This is my first review in a while and it pains me that I have to give my first 1-star review to The Nest. First off, I love scary things. Scary movies, haunted houses, ghost stories, you name it, I'm all over it. I actively seek out a good scare and don't mind paying for it. Last year me and some friends took advantage of the Sunday deal and went to the Nest when it was in Avondale. It was REALLY good, and I might say that it was the best haunted house I'd been to up until then. Since it was outdoors on a huge lot, it was a lot different than most of the inside/maze houses you're used to. Tonight we drove down and I was kinda feeling the new local. The Nest is nestled in the back of Rawhide so you have to walk a little ways, but there were some photo ops/concession stands/games set up along the way. We saw the building and I was pretty excited to see what they would do with it this year. *Sidenote: there's no need to "dress up" or wear high heels to a haunted house, I promise. There were tons of girls who looked like they just came from da club* Not to ruin anything for anyone, but rather than telling the story of Jacob Kell throughout the whole thing, there were 3 "different" sections. After going through the first two, I thought "oh that was just a warm-up, they're really gonna do it big at the end". Nope. I feel that it had a lot of potential but that the actors were few and far between, there wasn't as many "cool special effects" as last year, and there wasn't really a "wow" factor. and ******SPOILER ALERT****** no chainsaw?! what haunted house doesn't have a chainsaw....c'mon Anyways, we walked out and our collective thought was "that's it?" If you're looking for a really good scare, I'd suggest looking elsewhere read more

I can't believe how much fun I had here! This was our second haunt of the night for a friend's birthday. I love scary things so I led the way in my group and must say I got scared a few times! I loved the costumes, the rooms, the special effects! Some of the rooms get really hot so prepare yourself for that! We went late (11:30p) so there wasn't much of a line. Well worth the $25, wonderful job on this! :-D read more

The Nest Haunted House - Spooky... - Haunted Houses Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

This is one of the worst haunted houses, I have ever been to.I was highly disappointed, because it got sooooooooo much hype as being scary. The only scary thing about this place was the price you had to pay to get in. My complaints: 1. The VIP pass is a rip off.....you still had to wait to get in. They need to control the amount of sales to make it worth it and they don't. 2. all their commericals on the radio talk about this scary "Jacob Kell" they do not tie him into the theme or if they do, it's poorly done. 3. I walked around in this pitch black rooms that were super hot. There was like 3 actors and none of them were scary, 2 of them didn't even do anything. 4. you had to pay extra to park. 5. IT was NOT scary at ALL!!!! I got semi-spooked twice. One positive note, they do have a kewl 3D skull room. Good morning America rated this place one of the scariest haunts in America........they must not have been to very many. The Nest gets 2 devil horns down from this zombie!!! read more

This is the scariest haunted house in the country? Who bribed the reviewers? If this is the best this nation can muster, I weep for Halloween. The Nest has a truly paranormal ability to disappoint. Someone has obviously put a lot of cash and effort into promotion, but regrettably, the only truly frightening element is the cost of a ticket. I'm chalking it up to poor management. I'm going to dissect why you should keep your cash in your pocket, but I'm leaving out the spoilers (though frankly, I doubt it would detract much from the experience). Let me start with some positives. The settings are decent, as are the costumes. The Nest clearly has some talented folks working in the background. In particular, several sections make use of props and optical illusions in a manner that would be downright thrilling under other circumstances. Additionally, the actors are fabulous. They obviously take pride in attempting to induce mental anguish in their patrons. Granted we caught them early in the night, but they were mighty enthusiastic set of freaks. Their employer, however, does not live up to their standards. First, the venue is a large agricultural warehouse. This means that the entire haunted "house" is a series of plywood-partitioned cubicles, most with open ceilings. Ambient noise constantly leaked from adjoining rooms, giving away any kind of surprise the next room might hold. Frankly, it reminded me of the haunted houses my junior high organized in the gym every year--far from enough to suspend my disbelief. Second, the crowds literally overwhelmed the place, and management clearly values quantity over quality. Patrons were churned through on each others' tail, seldom giving the actors a moment to resume their positions. How shocked can you be when the same zombie has already jumped out at two different groups only a few feet ahead of you? How disturbing is a butchered corpse when a cluster of text-messaging teenagers are blocking your path? The fright only diminishes further when you spend most of the experience shoved firmly against a portly stranger's backside. And, despite the pace of admissions, there was still a line. Three, to be precise: one at the entry, and two more in the middle. I'd say bring a snack for the wait...but you can't. Of course, you could always choke up another ten bucks for the VIP pass, but even the VIPers faced solid (albeit shorter) lines. You can waste your time, or you can waste your money--your choice. Third, like the majority of Phoenix events, the actual product is a pathetic shadow of its promotion. The website advertises an intricate legend of a local murderer that is apparently totally unrelated to all but the last handful of rooms, and even then, the connection is tenuous. And, of course, the aggressive local advertising campaign keeps the herds flooding in. And finally...that price tag. Yeesh. Sure, I might pay to go here. Seven or eight bucks, tops. Ten if you catch me on a payday. But between the outrageous cost and the lingering feeling that I've been scammed, I won't be going next year. Let me know if it ever improves. read more

