As emerging COVID-19 strains such as the Delta variant have families facing concerns over how they will enjoy Halloween fun this season, leading creators in the local Halloween scene, Aurora Interactive, LLC have teamed with Chambers of Horrors NY/Fear Manor to come up with a festive, safe solution through the development of the exclusive limited time pop-up event, “Dark Night: Halloween Trail,” which opens October 1, 2021, that is geared toward families and Halloween lovers of all ages. Representing the first ever 1990s time travel mystery themed Halloween trail to come to Long Island, Dark Night: Halloween Trail at Farmingville, NY’s Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater is an outdoor extravaganza combining moderate scares with comedy that at the same time celebrates the nostalgia of vintage haunted trails through a post-modern twist on inspired characters from pop culture and horror movies of the 1990s.
Promoting health, safety and social distancing, only 1,000 tickets will be sold per night with members of each reserved party staying within their group as they are staggered apart from one another throughout the experience. People will travel back in time 1999 as they participate in a fictional radio show marathon hosted by 131.3 WDIE, where movies, characters and popular music of the 90s come to life while they venture through an approximate 25–30-minute pitch black Halloween trail to uncover hidden alphabetical letters that form the name of the character responsible for cursing the property, using only one flashlight provided by the attraction. Adults and children attending are encouraged to wear clothing/costumes from the 1990s for receiving the most authentic nostalgic experience.
In contrast to Aurora Interactive, LLC’s past scarier and more intense Halloween events intended for teens and adults, this year’s Dark Night: Halloween Trail is scaled down in its thrills and chills to be inclusive for people of all ages. It has also added a special “Dark Night Trick-Я-Treat Adventure Trail” that is especially geared for younger children where little “boils” and “ghouls” will explore a fun non-scare walk-through friendly meet and greet experience from Dark Night: Halloween Trail characters.
Keeping in line with health and safety guidelines, all guests are encouraged to wear face masks. All actors portraying characters wear face masks under their costumes and are kept at a distance from guests participating.
Expected to be produced on a scale previously unseen in the New York area, Dark Night: Halloween Trail opens Friday, October 1, 2021 and runs through Halloween, October 31, 2021. Its weekends of operation are October 1 – October 2, October 8 – October 10, October 15 – October 17, October 22 – October 24, and October 28 – October 31. Hours are 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Hours are from 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. on Sundays and on Thursday, October 28.
Tickets for adults (ages 13 and up) start at $35 per person. Admission for children between ages four and 12 are discounted to $15 per child. There is no charge for children three and under. Admission for adults and children is the same for the Dark Night Trick-Я-Treat Adventure Trail. At least one adult, parent or guardian must accompany children for the Dark Night Trick-Я-Treat Adventure Trail. Adult, parent or guardian tickets for this must be purchased online in advance; children’s tickets for this must be purchased in person by the adult, parent or guardian at the attraction with the adult/parent/guardian ticket(s) in-hand. To purchase tickets, please visit, www.DarkNightLI.com.
Proceeds from tickets sold will be donated by Aurora Interactive, LLC and Chamber of Horrors/Fear Manor to Literacy Inc., a national charity that is dedicated to fighting the growing rate of illiteracy among teens across the United States through the use of such tools as motivational speeches, free Ereaders or Etablets, and reminder bands.
