Known Operating Dark Rides in the USA
Name | Park | Type/Notes |
Dante's Inferno | Astroland Coney Island, NY |
Portable ride from Anton Schwarzkopf (1970's ?) |
Haunted Pretzel | Bushkill Park Easton, PA |
Pretzel cars from 1930's |
Phantasmagoria | Bell's Amusement Park Tulsa, OK |
Tracey stunts |
Haunted House | Camden Park Huntington, WV |
Tracey front stunts |
Mine of Lost Souls | Canobie Lake Park Salem, NH |
Cars and ride system by SDC Stunts by Sally Corporation |
Dr. Moriority's Wild Ride |
Conneaut Lake Park Conneaut Lake, PA |
Pretzel cars from the 1930's/1940's |
Spook-A-Rama | Deno's Wonderwheel Park Coney Island, NY |
Last spinning Pretzel cars operating from 1950s 2/3 of ride removed from original layout - once claimed to be the world's longest Dark Ride First building is now an arcade |
Golden Nugget Mine Train |
Dinosaur Pier Wildwood, NJ |
Wooden Roller Coaster/Dark Ride - PTC |
Haunted Mansion | Disneyland Anaheim, CA |
Omni Mover "Doom Buggies" |
Blazing Fury | Dollywood Pigeon Forge, TN |
No |
Flooded Mine | Dollywood Pigeon Forge, TN |
No |
The Fright Zone | Erieview Park Geneva-On-The-Lake, OH |
Tracey stunts Allen Hershell cars |
Pistolero Roundup | Family Kingdom Myrtle Beach, SC |
Interactive from Sally Corporation |
Treasure Mountain | Frontier City Oklahoma City, OK |
Yes |
Haunted Mansion | Funland Rehobeth Beach, DE |
Suspended track cars from Venture Ride Co. |
Tornado | Great Escape Lake George, NY |
Former Freedomland ride - greatly changed |
Den of Lost Thieves | Indiana Beach Monticello, IN |
Interactive ride from Sally Corporation |
Superstition Mountain |
Indiana Beach Monticello, IN |
coaster/dark ride |
Whacky Shack | Joyland Park Wichita, KS |
Tracey front and stunts |
Spook House | Keansburg AP Keansburg, NJ |
Pretzel cars from 1930's |
Gold Rusher | Kennywood Park West Mifflin, PA |
No |
Haunted Mansion | Knoebels Elysburg, PA |
Pretzel cars from 1960's and 1970's |
Dracula's Castle | Lagoon Farmington, UT |
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Terroride | Lagoon Farmington, UT |
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New for '99 | Lake Compounce Bristol, CT |
Interactive ride from Sally Corporation |
The Castle | Lake Winnie AP Chattanooga, TN |
Tracey Stunts Tracey/Messmore and Damon "Hush Puppy" car system |
Haunted Mansion | Magic Kingdom Lake Buena Vista, FL |
Omni Mover "Doom Buggies" |
Haunted Castle | Miracle Strip AP Panama City Beach, FL |
first "Dragon" front, "Hush-Puppy"
car system stunts by Tracey/Messmore and Damon |
Haunted Hotel | Myrtle Beach Pavilion Myrtle Beach, SC |
Rethemed 1979 and 1993 Tracey "Hush Puppy" cars |
Haunted Mine | Oaks AP Portland, OR |
Cars and stunts by Kid Power |
Phantom Theater | Paramount's Kings Island King's Mills, OH |
Similar |
The Flying Witch | Playland Park Rye, NY |
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Zombie Castle | Playland Park Rye, NY |
Allen Hershell cars |
Pretzel | Sandy Lake Park Dallas, TX |
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Haunted Castle | Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk Santa Cruz, CA |
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Fire in the Hole | Silver Dollar City Marvel Cave park, MO |
No |
Monster Plantation | Six Flags over Georgia Atlanta, GA |
No |
Yosemite Sam's Gold River Adventure |
Six Flags over Texas Arlington, TX |
Water |
Laff Land | Sylvan Beach AP Sylvan Beach, NY |
older cars by Pretzel |
Haunted House | Trimpers Rides Ocean City, MD |
Tracey facade and stunts "Hush Puppy" ride system Rebuilt to two stories a few years back |
Whacky Shack | Waldameer Park Erie, PA |
Tracey facade and stunts "Hush Puppy" ride cars |
Dante's Inferno | William's Grove AP William's Grove, PA |
1960's style Pretzel cars possibly a lost Traver "Laff in the Dark" |
Fantastic Journey | Wonderland Park Armorillo, TX |
Tracey front and stunts |
Notes: Yellow Bold indicates a traditional or classic ride with single car riding on wood floor with center "track". May be electric or gravity powered. |
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