House of Horror Haunted Carnival Ticket Cost From Sept 24

House of Horror Haunted Carnival opened Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Tropical Park in Miami and runs through Sunday, November 1, with online general admission at $39.99, according to the operator ticket page. The 25-year South Florida haunt left its longtime Doral mall site for 7900 SW 40th Street, and one ticket includes five new haunted houses, unlimited carnival rides, scare zones, the House of Little Horrors family zone, and free parking.

The traveler decision is whether to buy online before the gate markup, skip the two dark Mondays, and pick a lodging area close enough for a 6 p.m. start. Guests flying or driving in can start with Deep Arrival’s Miami stay-area comparison and work backward from Tropical Park rather than from a South Beach dinner reservation.

Tropical Park Dates, Hours, and Two Dark Mondays

The operator lists opening on September 24 and a close on November 1, with dark nights on September 28 and October 5. Both of those dark dates are Mondays. A traveler who can only visit on those two Mondays should not buy a ticket for that night. Halloween, Saturday, October 31, is an operating night from 6 p.m. to midnight, and the operator’s FAQ calls it the busiest night of the season.

Weeknight hours are 6 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday. Friday and Saturday run 6 p.m. to midnight. That 6 p.m. start is later than a typical theme-park Halloween overlay, so a same-day beach afternoon still works if you leave enough time for parking and a security line. Greater Miami’s tourism listing on miamiandbeaches.com matches those hours and the Tropical Park address.

Loud And Live Events, the producer, said in an August 28 PR Newswire release that the move to Tropical Park is the 25th-year expansion: five all-new houses, a larger midway, and the debut of a haunted dark roller coaster it calls the only one of its kind in the United States. Tony Albelo, president of Loud And Live, said the new park lets the event add concepts it could not fit at the old site.

Ticket Cost Online Versus the Gate

The operator’s ticket page posts $39.99 general admission and $19.99 for kids 6 and under. The PR Newswire release adds the gate prices: $45.99 and $20.99. Ages 2 and under are free. All of those figures exclude taxes and fees. Buying online before you leave the hotel is the $6 adult savings and the only way to use the limited HOH Bye-Pass, which is sold online only at $20 on weekdays and $40 on weekends.

Weeknight promotions listed in the same release are Maniac Monday at $29.99, 2-For-Tuesday at $54.99, Wicked Wednesday at $99.99, and Third-Wheel Thursday at $69.99. Use the named price on the ticket page the day you go, because a promo can sell out or change. Parking is free with admission, which is a real cost cut against paid lots at mall-based haunts or downtown garages.

One ticket covers unlimited walks through the five houses, unlimited carnival rides, scare zones, House of Little Horrors, and parking. Food, drinks, and the Bye-Pass are extra. The operator says it accepts cash, cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. Rain does not cancel the night on the FAQ; the event is listed as rain or shine.

Five New Houses and the Dark Coaster

Every haunt is new for the Tropical Park year, per the producer. Howie’s Blind Terror: The Dark Coaster is billed as part house and part high-speed ride in near-total darkness. Hide and Seek: The Warden’s Game is a choose-your-own-path junkyard haunt. Camp Dead-End Trails is set at a snowbound ski camp. The Abduction is a 360-degree experience inside a dome. Isla de las Munecas is inspired by the Island of the Dolls story.

The producer recommends the haunted attractions for guests 16 and older. Child admission does not include those houses. Families who buy a $19.99 child ticket should expect the midway and House of Little Horrors, not the five intense houses. That split is the planning fact, not a suggestion that younger kids will be waved into Blind Terror.

House of Little Horrors is new for 2026: a low-scare zone with kid rides, a milder maze, and photo ops, included with admission and open to all ages. The midway has more than 20 rides, also included. That mix is why this event sits in the same traveler set as other park Halloween nights, which Deep Arrival covers on the theme parks planning hub, even though Tropical Park is a city park, not a year-round theme park.

Who Should Skip the Houses

A group with mixed ages can still buy in if the under-16 guests are fine with rides and the family zone while the rest walk the houses. A group that wants every member in every house should wait until everyone is 16, or pick a different product. The 21-and-over Club Blood Type lounge appears on the operator homepage as a new add-on; the ticket page does not price it, so do not treat it as included until the cart shows it.

Halloween night, October 31, is Saturday this year, with 6 p.m. to midnight hours. The operator FAQ says tickets frequently sell out that night and tells guests to buy online in advance. If that is your only Miami night, buy before you fly rather than gambling on the gate.

The old Doral mall footprint is not the 2026 address. Rideshare and taxi pins should use Tropical Park, 7900 SW 40th Street, also signed as Bird Road. The PR Newswire release notes a branded ride-share drop-off and pick-up area. Do not send a driver to Miami International Mall.

Getting to Tropical Park After 6 p.m.

Tropical Park sits in west-central Miami-Dade, not on South Beach and not at the airport. A Brickell or Coral Gables hotel cuts the evening transfer. A South Beach hotel adds a crosstown ride at the same hour as commuter traffic. Use the stay-area guide already linked above, then set a 5 p.m. departure if you are coming from the beach.

Free parking is included, which favors a rental car or a hotel with easy highway access to the Palmetto and Bird Road. If you are using a ride-share, confirm the House of Horror drop-off, not a random stadium gate. After 11 p.m. on weeknights the event is closed, so a late inbound flight into MIA is a miss unless you hold the ticket for a later night in the September 24 to November 1 window.

The Greater Miami CVB listing confirms the new location, the $39.99 starting price, and the Sept. 24 to Nov. 1 calendar. Pair that public listing with the operator cart before you pay. If the cart and the CVB page ever disagree on a promo, the cart wins.