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Lake Hickory Haunts

Very positive (21 ratings)

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Closing November 3 - New in 2024! Nature's Revenge In an ancient experimental Greenhouse, Nature takes her Revenge! Prepare for a breathtaking immersive encounter with the beautiful aspects of mother nature, but beware of her wrath… Nature, tired of being used, limited, and synthesized; has consumed the Greenhouse and mutated into a wrathful, horrifying freak of nature. Trees talk, plants eat people, and insects are larger than you’ve ever imagined. Tread carefully, nature’s wisdom becomes deadly when she becomes conscious! The science hungry botanist discovered that, the hard way. If you dare to visit the Greenhouse, you may experience beauty like you’ve never seen… But is it worth your life? Think twice before journeying into NATURE’S REVENGE! Chop Shop In a dilapidated and shabby one-stop-shop, horrifying cannibals await! Featuring a Butcher + Repair Shop, Junkyard, and something called The Mangler; this “General Store” was booming and thriving back in the 60’s & 70’s. Somewhere down the line, this family “business” lost its way… Now, locals call it the CHOP SHOP, which no one dares to enter! If you find yourself near the Chop Shop, you should definitely run! But, it’s probably too late… These maniacal, aggressive, and smelly cannibals are not interested in negotiating. Their only concerns are to capture and prepare their next “meal”, and to ensure that their killing tools are sharp and operational. As a final word of warning: These cannibals are BRUTAL, MERCILESS, and down-right DISGUSTING! BEWARE of THE CHOP SHOP! Nightmare Factory Portal Dr. Death and his henchmen have been working very hard on a MAJOR UPGRADE to his iconic Nightmare Factory and the queue line! Become a part of his evil plans as you’re immersed in this eerie, industrial workshop. Plus! VIP Lounge Expansion Overwater Bridge And TONS of NEW additions and improvements throughout the experience, with even MORE monsters, creatures, and villains than ever before!

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Ratings

All ratings (21)

Very positive

Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Positive
Parking
Mixed

Reviews

One of our annual haunts, nieces favorite haunt

Scary

Scary

One of our favorite haunts

Atmosphere

Always updating it making it better

VIP

Yes

It’s a fast pass

Category

Yes

Originality

Yes

We love it All the workers really go all in

Minimum age

16

Physically active

Very

Hills stairs

Accessibility

No to much up and down hills steps. Tight rooms

Customer service
Wait time

Some wait

Duration

30+ min

I say close to hour

Physicality

None

Warnings

It’s a haunt sooo yeah

Bathrooms

Good

Parking

Parking is extra fee

Jul 8, 2024 | Experienced Oct 8, 2023
@sephyr
sephyr

1 haunt

Now look, I know this was during COVID so the attraction was heavily vetted to protect both attendees and haunt employees. The problem is that even though I paid for what I assume was a heavily discounted VIP ticket it still was not worth my money or time. First, after they scanned your ticket, you got ushered into a line to be slowly released down in groups to the actual haunt wait area so everyone would still be 6ft apart from each other. This was IMMEDITELY FORGOTTEN once you got to the waiting area as the lines were not organized in any way and people were everywhere and on top of each other. Secondly , as part of the VIP package you got two free add-ons from the haunt, of which my group chose chose Ax Throwing and their 5 minute escape room. Ax throwing was ax throwing - fine but the cages rattle more then I would have liked. The escape room was TERRIBLE. First, the line for this room was MASSIVE and no one was social distancing in this line either. When my group finally got to the front we were told we did not have 5 minutes, but in fact we had 3 MINUTES because they were so busy. The person who I assume was suppose to be the GM told us that not only could we not get any hints but the only info we were to get was one vague sentence about how to solve the room. Once inside the room was so dark you could barely see anything and by the time you finally got your bearings to figure out how to solve the room time had run out. THIS ROOM WAS AN ADDITIONAL $15 IF YOU DID NOT HAVE THE VIP PACKAGE. I would have been LIVID if I had paid that much for that experience. Finally the haunt portion of the attraction was just only okay. Even taking into consideration that COVID forced a heavy decrease in scare actors and interactive elements there was still nothing so spectacular that you couldn't have found in another haunt. VIP also allowed for us to enter in a separate line which was nice but you did eventually have to enter with a group of people so it wasn't like we even got to walk with just our group. If you're going here, go during the week and buy a cheap ticket, either after the main season or from a discount book. DO NOT DO THE VIP AS IT IS NOT WORTH IT.

Scary

Spooky

Atmosphere
VIP

No

DO NOT BUY THE VIP

Customer service
Jan 19, 2024 | Experienced Oct 31, 2021

L

Lexx1793

15 haunts

Lots of special features. Great costumes. Entertainment and concessions while you wait. Several different houses for one price

Scary

💩👖

Atmosphere
VIP

Yes

Originality

Yes

Dec 10, 2023
@PeytonWalton
PeytonWalton

26 haunts

I love Lake Hickory Haunts! I’ve been to multiple haunted attractions over the years and this is by far my favorite. You can really tell how much time is spent improving and adding on to the attraction during the off season. Their newest sections are highly impressive and I’m excited to go back in the future!

Scary

Scary

I’ve been to this haunt many times and I always think it’s worthwhile! I am not easily scared by haunts but I think that if you are, this would be scary for you.

Atmosphere

The atmosphere is super immersive all of the way from the entrance through the haunt. The new sections and updates are always super impressive. The atmosphere for the “Nature’s Revenge” section is next level!

VIP

n/a

I’ve never purchased a VIP ticket. If you just want to do the haunt without add ons, the line isn’t too long (as long as you purchase the earliest entry time).

Category

Yes

Originality

Yes

This is my favorite haunt and has been for years.

Minimum age

12

I’ve been going to haunts for years but obviously use your own discretion.

Physically active

Somewhat

Lots of inclines and some unsteady surfaces.

Accessibility

This attraction is not really navigable for visitors with mobility restrictions. Some parts of the terrain are even nerve-wracking for me with my past knee injuries.

Customer service

The monsters are interactive and the staff members are kind.

Wait time

Some wait

There are plenty of attractions to explore during the wait though.

Duration

30+ min

I’d say that the walking trail is probably between 25-45 minutes but I haven’t actually timed it.

Physicality

Light

No intentional contact but sometimes actors bump into you.

Bathrooms

Good

The bathrooms at the entrance are cleaner than bathrooms at most establishments. Go to the bathroom before you enter the midway though because the rest of the restrooms are portajohns.

Parking

Lots of space to park! You can choose to pay $10 for parking close to the attraction or $5 to park further away.

Oct 12, 2023 | Experienced Oct 4, 2025

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  • The actors that we saw were absolutely manic in their attention

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