Scream n' Stream Haunted Drive
Overview
Expert Summary
Detailed Insights
Scream n' Stream Haunted Drive offers a unique drive-through Halloween experience, particularly appealing for families seeking COVID-safe festivities or a less intense haunted activity suitable for young children. Its primary value proposition is a creative, pandemic-friendly approach to Halloween fun, allowing kids (like a 4-year-old with a 'stun gun') to engage without being overly frightened, with friendly and accommodating staff enhancing the experience.
Key Highlights
- ✓Staff are 'SUPER kind and accommodating' (Review 2), 'friendly' (Review 5), and deliver 'Great acting from the staff and performers' (Review 4).
- ✓Provides a 'fun experience' (Review 4) and can be a 'TOTAL FAVORITE' (Review 2) for families who engage actively.
- ✓Includes interactive elements for kids, such as a child receiving 'his own stun gun' to 'help protect us' (Review 4).
- ✓Praised as a 'wonderfully creative idea given the new dynamic of living in a COVID world' (Review 5).
- ✓Specific praise for the 'Pins & Needles' clown part, where 'the acting was UH MAZING' (Review 2).
- ✓Event is 'well coordinated' (Review 5) and 'thoughtful' (Review 2).
Standout Features
- ⭐'SUPER kind and accommodating' staff (Review 2, Review 5).
- ⭐Interactive elements for kids, like a 'stun gun' (Review 4).
- ⭐The drive-through format, described as a 'wonderfully creative idea given the new dynamic of living in a COVID world' (Review 5).
- ⭐Specific scene: 'Pins & Needles' clown part with 'UH MAZING' acting (Review 2).
- ⭐'Well coordinated' event (Review 5).
- ⭐Additional offerings: 'night airboat rides' mentioned as an option for future visits (Review 5).
Perfect For
Ideal For
💡Pro Tips from Reviews
- →**Understand the booking process:** Be aware that even with a purchased deal (e.g., Groupon), you may still need to go online to 'select a time slot and then enter the Groupon code for our QR ticket' (Review 2).
- →**Book in advance:** The event can get 'booked up for the night' (Review 2), leading to limited or late-night availability.
- →**Engage actively:** Reviewers who 'got TOTALLY into it and we interacted and cheered on all the actors' had a 'TOTAL FAVORITE' experience (Review 2).
- →**Consider VIP for wait times, but manage expectations:** While one reviewer recommended VIP 'to avoid the long wait' (Review 5), another found '$100+ for VIP... a huge waist' for an 8-minute experience (Review 1).
- →**Manage expectations for scare level and production value:** It is not a high-budget, intense haunt, and some elements may appear 'cheap' (Review 1, Review 3).
Things to Consider
- ⚠Extremely short duration, reported as 'about 8 mins if that to go through the drive' (Review 1).
- ⚠Significant expense, with one reviewer paying '$100+ for VIP' and calling it 'a huge waist' (Review 1).
- ⚠Perceived low quality in production: 'Costumes look like they are from the dollar store' (Review 3), 'cheap mask and make-up from Walmart' (Review 1).
- ⚠Lack of immersive environment: 'no walls or dividers to hide each scene' (Review 1), 'sets are divided by chain link fences so everything is completely visible' (Review 3), 'no ambience, nothing spooky' (Review 3), 'not even a fog machine to attempt to set a mood' (Review 3).
- ⚠Booking process can be complex: requiring selection of a time slot and entering a Groupon code for a QR ticket after initial purchase (Review 2).
- ⚠Event can be 'booked up for the night,' potentially requiring late-night reservations (e.g., 11:00 pm) (Review 2).
Price & Value
A 'VIP' ticket was purchased for '$100+' (Review 1), which one reviewer explicitly stated was a 'huge waist' for an approximately 8-minute experience. Groupon was mentioned as a purchase method (Review 2), suggesting potential for discounted tickets, but still requires additional steps to reserve a time slot. Value is highly subjective, with strong polarization between 'biggest scam' (Review 3) and 'TOTAL FAVORITE' (Review 2). The short duration reported by negative reviews suggests poor value for money, especially for VIP.
♿Accessibility & Special Needs
- •No accommodations mentioned.
🍎Food & Drink Policy
- •No information provided in reviews.
🚗Parking Info
- •Implicitly drive-through, so parking is within your vehicle during the event. No specific parking details mentioned outside the drive-through experience.
👥Crowd Levels
- •The event 'were booked up for the night' on a specific occasion, leading to an added '11:00pm time slot' (Review 2).
- •VIP tickets are recommended 'to avoid the long wait' (Review 5), indicating general admission lines can be long.
