The former grounds of Williamsburg’s Old West Fest have been transformed into a Dodge City ghost town — literally. Well, almost literally. (We don’t think there are any real ghosts.)
A veteran-owned prop fabrication and haunted attraction team has transformed the space into an immersive 19th-century Terror Town theme park with shops, vendors, restaurants, bars and an outdoor theater screening classic horror films. There are also performances by Wild West Productions, Carnival Sword Play LLC and Magician Cody Storm; adult games like axe throwing and giant Jenga; live music; and a 30-minute haunted trail based on Wild West folklore.
Terror Town has implemented a special queue system in order to cut down wait times so guests can spend as much time enjoying the theme park as possible. Guests visit the park’s train station to reserve their spot in the haunted trail line, then when it’s their turn, guests will be notified via a text message. Wait times won’t exceed 30 minutes.
The team has put forth a great deal of effort in order to create the most authentically horrifying experience for their guests, curating top-of-the-line costumes, props and special effects.
The interactive trail gives visitors the opportunity to choose their own path to create their own unique experience, with consequences, of course, to follow.
Thrill-seeking guests can opt for a red bracelet to give Terror Town employees the green light for grabbing and pulling visitors into their shows, which will “truly give you the opportunity to be the FOLK in the LORE,” says a press release.
Terror Town is located1449 Greenbush Cobb Road in Williamsburg, Ohio and is open Friday-Sunday Sept. 6- Nov. 3.
For more info, visit allhallowsevellc.com.
This article appears in Sep 4-11, 2019.
