Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
Halloween Hayride, Ghost Stories, Carnival
Griffith Park Old Zoo
4730 Crystal Springs Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: (818) 871-9486
E-Mail: info@tenthirtyoneproductions.com
Website: www.losangeleshauntedhayride.com
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2011 HAUNTED HAYRIDE DATES:7-9, 13-16, 20-23, 27-31
2011 HAUNTED HAYRIDE BOX OFFICE HOURS: (the ride runs for one hour after the box office closes)
- 7pm to 10:30pm on Thursdays, Sundays, and Monday October31
- 7pm to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays
2011 HAUNTED HAYRIDE TICKETS:
- Individual Rates: $25 for General Admission, $35 for a Double Attraction Pass (includes the “In Between Maze”), $50 for VIP Admission (a double attraction pass with front-of-the-line privileges)
- Group Rates (20 or more): $22 each for General Admission, $32 for Double Attraction Pass, $47 for VIP Admission
- Private Wagon (up to 40 people, includes All Attractions VIP Pass): $1,325
2011 DISCOUNTS: Tickets purchase online before September 30 are $3-off.
PARKING: $5
2011 ATTRACTIONS: The 2011 theme is “Through the Eyes of a Child.” As in the past, The L.A. Haunted Hayride offers three separate attractions.
Haunted Hayride (The Main Event): A real Halloween treat for fright fans who want to enjoy their scares in the open air. Climb aboard a tractor-pulled trailer that winds its way through woods haunted by monsters of every size and shape, some ten feet tall. Travel past cemeteries, corn rows, and old dark house; even go inside a dark carnival filled with crazy clowns. See demented maniacs, mad doctors, zombies cannibals, werewolves, and living scarecrows. Is that Sadako climbing out of the well, looking for victims? And is that Jason Voorhees atop the hill, ready to attack? What other strange, unseen things lurk in the shadows, unseen but ready to attack at any moment?- The In-Between Maze: You’ve heard of a corn maze – well, about about a hay maze? Try to escape from labyrinthine walls of hay that tower above you. Beware: you are not alone. The sinister denizens of the maze lurk around every corner, waiting to strike fear into the hearts of the unwary.
Haunted Carnival: After you purchase your tickets and begin walking toward the entrance to the hayride, you will pass a series of booths offering Halloween variations on familiar carnival fun and games: for the Ring Toss, your target is the tail of a black cat; instead of knocking over bottles with a baseball you know over skulls. Demented clowns wander the pathway, menacing young and old, but not enough to scare off families who bring kids too young for the hayride itself. There is a house of mirrors, a short (in terms of height) “Hey Maze” for kids, pumpkin carving, and booths selling coffee, coco, and ice cream.
HAUNT LEGEND (from the official website): Built in the early 1900’s, the small zoo quickly became the buzz of the community. Home to bears, monkeys,
tigers, exotic birds, and lions, roars, growls, and moans could be heard throughout the canyons nightly. The Clifton family resided on the property as Mr. Clifton was the zookeeper who was on the grounds at all times. Shortly, after the zoo opened the animals started to exhibit behavior changes. Unexplained events of violence started hitting the papers where patrons were being killed and animals were going missing. The community was in a state of panic and rumors of demons and what this location had once been began to spread. An area resident claimed that the zoo had been built on unholy land that at one time had been the site of cult sacrifice. So the community built the biggest church they could build right at the entrance to the zoo. On October 9th 1910, the entire community packed into the church. As the priest declared death to the evil that was inevitably present, the doors locked and the church erupted into a mass of flames. The church burnt down and all that was left was the frame and some pews with the burnt remains of those who were not lucky enough to escape. Now, as this year marks the 100th anniversary of that tragic burning and the demise of so many, the zoo rests empty. However, it has been said that those who perished that night remain on the grounds still trying to drive the evil out, yet it is they who will not leave. The zookeeper and his family are often seen keeping a vigil of the property and animals, however, there have been no animals present for 100 years.
- They Haunted Hayride is not recommended for children under 10.
- No smoking or fires on the premises
- No alcohol on the property
- Do not touch oak trees; do not touch actors; stay in wagon at all times
- No costumes allowed.
- The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is committed to scaring its victims without scaring the local wildlife.
HAUNTED HAYRIDE HISTORY: This Halloween attraction made its Los Angeles debut in 2009 at 26800 West Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302. For 2010, it moved to Griffith Park.
VIDEO: Check out our video of the 2009 version of the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride.
Click here for the archive of the L.A. Haunted Hayride
