Gateway's Haunted Playhouse
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Gateway's Haunted Playhouse, Long Island’s number one rated haunted house, returns for an all-new season of Halloween scares!
As a division of The Gateway, Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County, Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse utilizes the numerous theatrical designers and staff at the Gateway – Long Island’s oldest professional theatre. Dozens of professionally trained actors prepare and rehearse each character that inhabits the haunt, giving it a unique, theatrical quality unrivaled on the island.
These actors inhabit a carefully crafted, three-dimensional environment created and built by the Gateway’s renowned design and production team. Over 100 people are on hand every evening to ensure the smooth operation of each haunt.
Each year, a new theme, path and characters are created, giving patrons a brand new experience as they explore the walkthrough attraction.
Since its first year in 2009, Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse has grown from its original two-week run, to now include six-weeks of terrifying scares. It has received praise from numerous outlets at the local, state and national levels.
Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse has won the title of Scariest Haunted House on Long Island for three years in a row by popular vote on an interactive News12 poll. It has received favorable attention by the New York Times, and has been cited as one of the top ten haunted houses in New York by USA Today.
This Bellport Haunt was named One of America’s Best Haunted Attractions by Hauntworld Magazine, the world’s number one haunted house resource, and had since built on that success.
Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse is recommended for ages 13 and older.
Smaller children are invited to attend the Not So Scary Adventure for Kids, which will be held Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 12pm-3pm in October. Children explore a well-lit, Halloween-themed playhouse that introduces fun characters along the way. Admission includes activities such as face painting, balloons and an inflatable pumpkin bouncer. The Not So Scary Adventure for Kids is recommended for ages 3 and up.
THE MIDWAY
The fun begins before the Haunt! Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse features a nightmare carnival on our Midway every haunt night with food, drinks, and attractions. The Midway is our queuing area, so you can sit down with a snack instead of having to stand on line, and it also makes for a perfect waiting area for those not going through the Haunt.
FOOD & DRINK
Our “Fear Garden” is open every night, and offers beers on top, and a selection of bottled beer and wine for guests 21 and older. We also serve soft drinks and snacks.
Billie Jean’s Grill food truck is present on select nights, with a menu featuring Billie Burgers, Chicken Fingers, Hot Dogs, French Fries, Roasted Corn, Hot Pretzels. Pumpkin Cannollis, Apple Pie Egg Rolls, Churros, Deep Fried Oreos, and other comfort foods. Check out their current menu for more information.
ATTRACTIONS
See if you can survive an attack of the undead at our shooting gallery! Get your own experience of death by stepping into our coffin ride! Or take home a souvenir from our boo-tique! Plus, OUR NEW ATTRACTION:
Mr. Tickles 3-D Funhouse: Our new attraction. Blacklight and optical illusions wearing 3-D glasses.
- $8 Online
- $10 @ the Door
Combo Packages Available; Prices Subject to change.
GeneralAdmission: Entry to the haunted house via the General Admission Line. Wait time varies depending on the night
Fast Pass Available
SPECIAL EVENT NIGHTS:
- October 8: First Responders Save 40%. $30 Ticket with valid ID. More Details
- October 9: Haunted Masquerade. A Night of Costumes and Cocktails - FUNDRAISER - Includes VIP Haunt Admission $125
More Details - October 14: Zombie Apocalypse. Zombies invade the haunted house! More Details
- October 15: Hollywood Horrors. Featuring your favorite Hollywood horror characters! More Details
- October 21: Clown Invasion. Maniacal madcap clown invasion! More Details
- October 22: Glowstick Night. Only a single glow stick to guide you through the haunted house - no lights! More Details
- October 27: Much Less Scary. You will walk the same path through the Haunt with no actors in any rooms. This is the perfect day for those who have always been too shy to experience Gateway's Haunted Playhouse! (6-9pm $30) More Details
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.