Scary moments await Halloween attractions ready to open
Brian Walker | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 years, 2 months AGO
Freak-filled Fridays; spook-centered Saturdays.
Seasonal thrill-seekers have multiple options to get their fix in October.
Here are the places that await to, as the Scarywood promotion states, "scare the yell out of you:"
Post Falls Lions Haunted House
Nightmare on Fourth Street, the annual haunted house fundraiser for the Post Falls Lions Club, opens on Friday at Fourth and Post in Post Falls.
It will be open on Fridays and Saturdays in October from 6 p.m. to midnight. It is also open Oct. 27-Oct. 31. The haunted house will be open from 6-10 p.m. on weekdays during the final week.
Cost is $7. Attendees who bring at least two cans of non-perishable food items to be donated to the Post Falls Food Bank will receive $2 off admission.
Concessions are available.
All proceeds go toward Lions Club efforts, including eye care, hearing aids and youth scholarships.
"It's inexpensive family fun and all of the money is returned to the community," said Ken Cook, Lions Club member.
The fundraiser has been held for more than 30 years and has raised about $20,000 per year in recent years. The haunted house will be open rain or shine.
Tunnel of Terror
Ed and Ruth Maryott, ages 74 and 66 respectively, have done away with their old tunnel at 7980 W. Diagonal Road off Highway 41 just north of Rathdrum and created a longer new hay bale tunnel that's 660 feet.
"It's an eighth of a mile," Ruth said enthusiastically. "We've built a frame to make it more weather-resistant."
Dates the tunnel will be open are: Oct. 11-12, 18-19, 25-26 and 31 and Nov. 1-2. Hours are 7-10 p.m.
Cost is $5 for ages 12 and older and $3 for ages 6-11. Ages 5 and younger are admitted free.
Ruth said it's left up to parents whether to allow their youngsters in.
"We've had parents who bring in kids who are 2," she said. "Some people scream and other people laugh."
The Maryotts began working on the tunnel in mid-July.
"After we get through milking and have breakfast, we go out at 8 and work sometimes until 8 or 9 (p.m.) seven days a week," she said. "I guess you could say that we're in our second childhood."
Incredible Corn Maze
The corn maze at 3405 N. Beck Road in Hauser is open on Fridays from 5-11 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. through Oct. 27.
The maze will also be open on Oct. 24 from 6-10 p.m., Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Oct. 31 from 6-10 p.m.
There are three separate mazes on 12 acres and more than 5 miles of paths.
Cost is $9 for adults and teens and $6 for children ages 5-12, seniors and military. Children 4 and younger are admitted free.
The Field of Screams, a separate haunted maze, opens Friday. Cost is $1 more for the haunted maze. Hours are 5 p.m. to close.
On Saturday nights, there will be a free drive-in movie. Gates open at 6:30. The movie starts at 8.
The movies include: "Monsters, Inc.," Saturday; "Ghostbusters," Oct. 12; "The Lost Boys," Oct. 19; and "The Goonies," Oct. 26.
Info.: (855) 855-MAZE, incrediblecornmaze.com
Scarywood
The haunted-themed displays and rides at Silverwood Theme Park near Athol open on Friday.
Scarywood, entering its fifth season, will be open on Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 26 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. and Thursdays through Oct. 24 from 6:30-11 p.m.
It will also be open Nov. 1-2 from 6:30-11 p.m.
Tickets purchased online cost $20.99 for Thursdays, $25.99 Fridays and $34.99 Saturdays. Tickets purchased at the gate cost $25.99 for Thursdays, $30.99 Fridays and $39.99 Saturdays.
For each Scarywood ticket purchased, attendees will receive a free pass to Silverwood in May.
Info.: www.scarywoodhaunt.com
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