Screemers

I won tickets through a contest run by University of Toronto’s alumni association; thanks to Evelyn, our CM, for letting us know about it! What a laugh! My pal had to cancel so I ended up going with my dad, a fellow UT alum, to the Halloween event. There’s parking on the grounds, but there’s also heaps of street parking around the venue, including a strip on Dufferin. The staff were pretty creepy and they did a good job at scaring us. On numerous occasions, I didn’t hear the staff come up to me — some spooky stuff. The Haunted House was super scary as well. I don’t know if I’ll return so I give this place a three star.
Good for: Halloween

My time and money spent at screamers at the exhibition place on Halloween October 31^st was the worse experience ever! I had went with a friend and we had both bought tickets for 33 bucks each and were extremely disappointed. We had walked through three haunted houses out of seven that had only 1 person (employee) in them. Waste of money employees were on their phone in the haunted houses and had no respect for people that had paid money to have fun.

This place has A LOT going on. Out of about 7 haunted houses, there are 2 outdoor. The rest are indoors which is great! It can be about a 20 minute wait in the lines for each haunted house closer to halloween during week nights. It takes about 2 – 5 mins to get through the actual haunted house. Some take longer.
Outdoors there are a few games and some rides. The haunted maze is quite cool.
You can buy tickets at the door outside, and there is an ATM machine. They do a security check when you go in including a pat down and a check of your pockets and purse.
Inside there is a basic pizza concession stand, and actors randomly walking around keeping the atmosphere creepy.
I think they do a good job running this attraction and I recommend it.
P. S. the haunted houses are 100% inaccessible. There are even some narrow hallways in the haunted houses that are even hard to walk thru as it is, in addition to some turnstyles at the entrance and exit of some houses.

I went with a group of friends on a 50% discount because we were part of a non-​profit organization.
Summary:
House of Cards– psychedelic lights, more a light show than a horror show
The Darkness– Literally Pitch Black, people will come out of the darkness to scare you (they have flashlights though, or you wouldn’t be able to see them)
Slasher Wax Museum– wax people littered throughout, scary because it’s hard to tell which people are wax and which are real
The Asylum– Crazy looking people jumping out, a locked up girl wailing «Help me!» etc.
Skull Castle– Didn’t really stand out to me, just people jumping out at you.
The Maniac Maze– Some people running at you. In the end you hear a chainsaw but the guy only runs a tiny bit after you. Outdoors, thus no darkness or flashing lights so less scary. Does include a section with lights and mirrors which makes it hard to tell which is the right way.
The Haunted House– People jumping out at you. A room with hanging bodies was creepy.
In general they all pretty much seemed the same in execution– people jumping out at you unexpectedly, following you muttering creepy comments, and loud sounds designed to startle.
If you are a jumpy or easily scared person you may be scared but after the initial shock, IMO most of it was fun or funny scary rather than scary scary. The jumping out at you does get old. It varies from person. My friend was screaming all the way through; another friend danced through the exhibits, as if strolling through a train station.
The only ones that stood out were House of Cards (because of the cool lights), The Darkness (because it was pitch black), and The Haunted House (because there was both an inside and outside portion– literally walking through a house from the front door to the back yard).
There are also fairground rides. There were two spinning rides, a train ride? (not sure what it’s called), and a ferris wheel. They were all run of the mill rides, average. The ferris wheel did not have a personnel operating it so I did not ride that. The train ride was not scary at all, but beware the loud noises may hurt your ears. My right ear felt blocked for minutes after the ride.
We got there when it opened at 7PM so didn’t or barely waited for 6 of the attractions, and only waited a lot for the last one. The last wait was brutal.
In total it only took us 2 hours to get through all the attractions and ride on 3 rides.
Get there early before it fills up– guaranteed much more fun with little to no waiting.
The middle area has creepy scenes you can take photos with, such as a botched surgery, automaton wolves eating a body, a man with his innards spilling out, etc. In the middle hall, actors will also randomly follow you and make creepy comments.
There are washrooms, didn’t go but my friend who did said there weren’t that dirty.
You can buy pizza and assorted drinks, but they only accept cash. Bring cash or use the ATM which instantly costs you $ 3.
NOTE: Do not bring food or drinks with you. They check you at the door– pat you down and check your bag, and you must either bring your food and drink back to the car or throw it out right there. This is guaranteed to make you buy food and drink there (because you will get thirsty from all the screaming and running) and use their ATM.
Parking costs $ 11– charged by the CNE.
Overall it was fun, but not hair-​raising horror.

