THE OVERALL EVENT…

WOO – Variety & Quality | WOO – operations | BOO – Side Shows

Scare Kingdom has been on our radar to return to after us missing the event over the last few years. As one of the events we see market well and do well each year, it was exciting to see how much has changed since our first visit a few years ago. The event starts with you joining a queue to get your tickets checked, with the farm cafe open for some warm drinks and toilet access in the main entrance. After ticket scans, you then go through the attraction in a linear format, with a half way stop in there. Most of the mazes do have a small wait and queue before you enter them in short groups.

The halfway zone has an opportunity for you to grab a drink at the bar, some food from one of the vendors or you can even party inside warehouse 669. This is a brand new addition which is a themed bar and club experience, where roaming characters, DJs and live performers come together to just have a good time. The bar was very reasonable and we had some great interactions from the characters. They also have interrogation, an 18+ upcharge extreme maze which takes you down a manhole before you go through several fear tasks. Once you’re ready to move on, you can join the queue for the next maze.

Scare Kingdom do have a great operation ongoing, with the queue system being minimal between the mazes, small groups but frequently, we found it to work with minimal times us catching up with other groups. You do most of the waiting at the start of your visit, then with shorter waits throughout. We think this works and with no fast track outside of VIP ticket holders at the start, nobody gets to skip the line or slow down the operations.

What Scare Kingdom are missing is any side attractions to keep you entertained. Whilst they do have a themed club experience which forms part of their entertainment, and interrogation, which is an attraction, there isn’t anything more to do or see. With how long Scare Kingdom have been going, we’d like to see this update and grow in future years.

The Overall variety and quality of Scare Kingdom is fantastic, covering several different horror themes and styles across their route, all done with a very good standard of finish, it provides a premium experience for all.

Imbreeds Impound

WOO – Theming

As their brand new maze, they have done really well with the theming. Every corner had something and it was layered, built up and just worked as a hillbilly styled maze. Going both indoors and outdoors, it was built well and no complaints here.

BOO – Lighting & SFX

It seemed this maze didn’t have as many special effects that it could have had with this theme. It felt more traditional and limited, with just some smoke and duck down sections used.

WOO – Actor performance

They went absolutely crazy in here, with some very active family members. They were loud, creepy and terrifying, which fits the theme and produces a great introductory year for the impound.

Gothica

WOO – Screams

Gothica really stepped up as an attraction and provided some real scares during our journey. The nuns were sinister and used darkness and their hiding spots to their advantage. It’s a short but sweet maze, with plenty of terror thrown in.

BOO – storytelling

Outside of the introduction character, it felt the storytelling was missed here in Gothica. The nuns mainly just whispered the odd word and after a strong introduction, it was the weakest element.

WOO – Actor Performance

The nuns here were everything we wanted in the maze. They managed to use the claustrophobic maze layout to their advantage, hiding in the darkness and mixing the shouting and whispering of sinners felt like it was coming from the walls.

Carnihell

WOO – Enjoyment

Ending on a clown maze is always fun and the maze brings plenty of enjoyment. With fun elements from split routes and the characters bringing a unique take on the attraction, it all came together to create the finale for Scare Kingdom 2026.

BOO – Audio

For a clown finale, we expected the audio to be more noticeable and fun and it kinda lacked. We hoped for a more impactful finale from this department but unfortunately, it fell a little short.

WOO – Actor Performance

The troupe of clowns here really were a lot of fun, starting with the introduction scenes where the ringmaster and clown, which played plenty of banter through each other. Inside, you had a range of creepy clowns, sarcastic clowns and just your typical energetic clowns. All the way through it was a lot of fun from the team.