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ValleySCARE Haunt at Valley Fair - Amusement Parks Near Me - Shakopee, Minnesota

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This was a terribly run event. We had tickets to attend on a Saturday night and we even had people that drove 3+ hours to attend in our group. We arrived around 8pm to a huge line of cars to get into the parking lot and then the line of people to get in was the longest line I have ever seen in my entire life. We ended up leaving because we decided it was not worth it to waste more of our Saturday evening. We thankfully were able to get our tickets refunded but I really hope that ValleyScare learns a lesson going forward regarding this event. There needs to be a cap on the number of people that can buy tickets online. read more

This is a heck of a scare. They walk around after dark and will absolutely scare the Bejesus out of you. There's an option to get a necklace to not be scared, but it's $17...if you don't want to be scared, leave before the show (around 9 pm I think) which is when they "release the monsters." read more

Last I was at valleyscare was in 2017. There was fog everywhere, actors everywhere, and the park was divided up into sections/themed decorations. I came back this year hoping for the same experience... In a nutshell, valleyfair in the dark with a couple haunted mazes. read more

I never make reviews but feel like I needed to based on my experience here. Me and bunch of friends went here on 10/4/24. And had as good of a time as we could. I'll just say that there are a lot of freights at valleyscare and it's not just the lack of scarers. The prices of things have skyrocketed and make the experience a lot less fun and very lackluster. $50 ticket price after tax with slight discount $26 parking that has lines to get in and to get out of (this added about an extra 2 hours of our day) $16 drinks that do not have enough bang for the buck $15 dollars for a slice of pizza This immediately made the experience feel very cash grabby and definitely didn't make it a good time. Another thing that made the experience less enjoyable is security. I understand they are there to make sure people do not cause issues and if one comes up to settle it. Which they were good at. Just a bit too good. my friends small bag that looked about the same size as a purse or the same size as my other friends bag is not gonna do anything to anyone. After it had been scanned and searched throughly they told them they were not allowed to bring it in and they had to walk back to the car and put it away and then had to wait in a very long line again that takes about 30 minutes to get through. Security didn't even try to help and find another solution. (I.e let them go through another way to avoid the line.) Just told them tuff luck. (Another incident with Security) Security also stopped us from returning to our group after a couple of us had to use the bathroom while in line. There should be a way to slip back into lines to rejoin groups cause the lines are far to long to have to go back through them again. I.e. temp fast pass just to rejoin them when you get back. It's not that serious and having to go through the haunted house having a good time with friends is the whole point of the experience. Even after explaining things to the security person they just said no cutting like a child would. Just a very unpleasant experience when you have to pay for this type of service. Overall I would not go to valleyscare again or recommend valleyscare to anyone cause the only thing you will be scared of is the high prices and the lack of humility. Giving valleyscare 2 stars! It was only fun cause of friends and I didn't need to pay for them. Don't pay for the long lines, the parking, the power hungry security, the lack of scarers, and over priced drinks and food. Use your money wisely and don't make my mistake. read more

DISAPPOINTED BEYOND WORDS. So crowded during valley scare we could not even park the line to enter the park took an hour to get in and was actually about 6 blocks long going all around the parking lot and beyond when we finally parked we turned around to leave... it would be impossible to get in on time we had eight people 4 adults and 4 children for a child birthday celebration it was truly the worst experience ever for the huge amount of money spent for a family of only eight... we left and then it took an hour to get out of there DO NOT BOTHER ... plus seems they are too cheap to even hire enough staff it's all just a huge scam ... it used to be a blast there now it's a joke NOT SAFE AT ALL. Never even got a refund just a huge scam just go to other rides/water parks way better experience holy crapoli!!!! read more

My friends and I bought tickets for ValleyScare 10/12 and it was a nightmare. Just to get in to ValleyFair the cars were backed up both ways on the highway. After parking in the lot, we walked towards the entrance only to find that the line was ~.5 mile long. Security said that the line would take at least an hour to get in to the park. My caution is to get there way before it opens at 7 pm if you want to be able to get on rides & haunted houses. It does not seem like they limit tickets so there are way too many people in order to enjoy this event. Tickets online are 54 dollars a person with parking being an additional 25 dollars making it around 140 dollars with fees for 2 people to go. There was a grass lot to the right when you enter that looks like it was free parking, you just have to walk a little further. read more

Save you money and go somewhere else. My boyfriend and I went last Saturday (10/19/2024) and it was a disaster. Let me break it down: 1:) Paid $23 for parking in the main lot and they didn't even scan our barcode upon entry so probably could have saved money there. ValleyScare closes at midnight, we left the park by 11:30PM, was in our car & ready to leave by 11:45PM. Sat in the parking lot for AN HOUR trying to get out. There were a lot of cops at the front when we left and not one of them helped to direct traffic. Also sat in about 45 mins of traffic just to get into Valleyfair to park. We hit traffic as soon as we got on the 3. 2.) If you don't get the Fast Lane Pass, don't even bother going on the rides. We waited in line over an hour for 1 rollercoaster and during that wait, it got stuck 2 different times but we were invested by that point. Every ride had a similar line to it. 3.) Very crowded and EVERYTHING had a line out the door. I wish I would have known they don't cap how many people can come in. 4.) The only semi-positive was the different haunted houses they had. We went through 3 of them and their lines moved pretty quickly. However, for what we paid those 3 haunted houses weren't worth it. read more

