Scout Island Scream Park

WHAT:
(New Orleans August 27, 2018) New Orleans City Park and The Mortuary Haunted Mansion are proud to announce a new Halloween Festival: Scout Island Scream Park: the largest Halloween event in New Orleans!
For select days in October & November, Scout Island, a wooded area located in City Park North of I-610, will be transformed into a land of terror with the eight dark acres of The Devil’s Swamp Haunted Terror Tour, Zombie Outbreak Battlefield, Scream Factory Haunted Fun House, Cirque du Fear Fright Zone, The Horseman’s Fright Zone, Blood Bayou Fright Zone, The Kraken Beer & Spirits Pirate Music Club, Carnival Rides, and more.
The festival will have activities for all ages. Families with small children are invited to attend early and take part in the pumpkin patch, hay ride, and Scare-Free Kids Zone.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Sets are built by The Mortuary Haunted Mansion craftspeople. This is a seasonal event in City Park. Visit ScoutIslandScreamPark.com for tickets, more details, and FAQs. Guests can bring any Coca-Cola product to the gate to receive $5 off the admission price. And, buy any ticket to Scout Island Scream Park and get a FREE VIP upgrade to The Mortuary Haunted Mansion just minutes away from Scout Island

DATE:
Select Dates in October 2018
Opening Night is Friday, October 5, 2018: open to the public and featuring a special Preview Party
Nights Open: October 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and November 2, 3
See website calendar for times. The event is kid-friendly until sundown. Direct link to tickets: https://shop-us.bestunion.com/NOC/index.cfm?tab=76CC264F-344E-E811-8139-0050569CB009&target=Product%20Selection

PRICE:        

1 DAY GENERAL ADMISSION: $15/person (Special: Only $13 Thru Qct. 1st)
+Additional attractions are pay as you go once on the island - see below

1 DAY GENERAL ADMISSION UNLIMITED ALL ACCESS TICKET: $49/person
(Special: Only $39 Thru Qct. 1st) - see below

1 DAY EXPRESS UNLIMITED ALL ACCESS TICKET: $79/person
(Special: Only $69 Thru Qct. 1st) - see below
BONUS: Buy any ticket to Scout Island Scream Park and get a free VIP upgrade to The Mortuary Haunted Mansion.

Scout Island Scream Park Ticket Prices:
Everyone needs a ticket to enter the island.

1 DAY GENERAL ADMISSION

$15; Includes:
- Entry to Scout Island
- Cirque du Fear Fright Zone
- The Horseman’s Fright Zone
- Blood Bayou Fright Zone
- The Kraken - Beer & Spirits Pirate Music Club
- The Grind: Sideshows, Fortune & Magic
- Scare-Free Kids Zone
- Access to Food, Drinks, Music

Optional a la carte in addition to the above $15 General Admission
These tickets are not available to purchase online (only in person on the island)
$20 – The Devil’s Swamp (Haunted Terror tour once)
$25 – Zombie Outbreak Battlefield (Combat Live once)
$10 – The Scream Factory (Haunted Fun House once)
$5 – Hay Ride Once (scare free; only open 4 pm to 7 pm)
$8 – Per Carnival Ride

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1 DAY GENERAL ADMISSION UNLIMITED ALL ACCESS TICKET (best value with over $100 of fun)

$49; Includes:
General Admission plus all night Unlimited Access to:
- The Devil’s Swamp Haunted Terror Tour
- Zombie Outbreak Battlefield
- The Scream Factory Haunted Fun House
- Hay Ride (scare-free; only open 4 pm to 7 pm)
- Unlimited Carnival Rides
- Cirque du Fear Fright Zone
- The Horseman’s Fright Zone
- Blood Bayou Fright Zone
- The Kraken - Beer & Spirits Pirate Music Club
- The Grind: Sideshows, Fortune & Magic
- Scare-Free Kids Zone
- Access to Food, Drinks, Music
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1 DAY EXPRESS UNLIMITED ALL ACCESS TICKET “Skip all the general admission lines” (over $149 value)
$79; UNLIMITED ALL ACCESS TO ALL ATTRACTIONS AND RIDES OVER AND OVER!
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GROUP RATE:
Groups of 50 people or more, all tickets purchased at the same time, get the 1 Day General Admission Unlimited All Access Ticket for $39 per person (value of over $100).
General Admission plus all night Unlimited Access to:
- The Devil’s Swamp Haunted Terror Tour
- Zombie Outbreak Battlefield
- The Scream Factory Haunted Fun House
- Hay Ride (scare-free; only open 4 pm to 7 pm)
- Unlimited Carnival Rides
- Cirque du Fear Fright Zone
- The Horseman’s Fright Zone
- Blood Bayou Fright Zone
- The Kraken - Beer & Spirits Pirate Music Club
- The Grind: Sideshows, Fortune & Magic
- Scare-Free Kids Zone
- Access to Food, Drinks, Music

About New Orleans City Park:
New Orleans City Park is distinguished by its large menu of sports and recreational activities, attractions for children, and its natural beauty. City Park is a 90/10 Park. Self-generated revenue makes up 90% of the $19.5 million annual operating budget; City Park receives no general fund operating dollars from the city or the state. The Park receives approximately $2 million each year from the state for capital projects. City Park has a special place in the hearts of generations of New Orleanians and is a must visit for visitors to the city. The 1,300 acres of parkland provide enjoyment for people no matter their age. City Park is home to the world’s largest collection of mature Live Oak trees in the world. To learn more about the Park, visit NewOrleansCityPark.com.

About The Mortuary Haunted Mansion:
The city’s most popular self-guided, dark attraction...a New Orleans Halloween Tradition! “It’s a Haunted House in a REAL Halloween Haunted House!” Since The Mortuary first opened its doors as a haunted attraction in 2007, it has been featured on the top ghost hunting shows including Discovery Channel’s Ghost Lab, Syfi Channel’s Ghost Hunters & Ghost Hunter’s International, The Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures and featured as one of America’s Scariest Attractions! It’s the perfect setting for a one-of-kind adrenaline pumping, nail-biting haunted house experience! The property is surrounded by actual graveyards known in New Orleans as “The Cities Of The Dead.” Now add to what is undoubtedly a very scary environment to begin with, state of the art animatronics, theatrical sets, movie quality makeup, over-the-top special effects, unusual themes and details adds up to experiencing one of the most terrifying Halloween haunts ever. It has been heralded as one of the top, most realistic, Hollywood style destination haunted attractions in the world, year after year! Every season, this innovative horror experience continues to draw tens of thousands of thrill seekers anxious to see what new fright-mares have been unleashed! This year, The Mortuary is also producing Scout Island Scream Park in New Orleans City Park. Both attractions will offer locals and visitors to the city a variety of Halloween entertainment for the entire family.

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Amanda Frentz, New Orleans City Park, Assistant Director of Public Relations, afrentz@nocp.org