Spores is the brand-new maze for 2025, bringing a plant mutation theme to the lineup as a new horror takes root.

This attraction starts with a ride on a bus, immediately utilizing the incredible special effects this maze has to offer. Though the bus doesn’t actually move, the effects are so well-created they simulate movement and even climax with a crash! The attraction continues to bombard the senses with trippy lights, air blasts, smoke, and even a dropping bridge, showcasing just some of the incredible features used here.

The theming inside was everything we expected from Xtreme Scream Park, providing high-detailed sets, tight spaces, and all the small details needed to keep you immersed in their story.

The actors were fantastic, but they were limited to set scenes, and some areas felt a tad quiet because of this. We wished the cast could have been utilized just a bit more dynamically. Despite this, as a first-year maze, Spores has been an incredible attraction to explore and experience.

Ash Hell Penitentiary is a classic horror maze that has been a staple at the event for many years. While it has received updates over time, it remains a vast prison-themed attraction that takes you through countless scenes, including the cells, the kitchen, the tunnel system, and everything in between.

The special effects are particularly noticeable here, from a low-hanging ceiling fan and spark boxes to air blasts. They are all distinctive and provide cool moments or an extra scare.

Unfortunately, the flow is not as great due to the park’s operational strategy. With groups of around 10 people entering approximately every 45 seconds, groups were always going to bunch up and frequently ended up in a conga line. More time between dispatches would be greatly appreciated to prevent this from happening and allow guests to experience the maze more effectively.

The Village is another massive attraction that has been at the event for some time now. Known for its incredible length, you venture into numerous different scenes and environments throughout the trail.

You start outside before going into a creepy house, a school, a church, and essentially everything else you would find in a typical cursed village. The theming on all the sets is high quality and truly immerses you into each part, which is essential for such a long maze, as it successfully keeps the experience engaging.

The special effects are good fun, featuring smoke, air blasts, and a huge quantity of animatronics. We don’t think there is another maze at the park that has more animatronics, which complements the atmosphere perfectly!

However, the flow is a continuous problem. Given the extreme length of the maze and the short gaps between groups of that size, the experience was regrettably the same as the other mazes, with inevitable bunching and conga lines.

Witches of Hard Luck Woods was a new maze for us, replacing the attraction we knew as HooDoo VooDoo at the front of the park. This maze is slightly separated from the main hub, and we chose to tackle it first.

This attraction requires each group to carry a glow stick to aid visibility. While we thought having only one or two in a large group wouldn’t work, they surprisingly show up quite clearly in the dark. The theming was pretty good throughout, successfully taking you through a forest and woods-type setting and making great use of UV lighting.

The special effects were good, with moving floors, UV, and air blasts all featuring and feeling well-integrated into the maze.

Unfortunately, the flow was terrible. We think the combination of intense darkness and tight spaces meant guests struggled to move easily, causing significant internal queues. While it was a nice, fun addition with some elements reminding us of the previous attraction, we hope to see better spacing in groups in future years to allow the experience to be fully enjoyed.