If you don't like haunted houses this review will do nothing to help you but if you do it will motivate you to go. It's very simple bring a group of friends, several who scare easy, add in a few shots before hand and then go have a blast. Just make sure you get the VIP passes because the 2nd time through can be more fun than the first. read more

Agreed with some of the posters... This is one of the WORST haunted houses I have ever been to (and every year I go to a few). At one point, you're taken into a "hallway" made of chain linked fencing...then your whole party kinda walks through it...around and around...till you get to the end. Oh, no...scary. Lots of just...walking around. The animatronix were cool...I'll give them that. There was this one place, near Fiesta Mall, years ago...that was amazing! Whatever happened to that place? read more

As a place to go to w/ your friends and laugh about the ridiculousness of it all, great. As a haunted house, sub par. I expected so much more from "one of the scariest haunts in America". I found my way thru the dark portion by feeling along the walls the entire way, why wasnt there anything gross feeling to freak people out? And the train horn...Listen. It is NOT scary to walk by a wall and suddenly be deafened by a loud horn (we heard it over and over from the line). The 2nd maze seemed like just filler. The hall of mirrors, meh. And Jakob Kells actual house, even more meh. I know, I know Im totally negative Nancy right now. IMO there were 3, no 4 cool things. 1) The 3rd maze was admittedly very cool. It reminded me of one I used to go to when I was a kid back east. 2) The bedrrom in Jakob Kells house w/ the contorted girl- awesome. Very Exorcist-y. 3) The badges that linked to Facebook. Awesome. Im just sad that my zombied out engagement photo that appeared in the house wasnt transfered to my page. 4) Nothing is creepier in scary movies than children. So while the mirror maze was meh, the kids that were in there along w/ the "La la la la la la" music was creepy as hell. I really expected more "scare" moments. read more

I haven't been to a haunted house since I was in high school (over 12 years ago), but a friend mentioned a group outing and I was all in! I had to leave my girlfriend behind, as she doesn't like scares - but being a person who appreciates a good horror movie, I was looking forward to jumping a few times. I'll admit, the folks who work at The Nest - they got me a few times! First of all, I like the location at Rawhide. If you haven't ever been, it's an old west town, used for corporate events and the like - but it's a great venue for this type of thing. There's a restaurant / saloon at the front, so you can have a drink if you're a bit nervous before the scares (we did exactly that), and there are a few shops and various photo opps throughout, before you get to The Nest. When you get your ticket, you also get a lanyard with an RFID tag and a card that directs you to register and link up your Facebook account. Don't miss out on this part! You'll see some interactive things during the haunted house itself with your name on it, and you'll get some pics posted to your FB profile (infrared shots of you screaming, if you're lucky). I won't go into much detail on the house itself, as that would be rather spoilery (and nobody should like spoilers). It's divided into sections, i.e. the dark house, the mirror house, the 3D house (yes, really) among others. My greatest advice for haunted houses based on my limited experience - make sure you're going with folks who will have fun with it - it is what you make it. If your friends are there to roll their eyes at everything, then you're not going to have fun. Just go with the flow and let yourself get scared by that guy around the corner with his eye falling out! read more

