Los Angeles Haunted Hayride

You park like fifteen minutes away. Wait for over an hour. Watch people cut in line. Ride the cheesy ride (with the same exact «scare» over and over, just in different masks). And then, after all that buildup, it’s over in like fifteen minutes.
If you’re scared VERY easily, you might jump a couple times. Otherwise, you’ll just find the whole thing really cheesy. Spend your money on a ticket to Universal or Knott’s for your scares. Given all the coupons floating around, it might even work out to the same cost as this overpriced attraction.

Late in the game but hey… just finally tried the Haunted Hay Ride. Most Unilocalers are correct. Gotta try this at least once… but that’s it. I was bored most of the time.
We bought tickets for multiple rides including the Hay Ride. You also have the option to buy VIP. But honestly it is useless if you get there early as there were barely any lines.
The Hay Ride actually had good amount of people lined up. We were stuck inside a tight fenced area like sardines waiting for our turn. How some people actually get scared and scream is beyond me. One of the actors made a horrible racist joke to my boyfriend. We were more shocked than anything. The ride itself was long about 20 minutes. Nevertheless we were entertained… but not scared.
The food was surprisingly good but of course it was expensive as with any amusement parks.
Parking was free and within walking distance. Although we had a hard time finding the actual place when driving up. There weren’t enough signs and it was dark.
Been there, done that… let’s not do it again.

this was a rip off. went on Halloween, we got vip admission, it was ok for the hayride because there was tons of people for general admission. I expected more from the hayride since it was my first time, but it sucked. the ride was so uncomfortable. people crammed up next to each other, it was the worst attraction I’ve been on. I was so disappointed. the mazes sucked. the vip line was longer than the general admission. wtf is that??? and for the dark maze. omg with the flashing lights was making my head hurt. horrible experience!!! never going back.
SPEND YOUR MONEY ON SOMETHING ELSE. HORROR NIGHTS OR KNOTTS IS 10 000 000% MORE WORTH IT.
don’t go you’ll regret it.

Nothing special took my lady for the hayride
It’s packed make sure you get vip tickets regular line is mad stupid
The ride was ok maybe a 7 – 10 mins long but nothing to scary or exciting !
We left the park, after the hayride universal is lot better!

My wife and I have gone for 3 years only to leave thoroughly fulfilled about each years uniqueness and imaginative HAYRIDE scenarios!
BUT this year’s REALLY SUCKED!!!
there was only one scenario that brought us back to THE GOOD OLD DAYS!
it seems like different people took over and FAILED!
WE’RE NEVER GOING BACK ! And the expensive food SUCKED!!!

I don’t know where to begin cause this place is disappointing. Don’t get me wrong, they bring up uniqueness in every mazes they have, but nowadays people are hard to scare. The main hayride looks cool, but have an amateur feel for it. I got to hand it though, no other haunted amusement park have a hayride so that’s fairly original. Their costumes are mediocre and looks like they just bought it from party city. Their other mazes are more interactive so again that’s unique. The best maze that they have and I think it’s worth going is the «in between» Now, that’s the maze that made me decide to gave this place a 3 star than a 2. You can be lost in this maze for hours if you don’t find your way out. There’s no guide of where to go; you’re just going to see flashing lights and scarers in your face.
They have a food joint, too and sell mac n cheese balls which is good and pumpkin fritters which is not good lol. They have psychic palm reader booths, too and those are cool, but expect to wait for awhile. After that, my girlfriend and I watched the theater macabre, which is interactive, too. We saw audiences like us act a scene from a horror film; I actually enjoyed watching others acting like stupid, its fun! Overall, I still go to this place because of the in-​between maze, but they need some serious improvements for the rest.

Terrifying this year. They use a curtain to cover the hay ride platform when the ride begins, which adds to the creep factor. Costumes were top notch, with some pretty cool effects. I won’t spoil anything for you, but all I’ll say is that I was scared and I am usually very skeptical about these types of events.
The real con was the long, long wait time. I was with friends so we had fun chatting in line, however, I think there’s probably a way to make the line more efficient by giving people specific times. For instance, you could buy a 7 pm ticket, 8 pm ticket, 9 pm ticket, etc.

