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area of New York. It is located in Ulster Park, about from Kingston, New York. This haunted attraction covers and includes a hayride, corn maze, and five haunted houses.

Background

Michael and Nancy Jubie opened the hayride for the Halloween season in 1992, stemming from a disguise business Michael Jubie developed during his time as an undercover police officer, and inspired by the couple's love of Halloween. As of 2015, it featured twelve distinct attractions and employed over 350 people during the season. H5 is located on a , 200-year-old farm.

Attractions

Hayride

The hayride takes place on a wagon which holds 25–30 people, and is facilitated by a "storyteller," an actor who is on the wagon for the ride. Each year the hayride has a different theme, and the storyteller narrates a tale and interacts with other characters.

Corn maze

Numerous actors are hidden in a one-way maze to scare passersby.

Haunted houses

Several haunted houses, each updated annually with a new theme, are also part of the attraction.

The Creature

Appearing in 2007, the Creature was a -long inflated attraction that appeared to be a sleeping dinosaur or dragon. Customers passed through the mouth and walked past internal organs on their way through to the back.

Other activities

H5 includes four eating establishments (Croaked Crow Cafe, Evil Eatery, Witch Hazel's and Deadly Doughnut) and four gift shops (Magic Moon Gifts, Ghoulish Gifts, Phantom Photos, and Scarewear).

Charity benefits

*2013 & 2014: Hosted Bark-for-Life event to raise money for cancer. *2008: Profits from opening night were donated to the Children's Annex, an

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. *2007: A behind-the-scenes look at the hayride was used to raise money for The Queen's Galley, a

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Frosty Fest

In 2007 the owners relaunched ''Frosty Fest'', a Christmas-themed event that had originally been conceived and attempted early in the attraction's run.

References

External links

The Headless Horseman Hayride and Haunted Houses
{{Halloween Halloween events in the United States Haunted attractions (simulated) Animatronic attractions Amusement rides introduced in 1992