All right, instead of giving details and fucking up the entire experience of this place for anyone (like finding out that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalkers father before you watch the movie) I will keep this one short and simple and give nothing away. All I will say is before you go through the haunted house is that you are greeted by a headless horseman that kicks some serious ass (and a very, VERY well trained horse) This place rocks. All I will say is I went with two of my friends to this place last weekend and I had nail marks these girls dug into my arms and wrists. 3 days later and they are still there. Thanks "Jo" I will only give advice. Get there early so the line isn't as long unless you don't care about waiting. If you pay extra for the VIP line, you can avoid this. I recommend paying it (if you get on their website, you can print off a 2 dollar coupon for the regular deal of 4 bucks off for the VIP. We should have gone VIP) There is a 5 dollar charge to park in the dirt which sucks, but I guess everyone is trying to get theirs. Once you start the actual haunted house, takes about 30-40 minutes to get through at an easy pace. Has about 3 "parts" to it that are all awesome. Staff here was cool, no jerks working. Seems like they really like what they are doing and if you are getting paid to scare the hell out of people, who wouldn't. It is cash only, so come prepared unless you want to use the Rawhide ATM which is worse than most strip clubs. My friends were scared shitless, I thought it was awesome. Make it happen. read more

This whole area where The Nest is located is just awesome. Its themed as a creative old cowboy ghost kinda town... ( that's Jessica lingo so if you don't get it basically im just saying its very cool). muawhahaha i HEART haunted houses and just anything scary in general. I believe it was $25 a person. you could pay VIP as well to get thru the line quicker if you wish. there was a stop on the long walk to the actual Nest. On this walk i encountered a few wonderful/interesting things. 1) margarita shack... muy bueno! 2) this attraction called The Thing. We paid a dolla to see it...i still am pondering to this day if it was real or not, but i hope my dolla gets put to good use.3) piglets! i know totally not part of the whole being scared thing i was going for but hey, im a girl who is a sucker for anything small and cute. The Nest is a great haunted house. VERY ORGANIZED and put together very well. You can tell this attraction is something they take seriously and i can appreciate it. Totally absolutely positively recommend! read more

WOW! this was one of the best haunted houses i've experienced in a LONG time!!! Know I understand why its ranked in the top 10 of haunted houses in the US. The only reason its 4 stars is the price. $25 each is a little too much. But I will give them the benefit of the doubt since you do get to walk through what looks like the real wild west (Rawhide). It looked like tombstone. There are bars too, so one for the nerves is no problem. While your walking to the Nest characters are walking towards you intermittently, and I was caught off guard, which made me scream like a baby. One of the funniest scenes was watching a chainsaw carrying, scarred up guy chase a girl all the way towards the entrance of the park. There was a 30 minute wait in line that passed rather fast with all the commotion of the chain saw massacre. When we got into the building there was a little person rolling around with a Mohawk in a wheel chair, just rolling through the mazes of rope....kinda weird, gave us a taste of what was to come though. There were several different types of atmospheres such as metal rooms, blacked out rooms, skwishy tube rooms that make you feel like someone just gave birth to you, chain linked mazes that make great use of the scene and the unhitched chain link. The zombies and the monsters are top notch. One of my favorite parts was the room with the boxes, before the live buried lady in the _____________ with _______. I have to give props to the props too! The use of black outs were awesome, but a little too much at one point. I would definitely recommend this place to all. read more

This was a lot of fun, but a couple of minuses almost ruined the whole experience. We got the VIPs, so we went through twice. A lot stuff was great, but the 2nd maze, the pitch dark one was not only bad, but dangerous and just not fun. Not scary, just hard to breathe, hard to navigate and we had a claustrophobic in our group who nearly had a panic attack. Other than that, it seemed very inconsistent. On our second trip through, i'd say a good 20% of the scares weren't there. just staff wasn't there, and some other people in our group were clearly friends with a lot of the people in the mazes, and we were totally ignored. read more

The Nest has moved from Queen Creek to Rawhide, and it hasn't really changed for the better. They still try to tie in the story of Killer Kell, but there's nothing to do with Kell in the whole house. I think they need to revamp this experience. Anyways, admission is around 25 I think, but I might be wrong. They offer a fast pass for a couple bucks more, I would recommend it unless you don't mind waiting. There are three mazes, and they're all housed inside this big building, which makes it kind of lame. The sets and costumes are decent, but the main problem is that there's no solid theme throughout the mazes. The creators just pack all horror cliches in one big haunt, and it doesn't work all the time. Expect to get through all the mazes in 15-20, and add time if you're waiting in line. All in all, three stars because the sets and costumes are pretty good quality. It's kinda neat that the Nest is at Rawhide; it brings back memories of the best haunt in AZ I remember, which was the Rawhide haunts back in the day. Minus stars for being expensive and not offering much, and for not having a good theme. read more