Scary !!! Was fun. They don’t touch you they just scare you. Lots screaming & crazy sound effects to keep you on your toes … Actors were very into it & did great job freaky people out.
The magician guy was awesome too. Worth going to have some scare in your night !!
Bring cash they don’t accept debit /​credit, even for the food …
Bewaaaare****
;)

First off, I went with a 5 dollar discount coupon and planned my trip accordingly because there are some select dates you cannot use it. When I arrived, the ticket seller wouldn’t honour it because he said they don’t accept coupons anymore and that the coupon is from last year. I downloaded the coupon from their website this year in October and there is no expiry date stated on the coupon. They should have taken that coupon off earlier to avoid misleading people.
That aside, it was a fun time. They have 6 or 7 haunted houses (you are allowed to go in only once in each house), some were quite scary. Compare to Wonderland’s Halloween haunt, they lack some atmospheric effects such as smokes but they do have the other core elements like actors roaming around the place scaring people. The actors there are the best, they are quite amusing. Some of the people who check your ticket and mark off the house you are going into on your ticket would sometimes do things like writing a message on it. My boyfriend had his written with «kill her» on his when I went in with him. lol. They wait to let people in so the houses won’t be overcrowded but the lines are very long. So, plan at least 4 hours to finish all the houses. That was how long it took me but I went on a saturday night. The pizza and drinks are overpriced there as expected so eat before you go.

wow compared to wonderland the mazes are terrifying! I’ve never been so scared and the decorations in the mazes are so realistic.
Go to wonderland for the rides and mediocre mazes (for scaredy-​cats and teens).
Go to Screemers for the mazes that will scare you!
P.s for only 6 mazes, look for their $ 20 ticket deals. I don’t think its worth full price.

Okay I almost pee-​d my pants but boy I had an amazing time.
I didn’t know what to expect and was scared shitless with the first few houses… then it got funnier as we went. I won’t give away details, but definitely recommended!

Horrible. We attend this dump on the 30^th. We came here because it was a bit closer to home than Wonderland’s Halloween Haunt and boy was that a mistake. This place is a total joke. I’ve never seen such lazy and poorly designed ‘attractions’. The scarers are not even in costume, literally just wearing tshirts and face paint that looks like it was applied by a toddler.
The various trailers you walk through look like they were decorated with props bought at a dollar store. This place is so low budget its laughable. We paid nearly 50 dollars for two people, I think they put this place together with half of that as a budget. On more than one occasion we walked into a room and the scarers where just standing there chatting with each other and genuinely looked surprised to see us. I know these kids are paid shit all, but for what we paid to attend this train wreck they could of hired some people that give a shit.
The Darkness. This was probably the only fun attraction. It really is pitch black. You need to feel along the walls to make your way through. ³⁄₅ on this attraction.
House of Cards. This ‘3D’ attraction was kind interesting. It’s sort of like a black light room but the glasses you wear make the poorly spray painted walls slightly pop out. Speaking of the glasses, they are cheap paper ones that are reused over and over. The first pair they gave me was torn to shit and SWEATY. Actually soggy wet with some else’s sweat and they expect you to put this on your face. Absolutely disgusting. I returned the glasses for a slightly less used pair. ⁰⁄₅ on this attraction
Slasher Wax Museum. Completely crap. Not a single wax figure. This was the new attraction advertised on their website that made us want to go to this dive in the first place. A wax museum haunted house? Sounds awesome we thought. 50 cent plastic masks stuck on poorly made scarecrows. ⁰⁄₅
Field of screams. Take about 20 rented metal fences, cover ¹⁄₃ of them with bed sheets and arrange in a sorry excuse for a maze in a open field and you have this attraction. For a bonus, you get to surprise the scarers while they are having a smoke and chatting while standing in the maze. 0/​5, what a joke.
Haunted house. This attractions was clearly the oldest. Moderate props and décor though clearly they have been around for a while. No creativity. Not in the slightest bit scary. ¹⁄₅
Asylum. There is a bit where you need to push through a inflated tube thing. It was odd… Not scary in the slightest. Added bonus, one of the scarers girl friends was standing in the corner texting on her phone and chatting with the scarer. ⁰⁄₅
Don’t go here. This is a complete and total waste of money. I cannot believe how shitty this place is. We were hoping for a scare and to see some cool haunted houses/​mazes. All we got was a serious let down.

