{"id":14088,"date":"2024-10-06T16:49:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T22:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/?page_id=14088"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:12:30","slug":"frightmares","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/frightmares\/","title":{"rendered":"Frightmares"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#000353\">Opened: Sep 1995<br \/>Current Attractions: 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For most of Lagoon&#8217;s history, the park would close for the year on Labor Day, or soon after. Sometimes it stayed open on weekends through the month of September. As kids went back to school and the weather cooled down, this was often the time when the biggest discounts to the park were available. In 1994, Lagoon stayed open on weekends and during the UEA school break, with the last day scheduled for October 23rd, much later than usual. Perhaps this was their way of testing the waters for a Halloween event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/frightmares1999-563x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16886\" style=\"width:307px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/frightmares1999-563x1024.jpg 563w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/frightmares1999-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/frightmares1999-768x1397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/frightmares1999-844x1536.jpg 844w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/frightmares1999.jpg 1053w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From a 1999 Lagoon brochure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then in 1995, the first Frightmares event was held. Since then it has grown to become the busiest time of year at Lagoon. During the first eight years alone, attendance during Frightmares tripled. Its increasing popularity has caused the beginning of the event to gradually creep up earlier and earlier in recent years. Over time, the amount of Frightmares attractions has grown and more of the park has opened up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many years, Pioneer Village buildings and rides were closed during Frightmares. Now it&#8217;s home to a few walk-throughs and even Rattlesnake Rapids stays open longer into the season. Sky Scraper used to be the first ride to begin its annual disassembling and would close during Frightmares until the 2010s. Even the campground is now open later into the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/attractions\/frightmares\/frightmares-attractions\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px;background-color:#000353\">Frightmares Attractions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/201710-entrance-e1631116562561.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/201710-entrance-e1631116562561.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/201710-entrance-e1631116562561-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Park entrance during Frightmares, 2017. Photo: B. Miskin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy.png 468w, https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sectionseparator-copy-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GALLERY<\/h5>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-16883 .fg-image { width: 800px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-image-viewer foogallery-link-none foogallery-lightbox-none fg-center fg-image-viewer fg-ready fg-dark fg-loading-default fg-caption-always fg-hover-instant\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-16883\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:0}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fiv-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fiv-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a data-caption-title=\"Ghost that hung from the launch tower every year for Frightmares. Photo: B. Miskin\" data-caption-desc=\"Ghost that hung from the launch tower every year for Frightmares. Photo: B. Miskin\" data-attachment-id=\"15668\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/03\/skycoaster2005bm\/2966217442.jpg\" title=\"Ghost that hung from the launch tower every year for Frightmares. Photo: B. Miskin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Ghost that hung from the launch tower every year for Frightmares. Photo: B. Miskin<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a data-caption-title=\"The Opera House lit up for Frightmares 2005, one of the years when Madame Nitrous told fortunes in the front doorway. Photo: B. Miskin\" data-caption-desc=\"The Opera House lit up for Frightmares 2005, one of the years when Madame Nitrous told fortunes in the front doorway. Photo: B. Miskin\" data-attachment-id=\"16889\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2024\/07\/frightmares2005ohs-bm\/3260271798.jpg\" title=\"The Opera House lit up for Frightmares 2005, one of the years when Madame Nitrous told fortunes in the front doorway. Photo: B. Miskin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Opera House lit up for Frightmares 2005, one of the years when Madame Nitrous told fortunes in the front doorway. Photo: B. Miskin<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a data-caption-title=\"Davis Pavilion walk-through entrances almost ready to open in September 2006. Photo: Mike P.\" data-caption-desc=\"Davis Pavilion walk-through entrances almost ready to open in September 2006. Photo: Mike P.\" data-attachment-id=\"16887\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2024\/07\/frightmares200609mikep\/2788557973.jpg\" title=\"Davis Pavilion walk-through entrances almost ready to open in September 2006. Photo: Mike P.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Davis Pavilion walk-through entrances almost ready to open in September 2006. Photo: Mike P.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a data-caption-title=\"Davis Pavilion haunted walk-throughs in 2021. Photo: B. Miskin\" data-caption-desc=\"Davis Pavilion haunted walk-throughs in 2021. Photo: B. Miskin\" data-attachment-id=\"14118\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/11\/frightmares2021bm\/4079750207.jpg\" title=\"Davis Pavilion haunted walk-throughs in 2021. Photo: B. Miskin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Davis Pavilion haunted walk-throughs in 2021. Photo: B. Miskin<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a data-caption-title=\"New decorations for 2021. Photo: S. Dustman\" data-caption-desc=\"New decorations for 2021. Photo: S. Dustman\" data-attachment-id=\"14182\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/lagoonhistory.com\/project\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/11\/frightmares2021sd\/2271358064.jpg\" title=\"New decorations for 2021. Photo: S. Dustman\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">New decorations for 2021. Photo: S. 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Sometimes it stayed open on weekends through the month of September. 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