I think the future of these rating systems is having some categories. But until then, we’ll just put ‘em in the writeup.
Entertainment — 5 stars. Great ideas; great atmosphere; fun attractions.
Price — 2 stars. $ 43 for a ticket to 5 attractions is too high. The VIP pass is another ~$ 10, but we’ll get into that later in this review.
Hayfever — 1 star. This is my own problem, but by the end of the night I could barely breathe. Between the dust, fog, smoke and hay, I felt like a kitten had slept in my nostril. Oh well — nothing can be done about that. I’m just a nerd.
It all evens out to about 2.5 stars, and something that, with proper medication, I would definitely consider doing again in the future. But there were some GLARING issues.
Issue 1 — need more water availability. It’s dry as a bone out there and hundreds of people are kicking up hay/​dust. Having one soda table that runs out quickly and one food truck with a 30 minute line ain’t gonna do.
Issue 2 — The VIP line. If I’m paying $ 43 for an event, I should be able to actually try the attractions. I didn’t get to see 2 of the 5 things because those of us that ONLY paid $ 43 were told the «general admission» line was closed until the VIP line shortened. If that many people are buying a VIP ticket, it’s not a VIP ticket any more. You cannot do that to paying customers. You simply cannot. The event is only open for 5 – 7 hours. And it’s not like we paid 5 bucks and were willing to stand in longer lines. Again, we paid $ 43 per person to be told we couldn’t see certain things because too many people paid for the VIP upgrade.
Want to continue to have two lines? Make the GA ticket cheaper and the VIP ticket more expensive. The current system is a fleecing, and I’m not happy about it.
If you’re going to go, just get the hayride pass for $ 30, stand in the 90 minute line, visit the carousel, haunted photo ops, and hit the road. The hayride really was quite cool, but the organization and customer service for people like us (I mean, again, think about it. We had a group of 8 people who combined to pay almost $ 350, and we weren’t even allowed to see 2 of the 5 things we were supposed to be able to access) needs help.
Fix those BIG issues, and this 2 star will rocket to 4 or 5.

I just don’t get it. They really half assed it here. I have seen better scare events at local high schools, and longer. They cram about 50 people onto a trailer shoulder to shoulder then tell you to sit down. Not on benches or bails of hay, just on the ground. It is crowded and uncomfortable and you basically have to hug your knees. You end up sitting with your back to the railing because of the way your loaded in, and then everything is behind you and your too squashed to turn to see it.
The «grounds» area is basically just a small merry go round one food booth, and some assorted tents for photo ops. The 2 mazes are small but better than the hayride itself.
It was just horrible, and the scare actors were half hearted at best. I would not recommend to anyone. Go to any of the theme park events and you will enjoy yourself much more.

This experience was such a disappointment. I had never been on the haunted hay ride before and was excited to go hearing about how popular it was. I neglected to check the other Unilocal reviews thinking that they would spoil the experience. parking is confusing. If I had gone there by myself and parked it would’ve taken me a long time to find where the actual place is. There are no signs or arrows that make it clear where you need to go.
Once you get there you were greeted by a tower of fake jack-o’-lanterns all lit up. people in costume walk around trying to scare you. Their costumes were an absolute joke it looks like they went to party city and watch some basic face make up and or a mask and just put it on. The whole experience felt very low budget. seeing how long the lines were I definitely can say that they completely oversold this event. There were way TOO MANY PEOPLE.
once we got in line we waited and waited and waited and waited and sometimes a random loud noise would go off from somewhere behind you to scare you. The same repetitive and annoying Halloween song played from the haunted house thing in the center of everything.
TV screens are set up with basic Wikipedia facts about serial killers. Once we got the the front you wait your turn to be shoved into metal cage and then wait to get on the hayride. From what I have heard and read last year people were able to sit somewhat comfortably and not have to sit on a strangers lap. That’s really how squished we were.
I am someone that loves to be scared. I mean it’s Halloween! The hayride itself isn’t scary it’s an absolute joke. Periodically they put a black tarp over everyone’s head and then they’ll undo it and it will fly back… but for me and others sitting at the back it will linger over your head. If you are someone who seeks a SCARY EXPERINCE DO NOT GO HERE. If you have kids under 10 and don’t mind waiting in a long line then this might be the right place for you.

