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Knott’s Scary Farm Unveils 2025 Lineup With Two New Mazes and 11 p.m. Flashlight Twist for The Zoo

The 52nd edition emphasizes fresh scares alongside established favorites to keep the after-hours event evolving.

Concept art of the Zoo haunted maze coming to Knott’s Scary Farm. (Courtesy of Knott’s)
Concept art of the Zoo haunted maze coming to Knott’s Scary Farm. (Courtesy of Knott’s)
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Overview

  • The event runs on 28 select nights from September 18 through November 1, opening at 7 p.m. and closing at 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 1 a.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
  • The Zoo drops guests into a military lab at an abandoned zoo creating animal-human hybrids, then switches to a blackout flashlight experience each night at 11 p.m.
  • Mary: The Haunting of Worth Home is Knott’s original retelling of the Bloody Mary myth, drawing visitors into a haunted family home and its underworld realm.
  • This year features 10 mazes, five scare zones and three live shows, with returning mazes including Widows, Eight Fingers Nine, The Chilling Chambers, Cinema Slasher, Room 13, The Grimoire, Mesmer and Origins: The Curse of Calico.
  • Mesmer and The Grimoire take their final bow in 2025, and Origins is slated to continue into a seventh season next year, with the Boulet Brothers serving as this year’s horror hosts.