The thrills and chills are back at Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest this fall. With the combination of roller coasters, haunted mazes, and scare zones, and more, this is one of my favorite annual haunted attractions. Taking place in Valencia, California, the annual event is brining two new haunted mazes and shows to delight or scare attendees. A couple of other houses are getting some changes to keep you on your toes. Below is everything you need to know about this year’s Fright Fest.
New Haunted Mazes At Fright Fest
Final Destination: Death’s Playground – Enter your Final Destination. A haunted maze where death itself is the antagonist, and where a sudden premonition reveals a chain of catastrophic events just moments before they occur. Watch your step, because death isn’t random — it’s calculated — and you’ve unknowingly disrupted a design already set in motion. Based off New Line Cinema’s Final Destination franchise.
Wolves’ Blood – Head through a remote town that has been overrun by werewolves on your way to see underground rock sensation, Wolves’ Blood. This remote location is accessible by invitation only. It leads concert goers from the small-town bus stop, through ransacked stores and barroom brawls to reach The Dungeon theater for Wolves’ Blood’s first ever, live performance.
Returning Mazes With Some Changes
The Conjuring Universe – Based on New Line Cinema’s iconic horror franchise: enter the Warrens’ occult museum where their most terrifying cases await. Face Annabelle’s malevolent stare, flee from The Nun’s unholy presence, and survive the Perron farmhouse’s demonic forces. Each cursed artifact awakens ancient evil. Tonight, you’re not just observing their cases; you’ve become part of them. The 2026 maze will include all-new scenic and design elements.
Trick ‘r Treat – Based on the darkly comic Halloween classic. Enter into a world where tricks dominate treats. Learn the season’s rules before setting out into this twisted Candy Trail nightmare. This spine-chilling experience will test your bravery and make you think twice before trick-or-treating again. This year’s edition will be located where “SAW” was in the years past.
Returning Mazes
Carnage presented by M&M’S – Enter the chaotic fortress of the original true villain, CARNAGE. This is your origin story, your path to becoming a disciple of the most villainous clown in a city under siege. With every step you take, you become possessed with the evil around you. If you survive, let your darkness forever rage on for CARNAGE.siege. With every step you take, you become possessed with the evil around you. If you survive, let your darkness forever rage on for CARNAGE.
Vault 666 – Demonic relics and obsolete oddities are locked in an abandoned vault in this dark and sinister antique shop, with possessions many die to have. Will you make it out alive?
Willoughby’s Resurrected – The Willoughby’s family mansion tale unfolds before your eyes at this once-affluent Victorian mansion that has become a haven to evil spirits.
Scare Zones At Fright Fest
Thunderbolt Alley – The 1950s and Rockabilly vices are thriving in this all-new alternate universe where classic monsters of all kinds are rocking and rolling to the beat of their afterlives. This high-energy experience is sure to wake the dead and burn rubber.
Nightmares: Reign of Blood – It’s time to experience a new chapter of fear as you enter the twisted world of Wonderland. With every step you take, time is running out. The sinister Queen of Hearts and her forces of darkness are on the hunt for you and painting the roses red with blood. For those that go down the rabbit hole, nightmares are around every corner.
City Under Siege – Experience the city of death alive with the chaos and the laughter of sinister clowns created by CARNAGE.
Devil’s Triangle – Drift into the darkest caves of the deep blue sea where the souls of many have been lost to the Devil’s Triangle.
Exile Hill – The hill is alive with spirits of the damned and the curse of the Willoughby family. Shadows of evil thrive and search for innocent souls.
Plaza de La Muerte – Step into the spectral celebration of Dia de los Muertos. There vibrant colors blend with eerie shadows in an immersive dance of spirits and traditions.
Underworlds of Oz – Journey through the dark side of Emerald City and the mystical realms of Oz. See how twisted enchantments and ominous shadows consume the golden path. Watch as the line between fantasy and nightmare blurs into a chilling adventure unlike any other.
New Shows This Year
Unleashed – Join Kurvatu, Fright Fest’s new icon character, and the monsters of Fright Fest as they ignite the night with nightmares of all realms in an opening scare-emony of horrifying proportions. Unleashed will take place in the entry plaza in front of the Magic Mountain fountains.
NyteWalkerz – NyteWalkers brings high-energy street-style performance to life with a mix of acrobatics, dance, and edgy BMX stunt work under the night sky. NyteWalkerz will be the largest show ever performed at the Full Throttle Stage.
Sliders of the Night: Dreams of the Damned – Fright Fest favorites, the Sliders, return with an all-new show. Just how twisted are the dreams of the monsters that are everyone else’s nightmares?
Returning Shows This Year
Margo Rita’s Monster Ball – It’s time to choose a new queen of the monsters in this high-energy song-and-dance review hosted by Fright Fest’s mother monster herself, Margo Rita, and her sister, Tequila Sunrise. Join Margo, Tequila and the queens as they raise the dead and death drop for the crown.
Margo Rita’s Monster Ball is growing in 2026 with new characters, more dance numbers and a new location in Gearworks Theatre.
How To Attend Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain will take place from September 18 through November 1 on select Thursdays through Sundays. On those specific days the park will operate from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fright Fest will run from 7 p.m. to midnight on Thursdays and Sundays and from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
A single day admission ticket to the park grants guests access to Fright Fest to enjoy the shows and scare zones. But an additional Haunted Attractions Pass will be needed to buy if you want to go into the haunted mazes. You can upgrade to an “Express” pass that gives you priority entry to all haunted mazes.
Please note that a chaperone policy and other codes of conduct will be in effect. You can check that out that on their website. Fright Fest is not recommended for children 12 and under.
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