SAVE YOUR MONEY! Biggest ripoff of my life. If you want to buy tickets at the gate, they only accept cash since company is too cheap to pay credit card transaction fee. Line was about 2 hours long, and the hayride was definitely not worth the wait. The production quality was good, but the characters weren’t scary, the ride was uncomfortable as we were all crammed in, and the ride was ruined by a security guard flashing his light and following us the entire time. What a waste of time and money! What an awful customer experience and disappointing evening.

This event is not for everyone. There were definitely a few people here that looked like they had a blast, but that was not me. So here is my personal review — I am one out of almost 400 reviews so I highly suggest reading a few before deciding whether or not to come here.
1. Lines were LONG. I am the kind of person that does not enjoy waiting longer than appropriate. The hayride was 19 minutes long and we waited for 2 hours. Keep in mind that we came at 9PM on a Saturday. I would suggest coming earlier before the park opens to have a chance to look around and enjoy the attractions.
2. Dirt. I am very accepting of dirt in general, but not when I am inhaling clouds of dirt all night. My husband, brothers, and I actually went home that night hacking up brown phlegm (TMI, I know, but I also think you should know too). Today is the day after and my throat fees raw and sore. Not from screaming, because that did not happen either, unfortunately.
3. Everyone in my group did not get a good scare. Rather, half of them received an allergic reaction to the hay, dirt, fog machines, and/​or all. There were not many actors wandering the park and the hayride itself did not scare us. The hayride experience alone was subpar.
4. Maze and haunted house experience was better than the hayride. We only went to 2 other attractions because we spent most of our time in lines. I also want to note that if you are sensitive to lights, be cautious of going through the maze. Lights flicker throughout the maze and I left with a migraine and irritable eyes.
I can see how this event would be fun for the younger crowd and dates, but boy was it crowded. The price for entrance was not worth it given how much time is wasted standing in line. I probably will not come back again. Parents with small children, I suggest coming early before lines begin to form.
Parking was surprisingly easy as a result of having individuals hired to direct cars. Leaving may is a bit chaotic though as with any big event with big crowds.

I’m a huge scaredy cat, so when my friend asked if I wanted to go to this event, my initial reaction was no. But he got 2 free tickets, so I figured why not.
We went on a Sunday so the line was very short. That didn’t stop the employees from packing us like sardines into the cage where you wait to get onto the hayride and the hayride itself. This was extremely uncomfortable. Who pays for that?
The hayride wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be. I saw everything coming. I felt bad for the people crammed in the middle of the hayride because they were not scared at all. The people at the very front also complained that they didn’t get in on any action.
My friend and I had the same opinion about the Haunted Hayride. We would never pay the $ 35 bucks for a 20 minute hayride or however long it was.
Unless you decide to purchase additional passes to the mazes, then there’s nothing else to do. We sat down to watch the Macabre theater, which was fun. But after that, we were ready to go.
I would not recommend this event to anyone. I think you may as well pay the ticket price to Universal or Knotts to do everything, because purchasing the maze passes adds up.

As a seasonal event, this was very different and entertaining. If you arrive early and have VIP access to things you can do everything in about 90 minutes… and really enjoy it. For me, smart aleck kids messed up the «fright» factor on the hayride but overall the event was cool. Do sit and watch the Macabre theater… extremely hilarious! Love that the actor creatures take their role seriously and really do on occasion spook you. Definitely worth a visit at least once… it’s a different kkind of date night.
They should do a Christmas /​Winter wonderland themed pop up…

Haunted Hayride has an all-​vegan foodstand which was the main draw for me. LA might be the only city in the world with a pop-​up amusement park that serves only vegan food.
It’s pretty much American food and cash-​only, but hits the spot after a night of haunted mazes and scares.
We got the fried mac and cheese balls ($ 8), the taquitos ($ 5) and the coffee-​pumpkin bread combo ($ 4). The mac and cheese balls were a bit bland and you only get three of them. I really liked the taquitos, however, which were fried marvels. The guacamole that topped them could have been less «saucy» and more chunky, but that’s a minor quibble. The pumpkin bread was good, as was the coffee.
I wouldn’t go out of my way for the Hayride as, at $ 40/​ticket, it seems excessive. The lines are long (including a long line for food), too. That said, I appreciate the vegan food here, which was a nice perk.

