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You know Halloween is approaching when Castle Park is transformed into Castle Dark. Seventeen years of fear! Experience the Inland Empire’s Number 1 Halloween event at Riverside’s favorite amusement park.
Dark Castle will be on select nights. It will run through November 1, 2025. Each year it gets bigger and better.
Don’t miss their frightfully tasty Halloween treats.
All New for 2025
- Rotten Loaded Tots: Tater tots topped with bacon bits, cheddar cheese, green onions, and drizzled with green colored ranch dressing.
- Bloody Intestines: Cinnamon roll with red cheesecake batter.
- Street Corn Cup (Esquite): Corn kernels, mayo, cotija cheese, butter, topped with chili powder and lemon juice.
- Bloody Brain Funnel Cake: Red velvet funnel cake topped in powdered sugar and strawberry sauce.
Old Favorites
- Vampire Bites: Deep-fried Oreos served with a strawberry syringe.
- Jack-o-Lantern: Deep-fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
- Graveyard Pudding Cup: Chocolate pudding topped with Oreo crumbs and gummy bears.
- Killer Nachos: Shredded chicken, nacho cheese, served over a bed of tortilla chips, topped with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Three all-new terrifying maze experiences will provide frightful fun for all ghouls and ghosts.
Castle Dark Experiences
Midnight Manor
You’re part of a ghost hunting team investigating a haunted manor. You must escape these haunted halls before the house traps you inside.
Containment Breach
You must navigate through locked doors, tangled vines and zombies and escape before the zombies have you for lunch.
Feary Tales
There’s no happy endings in these tales. There are no heroes here, only survivors and that’s the best you can hope for.
Castle Dark Shows
You’ll get spine-tingling performances in these mesmerizing shows.
Echoes From The Grave
Restless spirits are trapped in an eternal dance.
Frights
New characters are welcoming you into the darkness. This show contains fog, flashing lights, smoke, haunting elements, loud noises and may not be suitable for young children.
Scare Zones
The Forgotten Kingdom
See the remnants of fallen warriors roaming the earth looking for their next fight.
The Endless Chapter
Chaos reigns and losers will be erased from existence.
Outbreak
Rabid zombies are turning the environment into a living nightmare.
Rides
In addition to the scare zones and hauntings, the rides everyone loves at Castle Park will be running.
Coupon
I’ll bet you’d like to find a way to save money on Castle Dark. Well, we can help with that. Book your ticket here and you can save $20 (34% discount) on a Single Night Entry to Castle Dark with Unlimited Rides beginning at 7 pm. It is valid for the ride park only, it does not include mini golf.