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Fear Farm is back in Glendale, and with a new location.
One of the Valley’s biggest haunted house and corn maze attractions makes its new spooky home on 40 acres at 6801 N. 99th Ave., Glendale. The site features five haunted houses and a haunted hayride.
Attractions this year include a Dead End Slaughterhouse, Dead in the Water, Nuke Town, and The Spirit of Halloween.
Is the Fear Farm OK for kids?
“A good rule of thumb is: if you wouldn’t bring your child to a PG-13 rated movie, it’s probably not a good idea to bring them to a haunted house,” Fear Farm states on its website.
General admission is $24.99, and skip-the-line fast passes are available for extra. Organizers say to look for a wait time of maybe 30 minutes on a weeknight in early October, but that the wait can be longer on a Friday or Saturday night as the calendar ticks closer to Halloween.
Steve Stockmar has been with the Independent Newsmedia team since 2017. An NAU alum and Peoria resident, Steve’s community journalism pursuits focus mostly on arts & culture, education, and profiles of neighbors making a difference. In his spare time Steve plays in a vintage baseball league using uniforms and rules from the 1860s, and also acts (badly) in community theater. In addition, he has an unhealthy obsession with baseball and the Chicago Cubs.