We were waiting in line to get in for an hour and a half with pre- bought tickets. Traffic and parking was absolutely insane. Once we finally got in we only had time for one ride and one haunted house. Wayyy over priced and they let waaay too many people in. If you ever do go, aim to arrive at 3pm and only purchase the fast pass. Even then I'm sadly not sure it's worth the money. read more

unorganized and chaotic. for what they charge to park you'd think there is a method to arrive and depart. Nothing but a free for all. the traffic to the place sets the pace of. Save yourself from disappointment and avoid. good portion of the rides are not in service and the lines through the haunted attractions are so long that the attempt to scare is muted by the the mass of people walking through the area single file like sheep. read more

When this WAS open, it was a fantastic Haunt. They used the entire park for several different mazes. There were also roamers walking around the park, which made for some surprise scares as people didn't know there would be monsters outside of the mazes. They've put a lot of work into the indoor mazes, but the outdoor mazes need more decorations. It feels like a spooky walkway instead of it being an actual maze. Lots of chances to buy food, merch, and go on rides! read more

Worst experience. Waited in the car line for 2 hours (7:30-9:30) just to park. Then waited in an even longer line to get into the parking until they closed at 12 and we had to leave. Didn't get to enjoy something we paid $130+ to do. read more

recommend coming hours early to avoid the monstrous line. Parking was $25 and it took 45 mins to get into the parking lot. That was the first line. Then you filed into another 40 minute line to go through security. If we're lucky we might get 3 hours in the park. read more

Best thing ever. Definitely scary. We love the actors. Love riding the rides at night.

We paid for 3 valley scare tickets and didn't get to go on a SINGLE ride. We payed for parking and they did not honor this and the parking was so packed it took 30+ minutes to find a spot. We couldn't get on ANY rides because even though we got there early the traffic was insane then you had to sit in a line just to get to the park and once you got in every ride was was packed. Even the Caribou line was out the door. So if you want to spend a good chunk of money just to stand around then I say go for it. Fast lane passes were a no go and the park was over populated. Valley fair It's not worth the price it was already $60 per ticket and if you did want a fast lane it's a separate charge of over $70. For 3 tickets with fast lane you are looking at over $400 once taxes are applied. You would think for the price that you pay to get in they should really limit the amount of people who are allowed In The park at one time. I am just very disappointed in Valley Fair and Valley scare just isn't what it used to be. read more

Valley scare always knocks it out of the park. This year the food wasn't bad especially at valley scare. The only thing is it was overcrowded because of a beautiful day today. Otherwise it was great seeing all the costumes with all the people and specially the children as we brought our daughter and our niece here today. If you're looking for something fun to do today's the day read more

I don't love scary things, so this is just right for me. The haunted houses are great for an adrenaline rush without leaving me terrified. The new Surly Boowery is awesome! Great food that really elevates the eatery of the fair. read more

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This place is high priced for sure. There is a lot to do but even the parking is overpriced. read more

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My boyfriend and I are huge nerds for Haunted Houses and we had a great time at Valley Scare. Yes there will be a ton of teenagers running around, yes everything is very overpriced and yes every maze has a very long line. But if you can get past those things you'll have a good time. Also, the rides are open so if you want to mix it up with a coaster or two you can. We went the first weekend of the season and it was busier than we expected so I'm sure closer to Halloween it will be very busy. We were able to make it to all the mazes but it did take a few hours. I thought each maze was well done with the expectation of the first one we went into - something about a farm or corn, it was forgettable. All the others were great though - I got a few good screams in all of them. Only real bummer is the additional charge for parking. It's not like you have a choice to park elsewhere and you'd think it'd be included considering the cost of admission. Oh well, it was still fun. read more

-already had a checked ID from earlier and wearing wrist band. My ID with my face on it. Told them my old zip code and they denied me. Boyfriend went up with the same zip, denied him because I said the same one. Little kids should not be in charge of adult transactions, and if they are. Have an actual adult take override it. Oh well, I saved my money on their overpriced booze. This place is Definitely over rated. read more

Terrible experience. Went on one ride and one haunted attraction within four hours.. total rip off. Maybe if they would limit the amount of people they let in each night it would have been better. To top it off each staff member we encountered were rude and discourteous. I have been there many times before and each time my experience has gotten worse, I will not be going back. read more

