Nightmare’s Gate Haunted House is oriented for adults; it is not a kid-style haunted house! We have no age restrictions so long as the child wants to go through on their own with no one forcing them through. All kids are different. If you think your child will be okay with the scares, bring them down! But please use appropriate judgment.
Remember, from the time you walk through the door, you live in a horror movie for the next 30 to 45 minutes. There are exits all along the route if you get too scared. For those adults that want to experience the show with their friends but do not want to have any direct interaction with the monsters, we do offer blinking pacifiers for sale at our ticket booth. The monsters cannot see you if the pacifier is in your mouth and blinking. If, however, you scream and it pops out, then it is "on."
For children under 12, we offer a blinking skull wand. If the child is doing okay with the experience, they don't pull the trigger. If the experience gets to be too much, then the child pulls the trigger, and the skull begins to blink. At that point, every monster within sight is now afraid of the child with the wand. As you can imagine, this affects the experience of the entire group. The child gets to be the hero, but the intensity of their experience changes.
THERE ARE NO REFUNDS ONCE THE TICKETS ARE PURCHASED!