Dark Nights Hersheypark – 2025 Event Guide

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Dark Nights is back at Hersheypark-and this year it has more houses, more scares and admission is included in your park ticket!

Offering five houses, four enhanced scare zones, themed food and beverages as well as merchandise, the creative team continues to take Dark Nights to the next level with storytelling and effects.

Dark Nights Hersheypark 2025

Dark Nights will begin on September 12 Event hours are 5-10 p.m. on Fridays, 12-10 p.m. on Saturdays and 12-9 p.m. on Sundays. Dark Nights immersive haunt experience begins each night at 6 p.m. and extends one hour after Park close – Fridays and Saturdays until 11 p.m. and Sundays until 10 p.m.

Your Hersheypark Halloween ticket includes entrance to all five Dark Nights haunted houses and four Scare Zones featuring all-new and evolved stories, as well as 50 family-friendly attractions and thrilling coasters, with lights-out rides on Wildcat’s Revenge  and other coasters. And get ready for limited-time cocktails, treats and savory eats exclusive to Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nights.

2025 Dark Nights Haunted Houses

The nightmare continues, as darkness is sweeping over Hersheypark with new, blood-curdling frights lurking about.

• Auntie Mortem’s Abattoir – The Mortem family just added a packing room to the tour. Her nephew is stepping up his game, and his twisted cousin is on hand to keep the family business running… no matter what (or who) comes through the door.

• Haunted Coal Mine: Curse Of The Tommyknockers –  Head back down into the suffocating darkness of the mines, where time slows down, and the air runs thin. Step inside a new room that offers a breath of relief…but not for long. Down here, not everything that breathes is human. 

• Twisted Carnevil – Step right up! The big top is abuzz with new acts. But watch your back! One of the new performers leaves more than a mark… they leave a permanent impression. 

• Estate of Evil – The 13 rooms in this mansion offer charm, mystery, and a new sauna that is sure to make you sweat. Just be warned: the last guests who overstayed their welcome are still feeling the heat. 

• Kill “N” Fill Garage (NEW FOR 2025!) – Fueled by evil, the Kill ‘N Fill Garage hums with danger, and what goes on behind the rusted chain link fence is sure to send sparks flying. Enter the grease-stained mechanics bay, squeeze through the shadowy back office, weave around twisted wreckage in the body shop, escape the claustrophobia of the storeroom, and wade through the blood-slicked car wash. But, beware… the screams start when the engines die. 

Dark Nights Haunted House Accessibility

An Accessibility Program is available for Dark Nights as detailed here.  Guests using the designated accessible entrances for the Dark Nights haunted house attractions will need to show the attendant their Boarding Pass. The guest will be provided the Dark Nights Accessibility Information and Reservation Tracker and receive an assigned Reservation time for the attraction that corresponds to the current wait time of the standard entrance/queue line at the attraction. Guests may only obtain one Reservation at a time.

2025 Scare Zones

The midways will transform into three Scare Zones each evening.

• Fallout Zone – Rogue radioactive material has begun to emit an eerie green fog. Crews are scrubbing the midway to isolate, contain, and neutralize any threats. You may avoid the fallout, but can you escape the madness from those within? 

• Midway Of Misery – Misery loves company… Beware, in between the flamed arches and amongst the thick fog, creatures may appear when you least expect it.

• Darkstone’s Hollow: Battle for Spring Creek –  After a brutal battle, Professor Darkstone stands victorious, his mythical menagerie broken and caged. The creatures are under Darkstone’s command for now, but you can feel the danger in the air. Stay hidden or be hunted.

• Path of Shadows: Coven’s Curse (NEW FOR 2025): Long hidden from sight, the Path Of Shadows has opened, and 3 mysterious witches have emerged. Tread carefully through our all-new scare zone, where something wicked is brewing, or run the risk of becoming the next victim of the Coven’s Curse. 

Food & Beverages

Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nights will feature an elevated food and beverage scene with more than 50 eats and spell-binding drinks and of course, fan favorites like King Shakes

Guests can get a taste of some of the frightfully delicious food offerings available during Dark Nights with the Dark Nights Tasting Pass. The Pass includes a choice of up to five specialty menu items from more than 50 food and beverage options at more than 15 locations throughout the Park.

The Chocolatier Restaurant, Bar + Patio will offer Spirit’s Rooftop Bar, a rooftop rendezvous available during all Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nights operating days starting at 5 p.m. on Fridays and 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Guests who dare to explore the haunted rooftop bar will find spirits both real and imagined – from fiery cocktails and octopus-inspired Bloody Marys to absinthe creations and libations that literally pop tableside. 

Hersheypark Halloween

If scares aren’t for your family you can still enjoy Hersheypark Halloween all season long. Families can experience Hersheypark Halloween as they play by day and fright by night, with thrills on 50 rides and attractions (weather and maintenance permitting), dark rides on select coasters during the last hour of 
Park operation, trick-or-treating with 13 stops (10 in Treatville region and three at Hershey’s Chocolate World), the Avenue Of The Afterlife, Hershey Character appearances, kid-friendly entertainment with the return of the popular Shake, Rattle and Glow: Monster Ball show in Chevrolet Music Box Theatre venue and the original Creatures Of The Night flashlight tour celebrating its 45th anniversary at ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park. 

Tickets

Hersheypark Halloween admission includes access to the Dark Nights haunted houses and Scare Zones, all 50 rides and attractions, Hersheypark Halloween entertainment, and ZooAmerica when guests enter through Hersheypark during Park hours. 

Guests interested in visiting for the seasonal event can purchase One-Day or Two-Day Any Day Tickets, valid through Jan. 4, 2026, online now. Current 2025 Season Pass Holders can enjoy unlimited Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nights visits. 

Dark Nights and Hersheypark Halloween have become our favorite time of year to experience the park. The expansion of spooky season has amplified the park in a big way.