The One Arizona Town Everyone Must Visit This Fall
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Katie Lawrence
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Every October, the ghost town replica known as Old Tucson Studios gets a terrifying makeover. With haunted mines, a twisted circus, and freakish monsters lurking around every corner, Nightfall is the Southwest’s largest Halloween theme park. Only a few weeks remain to enjoy the festivities, so come experience a fright fest like no other before time runs out!
Live shows, haunted houses, a twisted circus, and other bone-chilling attractions make this tiny town of horrors an obligatory fall destination for every Arizonian.
Anyone who wants to compete with these sinister spooks will have a shot on Halloween night. The annual costume contest awards cash prizes to the winner of each age category, so really try and think outside the box or else you just might get shown up.
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There's also a pirate-themed haunted house specifically designed for kids under 12. Young, old, and everyone in between can have a scary good time at Nightfall!
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All of the actors are extremely skilled at embodying your greatest fears, so try to keep a poker face. The second they smell apprehension is when all your most terrifying dreams of things that go bump in the night will become reality.
From a hotel harboring dark secrets to artificial intelligence gone wrong to the history of All Hallow's Eve, watching one of these entrancing performances is a surefire way to end your Nightfall experience with a bang (literally, in the above case).
Hours are 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday & Sunday, 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday & Saturday, and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Halloween. Click here to read more about ticket pricing.
Old Tucson Studios is located at 201 Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ 85735.
Have you ever been to Nightfall? If so, tell us your favorite thing about it! Here’s one of our absolute favorite fall festivities in Arizona.
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