Headless Horseman Hayride and Haunted Houses has been on my radar for at least the last five years. Well, I finally had the opportunity to go last year; and it was everything I expected and more! I went with a couple of friends on opening night and you could smell the excitement in the air. The place is HUGE it is comprised of ten attractions, four gift shops, and five food cafes. There is something for everyone as long as they love scary.
Headless Horseman Hayride and Haunted Houses is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Featuring a theatrical one-mile hayride, a corn maze, and eight more haunted attractions. The hayride was amazing and seemed to last a long time and the corn maze was really well thought out. It is definitely not your local weekend haunted corn maze it is expansive. The gift shops are great you will find all kinds of things related to Halloween that you may not find elsewhere. If you’re hungry they have you covered. You’ll find all kinds of fall treats like kettle corn, candy apples, pumpkin this and apple; and if you are really hungry they have the basic hot dog, hamburgers chicken tender type foods.
Tips for making the most of your visit:
- If you’re looking for a discount go on the first night. Opening night this year is September 22nd and the cost will be $32.29. Regular nights the price is as follows: Online Ticket: $41.95 + 3.95 service charge + tax
On-site Ticket: $49.95 + tax – Walk-up tickets only based on availability! I would not risk this especially if you are coming from far away. - TO AVOID WAIT TIMES: Please purchase tickets for dates early in the season, or on Thursday and Sunday evenings. Saturday evenings in October are extremely busy. Expect extended wait times. There is also a “fast pass” type option where if you pay an additional $25 dollars it helps to drastically reduce your wait time.
- There is NO SMOKING you go through an extensive screening going into the attraction and I saw at least 5 people in the line in front of me have to go back to their car because they had cigarettes on them. They do a bag check and you have to walk through a metal detector. Don’t risk it and think you’re going to beat the system because you’ll have to wait in line all over again if you get caught. Also, NO FLIP FLOPS OR HIGH HEELS are allowed.
- If you’re going with someone who likes to shop do the attractions first it’s much easier than carrying a bag everywhere you go especially when it comes time for the corn maze.
- In case of stormy weather, a closing announcement will be posted on their website https://headlesshorseman.com and our phone system. In addition, you will receive an e-mail that will instruct you how to change your online reservation yourself, to a future date for the current season.
And lastly, yes there are scary creatures with chainsaws and clowns!!
Headless Horseman Hayrides & Haunted Houses
778 Broadway, Route 9W
Ulster Park, NY 12487
(845) 339-2666
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