While trick-or-treating is the true kid friendly Halloween experience, it’s still fun for older kids and adults to occasionally scare themselves silly during the spookiest time of year. If you’re interested in things to do in Pigeon Forge in October, we’ve got some spooky activities in the Smoky Mountains for you to try. But beware: these spooktacular adventures are not for the faint of heart. These attractions are open year round, but this is our favorite time to enjoy them.
Mystery Mansion
Over at Breakout Games, the ruins of another old mansion sit abandoned by a reclusive and eccentric family. You’ve heard the rumors; there is a ghostly presence that looms over the old estate. You and your team must race against the clock to uncover the mansion’s secrets before it’s too late.
Mystery Mansion
Zombie Invasion at Rocky Top Mountain Coaster
This fall, Rocky Top Mountain Coaster transforms into a haunted adventure with Zombie Invasion. Climb aboard for a nighttime ride filled with zombies, live actors, fog, special effects, and unexpected thrills.
Coasts & Goblins
Mansion Murder
In this eerie escape room, you must uncover a family killer within an hour. If you solve the mystery, freedom and riches await. However, if you fail, you will be destined to a life behind bars. Up to eight players can work together to solve this murder mystery by Escapology. There is also a Kids Mode available that is specifically designed for younger players.
Mansion Murder
Mountain Top Murders
Looking for a spooky challenge? The Great Escape Room‘s Nana Hannah experience takes you inside a secluded mountain cabin where your grandmother has mysteriously disappeared. Search for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover what happened before your 60 minutes are up in this suspense-filled escape room adventure.
Mountain Top Murders
Outbreak: Dread The Undead
Explore the remains of a destroyed laboratory at Hollywood Wax Museum Entertainment Center where the DNA-altering experiments of biotechnology experts at the once notorious Chemacorp have gone terribly wrong. With the building on lockdown, you must fight your way through an army of the undead and avoid infection to find the exit.
Outbreak: Dread The Undead
Ripley’s Haunted Adventure
Ripley’s Haunted Adventure is a year-round walk-through attraction featuring live actors, special effects, and fear lurking behind every corner. Throughout weekends in October and on Halloween, Ripley’s annual Fright Nights show introduces even scarier characters and effects for the season. Enter if you dare and prepare for a scare!
Fright Nights
The Haunted Hotel
Step into the world of Harry Houdini and help complete one final séance in this immersive escape room experience at The Great Escape Room. Inspired by the legendary illusionist’s story, you’ll have 60 minutes to solve puzzles and uncover clues before time runs out.
The Haunted Hotel
Murder On The Orient Express
If you’re in search of a true challenge, look no further than the Murder on the Orient Express escape room by Escapology. Rated a 9.5 out of 10 on the difficulty scale, this room is based off Agatha Christie’s famous novel of the same title. You will have just 60 minutes to solve the most famous crime in history. Are you up for the murderous challenge?
Murder On The Orient ExpressEscapology at The Mountain Mile has several other spooky-themed escape rooms including the classic Scooby-Doo and the Spooky Castle Adventure, a treasure hunt themed game called Lost City, and the extra thrilling 7 Deady Sins game. For more of this kind of Smoky Mountain attraction, check out our escape rooms page.
