{"id":83631,"date":"2024-09-17T13:43:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T20:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=83631"},"modified":"2024-09-17T13:48:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T20:48:40","slug":"dark-harbor-mazes-opening-night-queen-mary-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/dark-harbor-mazes-opening-night-queen-mary-long-beach","title":{"rendered":"Dark Harbor \u2014 the Queen Mary\u2019s legacy, spooky carnival \u2014 is finally back this Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a four-year hiatus, Dark Harbor is back aboard the Queen Mary starting Friday, Sept. 20, with a much-anticipated array of spooky mazes, rides and hidden speakeasies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year features four new mazes and one redesigned favorite complete with live performers ready to scare those who enter. There are also four rides, five themed bars and performances from the Dark Harbor Sliders, fire spinners, Voodoo Sound Company and magicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also back this year are Dark Harbor\u2019s speakeasies, which will be hidden inside and around the mazes and attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n    <a href=\"#XHECJQES\">Link<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you go looking for them, however, make sure you have one of Lady Mabel\u2019s mystic tokens, which will be given out each night during the Maiden Voyage Launch Party starting at 8:08 p.m. in the Shipyard. You can also buy your way in by purchasing a \u201cForesight Four Pack\u201d for an additional $15 per person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/darkharborhalloween.com\/buy-tickets\/\">General admission tickets<\/a> range from $39.99 to $54.99 depending on the night. Dark Harbor runs on select nights through Nov. 2. You can see a full calendar <a href=\"https:\/\/darkharborhalloween.com\/buy-tickets\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other purchasing options include Fast Fright (starting at $67.99), which has roughly a third of the wait time at entry and all mazes, and Evil Express (starting at $119.99), which includes access to The Observation Deck for an exclusive bar, photo-ops and pop-up characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Descriptions of the five mazes, access to which is included with all admission types, are below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lullaby\">Lullaby<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/darkharbor2-955712-bolulk2r-014328-idW5XDXg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/darkharbor2-955712-bolulk2r-014328-idW5XDXg-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104746\/darkharbor2-955712-bolulk2r-014328-idW5XDXg-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104746\/darkharbor2-955712-bolulk2r-014328-idW5XDXg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104746\/darkharbor2-955712-bolulk2r-014328-idW5XDXg-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104746\/darkharbor2-955712-bolulk2r-014328-idW5XDXg-144x108.jpg 144w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104746\/darkharbor2-955712-bolulk2r-014328-idW5XDXg-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104746\/darkharbor2-955712-bolulk2r-014328-idW5XDXg-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104746\/darkharbor2-955712-bolulk2r-014328-idW5XDXg-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104746\/darkharbor2-955712-bolulk2r-014328-idW5XDXg-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104746\/darkharbor2-955712-bolulk2r-014328-idW5XDXg.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scary Mary at the Queen Mary&#8217;s Dark Harbor. Courtesy photo from Lobeline Communications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lullaby centers around the \u201csinisterly playful ghost\u201d of Scary Mary, who is rumored to have drowned in the depths of Queen Mary\u2019s first-class swimming pool. In this maze, Scary Mary rises to harass passengers and \u201cguide them toward a watery abyss \u2014 a vortex that leads to the chilling underworld.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-infirmary\">Infirmary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This new maze features a sadistic surgeon, Dr. Edwin Master, along with his accomplice Graceful Gale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair carry out gruesome procedures on the living with their carnage stretching from the first-class decks to \u201cthe eerie depths deep inside the bowels of the Queen Mary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests will witness Master\u2019s specialized surgeries in the operating theater on \u201cthird class patients,\u201d leading to the question: \u201cWill the third class patients overthrow this maniacal medic or will he and Gale continue their gory game in this violent, disturbing macabre masquerade?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-big-top-terror\">Big Top Terror<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/darkharbor6-614465-i2avvvft-341720-g2WcZ1TM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/darkharbor6-614465-i2avvvft-341720-g2WcZ1TM-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104735\/darkharbor6-614465-i2avvvft-341720-g2WcZ1TM-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104735\/darkharbor6-614465-i2avvvft-341720-g2WcZ1TM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104735\/darkharbor6-614465-i2avvvft-341720-g2WcZ1TM-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104735\/darkharbor6-614465-i2avvvft-341720-g2WcZ1TM-162x108.jpg 162w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104735\/darkharbor6-614465-i2avvvft-341720-g2WcZ1TM-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104735\/darkharbor6-614465-i2avvvft-341720-g2WcZ1TM.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy Lobeline Communications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another maze making its debut centers around a Halloween carnival that is a trap set by The Ringmaster, who has a collection of cursed objects displayed throughout the circus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s billed as \u201ca deadly labyrinth of jack o\u2019lanterns designed to ensnare the souls of the innocent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-breakout\">Breakout<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Notorious murderer Samuel The Savage has been arrested and thrown into a prison cell aboard the ship, but he breaks out of his rusted shackles inside stateroom B340.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this new maze, you are in Samuel The Savage\u2019s footsteps trying to avoid lawmen and stay out of sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWill you listen to the twisted voices in your head or can you resist the urge to kill in <i>Breakout!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-feast\">Feast<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This classic maze returns reimagined for 2024. Visitors will step into the kitchen to witness Chef\u2019s origin story. He began as a young, ambitious butcher aiming to be head chef aboard a luxury cruise liner. However, after years of chopping meat on the ship, he grew resentful towards the ungrateful first-class passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, he takes recipe creation into his own hands by adding a special ingredient: you. After completing the maze, guests descend into the engine room, where visitors have the option of walking through Door 13 to hear the last whispers of Half Hatch Henry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-attractions\">Other Attractions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Side attractions not included with admission are ax throwing at Anchor Axe ($7) and a place to test your sharpshooting skills at Pirate\u2019s Plunder Shootout ($10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/darkharbor5-564267-k1pm7l9c-308281-HonjKgxe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/darkharbor5-564267-k1pm7l9c-308281-HonjKgxe-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104738\/darkharbor5-564267-k1pm7l9c-308281-HonjKgxe-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104738\/darkharbor5-564267-k1pm7l9c-308281-HonjKgxe-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104738\/darkharbor5-564267-k1pm7l9c-308281-HonjKgxe-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104738\/darkharbor5-564267-k1pm7l9c-308281-HonjKgxe-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104738\/darkharbor5-564267-k1pm7l9c-308281-HonjKgxe-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/17104738\/darkharbor5-564267-k1pm7l9c-308281-HonjKgxe.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the rides at the Queen Mary&#8217;s Dark Harbor this year. Courtesy photo from Lobeline Communications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also four rides available for $10 per ride or via a $30 unlimited ride pass. The rides include the Sinister Swings, a haunted carousel, a spinning thrill ride called the Black Widow and the Rampage Double Wheel \u2014 a double Ferris wheel offering a birds-eye view of Dark Harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each night, resident DJs will have pop-up performances and there will be a Final Voyage dance party in the Shipyard one hour before the festival closes featuring \u201cstops\u201d in Brazil, Mexico and Peru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thirteenthfloor.com\/\">Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group<\/a>, which also hosts the Haunted Hayride at Griffith Park along with various Halloween events throughout the U.S., took over production for this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Epic Entertainment Productions was the organizer for the event\u2019s previous iteration in 2019. Thirteenth Floor was involved in the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/shaqtoberfest.com\/\">Shaqtoberfest<\/a>, a Halloween event featuring Shaquille O\u2019Neal held at the Queen Mary in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shaqtoberfest will not be held this year but is planning a return at a new location for 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are five bone-chilling mazes, including a returning favorite. 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