Knott’s Scary Farm returns with 2 new haunted mazes

Knott’s Berry Farm will take visitors into the underworld realm of Bloody Mary and inside an abandoned zoo where the military has been conducting secret experiments when the granddaddy of all haunted events returns to the fog this Halloween season.

Knott’s Scary Farm will feature two new haunted houses alongside eight returning mazes, five scare zones and three live shows on select nights from tonight, Sept. 18, through Nov. 1 at the Buena Park theme park.

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ALSO SEE: First look inside Bloody Mary maze coming to Knott’s Scary Farm

The new Mary – The Haunting of Worth Home haunted maze will be an original adaptation of the Bloody Mary urban myth told by children for generations.

The new Zoo haunted maze will be set inside an abandoned zoo where the military has been conducting animal/human hybrid experiments in an attempt to create a mutant super soldier.

Knott's Scary Farm monsters roam the Buena Park theme park. The annual Halloween haunt takes place on 28 evenings from Sept. 18 through Nov. 1. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Knott’s Scary Farm monsters roam the Buena Park theme park. The annual Halloween haunt takes place on 28 evenings from Sept. 18 through Nov. 1. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The eight returning mazes will include:

Scary Farm 2025 will be the final year for the Grimoire and Mesmer mazes. Origins: The Curse of Calico will be heading into its seventh year – a long run for a Scary Farm maze in the modern era.

ALSO SEE: First look inside mutant super soldier maze coming to Knott’s Scary Farm

The five returning scare zones will include:

  • Ghost Town Streets
  • Forsaken Lake
  • Gore-ing 20s
  • Carnevil
  • The Gauntlet

The entertainment lineup will include:

  • “The Hanging: There’s a New Tariff in Town” comedy and stunt show in the Wagon Camp Theater
  • “Le Magnifique Carnaval du Grotesque” circus sideshow on the Calico Mine Stage
  • “Conjurers” magic show in the Bird Cage Theatre
Knott's Scary Farm monsters roam the Buena Park theme park. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Knott’s Scary Farm monsters roam the Buena Park theme park. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Boulet Brothers from the Emmy-nominated “Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” drag queen reality competition television show will serve as the horror hosts of Knott’s Scary Farm 2025.

This year’s Scary Farms dates include Sept. 18-20, Sept. 25-28; Oct. 2-5, Oct. 9-12, Oct. 16-19, Oct. 22-26 and Oct. 29-Nov. 1.

Doors open nightly for the separate admission, after hours event at 7 p.m. The event runs until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 1 a.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

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