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Dark Woods Haunted Attraction

4343 University Parkway
Natchitoches, LA 71457

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Rating
Scare Factor Very Scary
Appropriate For No age restrictions. Dark Woods leaves it to the parents judgement as to what is appropriate for their child.
Admission Cost General Admission: $35 + fees Fast Pass Admission: $48 + fees
Media 11 pics , 9 videos
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  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Free Parking
  • Touching Not Allowed
  • Indoor Event
  • OutdoorEvent Event
  • Snacks / Refreshments

Dark Woods Haunted Attraction® original outdoor haunt returns for 2022 with Ashes to Ashes!

After suffering a devastating fire in winter 2020, Dark Woods® returns from the ashes of flames and despair. Cursed by the Old Ones to suffer the smoldering sting of death and destruction or reborn to rise and reignite fear? The smoke and wreckage has cleared and the Dead Hand Society has conjured another tear in the veil. Fear will rise from the ashes!

"The Last Scream You Hear, May Be Your Own!"®

Dark Carnival 3D

A traveling carnival camped out at Dark Woods for the winter as it toured Louisiana’s rural communities. After encountering the evil lurking in the forests the star of the show loses his marbles.

With the ringmaster away, Boogie is bringing a whole new brand of terror to the Big Top. This masquerading maestro of mischief sets the stage with the Dark Carnival 3D. Enter Boogie’s nightmare in this 3D Blacklight Haunt. Twist and turn through hallways and rooms full of crazed clowns and other denizens of the dark. Meet his band of merry misfits and carnival creeps.

Victims will be immersed in an experience unlike any other, complete with state of the art special effects, sounds and lighting in the area’s first ChromaDepth® 3D attraction. Monsters are real and they come alive at night in the twisted halls of the Dark Carnival’s maze.

And remember, Boogie thinks mayhem is a laughing matter.

Dead Fall Trail, a nightmare of carnage, winding over 1/3 mile, where havoc is unleashed as guests navigate a portion of the derelict woods, falling victim to cruel creatures and deplorable killers.

Noodle, Piggy, Stumpy and Karver woke up an evil entity deep in Louisiana’s pine-hill forests. Now they water the ground with blood to feed the evil spirit from another time and place. After wrecking the boneyard and awakening spirits from generations past, the brothers’ menagerie of trapped and tormented souls leer from the shadows, waiting to ensnare the unwary traveler.

Dark Woods Haunted Attractions present an immersive themed experience with character actors, detailed costuming, realistic sets and Hollywood-style special effects.

Dead Fall Trail opens nightly at Dark.

- open date
Hours of Operation Fridays and Saturdays: 7 pm to 11 pm

Admission Cost General Admission: $35 + fees
Fast Pass Admission: $48 + fees
Payment Accepted Cash , Credit Cards , Debit Cards , Other
Event last updated 278 days ago. Please confirm dates on attraction website before you go.

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Best Experience in Dark Woods

We have been regularly visiting the Dark Woods and I must say this is the best place ever. The Halloween adventure was great. We were first taken for a bus ride from the parking lot which was totally different from the other haunted places I have been to. There were two major attractions and we enjoyed the Dark Carnival in 3D which was awesome. The haunted trail is also very scary with lots of twists and turns. Great actors, friendly staff, good props altogether a very well planned haunted house!

November 2017

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I am a great fan of haunted houses and this season I visited Dark Woods with my sister. Wow...we loved each other company and the haunt was awesome. We have visited lots of haunted attractions in the past but this was definitely the unique amongst them all. The best thing here is that it has a village kind of vibe which is never present in many such haunted houses. There was lot of scares, screams, and still people were laughing and enjoying. The Dark Carnival in 3D was mind blowing. We will be coming back for sure.

October 2017

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