Final Scores – By Category:

Cast (20% of Final Score): 7.56

Costuming (10% of Final Score): 8.15

Customer Service (10% of Final Score): 8.97

Immersion (10% of Final Score): 7.93

Special Effects (15% of Final Score): 8.1

Scare Factor (20% of Final Score): 7.5

Entertainment & Value (15% of Final Score): 7.86

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Final Scores – By Attraction:

BloodShed: 7.77

Ripper Alley: 7.46

Blood on the Bayou: 8.23

Lore of the Vampire: 8.35

Zombie High: 7.52

CornStalkers: 8.3

Pumpkin Eater: Dead Harvest: 7.78

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During spooky season, this Midwest amusement park transforms into a Halloween spectacular event! Worlds of Fun Halloween Haunt consists of live shows, delicious treats and beverages, and a variety of haunts and scare zones to explore!

We visited the seven original, non-licensed haunted mazes at Halloween Haunt: Zombie High, Ripper Alley, BloodShed, Blood on the Bayou, Lore of the Vampire, Cornstalkers, and Pumpkin Eater: Dead Harvest. There are attractions that have been staples at Halloween Haunt, while others were introduced last year.

Worlds of Fun Halloween Haunt is one of the biggest Halloween celebrations in the surrounding Missouri area. Its spooky atmosphere alone is worth the visit! We recommend Worlds of Fun Halloween Haunt for their costuming, set design, atmosphere, and the unexpected surprises found within!

Cast Scores – By Question:

Q1: Did it seem like there were enough actors? (25% of Cast Score): 7.23

Q2: How creative, believable, convincing were they? (35% of Cast Score): 7.78

Q3: How interactive (verbally, physically) were they? (20% of Cast Score): 7.8

Q4: Was there a good variety of characters (behavior)? (20% of Cast Score): 7.37

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Cast Scores – By Attraction:

BloodShed: 7.36

Ripper Alley: 7.36

Blood on the Bayou: 7.6

Lore of the Vampire: 7.77

Zombie High: 7.31

CornStalkers: 8.52

Pumpkin Eater: Dead Harvest: 7.08

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Halloween Haunt offers a large cast of different talent through the entire event, lurking within the haunts, the scare zones, and performing on stage during live shows. While there is an undoubtedly large cast, certain haunts could use more scares within their halls.

The cast worked well within their environment, each actor playing their role while limited by interactions with guests. Dialogue was appropriate for most attractions, with Ripper Alley’s clever quips and charming allure, BloodShed with the MacDonald family of maniacs, and Zombie High with undead groans and intimidating silence. We noticed Lore of the Vampire had a wide variety of different vampires throughout the ages. Each actor capturing their era with physical acting, though a few actors used the line “Just one bite” repeatedly.

The most interactive and creative cast of the night came from Cornstalkers and Blood on the Bayou. The cast of Cornstalkers are scarecrows with varying personality types and different scare methods. Some are playful and others are silent, but deadly. Blood on the Bayou has one of the smallest casts consisting of the manor’s residents who harness dark powers that warn of danger, victims, and voodoo dolls.

While interaction with the scare zone actors were also limited, we did experience the most banter there. We spent time talking to The Conductor, who explained that the Ghost Ride was not a ride for guests. His personality is unique, and it was a joy chatting with him at the opening ceremony. We had interactions with actors in the Abyss scare zone, who were up in our faces and intimidating us with growls and snarls as we crossed their paths.

The best demonstration of the character’s different personalities and acting skills was in the opening ceremony, where a large majority of the cast came flooding out the gates, interacting with guests as they either made their way on stage or to their assigned haunt. The actors were on their A-game even while waiting for their larger-than-life Overlord to kick off the festivities. Jack the Ripper threatened us while he stood on stage, and we cheered for the clowns who danced directly in front of us.

Overall, energy was high, and the cast enjoyed their time while bringing fun entertainment and scares to their guests!

