Queen Mary Dark Harbor

Halloween Attraction

THE QUEEN MARY
1126 Queens Highway
Long Beach, CA 90802
Queen Mary Phone: 562-435-3511
Email: darkharbor@queenmary.com
Queen Mary Website: QueenMary.com
Dark Harbor Webpage: click here

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Although the Queen Mary is, technically, not a theme park, its annual October event is one of the largest, dankest, and most ominous ways to enjoy Halloween in Los Angeles, one that deserves to be categorized along with haunted attractions like Knott’s Scary Farm and Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights – which is exactly what we do in this article: “L.A.’s Best Theme Park Halloween Attractions.”

2011 QUEEN MARY DARK HARBOR DATES: Oct. 7-9, 14-16, 20-23, 27-31

2011 QUEEN MARY DARK HARBOR HOURS: 7 p.m. to midnight

2011 QUEEN MARY DARK HARBOR TICKETS:

General admission: $24-34
Group Admission: $20-30 each
VIP Pass: $50-60
Fast Fright Pass (must be purchased in addition to a regular ticket): $20
Frequent Fright Pass (available on selected nights only) $39
Pre-Haunt DInner: $23.90

2011 DISCOUNTS: On selected nights, you can purchase a Happy Haunting Hour pass for $20. These passes are available online only, and you must arrive to the event between 7-8pm.

2011 QUEEN MARY DARK HARBOR PARKING: $15 for parking

2010 QUEEN MARY DARK HARBOR PACKAGE: includes a night aboard ship, a Fast Fright Pass, and a Dark Harbor t-shirt. Prices start at $224 per night.

2011 QUEEN MARY DARK HARBOR: In 2010, the Queen Mary launched a brand-new Halloween event: Dark Harbor, a completely revamped haunt, unlike the previous “Haunted Queen Mary” of 2009 and the Queen Mary TerrorFest of previous years. The plan was to create an immersive environment that included not only the ship itself but also the surrounding harbor, with a bar and a stage featuring live entertainment. The long-term goal – to use 2010 as a launching pad for a Halloween event that will grow to rival Knotts Scary Farm and Halloween Horror Nights – continues in 2011, with the Dark Harbor reappearing with new monsters and effects.

2011 QUEEN MARY DARK HARBOR MAZES:

The five mazes from the 2010 version of Dark Harbor return, infested with some new monsters. The premise is that a trio of she-demons, each with her own realm of horror, will take over the ship and ensnare guests in a particular lair; expect some new characters to make appearances.

Submerged: Feel your spirit sink.
Containment: A trail of torture.
Hellfire: Your fears ablaze.
Village of the Damned: Mutation, mutilation, and mayhem.
The Cage: Escape . . . if you can.

In addition to the mazes, the event includes The Barricades (a battlefield of brutality) and Hell’s Bell Tower (a stack of steel from here to Hell, belching flame).

Check out the design artwork for the demons, below…

QUEEN MARY HALLOWEEN FEATURES: The Haunted Queen Mary itself is a big feature, with its long spooky corridors, many of them allegedly haunted.

OTHER INFORMATION: Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor Halloween attraction is not recommended for children under 13.

QUEEN MARY HALLOWEEN DRAWBACKS: You have to drive to the Haunted Queen Mary in Long Beach. The Dance Party music has nothing to do with Halloween. Although the settings aboard ship are excellent, on off-nights the staging of the scares does not always take full advantage of this. There are no shows or rides (like you get at Knotts Scary Farm, Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, and Six Flag’s Magic Mountain Fright Fest). The Queen Mary Shipwreck offers no scare zones, per se, although there are some free roaming-ghouls who will attack you in the park on the way to the ship.

QUEEN MARY HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: In the past, costumes were allowed on board the Haunted Queen Mary on Halloween Night only! Weaponry (guns, knives, swords, etc) not allowed.

QUEEN MARY HALLOWEEN DRESS CODE: In the past, the Haunted Queen Mary has enforced a strict dress code, refusing admission to anyone wearing any of the following: , headbands, bandanas, spiked wristbands, belts, and many other items are prohibited, including “Old English style writing on hats, shirts, or pants.” (???)

QUEEN MARY HALLOWEEN HISTORY: Back when the Spruce Goose was still nestled in the dome next to the ship, the Queen Mary tried a Halloween Party night. Approaching the old-fashioned, faux fishing village through the artificial fog was an eerie experience, but the party itself was mostly just disco dance nonsense, along with a mild-mannered guided tour below decks. Having learned from that long-ago mistake, in 1995 Shipwreck productions tried its hand at turning the venerable sailing vessel-cum-hotel-and-tourist-attraction into a Knott’s Scary Farm-type Halloween event, called the Halloween TerrorFest. Since the bowels of the ship are spooky in their own right, and since there are one or two allegedly authentic ghost stories associated with the vessel, the setting was perfect, and it’s been going strong every since. In 2009, new management took over the haunt, rebranding it as “Shipwreck Halloween located at the Haunted Queen Mary.”

QUEEN MARY HALLOWEEN VIDEOS: Check out Hollywood Gothique’s visits to the Queen Mary’s Halloween event.