First ever Halloween Haunt at Great America 2008
Heyas! Chris and I just got back from the super crazy awesome Halloween Haunt at Great America in Santa Clara, so if you’ve $40 (+$10 per car parking) to spare, go now, go now!! Yay!! It’s so completely worth it… definitely aces above the disappointing haunted houses around the Bay lately. Best of all, students get $10 off ticket prices. Plus, ohmigod, rollercoasters in the dark!!
Four hours just flew by as we went on almost all of the thrill rides (no hands, of course! wheeee!) and visited all the haunted mazes; really impressive effects and masks and overall ambiance. There are so many actors running around the mazes and the “scare zone” areas that you won’t feel gypped. Of course, I’m a retard that doesn’t frighten easily, so I was trying to open the creepy outhouse doors in the Corn maze, to get the jump on whomever or whatever was hiding inside, and broke off the plywood piece the handle was attached to… sorries!
NOTE: You might want to leave a little before closing at midnight, or else you’ll be stuck in multiple bottlenecks in the parking lot. Also, bring a hoodie because it’s pretty nippy whipping around on those rides.
2008 “HALLOWEEN HAUNT” FACT SHEET
OVERVIEW:
This October, California’s Great America takes on a dark, sinister side and eerily transforms into the first-ever Halloween Haunt. Taking place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening Oct. 3 through Nov. 1, this ultimate, in-your-face Halloween experience beckons brave souls to take on their worst nightmares as the park adds 13 terrifying elements, including spine-tingling haunted mazes, themed scare zones, head-turning live stage shows all combined with the park’s collection of world-class thrill rides. Halloween Haunt is a special ticketed event and requires a separate ticket for admission. For up-to-the-minute Halloween Haunt information, visit http://haunt.cagreatamerica.com. Halloween Haunt is not recommended for wimps or children under 13 years of age.
SCHEDULE:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday Oct. 3 – Nov. 1
7 pm – midnight
PRICING:
Day-of event: $39.99
Pre-sale: $34.99
To purchase tickets in advance, visit http://haunt.cagreatamerica.com. Halloween Haunt is a special ticketed event and requires a separate ticket for admission. 2008 Gold and Platinum Pass holders receive free admission.
HAUNTED MAZES:
CarnEvil – Rue Le Dodge in Orleans Place
Hurry! Hurry! Step right up and don’t be shy! The most gruesome carnival is back in town. Get ready to face your worst childhood fears as demonic clowns and other freaks of nature terrify guests at every corner where they have turned the tables to make you the attraction!
Club Blood – Adjacent to the Star Tower in Celebration Plaza
Follow the undead to the hottest nightclub around, Club Blood. This club has it all, the latest beats, the hottest dancers, there’s just one problem…it’s overrun by hungry vampires waiting to feast on their next victim. Watch your neck or you’ll be next!
CornSTALKERS – Adjacent to Psycho Mouse in County Fair
A cult of evil scarecrows lie in wait in this overgrown path of debris, hay bales and cornstalks. Guests must weave their way through this twisting maze of bedlam, dodging a series of dead ends and avoiding the stalkers who are “dead-set” on forbidding anyone to escape.
Slaughterhouse – Adjacent to Xtreme SkyFlyer in Celebration Plaza
Do I hear $75, $80? Going once, going twice. $80, sold! This year’s meat auction was a complete success and now it’s off to the slaughterhouse. There’s just one thing wrong, humans are the main course! You’ll have to escape or you’ll end up being “dead meat!”
Werewolf Canyon – Rip Roarin’ Rapids
Be careful as you venture deep into the murky woods through a hunter’s trail where the hunters have become the hunted and a pack of blood-thirsty werewolves have taken revenge on those who dare invade their domain. With only the full moon’s light to help you navigate through…can you make it out alive?
- RIDES
- Berserker
- Celebration Swings
- Centrifuge
- Delirium
- The Demon
- Drop Tower
- FireFall
- Flight Deck
- Ghost Gliders
- Grizzly
- HMB Endeavor
- Invertigo
- Orbit
- Psycho Mouse
- Scary-Go-Round
- SURVIVOR the Ride
- Thunder Raceway
- Xtreme Skyflyer
- Vortex
THEMED ATTRACTION:
Camp GonnaGetcha – Logger’s Run
Welcome campers! Get ready to experience the great outdoors at this summer camp chock full of memorable activities. But once the sun goes down, this place takes on a dark, twisted side. The souls of campers from year’s past lurk deep within the shadows waiting to mutilate anything that comes within their path. With the nearby river as the only escape route, you must flee in a hollow log to escape their wrath!
THEMED SCARE ZONES:
The Gauntlet – Orleans Place
Deep within the fog, these tortured, scarred souls are out in full force and ready to unleash their fury on anyone who dares to run The Gauntlet!
Underworld Alley – Adjacent to The Demon in County Fair
As night falls upon this forsaken graveyard, the deceased awaken from their graves looking to wreak havoc on those brave enough to enter their terror-tory.
Dead Man’s Cove – KidZville Bridge
Ahoy mateys! The captain and his cold-blooded crew are in search of their missing treasure, only this treasure isn’t your ordinary booty, it’s your soul!
Witch Doctors Trail – FireFall Bridge
Watch your back! These crazed zombies are under the witch doctor’s spell and out to bring back as many souls as possible to their master.
LIVE STAGE SHOWS:
Ed Alonzo’s Psycho Circus of Magic & Mayhem – Showtime Theater in Orleans Place
International comedic magician Ed Alonzo returns to the Showtime Theater for a Halloween party gone wrong!
Comedy Sportz Ghostly Improv – Great America Theater in Celebration Plaza
You’ll never know what will happen next when our hilarious cast of Improv comedians take the stage and deliver a dangerous dose of comedic entertainment.
Dave Hill’s Haunted Hypnotics – Carousel Stage
Master hypnotist Dave Hill is out to put a spell on you, but whatever you do…don’t fall too deep into his trance!
ADD-ONS:
Pre-Scare “Boofet” Dinner
Halloween Haunt ticket holders looking to gravely enhance their experience can also join us for a Pre-Scare “Boofet” Dinner. This all-you-can-eat dining option features a specially themed meal followed by early entry into Haunt a few minutes before it opens to the public. The Pre-Scare “Boofet” is 13 bones ($13) per victim plus tax.
