Castle Dark Halloween Haunt
Halloween 2024: This year’s attractions include three new mazes (including Labyrinth, touted as the haunt’s biggest ever), two new scare zones, seasonal treats plus “special spirts” for guests over 21, and Sinister Inn, a virtual reality maze.
Castle Dark Dates: Weekends from September 20 to October 27.
Castle Dark Hours: 7pm to midnight Friday & Saturday; 7pm-10pm Sunday. (Regular Castle Park activities begin at 11am.)
Tickets: $19.99 for presale discount or for purchases of four or more tickets. $34.99 regular online price. $39.999 at the gate.
Location: Castle Park, 3500 Polk Street, Riverside, CA 92505.
Website: castlepark.com/castledark
More information: Castle Dark does not have the production values and elaborate mazes of more famous Halloween theme parks, but the interactivity of the free-roaming monsters in the scare zones has become quite impressive since 2019.
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Castle Dark Info
During October, the family-friendly Castle Park transforms into Castle Dark on weekends. After the sun goes down, terror arrives, courtesy of mazes, monsters, and revamped rides, and the Ghost Blasters shooter game. Castle Dark is recommended only for children 13 and over. Though the scares are less intense than those in the Southland’s other Halloween Theme Parks, Castle Dark has been improving the interactivity of the free-roaming ghouls haunting its scare zones.
Castle Park has also presented Happy Hauntings on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in October, with Halloween activities for kids 12 and under from 3-5pm, including costume contests, pumpkin carving, a maze, and interactive trick-or-treating. Included with regular admission.
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