I am super disappointed. If I could give it zero stars, I would. My 11 year old daughter wanted to try Valleyscare. I foolishly thought "ah it's the end of October, how busy can it be?" DUMB! Went with husband and 2 kids.. spent $150 + $20 for parking to get in. Lines were a mile long, even mid-day, park running at half capacity, not enough workers, many attractions and rides not running. The High Roller was our first ride, waited an hour and then the ride SHUT DOWN! Waited another half hour until maintenance came. Waited another hour to go on the swings. Third and final ride was the Wild Thing, longest line I've ever seen even in the height of summer. Waited an hour, ride shut down with people stuck on the coaster. WTH? Waited another half hour for a grand total of 1.5 hours to ride that one. Walked over to Renegade and saw the line about 2 hours long so decided to just leave. By then it was dark and the place was JAM PACKED...couldn't even walk without being toe to toe with people. I couldn't wait to get out of there, and will NEVER do it again. What a total waste of time and money. read more

Highly recommend you DO NOT go. Waited in line to get into the parking lot for more than an hour. Then waited in the parking lot to actually park for 30 minutes. Had to wait in line to enter and because they are only running a few rides at half capacity. Each line we stood in was an hour+ wait. Paid $108 plus parking for 3 people and we had time to go on only 2 rides because the lines were so insanely long and there were not enough workers to be managing what was happening. So many people jumping fences and cutting lines. Awful experience and was the biggest scam of my life. Will NEVER consider going back. read more

ValleyFair is expensive, and this time is no exception. Watch for the special All day Saturdays, Sunday specials and online discounts. They also sell discount tickets at Cub foods. The pros would be the benefit of short lines on the best rides, especially when it starts getting chilly. The haunted houses/mazes are pretty well done and generally worth a moderate wait. If you're mainly interested in the rides, though, I would suggest asking around for the scariest one and not wasting too much time if there are long lines for them. I was able to get my fill of all my favorite rides and barely wain in ANY lines on the last Saturday it was open. It beat the heck out of waiting in the sunshine for a half hour each, that's for sure. It's pretty cool to ride the roller coasters by moonlight, and they fog the HECK out of the whole park (don't go here is you have any weird allergies to fog juice...you will die. read more

From a Californians point of view, I've been to many different amusement parks for Halloween and its reminds me of knotts scary farm. For the price it's pretty good! Not best actors.....but can't complain for $35 a person. I went on a Saturday and longest wait times was 30mins a maze. Which is nothing compared to universal studios in Cali. Better actors and that place would of been awesome! read more

This place sucks fat balls. Sweaty balls. I paid 22 bucks to get in. Then 14 dollar beers. Filled with a bunch of jimmies. Waited in line for 30 min then left. Didn't get to go on even one ride. Pretty much just got robbed also, currently I'm sitting in the parking lot. I haven't moved from my parking spot in the last 20 minutes. Everything sucked ass read more

Went to valleyscare 2019. Waited in the line to get in to the lot for over an hour, waited another 30 to get parked and actually in to the park. Started walking around, excited to see what haunted houses they'd have this year. Turns out, they have lights, fake pumpkins and Target ghost figures. But no haunted houses. At all. No haunted walkways, no houses and only ran in to two 'ghouls.' If it hadn't been 60 in Minnesota, we would have turned around and gone home. Even having already paid. 2 and a half hour wait to get in, 1 hour wait per ride, $60. Sad to say that my birthday tradition, of 12+, won't be continued on next year. Refunds, not including another free pass to the park, would be fantastic. read more

Went last weekend for the first time and I would suggest skipping this. It costs $36 per person to get in and here's the deal, the rides are only running at about half capacity. So instead of two trains running for the roller coasters, there was one- instead of two arms of the "giant swing" (not the ones that go around in circles) they were only running one. After being completely fed up of why there was a 5+ minutes wait before they would even reload passengers we finally asked and supposedly due to the cold (over 50°) it takes a long time to refill the co2 tank (or whatever they said fills the tank that they use to run the ride)... so what would normally would be a 10min wait line was a 45+ min wait line.. we were there for 3 hours and only got to ride a few rides. Very disappointing and frustrating. Unless you are just going there for the "scare" part - which was decent, nothing too crazy though- I'd suggest going to valley fair on a normal day and then doing the haunted hayride or something. read more

Valley Scare was amazing. I am a 24 year old and remember going as an 8th grader. I was really impressed with all of the extras they put together. Between all of the haunted decorations to mazes, haunted houses, face painting, bar, shows, of course rides and more! The season pass really does seem like a great deal! I went over a Sunday, they had a lot of kid friendly areas too. read more

I've come here before. This year has been far the worst. Over packed and over priced. My friends and I went on one ride and two haunted houses. It's a waste of 83 dollars. read more

I am very pissed off with my experience in the zombie high school haunted house. A red substance (hopefully decontaminated water) shot at me in the face soaking me and shooting right in to my contacts. I ran to the bathroom to wipe off all the makeup running down my face to find that my contacts had a red hue. My eyes stung severely because the water shot right into them. Mind you these are a brand new pair which cost me $30 that I had to toss!!! The thing that pisses me off the most is that there is no warning or disclaimer!! Hopefully I don't get a damn eye infection... read more

It was great to have a little kid area were the children weren't scared of anything with gore or creepy. No need to give the kids nightmares. read more