Fright Dome may be no more, but Las Vegas still boasts these grown-up Halloween attractions
An attraction-blessed city like Las Vegas should, by rights, have the greatest Halloween experiences in the country. And this year’s circuit of terrors certainly makes the case for that — though, it should be acknowledged that we’re missing a perennial heavyweight: Fright Dome, which vanished from the calendar of Adventuredome at Circus Circus after 15 years of never-ending maze queues.
Until Circus Circus re-enters the wildly lucrative Halloween overlay sweepstakes, these six valley haunts are ably qualified to scare the bejeebers out of you.
Freakling Bros. Horror Shows
There’s one scare scene that isn’t going away anytime soon. Well into its third decade, the Freakling Brothers’ three macabre mazes still draw long lines of antsy teenagers and game adults, all nervously wondering what’s compelling each group to run screaming from the exit. Answer: the Brothers’ signature scare trick we wouldn’t dare spoil here. Nightly through Oct. 31; doors open at 7 p.m., closing times vary; $15-$39; 4245 S. Grand Canyon Drive, freaklingbros.com.
The Void
You’ve been denying your inner 10-year-old if you haven’t battled Imperial forces at the Void’s Star Wars attraction, hands down the best virtual reality attraction in Las Vegas. The Venetian tech fantasia has recently introduced two new experiences perfect for the witching season: the more kid-friendly Ghostbusters: Dimension and the darker Nicodemus: Demon of Envanishment, both looking to accomplish through digital and sound effects what real-life haunts can’t. Daily through Oct. 31, hours and dates vary per experience, $33-$37; the Venetian, thevoid.com/locations/lasvegas.
Asylum and Hotel Fear
Your standard mall parking-lot haunts, once the sets for the 2015 horror movie Rust and now in their 20th year. Thursday-sundays, plus Oct. 30-31; doors open at 6:30 p.m., closing times vary, $15-$35; 4300 Meadows Lane; lasvegashaunts.com.
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