Costuming Scores – By Question:

Q1: How complete, unique, detailed were the costumes? (35% of Cast Score): 8.13

Q2: Were the masks/makeup creative, detailed, realistic? (30% of Cast Score): 8.22

Q3: How appropriate were the costumes for the respective scenes, themes? (20% of Cast Score): 8.65

Q4: How believable-, detailed-looking were the queue actors? (15% of Cast Score): 7.4

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Costuming Scores – By Attraction:

BloodShed: 8.1

Ripper Alley: 7.42

Blood on the Bayou: 8.92

Lore of the Vampire: 8.76

Zombie High: 8.37

CornStalkers: 8.64

Pumpkin Eater: Dead Harvest: 6.89

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We were impressed by the costumes! They were elaborate and specific across the event.

We enjoyed the clowns at the Ringmaster’s Last Laff live show. They have creative details we have not seen before. We love that Worlds of Fun has generated houses and the characters from scratch. We felt they executed classic character designs wonderfully while bringing a unique take on character types.

We saw beautiful, airbrushed makeup, impressively lit gore, and realistic masks. We saw a stray set of Vans on a ghoul decayed and rotted and some confusing costuming choices within Pumpkin Eaters, with clothing that seemed misplaced as the scene was from the late 1600s.

The Dead Harvest caught our attention as we saw residents of this wicked town slowly turn into pumpkin monstrosities. Our favorite costuming of the night includes the dancing Vampire Queen at the end of Lore of the Vampire, the Voodoo Doll in Blood on the Bayou, and the gas can-sniffing hillbilly in BloodShed.

Customer Service Scores – By Question:

Q9: How easy was it to find, park at, navigate the premises? (25% of CS Score): 7.99

Q10: Safety (30% of CS Score): 10

Q11: How professional, helpful, friendly were the staff members? (25% of CS Score): 9.36

Q12: How easy was it to find pertinent information before arrival? (20% of CS Score): 8.15

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Customer Service Scores – By Attraction:

BloodShed: 8.98

Ripper Alley: 8.97

Blood on the Bayou: 8.97

Lore of the Vampire: 8.94

Zombie High: 8.97

CornStalkers: 8.97

Pumpkin Eater: Dead Harvest: 9

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The staff did an excellent job of answering questions, getting everyone in safely and efficiently, and guiding us where to go in a courteous and kind manner.

We could not tell how the fast lane worked, and the staff member we asked was not sure either. This was due unmarked areas. Certain haunts were missing markings on their entrance lines, while others were marked or had costumed team members to guide haunt goers the right way. Overall, everyone was courteous and attentive. We appreciated how the staff managed a medical issue for someone that night.

Immersion Scores – By Question:

Q13: How well did the pre-haunt areas (“vibe”) prepare you for the attraction/s? (25% of Immersion Score): 8.04

Q14: How obvious, creative, believable was the storyline? (20% of Immersion Score): 7.96

Q15: Were you completely, consistently immersed inside the attraction/s? (40% of Immersion Score): 7.84

Q16: How well did the “vibe” flow after, between the attraction/s? (15% of Immersion Score): 7.92

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Immersion Scores – By Attraction:

BloodShed: 7.35

Ripper Alley: 7.05

Blood on the Bayou: 8.9

Lore of the Vampire: 8.44

Zombie High: 7.67

CornStalkers: 8.06

Pumpkin Eater: Dead Harvest: 8.02

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The sets within the haunts and outside of the haunts are great. Most houses were on theme, creative, and detailed, while others were distracting from the sets and props.

Lore of the Vampire and Blood on the Bayou were darkly beautiful. The art on the walls and the library were impressive in Lore, as well as the sheer size and winding nature.

Blood on the Bayou was full of hand-painted portions and a giant beating heart. We were particularly grateful that we waited until dark to go to Lore of the Vampire, as it offered the best immersion of the night. We found ourselves underground, unexpecting in the surrounding darkness.