My husband and I, and about 7 of our friends checked this place out a couple of weeks ago. It was a BLAST! We had a great time and we're actually heading back tomorrow with some family to check it out again. What we did that helped: 1) We bought VIP passes online, and were there so late that their weren't any lines when we arrived to Rawhide (10:15pm) and no lines when we checked into the Nest (11:20pm) so it probably wasn't necessary, but I'd recommend buying them online anyways just in case (it's only a couple of dollars more....well worth saving yourself a headache at the door). 2) We hit up the Margarita stands at least a few times before heading in....that probably helped enhance the experience! (Again, as others have said, it is what you make of it...and a few drinks and a great group of friends can make all of the difference in the world). Having read others' reviews, it looks like going later is key. We were probably among the last groups to arrive, so our group was able to stay together and not be herded like cattle. The actors were fantastic considering it was probably the end of a very long day for them. The special effects were great, the rooms were creepy...it was very fun and well worth the money. If you're a thrill seeker or just like fun group activities this is the place to go. Not to mention Rawhide itself is a trip, and so fun. Lots of great photo opportunities to bring your cameras (no photos allowed in Nest though) and bring some cash for tasty margaritas and some cool street shopping. read more

This place is so scary this year. You have to check it out they have over 50,000 sq ft of fear at this event read more

The Nest Haunted House - Haunted Houses Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

I am a HUGE fan of haunted houses and I've tried almost every one that Arizona has at least twice. I was excited that Rawhide would be holding THE NEST haunted house but once I got there and tried it out. I was VERY VERY disappointed. First of all, It's located in the far back of Rawhide, so make sure to wear comfortable walking shoes. Second of all, there was NO Jacob Kell~~~isn't that the whole point and plot of the Nest? Third of all, the Warehouse its held in is HOTT..not the good hott but the sweaty, smells like a gym sock hott! Also, there is a part of the haunted house where its basically a pitch black maze and you try to find your way out while hearing sounds of a bus honking its horn....LAME! I'm slightly claustrophobic and wasn't the least bit scared...just ANNOYED. It's a huge waste of money and I definitely was not impressed. The only good thing about this place was the 3d part of it...especially the bridge that feels like you're moving in a dizzy 360 motion. That was cool...but definitely not $25-35 worth of cool! read more

I don't know what the 1 star reviewers are thinking. And sadly no headless horseman. But we did have the pleasure of being lead to the VIP line by a mutilated man and his CHAINSAW. Go to be scared, go to have a good time. You'll have a great time. Go early too, it got crowded later, the actors were sometimes exposed before we would reach the area due to the groups crowding. The only ding I have is for the "side" show, wasn't feeling it...kinda lame. read more

You say dont trust people who give it 1 star because they are from other haunts, and yet you give it 5 stars? If someone gives a haunt 5 stars it is safe to say they work there . No haunt is 5 stars, And i have been to many. there is ALWAYS room for improvement. Animatronics are cool, but that is it. the main character is not even in the place, stupid. read more

I went to The Nest last year (2011) and it sucked. I never thought it was possible to be bored in a haunted house, but The Nest proved me wrong. $25 and hardly any actors, and the few actors who our group ran into didn't even try to scare us. It was boring. The sad part is they hype it up, but it's just a polished turd. I've been in haunted houses in California that only cost $5 and I get really scared. The Nest is a waste of money ($25) and time. DO NOT GO. The scariest thing for me was after we got out I was thinking of all the things I could've done with those $25... get gas for my car... buy groceries... buy a video game... go to the casino... ugh... Never again. Trust me, DO NOT GO! This "haunted" house wouldn't scare a six-year-old. read more

With all of the hype about this place, I was sorely disappointed. The only time I got scared was when the chainsaw man was chasing me out. Other than that, meh. It looks like they spent most of their budget on the automated monster outside that would just randomly operate and do the same thing over and over. It was cool, but it would have been nicer if they would have spent the money inside. The actors weren't very interactive, although some of the set up rooms were cool. It would have been more amusing if I was a film student interested in horror movie sets than being scared. Avoid this one, and go to the "Slaughterhouse" in Tucson instead, at least if you are actually interested in being scared :) read more

