The Best Haunted Attraction near Raleigh, NC
A North Carolina Haunted Forest
The 2012 "Apocalypse at Panic Point" is just around the corner. We kick off the season on September 8th, 2012 with the Zombie Mud Run at Panic Point. The Haunted Forest opens on Saturday, September 29th (click "info" for full calendar). Everything is bigger and/or better in 2012. We brought in 5 tons of lumber and combined it with some twisted imaginations to produce a freaky fresh haunted trail. The dark walk is longer, the gobblin shootout has 3 shooting bays, DJ TAD is back to spin tunes, and we've added a corn maze to frighten and confuse you.
THE HAUNTED FOREST: Step into the dark and walk a half mile on our trail with ten gory scenes and dozens of haunters. We built the trail on the site of the Old Panic Point Prison, and it was seriously nasty in 2011. We step up the scare in 2012 with a re-built prison, torture chamber, and....well, why don't we let you see for yourself. Now that the apocalypse has hit, the forest is filled with zombie prisoners, flesh melted hillbillies, mad scientists, and various forms of the un-dead. SCARE RATING: 4 SKULLS out of 5.
But WAIT, there's MORE! No Halloween Attraction in NC would be complete without:
DARK WALK: Fan Favorite in 2011! Step onto the dark trail, grab the guide rope, and GO! How will you do for five minutes all alone in the woods? No lights, no friends, just you and the darkness. You'll probably be fine. Maulings are down, and the cadaver count dropped to double digits last year. SCARE RATING: 3 SKULLS out of 5
GOBLIN SHOOTOUT: In a post-apocalyptic world somebody has to control the un-dead population. We need your help. Grab a paintball gun and take aim at our glowing monsters as they pop in and out of view. Who doesn't like to shoot things? And what better big game is there to hunt than the half-human, half-monster mutants at Panic Point? RATING: 1 SKULL out of 5.
GHOST BUS: No, its not the Mystery Machine, but its definitely a sweet "custom ride". Piloted by our resident zombie, "Rex", when this bus is not recklessly speeding through residential neighborhoods we park it just outside the forest. There wasn't enough room for all of Rex's friends, so he ripped out 2/3 of the seats and built a "creature catacomb" where he and his formerly-alive companions constantly roam. RATING: 3 SKULLS out of 5.
HOWLING HAYRIDE: Load up and hold on to someone! There's nothing like enjoying an October night in North Carolina accompanied by laughter, blood-curdling screams, and the sweet smell of roasting marshmallows & rotting flesh. Could we interest you in one of our S'mores? The Hayride is chiefly a Hayride, with a couple of low-scare haunts thrown in. It is appropriate for almost all ages. SCARE RATING: 1 SKULL out of 5.
MENACING MAZE: Corn maze? Not quite. Our ghoulish grass is a twisted hybrid strain imported from Transylvania; meticulously cultivated in local graveyard soil, enriched with what we'll call "deadly fertilizer" (it ain't cow manure). Certified "Ominous Organic", the ghoulish grass grows thick and high so all you can see are the maze walls as they close in on you. SCARE RATING: 2 SKULLS out of 5.
CREEPY CARNIVAL GAMES: Step right up and win a prize! Try your hand at any of our games of skill and you could be the lucky winner of a Panic Point T-Shirt. 3 Games: Whiffle Ball Toss, Jack-O-Lantern Hoops, & Corn Hole Hill.
The Haunted Forest, Bus, and Dark Walk are designed to scare, and are probably not appropriate for most people under the age of 12. There is no haunted house rating system, but at our scariest we would call the haunt, "PG-13". However, we are a family friendly haunted house. Younger patrons can enjoy everything except the Forest, Dark Walk, and Bus. Every person who enters must sign a waiver of liability. No photos, please.