Cornstalkers and Pumpkin Eater: Dead Harvest are two haunts we recommend waiting until dark to go through as they are primarily outdoor haunts.

Special FX Scores – By Question:

Q17: How effective were the sound effects? (20% of SFX Score): 8.08

Q18: How realistic were the scene designs, details? (30% of SFX Score): 8.25

Q19: How effective, realistic were the props, animatronics? (30% of SFX Score): 8.09

Q20: How well did they use creative, special, sensory FX? (20% of SFX Score): 7.91

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Special FX Scores – By Attraction:

BloodShed: 8.09

Ripper Alley: 7.5

Blood on the Bayou: 8.84

Lore of the Vampire: 8.84

Zombie High: 7.52

CornStalkers: 7.9

Pumpkin Eater: Dead Harvest: 8.01

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Special effects were in and outside haunts, like the clock tolling as we entered Ripper Alley, preparing us for the atmosphere.

Sound effects were appropriate in each attraction, and the volume was perfect. BloodShed used mechanical sounds, screaming, and metal music, but it was not over stimulating. It started with elegant and haunting melodies that soon dissolved into rock as we explored modern eras of vampires.

Fog and lighting covered the haunts. There was a strobe effect on the dancing Vampire Queen which was great! We saw a swinging spooker in Cornstalkers that came down on a rope, and a ghoul standing atop a giant floating planchette over a Ouija board in Blood on the Bayou!

We were actively scared by moving set pieces that were placed cleverly and timed well throughout the haunt. The scare zones had sliders and characters wore clicker gloves.

Scare Factor Scores – By Question:

Q21: How scary was it? (35% of Scare Factor Score): 7.29

Q22: How well did they provide scares for everyone in the group? (15% of Scare Factor Score): 7.46

Q23: How predictable were the scares? (25% of Cast Score): 7.55

Q24: How well did they provide a wide variety (types) of scares? (10% of Scare Factor Score): 7.79

Q25: How strong was the ending/finale? (15% of Scare Factor Score): 7.75

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Scare Factor Scores – By Attraction:

BloodShed: 7.63

Ripper Alley: 6.86

Blood on the Bayou: 7.81

Lore of the Vampire: 8.09

Zombie High: 6.28

CornStalkers: 8.06

Pumpkin Eater: Dead Harvest: 7.81

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There are indeed scares at Halloween Haunt. The actors have the bait and switch method down, and utilize one another as distractions, offering unexpected frights.

Lore of the Vampire and Blood on the Bayou provided scares to our entire group, while our members in the back were underwhelmed by other attractions.

Cornstalkers had creative scares, including a bungee jump that nearly knocked us to the floor, and a scarecrow who popped out of the stalks while we were figuring out where to go. The character put pressure on us as he counted down from 5, making us panic before he emerged and screamed at us.

BloodShed and Zombie High were gory with their set design and costuming. Ripper Alley and Pumpkin Eaters were atmospheric and offered creepy elements throughout such as jump scares and fake outs.

E&V Scores – By Question:

Q26: How satisfied are you with the entertainment from the Main* attractions? (50% of E&V Score): 7.08

Q27: How satisfied are you with the Other* entertainment (incl. w/ ticket price)? (25% of E&V Score): 9.5

Q28: How appropriate is/are the ticket price/s? (25% of E&V Score): 7.79

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E&V Scores – By Attraction:

BloodShed: 7.44

Ripper Alley: 7.63

Blood on the Bayou: 7.63

Lore of the Vampire: 8.28

Zombie High: 7.82

CornStalkers: 8.19

Pumpkin Eater: Dead Harvest: 7.81

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The park is an excellent value. One ticket is for the entire place and admission for the entire day. Haunt All Night may be experienced too. There is a fast pass available for purchase. The park offers concessions as well.

There is live entertainment, haunts, rides, and shows. We would definitely attend again as we enjoyed the park for its fun and spooky atmosphere!