I'd venture for any one of the reviews who rated this place low to share where a better haunted house is in Phoenix. If it does exist, I haven't found it. AZ Scream Park? Are you kidding? That place is a joke. I went to the Nest a couple years ago when it was way out on the west side, and it was all outdoors, and not very good to be honest. This one at Rawhide is worlds better than the old one. It is divided in the 3 different sections basically, and I thought they were all done really well. The 3D section is a hoot...like being stuck on a bad trip after taking some psychedelics, including colorful "little people" running by you (scary lol). After the colorful 3D trip...you turn in the 3D goggles and enter a pitch black maze. Not a lot actually happens in here, but the shear fact that you literally cannot see a thing is what the point is here. They do have people in there though, and occasionally as you are feeling your way through, you feel a human...kinda creepy. After the black maze you enter a house portion with kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms etc. and in my opinion really well done costumes/sets. At the end there is a bloody texas chainsaw massacre type mess, complete with a serial killer with a chainsaw standing at the exit of the room. He will put it in your face if you show any sign of fear lol. All in all, for one of the first times I actually felt like the money I spent was worth it. Haunted houses just by nature can be a little cheesy but I truly thought The Nest was really well done. Suggest you go! Only negative I can think of and its not really their fault...is the frickin horrible dirt parking lot. Leaving after midnight, its impossible to find your way out, as there is literally a dust storm that you cannot see anything. read more

So much fun! I haven't been to a haunted house in a long time and thanks to the lovely Andrea and her UYE organizational skills, I gave The Nest a chance and was pleasantly surprised. The Nest is located at Rawhide, which turns into "Doomstown" at sunset with haunted characters meandering around and a few side shows going on to view. I love this about the Nest because you have plenty to do while your adrenaline level calms down after you complete the haunted house. The Steakhouse & Saloon are both open until 11pm, so those of you who need some liquid courage before and/or after the scare, hit up the bar for some shots! We purchased VIP passes ($31 online its more at the door) which allowed us to go through twice and skip the general admission ($27 online) line. For those waiting in the GA line, the Nest offers a small "freak show" which really consists of young men channeling MTV's Jackass and opting to staple themselves, shove something through their nose and out through their mouths, and juggle knives for the sake of entertainment. The haunted house consists of three mazes before you get to the Nest. Each maze upped the intensity level of fright which I loved cause I can be wuss. One maze is completely void of light, you really have no idea where you are going or who you might run into, so chose the bravest to lead. Another maze requires that you put on the supplied 3D glasses and navigate through a trippy clown madhouse. There is one part that requires you to cross through a tunnel, but due to the sensory overload, you can't help but feel like you are going to fall over. Super cool. I don't really want to get into too much detail because I want you to experience it all for yourselves, but the quality of the sets, makeup, and actors are exceptional! The have also incorporated technology that makes the experience more personal. When you check in you are given a lanyard to wear and if you register before you enter the haunted house you can check to see your name on tombstones or tv's as you go through. The attraction also has camera's to take pictures of you (you can't see them, no flash used) as you go through and will post direct to your FB wall, pretty neat. Is it the scariest haunted house in America? Probably not, but its a fantastic time with plenty of startles, screams, and sprints in hopes to get to the next room, only to be cornered by hillbilly pig and people butchers that want you to lick their armpit, haha. If you don't get spooked easily, you will still have a great time watching the reactions of those that are scared. Go check it out. See if you scream like a little girl (check) or how fast you can sprint (check). read more

We heard a lot of hype about this place being that it was all over the news and radio for being the scariest haunted house in the US. However, I was slightly disappointed for two reasons, one of them being out this place's control. 1.) There was still a slight wait so just as our group made it to the front and would be the next batch in, we were kicked out because of a "threat". Police surrounded, which made us go back out to try to get our money back. However, we were told it was a bomb threat from a suspicious package being found in a pitch black portion of the haunted maze. Apparently a little kid got lost inside as well, so they had to go find him. And they wouldn't let us get our money back, so our options were to wait until it was ok to go back in, or leave and forfeit the $25. So we waited, took about 90 minutes (no bomb, found the kid I guess). By then, unfortunately, the fear and adrenaline has subsided, especially when the "actors" also had to evacuate and you could see it really wasn't that scary. 2.) After waiting to go in, we got to go inside slightly after midnight, but with all the rush of everyone wanting to go in and the actors being tired, we all got rushed through and finished in about 20 minutes versus the 45min we were told it would take. Also ,there was no Jacob Kell theme, or maybe I misunderstood from reading the legend on the website that we weren't going to an actual haunted house, but a warehouse decked out in scary type stuff. There were clowns, and if the theme was to mock a serial killer, I don't really know where clowns fit in. Here are some things I enjoyed: the 3D portion where you walk along a tunnel that is spinning and a wobbly bridge. That was really cool. Again, more clowns so that was really weird. I hate clowns. The pitch black maze was pretty awesome. You run into the walls quite a bit, which adds to the fun because you have to feel your way around. Not to mention there might be some surprises around certain corners. If this place was actually at Jacob Kell's house where he murdered all those people, at disturbing and scary that would be to be on the premises, I would say it's worth the $25. Otherwise, you should go on a thursday next time when it's back when you get a large student discount, or can go in a group of 4 to save more on admission. Heard a lot of people calling in to file complaints. Maybe we'll get our money back. The whole old saloon wild west theme that you walk into before getting to the nest also killed the mood for me. I guess to me, that made me realize it's not really a haunted house, but a staged one. Oh yeah, the $5 parking fee sucked too. Didn't know we'd have to pay for that I'd probably have more fun if it wasn't so expensive and there wasn't a fake bomb threat. That's what we get for going on halloween I guess read more

