Halloween Haunt 2026
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Nothing concrete as of yet. We won’t hear anything until August. Because it is the 25th anniversary of the event, expect there to be a lot coming. One rumor I’ve heard is that the park may get a Conjuring (or another IP) type of experience like Carowinds has.
But this could all change with a potential sale of the park.
But this could all change with a potential sale of the park.
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Some activity outside the Action Theater. Looks like MonsterCon could be getting replaced?
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I was just about to come here and post this. I guess MonsterCon is out! I think this is where the IP maze will go.
Can’t say I’m too surprised.
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That's my guess too. I'm wondering if we'll see Conjuring in this spot or a completely new IP maze.
Conjuring will not come to KD this year. It’s been announced for the four parks it was at last year and it will not be expanding.
NOOOOO WTF monstercon was so god damn good and chaotic everytime i went through it. Dude what the actual fuck
Replacing MonsterCon when FEAR exists is... quite a choice. Please tell me FEAR is going too because, uh, I cannot cope with the death of MonsterCon while that abomination continues to live and breathe.
I havent been thrilled with any of haunts maze switch ups tbh. Zombiehigh was slighly better than bayou, doll factory no question was better than FEAR, the alien outbreak was really good and they just shafted that completly.
Haunts lineup now if con is gone is genuinly terrible. Trick or treat is a pretty maze but not at all scary. Surely if con is gone they arn't just down to 4 mazes? Maybe BGW and KD are both down to 4 mazes now this year?
I do think it’s rather unfortunate that FEAR will likely still be around. Even though MonsterCon used the bones of No Vacancy for its layout, I would love to see the concept in a different place in the park. Not sure where they would put it, though. If it weren’t for Flight of Fear, Lockdown’s old location would be a good spot for it. They could even brand the FOF building as a convention center.
I do wonder if the in-park team has a project planned since I think the IP maze will be completed by a third-party company (I believe Plague Productions has done most of the IP installs for the Six Flags chain).
Zombie High being better than Bayou is a massive hot take. Though, I do wish the original plan to have Bayou in Doll Factory’s space had panned out, though I don’t think FEAR being in Bayou’s spot would have changed anything. I also wish they still used FOF for a maze (see my response above for an idea I hatched).
Anyhow, I’m pretty sure the IP maze will replace MonsterCon. Hopefully it is a worthy replacement.
Somewhat related, if you are a fan of the shows, I have heard that this will be a very good Haunt season in that department.
Bayou and High are probably tied to me. The time me and my wife went alone in zombiehigh was deffiently an expierence.
Did anyone like medieval macabe? It was a strange, quiet/dark maze. I remember walking into one of the back hallways and found an actor setup and asked where the hell I was supposed to go
they were dumbfounded but helped me lmao
I don’t have too many memories of Medieval Macabre other than it smelling like fish and one of the actors asking us what time it was instead of scaring usBayou and High are probably tied to me. The time me and my wife went alone in zombiehigh was deffiently an expierence.
Did anyone like medieval macabe? It was a strange, quiet/dark maze. I remember walking into one of the back hallways and found an actor setup and asked where the hell I was supposed to go
. I remember thinking the facade was pretty impressive, too.
I think both FEAR and MonsterCon had unmet potential, and probably in similar ways. I really liked both of their themes: they were clever and creative and could have been the basis for really interesting mazes. My impression is that neither was properly resourced in terms of money, staff, or time.
I would have loved to have seen a fully developed and properly designed house themed to a MonsterCon. The story needed to be better developed and there needed to be real investment in the props and dialogue. I have always wanted them to sell MonsterCon tshirts, as well. Is it a super scary or creepy concept? No. But every haunt needs a funny maze in my opinion.
I don't like how FEAR was structured at all. (I didn't like 13 at BGW either.) I prefer a house to have a single story, not just a overarching concept. I think the individual vignettes fail to build on each other so the tension is lost as you move from room to room. That said, the mind control/experiment idea has always intrigued me. That said, I wanted KD to find a different way to tell that story. I didn't think BGW's really worked either for what it is worth.
I don't think anyone can touch HHN's IP houses, and I kinda wish they would stop trying. I know not everyone gets to Universal to experience them, but even outside of that context regional parks just haven't demonstrated the ability to produce really good mazes based on horror movies. The immersive Conjuring experience that CF ran last year, being a notable exception. That was amazing. Regardless, I think other parks should look elsewhere for ideas.
Both MonsterCon and FEAR stood out among park haunts for me. They attempted to work with less used themes and I appreciated that. I like classic monsters and the other usuals, but one gets inured to them after a while.
That said, @Zachary is right: FEAR shoud have been replaced first (or completely reimagined). And maybe MonsterCon just needed some real investment.
Sorry for the ramble.
I would have loved to have seen a fully developed and properly designed house themed to a MonsterCon. The story needed to be better developed and there needed to be real investment in the props and dialogue. I have always wanted them to sell MonsterCon tshirts, as well. Is it a super scary or creepy concept? No. But every haunt needs a funny maze in my opinion.
I don't like how FEAR was structured at all. (I didn't like 13 at BGW either.) I prefer a house to have a single story, not just a overarching concept. I think the individual vignettes fail to build on each other so the tension is lost as you move from room to room. That said, the mind control/experiment idea has always intrigued me. That said, I wanted KD to find a different way to tell that story. I didn't think BGW's really worked either for what it is worth.
I don't think anyone can touch HHN's IP houses, and I kinda wish they would stop trying. I know not everyone gets to Universal to experience them, but even outside of that context regional parks just haven't demonstrated the ability to produce really good mazes based on horror movies. The immersive Conjuring experience that CF ran last year, being a notable exception. That was amazing. Regardless, I think other parks should look elsewhere for ideas.
Both MonsterCon and FEAR stood out among park haunts for me. They attempted to work with less used themes and I appreciated that. I like classic monsters and the other usuals, but one gets inured to them after a while.
That said, @Zachary is right: FEAR shoud have been replaced first (or completely reimagined). And maybe MonsterCon just needed some real investment.
Sorry for the ramble.
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Why couldn't they just replace Cornstalkers? I'd rather see that get the axe than Monstercon or FEAR.
Presumably they want an indoor space where they can leave a contractor-built house standing year-round.
So much at this event is ancient right now. They're racked up quite a bit of investment debt.
I honestly would much rather see the park build a warehouse behind International Street over replacing a maze that's only 2 years old.
Doesn't the park still have Zombie High School as an indoor space they can use too?
Yeah, but they would have to invest in climate control for it. Final year of Zombie High was a disaster many nights because of the lack of AC. Well worth the investment to be clear—but KD has been unwilling to invest even the bare minimum in guest-facing offerings for years now—hard to see them being willing to make the infrastructure upgrades the event needs.
The FoF queue is another indoor option that can be left standing too. Wild that we have multiple indoor house locations that have just been left abandoned like this—and ones that housed/house (?!) good attractions too...
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I always wondered why Zombie High building hasn't been used in years. I imagine there is a good reason why Dodgem isn't converted into a maze anymore as well.
Zombie’s building has been used for storage at least since 2019.
Dodgem is no longer used because it took too long to set up every year, plus they couldn’t be as detailed with it since it’s in a temporary spot.
Also, FOF’s house walls are still up, but they don’t use it anymore because too many guests complained that FOF wasn’t open. I wouldn’t be surprised if they used this for storage, too.