Came here last night for the eve of Halloween.
The setting isn’t bad for the climate Canadians have to endure during Fall. Since it’s all indoors, you can easily wear something light. The line ups aren’t too bad, considering it was Halloween evening. Majority were in favour of the Halloween spirit by the array of costumes whizzing by.
The event consisted of 6 haunted houses and one field of screams located at the back. They had a few rides open which was pretty fun on a cool evening.
Tickets go for $ 30.00 per person and it covers all the house visits .
I do have a serious complaint about the lack of food selection. Pizza Pizza is the monopoly here. If you happen to be starving, you are screwed. Let me be clear — even if you were drunk, high, AND starving you would STILL know it belongs to Pizza Pizza. A tip — there is a hot dog stand and a donut stand at the back beside «field of screams». I can’t even attempt at lying enough to tell you that this is any better. The selection of condiments is just sad. Haven’t they heard of the dollar store? dollarama? buck or 2? hot dog is $ 3.00
The House of Cards ranks as my top favourite. They give you 3D glasses upon entering. The theme surrounds a corrupted version of Alice in Wonderland. The illuminating neon paint really trips you out. Unlike the other houses, there is very little “ghoul“ characters that attempt at scaring you. So, you can really take your time if you are in a group. I thoroughly enjoyed this house especially, because I absolutely love that particular illustration.
The Asylum was not bad but the stampede of pushy kids and too cool to be scared teenagers cramped the experience. There wasn’t enough time to see all the decorations and or props. Pushy and rowdy people suck.
The Darkness would be my second choice. I was intrigued by the concept of no lights and literally, travelling in darkness. Albeit, this could possibly cause some injuries but it’s all in good fun. A friend hurt himself and slipped down. A few times I felt the wall and it met my shoulder in awkward positions but hey, if you can’t take a few bruises then you aren’t meant to play.
I came here upon the promise that there will be LESS kids MORE adult type of crowd.
.a.lie. Blatantly. There was the odd older couples but even they looked annoyed.
At the end of the venue they had music blasting which kept an upbeat atmosphere. I noticed beer bottles and a few older people hanging about the balcony like section. This was cool.
Even though we got to the nearly empty parking lot by 8:30pm, it was pretty packed inside. The parking was $ 10.00 which was a not so friendly reminder on how Toronto likes to treat it’s people. In Mississauga, parking is never a question. Just saying.
The biggest downfall of this place was how everything revolved around paying with only cash. What is this? the Carny fair of 1809?. The fact is, we use technology for a reason. People aren’t accustomed to carrying cash with them.
example: the pizza pizza cashier hesitated to take a 20.00, understandably so. She might not have enough change to give back. But then you give someone back change and expect them NOT to drop it while being chased with a chainsaw? They did not think this one through. FAIL.
All in all, it’s not a bad place to come for a group event. During line ups you get a chance to chat and the walk through each haunted house becomes an obstacle course of strategy. The survivor never leads.
note: They check your ticket and they stand at the end of every house so don’t try to be brazen by sneaking in at any point. You’ll just be that guy. Nobody wants to be ‘that guy’. The place is small. Word spreads fast.
xoxo
M.

Came here for the first time last night with a bunch of friends and had a great time. Going during the week was a bonus because it wasn’t busy and got through all 6 of the Haunted Houses fairly quick. (During the week you can print a coupon for $ 5 off from the website, not valid the last weekend before Halloween)
My two favourites, The Asylum and The Darkness (I won’t describe these as I wouldn’t want to ruin it for anyone who hasn’t been).
The «characters» did a fantastic job with their makeup all the better for scaring. If you’re in a large group its best to go «explore» in pairs as its easier to get frightened.
My only criticism: While your waiting in line get rid of the club music and play something that follows the Halloween theme.

This was my first halloween night out for a haunted house type setting. The haunted houses here were amazing. The people were working actually did a very good job of frightening you in some of the houses. My and my fiancé had an amazing time here, would return again.