HORRIBLE!!! I feel awful for the people that actually paid for the VIP tickets! If I had, Id be pissed! My group waited in line for almost three hours, which we understood, considering we went on Saturday night and didn't spend for the VIP. But the first two parts of the house are completely lame! No scares, just darkness and an obnoxious horn! Finally, you get to the first (somewhat) visually stimulating part of the house, which is the 3D. But since there is so many people being shoved through its not even enjoyable. Just people crammed around every corner, wait after wait, after wait....... I will hand it to them, the last part of the house is very cool, had only they stuck with its theme and continued its enthusiasm throughout the entire attraction they would have had a better turn out. But again over packed with people....... Lastly, There is NO AC in this entire attraction. The putrid smell of body odor from the people standing sweating in line and the sweaty actors inside make it even more UN-enjoyable. So, I recommend wearing enough body spray for everyone in the joint! I DON'T RECOMMENDED WASTING YOUR MONEY!!!! I WILL NEVER RETURN!! read more

Not a huge haunted house fan, but I liked this one. They seem to really try to do something new. For example, they use your facebook (if you give it to them) to project pics on the wall of your friends and family on the wall in the house. Scary! read more

WORST HAUNTED HOUSE EVER!!!!!!! There were times when the actors were just talking to each other and didnt even care that they were supposed to be scaring the people that paid to come in. The first part was a stupid black maze maybe had two actors if that. There isn't enough that i can say about how bad this place was, its embarrassing that it was on Good Morning America. Needless to say im trying to get a refund. read more

When I went, it was still in Queen Creek, but I definitely wasn't impressed. Wasn't the least bit scary. Plus, the pricing was ridiculous, way too overpriced. read more

We actually wouldn't know. We ordered tickets online. They supposedly "email" the tickets to the email you registered. NEVER Received them. Never received a response to the "contact" form message. I know haunted houses are supposed to be scary, but to rob you blind? come on. Charge dispute filed with credit card. There are tons of haunted houses in the valley. go to one cheaper and closer. read more

I visited The Nest last night with a few friends, and would have to say I was rather impressed! I love being scared, I'm obsessed with haunted ANYTHING, and Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. With that being said, the last few years choices in haunted abodes have been lacking in the fright department. But The Nest delivered more than a handful of jumps, scares and shrieks around each bend! Even the ghouls and goblins that roamed the dusty streets while waiting in line were entertaining to watch, and made the 45 minute wait to get in seem to fly by fairly quickly. The special effects were pretty decent, and the actors were VERY invested in being as spooky as possible. I was actually cornered by two very creepy, very bloody escaped mental patients that refused to let me pass. I had to duck, cover and roll (just about), just to get to the next room! Scary for me, and entertaining for all the friends that went with me. The cost ($25 pp, but on Sundays only $15pp if you buy a family 4-pack) was worth it. The only downside is the distance from Old Town, but it's well worth it to venture outside The Bubble for a night of fright! read more

