{"id":5118,"date":"2018-10-03T13:29:39","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T17:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/?p=5118"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:12:20","slug":"gatlinburg-halloween-fun-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/events\/gatlinburg-halloween-fun-2018.htm","title":{"rendered":"Family-Friendly Frightful Fun and Hair-Raising Ways to Get Scared in Gatlinburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scare season is upon us, and it\u2019s time to run for the hills, or better yet, the mountains! The Smoky Mountains are probably not even close to the first destination that comes to mind when we think of the Halloween season, but Gatlinburg is the place to be during autumn with the incredible kaleidoscope of warm colors painted across the mountains. It\u2019s the best of nature and scares in Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains during the frightful nights of Halloween, in a cozy cabin tucked away into the mountains.<\/p>\n

Imagine: gorgeous wood interiors, breathtaking views, and pampering amenities like hot tubs and indoor pools<\/a>. It\u2019s the perfect place to relax after a day of thrilling and spooky fun along the Parkway! From the annual events to the year-round haunted attractions, here are the 6 best ways to celebrate everyone\u2019s favorite monster-filled month!<\/p>\n

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    1. 19th Annual Fright Nights and Ripley\u2019s Haunted Adventure<\/strong>
      \nWhile this year-round hair-raising attraction is open 365 days a year, for the month of October, Ripley\u2019s Haunted Adventures kicks up the scares! Starting September 30, on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and October 31<\/strong>, Ripley\u2019s hosts a terrifying show highlighting an annual \u201cspecial guest\u201d monster to headline. This year\u2019s theme, \u201cContamination\u201d, kicks off at 6 p.m. each night<\/strong> with a character parade before visitors come face-to-face with Dr. Streaper and his infected hoard of zombie monsters. This event is most suited for kids 12 and up (but children 6 and up are allowed). Continue the evening with a tour of all your worst nightmares in the Ripley\u2019s Haunted Adventure and more than 10,000 square feet of horrors!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Trick or Treat Kickoff Karnival<\/strong>
          \nAnother Ripley\u2019s sponsored event, but much more family-friendly for those with younger little ones, Ripley\u2019s Aquarium of the Smokies Plaza<\/strong> comes to life from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on October 31<\/strong> with fun contests, costumes, sweet treat hand-outs, and safety tips for trick or treating from the Gatlinburg Police Department during the Trick or Treat Kickoff Karnival. Get there early with your cutest zombie, vampire, or witty pop culture character to enter into the costume contest!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. Hunt for Ghosts with Appalachian Ghostwalk\u2019s Gatlinburg Tour<\/strong>
              \nLike every old city, this beautiful town of Gatlinburg has its darker stories and urban legends, and it\u2019s up to each visitor to decide if you believe your own eyes and ears! The tour is lantern-led by a local expert who will fill you in on the TRUE stories of murder and mayhem and the professionally investigated research findings from each one of the toured properties. Make your advance reservations to join the nightly tours and decide for yourself if the pictures and first-hand experiences are enough to test your criticisms while learning invaluable history of Gatlinburg\u2019s haunted past.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. Join the Family at Gatlinburg\u2019s Mysterious Mansion<\/strong>
                  \nHailed as one of the best by TripAdvisor\u2019s Certificate of Excellence, the oldest haunted house in Gatlinburg kicks up their usual scares as All Hallow\u2019s Eve approaches during each weekend of October<\/strong> with the presentation of the \u201cHouse of Lost Souls\u201d that ends on October 31. The poor family that inhabited, or inhabits<\/em>, the Mysterious Mansion came to a fateful end and seeks to add to the family tree\u2026it\u2019s up to you and other party members to escape each terrifying room!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    1. Halloween Spooktacular at Mills Park<\/strong>
                      \nPumpkin carving, face painting, hay rides, trick or treating, and a parade\u2026This is another great, family-friendly Halloween event for those with smaller children! Free<\/strong> to the public, on Monday, October 30 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.<\/strong>, families and friends can join all the fun of a Halloween celebration complete with a costume contest for the kids and mouthwatering treats.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                        1. Escape the Bone-Chilling Nightmare in The Captured<\/strong>
                          \nLocated at the base of the Gatlinburg Space Needle, The Captured is an interactive experience where you will be locked in a room and supplanted into a nightmarish horror story where you may become dinner or a \u201cbroken child\u2019s toy\u201d if you can\u2019t keep your wits about you and solve the riddles, puzzles, and clues to solve your insane predicament! While this attraction is open year-round, what better time to test your courage than the scariest month of the year?!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          Want a little more fun this Halloween? Host a cabin party with a couple other families in a large group cabin<\/a>! Not only does splitting the cost of one these impressive cabins save guests money, but many of these cabins have awesome amenities and large, fully-loaded kitchens to bake all your kids\u2019 favorite Halloween treats and create all the spooky d\u00e9cor for a spooktacular cabin party! Let everyone\u2019s favorite frightful time begin in a gorgeous Cabins for YOU cabin in Gatlinburg!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                          Scare season is upon us, and it\u2019s time to run for the hills, or better yet, the mountains! The Smoky Mountains are probably not even close to the first destination that comes to mind when we think of the Halloween season, but Gatlinburg is the place to be during autumn with the incredible kaleidoscope of warm colors painted across the mountains. It\u2019s the best of nature and scares in Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains during the frightful nights of Halloween, in a cozy cabin tucked away into the mountains. Imagine: gorgeous wood interiors, breathtaking views, and pampering amenities like hot […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5120,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[292],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10098,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5118\/revisions\/10098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}