🛡️Safety Features
- •The drive-through format itself was seen as a 'wonderfully creative idea given the new dynamic of living in a COVID world' (Review 5), implying inherent COVID safety.
- •For children, the provision of 'his own stun gun' for a 4-year-old helped him 'feel protected' (Review 4), acting as a psychological safety/comfort feature.
- •No other explicit safety features mentioned.
⏰When to Avoid
- • Individuals or families expecting a traditional, high-budget, immersive, or intensely scary haunted house experience (Review 1, Review 3).
- • Customers sensitive to high costs for very short experiences (e.g., 8 minutes for $100+ VIP) (Review 1).
- • Those who prioritize elaborate set design, hidden scares, and a continuous spooky ambience (Review 1, Review 3).
Pricing/Package/Events
🍎Food Policy
- • Themed non-alcoholic Drinks available for purchase in The Haunted Lobby.
🛡️Safety Policy
- • Monsters approach cars only from the sides, never in front of or behind the vehicle.
- • Monsters NEVER touch or make contact with cars in any way.
- • Strict speed limits of 1 MPH inside the experience.
- • Onsite security and surveillance at all times.
- • Clear signage and traffic guidance assist drivers throughout the experience.
- • Drivers are responsible for their own driving behavior.
📅Booking Policy
- • Guests check-in at The Haunted Lobby to join the waitlist for the Haunted Drive.
What People Say
What's Great
- Friendly and helpful staff (mentioned in 5 reviews)
- Fun and entertaining activities (mentioned in 3 reviews)
- Great for birthday parties (mentioned in 4 reviews)
Recent Reviews
jose Mordan
2 years agoOh My God this was just 100% horrible!!! I’ve been to family owned haunts behind there house better then this and coming from a horror fan this was a huge let down!!! I paid 100+ for VIP and was a huge waist. I was bored the whole time and scare actors tried their best but they didn’t have much to work with. It’s like putting people in a line with a cheap mask and make-up from Walmart saying boo when you go by and you can see the whole event from start, no walls or dividers to hide each scene, so you can see where there standing the whole time and the lobby had two scare actors with make up and a couple cheap props I will not be returning to this and will not be recommending to no one but to only stay away oh and it took about 8 mins if that to go through the drive.
Jennifer Henry
3 years agoIn our family Halloween is our Christmas so we do a TON of haunts, scares, and events this time of year and this one was a TOTAL FAVORITE!!!!!!!! 🤩 We didn’t know you had to do anything beyond purchasing the Groupon, so when we arrived we were told we had to go and select a time slot and then enter the Groupon code for our QR ticket. They were booked up for the night but had added an 11:00pm time slot so we went ahead and reserved since it was our only night to go… we went and did some other activities (not as fun) and were worried because we were a couple mins behind the allowed check in time because the other event ran late… The staff were SUPER kind and accommodating (they even let someone through after us), so that said we were the second to the last ones to go through for the night and not much hope it would be good… but we were TOTALLY WRONG!!!! I will say we all got TOTALLY into it and we interacted and cheered on all the actors as we went a long, but EVERYONE was bringing it and we were SO PUMPED by the end!!!!! Some people have mentioned not liking the clown part, and while I’ll admit it is not connected well story-wise, the acting was UH MAZING; one of our favorite parts!!!! You ROCK Pins & Needles!!! We are in LOVE and will be DEFINITELY back to do it next year, a new tradition for our spooky season events. THANK YOU to everyone at Scream & Stream for lovingly putting together such a thoughtful event!!
Jeffrey Alvarado
2 years agoI'm driving through right now and this has to be the biggest scam I've ever seen. There's no ambience, nothing spooky or even an attempt at quality. Costumes look like they are from the dollar store, "sets" are divided by chain link fences so everything is completely visible. There's not even a fog machine to attempt to set a mood.
Jennifer Harley
3 years agoWhat a fun experience! I was concerned that my four-year-old was going to freak out, However, It was a hit. He had his own stun gun, This way he could help protect us. Great acting from the staff and performers. This was a first for us and we definitely look forward to next year's event. Thank you everyone for the great work.
ALISA BAER
4 years agoI am personally not a fan of horror or things Halloween but I’m giving this 4 stars because the kids definitely enjoyed. I think it was a wonderfully creative idea given the new dynamic of living in a COVID world. We won’t be doing trick or treating this year, so kids were ecstatic to be enjoy some Halloween festivities. Staff is friendly and event is well coordinated. I recommend purchasing a VIP ticket to avoid the long wait. Also, venue is offering night airboat rides - which sounded fun and keeping in mind for next year.