So this was my fourth haunted house here in Phoenix this Halloween season. This easily was one of the worst haunted houses I have ever been to. ( I go to several every year.) Not only was it 40 dollars to get in a "VIP" line, it was just overall a bad haunt. You pay to be "VIP" and you end up going through each haunt with about 10-15 other random people. The first haunt was called "Bleak" or something like that, all this was is a dark very dark maze. You cannot see your hand in front of your face. There is only 2 actors in the whole maze that jump at you. The rest of the time is just walking in the dark. I can't believe that's all that was. Just walking in the dark. The next haunt was the 3-D haunt. Again, you go through with a group of about 10 or more, so nothing is scary at all. It is pretty cool some parts being 3-d but the fact that you are not with your own group, just ruins it all. the last part had some really cool sets, however again you're supposed to be "VIP" and you end up going through with about 20 people here, so there is nothing to scare you in a group of that size. Aside from some cool sets, that's all this had. There was some cool interactive stuff with your name on gravestones, signing in through Facebook, but that's it. I would never go back to The nest. the advertisements and website make it look way scarier than it is. read more

Terrible! Total waste of money. Not scary at all. Me and my friend were yawning in the faces of the "scary" monsters. Save some money and the drive and go to Arizona's original scream park. Way better. read more

I went with 3 friends on Friday evening and I must say it was LAME!!!! The group of I was with was ages 15-24. First thing I HATED, had to pay $5.00 for parking. The parking lot was literally 10% or less full, so no reason to charge customers other than wanting to steal your money. Second thing I HATED was the price of tickets which are $25 each. I figured for this price I must be in for a real scare, NOT! After walking through about 1/2 mile of pre teens we waited in line for about 30 minutes. Included in the $25 ticket is a photo outside the tent of the nest. Just understand that the photographer SUCKS and when I looked up the picture online I was covered over by the Nest freak. Anyways we get in to the mirror room which was the best part of the nest. Second we went through some faux court yard setting where the actors had terrible makeup, they seemed understaffed. Next stage was 3D, so required 3d glasses which ARE NOT CLEANED. This section was 2nd best and the clowns in this section needed breath mints and better artists to do makeup, any IT remakes would have been commendable but nope nothing scary. The next stage was the WORST, here you walk through a completely black hallway and you cannot see anything and that's all that happens. Walking in the dark is lame it was hot and we caught up to people and people behind us caught up to us because YOU CANT SEE. This was more annoying than scary. This part of the house really made you feel like you wasted your money. Next was walking through an trailer park where actors are just not scary, just don't get close to the toilet because they spray freezing cold water all over you. Would not go again unless tickets are 10-15 including parking. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! read more

No wonder the nest keeps moving cities. e they only had about 15 actors in the 1 big warehouse that the haunt is In. this was not even scary it was more like a Comedy Hour.you would be better to watch Friday the 13th at home and Be more scared watching the movie been going to the nest.we paid $124 dollars for 4 of us that was the fast track, we should have knew something was wrong when we saw a 10 year old girl cursing saying this was bull shit and she spent 40 dollars for that. what was funny is why we were walking up to the warehouse everybody coming out of the warehouse was upset saying that this was a joke and not scary. I am writing this review because I would hate to see other people waste their money. well all I can say is if you don't believe me go and waste your money then you will be writing a review the next day like I am. they must HAVE paid ABC AND MTV a lot of money to say that they were number 1 in the West ? Well enough about the RIP OFF ( The Nest ) well if you would like to get REALLY scared go to Fear Farm on 99th Avenue in the I-10 freeway they have 4 haunted house attractions and that place is 1000 TIME better then the nest in my eyes that would be the best in the WeST well I guess it's true if you spin the money in advertising you will get people to come in. Thanks 4 reading my review : -( Eddie N. read more

Good costuming. 3D was fantastic. Still a steep price for admission to the House(s). Wish there was more 'bang for your (my) buck'.

The Nest is a great Halloween experience. It ranges from 3D to blackouts to very realistic charcters popping out at you. It is 45 minutes long and you will not be disappointed. I have been to Haunted Houses all over the country and this is by far the most heart pounding. At one point I could imagine how it would feel to be kidnapped by a serial killer and your need to depend on your senses and ability not to panic to survive. The good news is you can also buy a beer to calm your nerves before or even after if you get as jilted as I did. There is also a VIP line for an additional $10 It allows you to skip the regular line and you have access to go thru the Haunted House a 2nd time. (same visit) Be prepared for $5 parking. Allow yourself to be scared shitless for one day out of the year. Its fun and you feel more bonded with your friends afterwards. No doubt your going to push someone your care about to the forefront of the line. Apologies to your girlfriend and kleenex may be in order afterwards. Trust me on this one. read more