
- Isla de las Muñecas took guests to the cursed Island of the Dolls, where survivors of a civilization-collapsing virus meet a cult worshipping rotting effigies.
Beyond the haunts
The carnival side grew too, with more than 20 rides on the expanded midway, all included with admission, alongside midway games, scare zones patrolled by roaming performers, and Halloween photo installations. Food trucks, carnival treats, and specialty cocktails filled out the midway, with Cervecería La Tropical returning for a second year as official beer partner. New in 2026, House of Little Horrors was a family-friendly zone with kid rides, a low-scare maze, and photo opportunities, set away from the most intense scares.
One ticket covered all five attractions, unlimited carnival rides, the scare zones, House of Little Horrors, and free parking. The event, produced by Loud And Live, draws more than 150,000 guests a season and was voted Best Attraction in the Miami-Dade Favorite awards.
2026 Dates, Tickets, and Rules
- Dates: Thursday, September 24 through Sunday, November 1, 2026. Closed September 28 and October 5.
- Location: Tropical Park, 7900 Bird Road (SW 40th Street), Miami, FL 33155.
- Tickets: online $39.99 general admission and $19.99 for ages 6 and under. At the gate, it was $45.99 and $20.99, and free for ages 2 and under. Prices excluded taxes and fees.
- Weeknight deals: Maniac Monday $29.99, 2-For-Tuesday $54.99, Wicked Wednesday $99.99, and Third-Wheel Thursday $69.99. A limited HOH Bye-Pass front-of-line ticket was $20 on weekdays and $40 on weekends, sold online only.
- Ages: the haunted attractions were recommended for guests 16 and older, and child admission did not include them. The midway and House of Little Horrors were open to all ages.
- Getting home: event sponsor Amanda Demanda Injury Lawyers offered 1,000 free Uber vouchers, each $15 off a ride, at its booth, valid on Halloween night only, October 31 from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. The firm also planned a junk-vehicle crash-scene safe-driving PSA at the carnival.
I add the 2027 dates here when House of Horror posts them. For the country’s top haunts, see my guide to the best and scariest haunted houses in America.
Last updated: November 5, 2026.