Went Sunday night 10÷18÷15 around 9…
The drive up was even nice… It was dark… Kind of creepy. So I was already excited just getting to the Parking lot!
It was nice. Not crowded at all. But the again it was a Sunday night.
Waited about ten minutes tops to get on the hayride.
I loved it!
It was terrifying. But it was a little scary. More fun than anything.
They totally creep up on you since it’s so dark!
The mazes were pretty fun too.
House of shadows was pretty awesome.
Again, super dark! The actors were so into character
It’s not something you’re going to spend all night on. We were done in less then 2 hours.
40 dollars well spent. I mean I spend that on a couple of drinks. Or food.
This was well worth it.
Just don’t go on a Saturday night and avoid the madness

Saturday night, October 17^th… I sat in a line longer than I have EVER sent an in-​line in my entire life… The line had probably 4000 people in it, and wrapped around itself seven times… I got into the line around 9pm … And I exited the hayride, which lasted about 15 minutes, at 11:30 PM. It was unbelievable. Last year, I remember the wagon being somewhat comfortable… we could stretch our legs out… And people were only on the edges, not crushed into the middle. This year they probably over packed the wagon by 20 people, and there were two different strangers sitting on each of my feet.
This event was entirely oversold. People in the line start getting irritable after two hours, and once people start «cutting», things get dramatic in there are borderline fights. It was an awful experience. I wish I could have asked for a
refund.

Plenty of stuff to do and very laid back. Bigger then last year.
The clown maze is very scary and they hay ride is a good long ride. The entrance is the best part because all the monsters come out of everywhere.

I hate being scared. I find Knott’s Scary Farm to be terrifying and vowed to never go again. When my date put this on his list of suggested activities, I skimmed reviews for this event to make sure that I can handle it. As others have said before me, it was not that scary.
We were loaded onto a cart pulled by a tractor. The cart is open, so monsters will get very close and your back is facing the outside, so you can’t see them coming. If you are easily horrified, like me, you can sit in the middle of the cart. Most people on my cart chose to sit on the outside, so it was me and a 7 year old little girl who sat on the inside. We were shown different scenes, and some were creepier than others. There’s nothing like the Knott’s mazes though.
There were some monsters walking around the hayride grounds, but there’s no fog, so you can see them from far away and avoid them. There are a couple of mazes, a long line for psychic reading (we left the line when we realized it was not moving), a scary go round, and a macabre theater. It was kind of pricey just for the hayride, and it might be worth it if you add on with other attractions. It was a fun experience even if the hayride is the only attraction you do.

Just came home from our first time attending Haunted Hayride and while we had fun, we won’t be returning next year… At these prices. FYI, sorry this is so long of a post! There just doesn’t seem to be a lot of recent reviews for this event…
Anywhoo, parking is free and we never saw our lot fill up — and we arrived around 7:30 PM. The lines for both VIP and GA were nonexistent, and no one checked our bags and stuffs so we we headed straight in. Yay! The fair feel was definitely there, although right away we noticed that at any point in time, there was no more than 5 actors running around scaring people. Booo! But maybe we came too early? (Nope it was like that the wholeeee night).
So first things first: hayride we go. You get herded into these cages like animals before loading onto the back of the tractor. You do get prettyyy cozy with your neighbors, I must say. The ride itself was different from other Halloween event experiences, but you saw monsters from a mile away :(the production was okay, but getting off, all I could think about were my poor legs that had fallen asleep!
We did all three mazes, which fiancé and I found to be unique, but we liked the Dark Maze, Trick or Treat, and the House of Shadows, in that order. But realistically, I felt only the Dark Maze fully hit the mark. You enter a REAL MAZE — yes, one with dead ends and options to go down multiple corridors — in the dark, lit up with strobe light, and riddled with scary clowns. All with a clown mask on! Which was funny since we would run into other people trying to get out too and we would accidentally scare each other haha. This was our favorite attraction of the night, hands down!
Overall, we had a good time and finished the whole place in under 3 hours. VIP felt like it paid off, especially after the night went on and more people came in. But it feels like you can do all the events with GA, granted that you don’t mind the wait. More fog, more scare actors, actual bales of hay to sit on, and a cheaper price tag would make this event more appealing. Overall, we left wanting MORE!